Bowling New
Every picture tells a story when you look back at the history of a one-time great bowling club with four greens. The 10-year photo trail shows the decline of a club that hosted some of the best competitions in the country and look at it today.
One of the most famous venues in the game. Over the years this 4-green venue has held the All England, British team championships, a legendary 41 up competition and a televised competition. Anyone who doesn't believe that bowling is struggling should follow this story in photos. Ryland Recreation Club in Warrington now has no bowling greens and the tennis courts, cricket and rugby pitches have also gone as football has taken over the whole complex.
Follow the demise of this club through this photo storyline over the last 10 years.
The Rylands Sports Complex on Gorsey Lane, Lymm in Warrington has now been acquired by Stretford’s Triple S Sports & Entertainment Group, whose head office is in Lymm.
Ownership of the club – established in 1906 by Rylands Brothers – passes from the Extra Care Charitable Trust, who had run the site since 2001. Triple S, who count current Manchester United captain Harry Maguire and England’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney among their clients, has provided sponsorship for the club since 2012.
They have helped Warrington Rylands 1906 Football Club to new heights on the football field as well as overseeing the birth of new facilities off the pitch, including Strettie’s Bar and Grill in the clubhouse.
Rylands had been home to tennis, cricket, bowls and rugby league sections but is now used solely for football, with junior and women’s sides joining the first team, who have just reached the FA Vase quarter-finals for the first time in their history to put them just two wins away from a Wembley Stadium final.
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