Early in 1978 a Committee was formed, with John Greenwood as Chairman (Left), Arthur Cade as Secretary(Right) and Les Burch as Treasurer, to start the process of opening an Indoor Bowls Club. A grant was obtained from the Sports Council, a loan was arranged with Colchester Borough Council and, with other promised loans, the total provided the funds necessary to begin the process.
Guarantors were found and, after lengthy negotiations, a 99-year lease was agreed with the Borough Council, which still stands today. The Club would be sited on the West End Sports Ground, alongside the West End Lawn Bowls Club. At this point, there were 280 Founder members. In 1991, plans were approved to give the Club the much needed dining room, kitchen and changing rooms.
Guarantors were found and, after lengthy negotiations, a 99-year lease was agreed with the Borough Council, which still stands today. The Club would be sited on the West End Sports Ground, alongside the West End Lawn Bowls Club. At this point, there were 280 Founder members. In 1991, plans were approved to give the Club the much needed dining room, kitchen and changing rooms.
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We have been striving for many years to improve our carbon footprint to ensure that we, as a Club, do all we can to improve our contribution to the environment. Please see our movie below which shows what we've been doing at the club to be more Eco Friendly, Since the movie was made we have installed the maximum number of Solar Panels that we are allowed and we are now able to benefit from the Feed-in Tariff provided by the Government.
Fantastic well run club for bowlers of all ages, great value for money and a lovely friendly place to be. As Secretary of CIBC I can only recommend that if you are remotely interested in bowls or a social environment you should come along for a visit. Judge for yourself! The clubs website states 'welcomes all ages' yet my son, 16 months old, was turned out into the cold in order for me to play a game of bowls.
The Club has six high quality Rinks, with an electronic scoreboard that can be operated on all six Rinks, on three Rinks or independently. For player comfort, we have an Air Source Heat Pump system to give a more even distribution of heating and cooling and a high quality LED lighting system throughout.
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