Bowls Guernsey Association
Member Club - The Northern Bowling Association

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Location

Northern Bowling Association
Delancey Park
St Sampson

Contacts

Ms Mary Lacey - Honorary Secretary
Meli-Melo
Le Pre De La Cotte
Route De Carteret
Castel
GY5 7YR

Telephone Number: 01481 255326
Email: meli.melo@cwgsy.net

2nd Contact

Miss Carol Besnard
Arc-en-ciel
Hubits De Haut
St Martins
GY4 6NA

Telephone Number: 01481 236967
Email: carolbesnard@cwgsy.net 

2010-11 Officers

Mrs Angela Bartie - President
Mr Sid Le Maitre - Vice President
Ms Mary Lacey - Honorary Secretary
Mr David Burgess - Honorary Treasurer
Miss Carol Besnard - Fixtures Secretary
Mr Terry Lacey - Committee Member
Mr Richard Nash  - Committee Member
Mr Mac Timms - Committee Member
Mr Don Batiste - Committee Member
Mrs Gwen De la Mare - Committee Member
Mr Keith De la Mare - Captain
Mr Sid Le Maitre - Selector
Mr Mac Timms - Selector

History

The Delancey Park Green was laid in memory of John Leale (1865 - 1928) Jurat of the Royal Court by the people of St Sampson's.  The Northern Bowling Association was formed by a number of small clubs, including North Supporters, Norman Nomads, Imperial Club, Gaz Club, Black, Church Club.

Delancey Park is situated in the north east of the Island. It is thought that the park was named after Oliver Delancey (1749-1822) who was the Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1733 and Barrack Master General in Guernsey from 1794 until 1804.

There were several prehistoric burial chambers on the park. The Dolmen at Pointues Rocques was used in the procession of La Chevauchie de St Michel which took place every three years at mid-summer, when the Fief Court processed around the island. This was ostensibly to clear the highways for the passage of the host in the Corpus Christi procession, but it also referred to pre-Christian fertility rites and sun worship. This burial site was quarried away, as was another one on the Grosse Hougue. However the remains of one megalithic Passage Grave or Dolmen was discovered in 1919, and can still be seen as a row of massive slabs suggesting an elongated chamber. Finds of probable late Neolithic pottery were made when it was excavated by La Societe Guernesiaise soon after its discovery, and Beaker pottery (c 2000-1800 BC) has been found recently in the adjacent area. The earth/stone bank along the west of the park is probably pre-mediaeval.

The Delancey Barracks were built with a battery which took advantage of the area's high ground and its spectacular views of the east coast and adjacent islands. They were constructed to house resting Russian soldiers who in 1799 had been fighting with British soldiers in Holland and Belgium. St Sampson's school was built on the site of the Barracks in 1906, and at that time there was also a bandstand on the park.

This characteristic area of high ground was known as Les Monts and this name is echoed in roads and sites associated with the region. It was on this area of high ground that the monument to Lord Admiral James de Saumarez was built.

The existing area of the Park was gifted to the Parish of St Sampson after the war, which was charged with keeping it in good order for the use of the whole Island. In May 1989 the States Recreation Committee took on a 25 year lease of the Park from the Parish, and is now responsible for its maintenance and upkeep.

In 1999 the Douzaine of St Sampson unveiled plans for the rejuvenation of the park. 80% of the tree cover had been lost to Dutch Elm Disease within the previous 10 years, and the plans feature extensive tree planting, improved sporting facilities and children's playground, and provision for teenagers in conjunction with St Sampson's School.

Leagues and Knockouts Winners

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Leagues

Knockouts

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Other Results

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