History

The club was founded in 1948 . as the Blackburn Welfare Bowling Club by fitters employed by the local Blackburn Aircraft

Blackburn Aircraft

Blackburn Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that concentrated mainly on naval and maritime aircraft during the first part of the 20th century.-History:...

 Factory, which in the post war years adapted to the provision of pre-fabricated housing units. The club adopted the name of Brock as a tribute to Mrs Willox, who previously had been married to Mr Walter Brock Jnr of Levenford House, who died in 1937 and whose name she had offered when the Blackburn factory closed. Mrs Willox’s patronage was valuable at this time of change and she was a regular attender at the openings of the green for a number of years thereafter.

The honour of being elected the first President of the club was bestowed upon Mr Andrew Skinner, latterly a member of Townend B.C. and a notable personality around the local greens. His tenure of office saw the club successfully through its inaugural year and the succeeding one, 1949. The club champion in 1949 was D.L. Turner, and, when five years later a ladies section was formed, Peggy McDonald was its first champion. In 1981 Ex-Provost Ian McDuff was elected Honorary President and in 1990 Mr Jimmy Marshall was elected Honorary Vice-President.

The club is located on the north side of Crosslet Road and lies between two schools, Dumbarton Academy and St Patricks Primary. The original clubhouse was located between the bowling green and tennis courts, which have been closed for many years, the ground having been required by the local Education Authority. A new clubhouse was constructed on the opposite side of the green in 1966 and has been extended, first in 1978 and more recently in 1993. It now provides a games room, main hall, bowls and committee rooms.

60th Anniversary

The club recently celebrated its 60th year in 2008. For the record, 2008's President was Alec Clifford and the club champion was Joe McCallum.

Presidents

2011 W. Glover

2010 J. Owens

2009 W. Keady

2008 A. Clifford

2007 W. Neeson

2006 W. Neeson

2005 T. Erskine

2004 I. Campbell

2003 J. Neeson

2002 J. Neeson

2001 T. Hughes

2000 W.T. Hughes

1999 W.T. Hughes

1999 T. Fleming

1998 J. Donnelly

1997 P.J.J. Lynch

1996 A. Thomson

1995 J. Donnelly

1994 W. Valentine

1993 C. McIntyre

1992 C. McIntyre

1991 R. Canning

1990 R. Canning

1989 J.A. Aitken

1988 J.S. Gillies

1987 J.S. Gillies

1986 D. Ballantyne

1985 D. Ballantyne

1984 A.W. Rae

1983 I. Gillies

1982 I. Gillies

1981 J. Melvin

1980 T. Thomson

1979 W. Hughes

1978 W. Hughes

1977 C. McIntyre

1976 C. McIntyre

1975 W. Adamson

1974 A. Hamill

1973 A. Hamill

1972 J. Melvin

1971 H.R. Wallace

1970 G. Gracie

1969 T. Suter

1968 J. Melvin

1967 J. Melvin

1966 J. Mair

1965 W. Dobbie

1964 A. Crichton

1963 T. McDonald

1963 F. Douglas

1962 K. Oliver

1961 J. Stevenson

1960 T. McDonald

1959 J. McCallum

1958 W. Dobbie

1957 W. Clark

1956 J. Rea

1955 J.S. Cunningham

1954 J. Kennedy

1953 J. Kennedy

1952 G. Wright

1951 G. Wright

1950 G. Wright

1949 A. Skinner

1948 A. Skinner

Champions

2011 A. Rawle

2010 W. Grace

2009 C. Fraser

2008 J. McCallum

2007 J. McCallum

2006 W.T. Hughes

2005 B. Jackson

2004 B. Jackson

2003 M. Montgomery

2002 W.T. Hughes

2001 T. Erskine Jnr

2000 J. Dickson

1999 G. Grace

1998 J. White

1997 S. Wilson

1996 J. White

1995 D. Ballantyne Jnr

1994 C. McIntyre Jnr

1993 G.D. Stewart

1992 S. Wilson

1991 R.B. Allan

1990 C. McIntyre Jnr

1989 W. Valentine

1988 D. Currie

1987 J.S. Gillies

1986 J. Melvin

1985 G. Rae Jnr

1984 I. Gillies

1983 A.W. Rae

1982 A.W. Rae

1981 A.W. Rae

1980 G. Rae Jnr

1979 D. Stewart

1978 A.W. Rae

1977 A. Rankin

1976 J. White

1975 J. Aitken

1974 W. Hughes

1973 J. Rea

1972 I. Oliver

1971 J. White

1970 W. Barbour

1969 W. Valentine

1968 A. Hickey

1967 J. Rea

1966 A. Hickey

1965 W. Clark

1964 A. Hickey

1963 T. Jackson

1962 K. Oliver

1961 K. Oliver

1960 J.Marsland

1959 J. Stevenson

1958 J. Rea

1957 M. Toole

1956 J. Rea

1955 J.S. Cunningham

1954 J. Rea

1953 J.S. Cunningham

1952 J. Rea

1951 J. Marsland

1950 J. Rankin

1949 J.S. Cunningham

1948 D.L. Turner

External links

• http://www.valebowlingclub.co.uk/bowling_club_association.htm Dumbarton Associated Bowling Clubs
• http://www.scottish-bowling.co.uk/more_info.asp?current_id=104 Scottish Bowling Association