Comments on: Bert Keech bowls club http://yorkstories.co.uk/bert-keech-bowls-club/ A resident's record of York and its changes Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:45:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Gavin Watson http://yorkstories.co.uk/bert-keech-bowls-club/#comment-772674 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 22:10:33 +0000 #comment-772674 My late grandfather Albert East played there many many times probably in the 50s 60s 70s 80s upon till his death in 1993. I’m starting to play bowls myself again after almost 30 years I inherited my grandfathers bowlso any pics available if the old clubhouse is still there be wonderful to have a look.

]]> By: Ray King http://yorkstories.co.uk/bert-keech-bowls-club/#comment-684763 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 07:22:37 +0000 #comment-684763 I have just come across the website after remembering that my grandfather played regularly with this club, travelling to a number of counties. I remembered the name of Bert Keech but thought it must have been an inter-county league named after him, not a local club. He also played for another local team, West Park bowling club. His name was Lesley Long. If you do have more information I would be interested. Thanks

]]> By: Andrew Wingrove http://yorkstories.co.uk/bert-keech-bowls-club/#comment-682269 Wed, 08 May 2019 11:45:27 +0000 #comment-682269 Do you still have the wealth of information on the Bert Keech Bowls Club?

kind regards

Andrew

]]> By: David Poole http://yorkstories.co.uk/bert-keech-bowls-club/#comment-175181 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:57:02 +0000 #comment-175181 I have a wealth of information on the Bert Keech Bowls Club, which started its life as Bootham Bowling Club in 1912 on Exhibition Green, Marygate, & also on Bert Keech,a national bowls champion & all round sportsman. Feel free to contact me

]]> By: Elizabeth Hardcastle http://yorkstories.co.uk/bert-keech-bowls-club/#comment-593 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:16:26 +0000 #comment-593 Bowling Greens – there was one on the corner of Kent Street and Cemetery Road and one on the site of the now demolished Barbican baths – one replaced the other but I’m not sure which way round.

]]> By: stephen http://yorkstories.co.uk/bert-keech-bowls-club/#comment-592 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:19:28 +0000 #comment-592 The Bert Keech I remember was the one who,Owned/Ran /Managed the De Grey Rooms dance hall during and after WW2,and employed/encouraged great multi instrument dance bands,to the great entertainment and fulfilment of young ,would be Fred Astaires and Ginger Rogers of the day.A marvellous entrepreneur , remembered by us ,his ex customers,more for his artistry than
his bowling.Johnny Sutton and his modernaire dance band made the back hair tingle for us youth.
Gone but not forgotten.

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