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History expands as time goes on, for today’s news is tomorrows history. For a village club Ixworth performs above its weights and its humble beginnings. At one point between the wars the membership was just 22, but in 1929 three players -
In our Centenary Year we had the honour of presenting to the County a trophy for the new men’s Senior Pairs competition. It is called the ‘Gelston Cup’ in memory of our first ever President and is inscribed ‘Presented to Suffolk County Bowls Association by Ixworth Bowls Club on the occasion of their centenary’; and keeping the story up to date, twelve years after donating it, an Ixworth pairing brought it home!
A more detailed history of the first 100 years of the club is available in PDF format by clicking HERE