Well no, rain won’t ruin the day because Meersbrook Bowling & Social Club are opening their doors to Big Lunch-ers for the afternoon of Sunday 18th July. If it’s pouring down, the street-party will de-camp to the Club en masse (some outdoor activities may be cancelled). Otherwise, party-goers are invited to pop in either during or after the street-party for a drink and to check out the Club’s facilities.
Meersbrook Bowling & Social Club - signage on Shirebrook Road
According to the Pevsner Architectural Guide for Sheffield, Meersbrook Bowling Club was:
built in 1875 in a heavy Italianate style, quite unlike anything else in the city… [It has] round headed windows, all the eaves with decorative barge-boards and a porch with iron columns and decorative brackets like those of a railway station awning. [Pevsner Architectural Guides: Sheffield by Ruth Harman and John Minnis, 2004, pp 240-241]
Didn’t know it was there? Maybe not, because this historic, architectural curiosity is hidden behind a high stone wall halfway up Shirebrook Road and has only recently opened up to social as well as the traditional bowls-playing membership. Big Lunch day will be a good opportunity to check out the Club – ask for membership details behind the bar, or just enjoy a drink.
Back to the street-party now and, fingers-crossed for a sunny day, this is what you’ll need to bring:
- Food & drink to share
- A plate, cup and cutlery for yourself
- A folding or portable chair
If you want to join in with any of the entertainment, you may also want to bring:
- Your ‘party-piece’ to be performed for the Talent Show
- CDs or musical instruments to plug into the sound system
- Sheet music to play on the street-piano
If you want to enter a competition, bring your entry:
- Best cake
- Best table flowers
- Most unusual or rude vegetable
- Best ‘Big Albert’ – use your imagination
The final planning meeting takes place in Meersbrook Bowling & Social Club on Thursday 15th July at 7.00pm. Come if you can, or call Joan (249 8613) or Izzy (255 7855).
IT'S HAPPENING IN HEELEY! 
Posted on July 14, 2010 by yard-hen
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