Verdley Bowls Club was formed as part of the ICI Recreation Club at Home Farm in 1990 and enjoyed its own six rink Green in idyllic surroundings.  It also had the pleasure of using the adjacent Barn and facilities for dining and recreational purposes.

In the meantime ICI became Astro Zeneca and in 2002 changed again to Syngenta after a merger with the French agrochemical company Novartis. The Company then moved its business to Switzerland, thus selling off the Home Farm complex.

Verdley Bowls Club then became greenless and for the last six years played all of its matches on its opponents greens.  Since 2001 which was the last season that the club played on it's own green, the number of fixtures played per season dropped from 62 down to 30 in 2007.  This is mainly due to a dwindling membership, one main reason being that many of its members do not enjoy playing all of their matches on opponents greens.  Membership at one time numbered over 50, but by 2007 the membership was reduced to only 20 this being an  insufficient number from which to select two teams and sometimes three teams per week.

Plans for a new synthetic bowling green at Fernhurst Recreation Ground have been in the pipeline for a number of years and providing funds become available it should be ready for the 2009 season.  In the meantime assuming that this will be the case, it has been decided to suspend all future bowling activities until confirmation regarding its construction is received. 

As information becomes available it will be posted on this website.