Home

Capel starting glow in the dark bowls under UV lights

South Western Times
Capel Bowls Club members Mike Norton, Lyndon Goldsmith and president Steve O'Brien are excited to hit the green for a game of 'Glow Bowls.'
Camera IconCapel Bowls Club members Mike Norton, Lyndon Goldsmith and president Steve O'Brien are excited to hit the green for a game of 'Glow Bowls.' Credit: Pictures: Shannon Verhagen, Shannon Verhagen

Capel Bowls Club is leading the lawn bowls pack in WA with the State’s first glow-in-the-dark game designed to be played on hot summer nights — and they hope it will attract younger members.

With a special black light assembled along two bowling rinks and the balls themselves painted a variety of glow-in-the-dark colours, the club’s players are urging others to join them for games of Glow Bowls this season.

Club president Steve O’Brien, pictured right, said it took 12 months of planning and discussionsto find the right lighting and paint.

Capel Bowls Club president Steve O'Brien is bringing 'Glow Bowls' to WA for the first time.
Camera IconCapel Bowls Club president Steve O'Brien is bringing 'Glow Bowls' to WA for the first time. Credit: Shannon Verhagen

Get in front of tomorrow's news for FREE

Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.

READ NOW

Members came up with the idea as a way of getting more people interested in the game and making it more fun.

“We started working on the technical side of things and found this group was doing it in Brisbane and this gave us more incentive,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Our first attempts failed, but we tried different paint products until we got it right so we can offer different colours.

When the bowls go down it’s a kaleidoscope of colour — greens, pinks, blues, whites, you name it.

Steve O’Brien

The club even went as far as contacting a manufacturer in Scotland to create the balls.

“We are trying to attract younger people to the game,” Mr O’Brien said.

“People within the community and the surrounding area can come and have an hour and a half of fun and just enjoy themselves.”

Glow Bowls will begin tonight from 7.45pm-9pm and run every week until the end of March.

Capel Bowls Club member Lyndon Goldsmith is excited to take to the green under the UV lights for 'Glow Bowls.'
Camera IconCapel Bowls Club member Lyndon Goldsmith is excited to take to the green under the UV lights for 'Glow Bowls.' Credit: Shannon Verhagen

Get the latest news from thewest.com.au in your inbox.

Sign up for our emails