A bowling club in central Lower Hutt with roots going back to 1903, when 13 men met at the Central Hotel in Aglionby Street and set up the Hutt Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club. The first thing they laid out was asphalt tennis courts, and a bowling green followed within a month. The clubhouse was rebuilt for the 1963 season and gained lounge and bar facilities in 1971. Women became members in 2005. The club's history names several bowlers who reached national level, including Norman Lash, a gold and bronze medal winner at the first World Bowls Championships in Sydney in 1966. Visitors reach the entrance at 6 Myrtle Street, just around the corner from the City Council Centre and opposite Huia Street. There is car parking on site beside the clubrooms. To phone, the club says afternoons between 2pm and 5pm are best, on 04 566 3839. It is a Hutt Valley club, and the clubhouse serves members and others from the wider Hutt Valley community.