The Grange Award is presented biennially at the Grange Association’s AGM for a significant positive contribution to the amenity and appearance of the Grange.  This can be to the owner or developer of a site that has been improved in the last couple of years, or to a person or group that has made an exceptional contribution in other ways to the environment, amenity and appearance of the Grange Association’s area.

For 2024, the award goes to Whitehouse & Grange Bowling Club in recognition of all the efforts and contributions made by W&G Club Members to enhance its role as part of the social fabric of the Grange area. 

In making the award at the Grange Association  on 19^th March AGM, the improved access and general  appearance of the Club, especially the rose garden was cited  as a real lasting benefit to the area. 

Roger Kellett who was involved in organsing the first of the Grange Awards in 2016 has provided the following background about the significance of the model wyvern trophy, of which, we  are now the custodians until 2026. We shall display it on the shelf behind the bar. There were two large stone Wyvern on pillars in the grounds of Grange House, the Dick Lauder family home. Robert Louis Stevenson is said to have touched one of these wyverns.

When the house was demolished in 1936, the wyverns and their pillars were moved to Grange Loan. Some years ago the wyverns were deteriorating and one fell off its column. After restoring the fallen wyvern, the Grange Association decided to make a record of them for posterity. Students from the Glasgow School of Art took 3D images. Since the wyverns are icons of the area and of the Grange Association, the art School made a 3D print of the Lovers Loan Wyvern.It is this print which is given out every two years to the winner of the Grange Award. The print echoes the damage to the original’s flames from its mouth. 

In recognition of the Award, we are holding a special coffee morning in the Clubhouse for the Grange Association members on Saturday 13th April 10:00- 12:00 ( i.e. the Saturday before our formal opening of the Green on the 27th for the 2024 season). Our own club members are also invited to come along.