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North Warren Sports Ground offers sporting facilities, which include bowls, cricket, tennis, hockey and football. The premises are situated in North Warren Road. Both indoor and outdoor facilities are available.

Marshalls Sports Ground on Middlefield Lane also offers outdoor sporting facilities. There are three football pitches, two cricket squares and a bowling green. Further information can be obtained from the club Secretary on 01427 610498. West Lindsey Leisure Centre is a purpose built modern centre of local and regional importance. It offers swimming, squash courts, four badminton courts, gymnastics training hall, three rink bowls hall, health suite, incorporating sauna, sunbeds, steam room, two fitness studios and gym, together with social facilities. Further information is available from the reception on 01427 615169.
In addition, there are good facilities for the following:

ANGLING

Good fishing is available throughout the area including the River Idle, and The Chesterfield Canal.

BOATING

Boating may be enjoyed on the river Trent with the Trent Boating Association, telephone 0114 2692271.
Torksey Yacht Club, telephone 01623 443836.
Stockwith Yacht Club, Stockwith Basin.
Retford and Worksop Boat Club, Clayworth Wharf, telephone 01777 817546.

BOWLS

Further bowling greens can be found off Lea Road, (The Co-op Bowls Club), and Melrose Road (Bowls Club).

DANCE

The Aegir Dance and Folk Dance Clubs can be found at North Marsh Road. Further information about folk dancing is available from Mr Parker on 01427 617461.

FOOTBALL

Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is the premier football club within the town being members of the Nationwide Conference North soon to be renamed the Blue Square Conference. Trinity were formed in 1873 and are one of the oldest football clubs in the region and have a long and illustrious history. The clubs ground is the Northolme which is situated close to the town centre and home matches are usually played on either a Saturday afternoon or a Tuesday evening.

CRICKET

There are two cricket clubs within the town these being Marshalls Cricket Club and Roses Cricket Club both of whom play in the Bassetlaw Cricket League with Marshalls being in Division 1 and Roses in Division 5. Youth cricket is catered for by both these clubs with training session held on a regular basis.

GOLF

Excellent golf facilities are available at Gainsborough Golf Club, which offers the choice of two eighteen hole courses set amongst undulating Lincolnshire parkland complimented by mature woodland. Spring 1997 heralded the opening of the Karsten Lakes course, designed by Neil Coles, the former Ryder Cup Player, and as the course name implies, water is a major feature with five lakes, and strategic bunkering providing an ultimate challenge for golfers of all abilities.

ROWING

Rowing facilities can be found with the Gainsborough Rowing Club. Further information should be obtained from Mr Hatton on 01427 616524.

TABLE TENNIS

Table tennis can be enjoyed with the Aegir Table Tennis Club, North Marsh Road; the Co-op T/T Club on the Co-op Sports ground; the Liberal Branch T/T Club on Ropery Road and the Liberal T/T Club on Trinity Street; and the United Services Club, Bridge Street.

TENNIS

Tennis facilities are available with the Gainsborough Town Tennis Club on Corringham Road.
The Gainsborough Town Tennis Club has a thriving and growing junior membership with regular coaching courses being held at the club for juniors.