It's the year the club and its members celebrate its 100^th anniversary.

It all began on April 30, 1920 when a public meeting was organised to form a bowling club which saw 20 people attend.

A portion of an old mining reserve was leased for 14 years from the Lands Department for five pounds ($10) per annum. To raise funds, debentures of five pounds were issued.

F P Goudge was appointed secretary and S J Lockhart as treasurer, with S W Howard becoming the club's first president on July 14.

"We were one of the last towns to establish a bowling club," said Maureen Stone, who along with Lyn Ryan had been researching the history of the club.

"The volunteers did all the ground work all the time and they still do, contributing to the ongoing success of the club."

By March 1921, the grass was laid by volunteers and the club had one bowling green, which was open for play by the end of January in 1922.

Initially club members were preparing for a grand centenary celebration over the weekend of April 18 and 19 but the impact of the coronavirus pandemic quickly stopped the event in its tracks.

Thanks to the easing of government restrictions around the health crisis, a centenary celebration is back on the table on Sunday, November 15, though be it on a slightly smaller scale but certainly not any less special.

There will be social bowls at 9am and 12.30pm, men's and women's triples and an all-day barbecue.

The club is collecting 100 bowling shirts from any club happy to donate, with the goal to hand them out to 100 bowlers on the day.

When the club was first established and with only one green in operation, there was a waiting list because only a limited number of bowlers could play.

"Each year there would be an orchestra playing while bowlers had afternoon tea, it was a big thing back then," Maureen said.

A particular highlight for the club, Maureen and Lyn said, was when the ladies came onto the scene from 1925, with a ladies croquet lawn, and a women's bowling club established in 1951.

They too had a waiting list.

"Originally the ladies could have a bowl on the openings every year," Maureen said.

"It shows the progress of the club - in 1995 we had our first female on the board, now there are four ladies," Lyn said.

The club has always been a big supporter of the community, to this very day - be it through donations or sporting team sponsorships, particularly in soccer, cricket, darts, pool and futsal.

"There was lots of money donated to lots of community groups, events and activities every year," Lyn said.

So much so, the club was awarded an appreciation certificate from the Rural NSW Bowling Association for its charitable donations to the Parkes community.

The club now boasts more than 550 members of men and women, including social members.

The club was preparing a centenary booklet ahead of its 100 years celebrations and Maureen and Lyn enjoyed learning about the club.

The women used old minutes and annual reports for their research, which were all hand written in copperplate script.

"I found it fascinating, especially not being a local and seeing all the faces. I moved here from Sydney in 1989," Lyn said.

"What's a standout to me is that the volunteers have done so much for this club and without volunteers you wouldn't have a club."

1920: April 30 - A public meeting was held to form a bowling club.

1921: March - Couch grass laid on green.

1922: The green was open for play at the end of January. The club pavilion was erected by the end of the year and was located where the barbecue area now stands. On December 13 the club was officially opened by Mayor Edmund Best.

1923: Mr T Luce was the first singles champion. In November, at each season opening teams from other clubs attended, there were speeches and at an afternoon tea an orchestra would play.

1925: Extra land was leased and a ladies croquet lawn was established behind the club pavilion.

1930: The croquet ladies built their own club house, located where the Parkes Guide Hall is now.

1939: More land was acquired and the croquet lawn was moved further up to make way for a second full-size green.

1941: The Parkes Ambulance Station installed a poker machine on a 60-40 basis to raise funds - they took 60 per cent of the takings and the club got 40 per cent.

1949: James and John Cobley, Len Knight and Charlie Cordaiy won the State Fours Championship and went on to win the Australian Championship in Brisbane. They represented Australia at the Empire Games in 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand, coming home with a silver medal.

1951: The Women's Bowling Club was established with Gwyn Rice the president, Ethel Mitchell secretary and Enid Noble treasurer.

1952: The club gained 'Freehold Title of Land'.

1954: Land was purchased on the western side of the second green and a new club house was erected for £13,630. It was opened on October 2.

1955: Land where the car park is now was purchased and the club rented out the house then located on it.

1958: A third green was opened and club members helped to establish the Railway and Diggers bowling clubs.

1962: Old mine ventilation shaft collapsed on the number two green and re-topped. The club also bought a humidicrib for the Parkes Ambulance Station, which was first used for the Gosper twins, Julie and Debbie.

1963: Social members were admitted into the club. And number two green collapsed again.

1964: There were extensions done to the club to make more room in the lounge area, kitchen and powder room.

1986: It cost $1 for a 10oz (middy) glass of beer and 53c for a 5oz glass.

1995: Gwenda Carty was the first female on the Board of Directors.

2003: The club sponsored six sporting teams.

2004: The name changed to the Parkes Bowling and Sports Club to reflect its sponsored sporting teams. The Number 3 Pennant Team also won the state play-off and the club boasted 680 financial members, 200 of those coming from sponsored teams.

2007: The club sponsored 15 sporting teams.

2010: Another extension to the club house.

2014: Liz Byrnes was the first female chairperson and solar panels were installed. The club had bar managers before but Paul Henry became the club's first secretary manager.

2015: The club restructured its men's and women's bowling sections with the board handling the finances.

2017: Futsal fields were established on the number one green.