A ladies section was formed in 1972 with their own committee which operated independently of the men’s section. Their president for the first four years was Miss Mary Saunders MBE (a well-known local dignitary of the time).

 At this time the club membership was at an all-time high (53 men and 24 ladies) and the Management Committee felt that the Club should consider taking the Green on lease from the VUDC. This was put forward at the next AGM on 29th October 1973. It was agreed to proceed with the idea and a lease was created and signed. As part of the lease, the Bowling Club agreed to provide morning and afternoon stewards to man the

green and to provide refreshments for any member of the public who wished to partake of the facilities. The Club still provides stewards to this day.

By 1981, after a gradual decline in the membership – again - it was agreed to try and get the Ventnor Youth Club involved. After all, although bowls is perceived as an old person’s game, it is basically because older people have retired and have more leisure time. As a new incentive to join, a Junior Membership was introduced to encourage younger players to take up bowls. To a certain degree, this worked, as quite a few youngsters have played for Ventnor over the years with no small amount of success. The most notable being in 2008, when one of our Junior Members, Sam Lines, who, at the age of sixteen, won the Island singles championship against all male bowlers of all ages – so much for bowls being an old man’s game!)

By 1982, although the bowling green itself was plenty big enough, all the other facilities were becoming overcrowded and extremely outdated. The changing rooms were still outside the main clubhouse and the toilets and other facilities were “primitive” to say the least. At the end of 1982 plans were drawn up to bring the changing rooms inside the clubhouse and to add an extension to the south to include new toilets. The final cost of this work to the Club was about £3000, with Manpower Services providing the labour free of charge. Further work was completed by April 1986 (the Club's Centenery Year) which included a new kitchen and ladies toilets. This work was financed by the South Wight Borough Council and Burts Brewery, who helped with the costs of the new bar.

With more bowlers wanting to play indoors in the winter, their only option was to travel to Ryde, Cowes or Bembridge and use the facilities there. So, at the end of 1991 plans were conceived for the most radical improvement in the club’s existence.................

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The Club embarked on a £60,000 improvement to incorporate a FULL LENGTH indoor bowling rink as part of an extended clubhouse, along with new changing rooms, extended kitchen and increased toilet facilities including a toilet for the disabled. The new indoor rink was built between the old clubhouse and the outdoor green, and ran the full length of the outdoor green. Indoor games are played on a special carpet .The new, extended clubhouse was opened in the summer of 1992 by the Mayor of South Wight Borough Council. This put the Club in the unique position of being able to offer members a TWELVE MONTHS subscription which entitles them to play at Ventnor all year round!