Safety at Royal Leamington Spa Bowls Club at Victoria Park “is of the utmost importance to Warwick District Council” the authority has said after a falling branch from a tree injured three people during an event there on Sunday (June 21).

West Midlands Ambulance Service said a crew treated a woman - a competitor in the para bowls match taking place at the time - at the scene for injuries ‘not believed to be serious’ before taking her to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.

Two other competitors were assessed and discharged at the scene.

The district council (WDC) and Bowls England have been in touch with them to wish them a speedy recovery.

Work has started to remove the large old tree at Royal Leamington Spa Bowls Club in Victoria Park.

placeholder image — Work has started to remove the large old tree at Royal Leamington Spa Bowls Club in Victoria Park.

Warwickshire County Council’s forestry team is working to remove the large old tree, which is next to A Green.

A spokesman for WDC said: “The safety of the venue is of the utmost importance to the council, so the affected bowling greens are currently out of use and the para bowls competition temporarily paused.

“The path around the greens, by the café, has been fenced off so that the forestry team can remove the remainder of the tree.”

The café is open and can be accessed via the gate near the Cricketers Pub.

The council spokesman added: “WDC has an annual programme of tree inspections, which covers all trees in our parks and gardens and focuses on areas of high footfall.

"It’s expected that the damage and the remainder of this tree will be cleared away in a few days, with some chainsaw noise and dust in the air, after which time Bowls England will review resuming the competition.”