Bowls Wales
Independent review of bowls in Wales: Focus Group update
On behalf of BowlsWales and the National Governing Bodies for the Indoor, Outdoor, Short Mat and Crown Green forms of the game, we are pleased to be hosting a series of group discussion as part of this independent review. This is a wide ranging review, covering multiple areas including: · Governance · Structure · Communications…
Read MorePara Home Nations
Wales started well against a strong England team on the pleasant Clarence Park greens and at one stage we’re ahead in 4 of the 7 games but in the end had to settle for 2 points after securing one win. It was a similar scenario in the second game against Scotland where Wales were looking…
Read MoreWELSH CROWN GREEN BOWLING ASSOCIATION- Welsh Qualifier for the British Centenary Mixed Pairs Comp. 2022
The Mixed Pairs qualifier and Welsh final day was held at Craig-y-Don BC on Sunday 28th August 2022. Referees on the day were, DT Evans, Alan Davies, Arthur Peake and Richard Haywood. Entry was substantially higher this year with 17 mixed pairs contending on the day. The early rounds got underway with Nicola Boulton and…
Read MoreWelsh Disability Pairs – 14th July
Write up from Stephen Rees: Another good day for our bowlers at Cardiff. Our learning disability bowlers had two pairs qualify from last weeks heats and progressed to the quarter-finals of the Welsh Learning Disability Outdoor Pairs competition today. Both managed to get through their Quarter-Final games this morning, and played their Semi-Finals this afternoon. …
Read MoreUpdate: Review of Bowls in Wales
Work on the independent review of Bowls in Wales is now well underway. We have recently completed a survey of the Bowls community –thanks to the 600 of you who responded. We are now working on the next phase of the review -a series of interviews with key people/groups, public meetings and focus groups. As…
Read MoreReview of bowls in Wales: progress update
First of all, a huge thank you to everyone that has expressed an interest in the review so far and, in particular to the nearly 600 of you that took the time to complete the survey. The survey has provided a very rich set of data to analyse and to shape the next stages of…
Read MoreWelsh Veterans Finals Day – 1st June 2022 – held at the Caernarfon Bowling Club.
The Quarter Finals saw the following results: John Bonatti (Coed Talon) – 21 Geraint Roberts (Prestatyn Highbury) – 9 Elfyn Jones (Caerwys) – 21 Phil Holmes (Prestatyn Highbury) – 11 Kerrie Jones (Gresford Colliery) – 21 Bob Jones (Mold Rec) 15 Brian Hayes (Esclusham) – 21 Kevin Williams (Craig Y Don) – 15. The…
Read MoreWELSH CROWN GREEN BOWLING ASSOCIATION 2022 JUNIOR MERIT FINAL.
After a two year absence the Crown Green world in Wales was pleased to hold the Junior Merit Final – this year at Abergele Bowling Club on Sunday 29th May. The event was well attended, as you might expect, and Abergele welcomed parents, grand-parents, past Presidents of the WCGBA and BCGBA, officials and sixteen excited…
Read MoreWORLD BOWLS & IIBC WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS BRISTOL INDOOR BOWLS STADIUM – 25th MAY to 29TH MAY
Following the lifting of Covid19 restrictions World Bowls and the IIBC held the first major indoor championships, sixty four bowlers from twenty nine different countries took part in the event hosted by the Bristol Club. Robert Chisholm, Kerry Packwood, and Amy Williams represented Wales. The competition was made up of a men’s singles, ladies singles…
Read MoreHome Nations Disability Bowls Event
Wales produced their best ever performance in a Home Nations Disability Bowls event when despite finishing third behind England and Scotland at Solihull the standard of play by most of the Welsh players was of a high standard, a point not overseen by England and Scotland management and players who were both impressed by the…
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