Posts by Claire Joll

Articles Review

October 7, 2020 | Comments Off

Regular review of the Company Articles is a normal part of any good governance process, as the BowlsWales Company was set up in June 2017 now was a good time for the review to take place. It was agreed that an Articles Review Working Group comprising of representatives from the Members and the Board would undertake a full review and make recommendations. The group had support from Sport Wales, the BowlsWales General Manager and a governance consultant. The resulting document has not changed significantly but has changed in some key areas. The work of the group was undertaken by Zoom
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Richard Bowen steps down as a Director of BowlsWales

October 5, 2020 | Comments Off

Richard Bowen has stepped down from the board of BowlsWales, having decided not to renew his Directorship following the expiry of his three year term. Ken Burton, Chair of BowlsWales, commented “Richard has been an excellent Director, and he has made an outstanding contribution to BowlsWales since its establishment in 2017. We are sorry that he has decided to stand down.” Everyone at BowlsWales would like to thank Richard for his contribution over the years and his dedication to the sport of bowls.
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Lockdown Statement- Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil & Newport

September 25, 2020 | Comments Off

On Tuesday 22nd September, new restrictions will begin in the following Borough Council Areas: Bridgend Blaenau Gwent Merthyr Tydfil Newport These restrictions will mean that, in these areas, from tomorrow: People will not be allowed to enter or leave these areas without a reasonable excuse, such as travel for work or education. People will only be able to meet people they don’t live with outdoors; They will not be able to form, or be in, extended households. Everyone over 11 years old will be required to wear face coverings in indoor public areas – as is the case across Wales.
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BowlsWales Statement 25 September 2020- Local Lockdowns

September 25, 2020 | Comments Off

The Health Minister announced further local lockdowns, which come into force this weekend across Llanelli town and Swansea and Cardiff Counties. We ask Bowls Club to consult both national and local authority networks for the most up to date guidance in their areas. These include: https://gov.wales/local-lockdown http://www.llanellitowncouncil.gov.uk/ https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Strategies-plans-and-policies/Emergency-Planning-and-Resilience/coronavirus-information/Pages/default.aspx https://www.swansea.gov.uk/residents Currently, as is stands organised sports activity which complies with the law and any local regulations or restrictions, and which is carried out in compliance with National Governing Body-issued guidelines is still permissible in areas under local lockdown. Please refer to the Covid-19 section of the BowlsWales website for playing guidance
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Rhondda Cynon Taf Lockdown Statement

September 17, 2020 | Comments Off

Local lockdown restrictions in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough come into effect on Thursday 17th September from 18:00. The council issued the following: No participants, coaches, officials or other club volunteers residing in the borough to attend activities outside the borough e.g. training, face to face education courses, meetings Local lockdown measures mean that clubs should exclude any members living outside of the borough from attending training sessions inside the borough No participants, coaches, officials or other club volunteers residing outside the borough to attend facilities or training sessions in the borough Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC do not intend to close any sports facilities but if the
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Caerphilly County Borough Lockdown Statement

September 8, 2020 | Comments Off

Caerphilly County Borough has been local lockdown since Tuesday 8th September. We have been waiting on Welsh Government to release more information on what that means for Sport in the borough. Welsh Government have released the following: “Sport and outdoor activity Can sport, leisure and recreation facilities remain open? Yes. The operators of these facilities must take all necessary measures to manage risk and maintain social distancing, and a gathering of people to exercise or play sport, both indoors and outdoors, must not exceed 30 people. Who can I play sport or exercise with? You can only play sport or exercise with
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Get ready to celebrate!! The LDIBIS Munro Cup 2021 dates are in!!

August 21, 2020 | Comments Off

The Learning Disability Indoor Bowls International Series Management team are pleased to announce that the next LDIBIS event for the Munro Cup will be held in Cardiff on 15th, 16th & 17th June 2021 (Subject to covid-19 restrictions) Having had to cancel the organised event in June 2020 due to Covid-19 the team at LDIBIS have been working hard behind the scenes to give our athletes something to plan for and look forward too. “Covid has affected us all and cancelling the event in June was the right decision but so heart wrenching for all involved,” said LDIBIS Competition Manager
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Food & Beverage

August 6, 2020 | Comments Off

BowlsWales would like to clarify the situation regarding indoor bar and restaurant facilities. From Monday 3rd August, “When venues open indoors you will be able to eat or drink indoors only with the people you live with (members of your own household) or members of your extended household if you have agreed to form one.” “Monday 3 August you will be allowed to eat or drink outdoors with people outside your household or extended household, as long as you maintain social and physical distancing from them and the size of the group does not exceed 30 people.” We would like to remind
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Spectators

August 4, 2020 | Comments Off

Supporters and other spectators should be limited at this stage to only those persons who need to attend, e.g. parents or guardians of children who require their attendance for health or safeguarding reasons. All spectators are to remain socially and physically distanced from each other and from the area of play whilst attending events, including accessing and leaving the venue, use of any facilities and whilst watching game play. The area of play, or closer to it than social distancing rules would permit, will count towards the total number people considered to the gathered for the organised outdoor activity, where
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Covid-19 Indoor Bowls Update

August 4, 2020 | Comments Off

Following the First Minister’s announcements on Friday 31st July, we welcomes the news below. ‘If conditions remain favourable, from 10 August: ‘Swimming pools, indoor fitness studios, gyms, spas and indoor leisure centres will be able to re-open.’ BowlsWales are working collaboratively with the National Governing Bodies to finalise the Indoor Guidelines and intend to distribute as soon as possible. We await the revised Welsh Government’s Coronavirus Regulations together with the Welsh Government’s updated guidance. We ask if clubs can wait until we have released our guidelines before acting upon the above. We encourage clubs to complete the following: Club
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