On Thursday 6th January, BowlsWales hosted its AGM via Zoom, the AGM was attended by representatives from across all National Governing Bodies, Service Bodies, Board and staff and was chaired by BowlsWales Chair, Richard Palmer. You can read BowlsWales Annual Report here.
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Following the Welsh Government announcement this afternoon, Wales will move to Alert Level 2 from Sunday 26th December at 6am. (Wales Coronavirus Control Plan – https://gov.wales/coronavirus-control-plans ). This will result in regulations being reintroduced, which will include the following; • 2-meter social distance must be maintained at all times • Face masks to be worn inside • One-way systems in facilities and clubs have to be put in place • A limit on gathering and organised activities – maximum 30 people indoors and 50 people outdoor • No spectators permitted • Implement a Track & Trace system • Carry out
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The BowlsWales staff team will be taking a break over the Christmas period. Our ‘home offices’ will be closing on Wednesday 22nd December at 4.30pm and re-opening on Tuesday 4th January 2022 from 9am. The phone lines will be closed, please email your query to: enquiries@bowlswales.com and this will be picked up as soon as possible upon our return. We would like to thank our Members, partners and volunteers for their support this year. Nadolig Llawen/Merry Christmas. Best Wishes, The BowlsWales team
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Following The Welsh Government announcement this afternoon, we would like to remind all clubs of the safety precautions they should take to mitigate risk. Wear a face covering inside – This can be taken off while on the green Carry out a COVID risk assessment of your club or facility Ensure good hygiene by having cleaning stations around the club Communicate all COVID procedures to your members You can find guidance on the BowlsWales and the National Governing Bodies websites, which is monitored regularly in line with any Welsh Government restrictions.
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BowlsWales is the national coordinating body for the sport of Bowls in Wales covering Indoor, Outdoor, Short Mat and Crown Green Bowls. Our role is to promote bowls as a lifetime sport for all. We are working closely with the national governing bodies (NGBs) for the various codes within our sport to support its development and promotion, from grass roots clubs through to elite competition. Our vision is that people of all ages have the opportunity to play bowls and to experience the physical, emotional and social benefits associated with our sport. However, we recognise there are challenges facing our sport,
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Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Company shall take place on Thursday 6th January 2022 at 7pm via zoom. • The Agenda for the meeting will be circulated at least 21 days before the AGM • Opportunity to nominate for the position of ‘Director nominated by a Member’. Nominations for this position can only be made by a Member holding voting rights. Nominations must be submitted (together with the nominee’s written consent) on the Company’s approved form. The approved form and associated information will be made available on the Company website or if necessary by
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BowlsWales in partnership with the National Governing Bodies (WBA, WWBA, WIBA, WLIBA, WSMBA, WCGBA, WBUA) have developed an Equality Monitoring Survey. As a sport, bowls has the potential to be one of the most inclusive sports, allowing people of ages and abilities to engage with bowls. At present, there is a limited amount of data that exists in order to evidence the current makeup of the Welsh bowling community. BowlsWales and the National Governing Bodies are committed to making bowls accessible to all. To help us with this, we want to ask you some questions so that we can better
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The National Governing Body Development and Communication Group developed a National Campaign aimed to help clubs retain and attract interest in the club during the pandemic and in the aftermath. We launched this campaign in June 2021 for all codes with the intention of introducing another campaign in the Autumn season for the Indoor and short mat clubs. The makeup of the campaign has not changed, however we have taken learning from the summer campaign which we will implement into this Campaign. Here’s what the campaign is about: BOWLS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN is a month-long campaign which will take place between
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Performance Group Independent Chair BowlsWales is the coordinating body for bowls in Wales. The group are looking for expressions of interest to recruit an Independent Chair to lead the Performance Group. The role will include working to key performance indicators as set by the Board of Directors to ensure clear pathways to success for the sport on the elite stage, and that we achieve required objectives as set out in the conditions of the Sport Wales funding. We are looking for a passionate individual to lead and support the groups activities in respect of performance pathways, preparation and talent development and to ensure that the Welsh
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Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of the Company shall take place on THURSDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER at 7.30pm via zoom. The position of ‘Director nominated by a Member’ on the BowlsWales Board will be up for election and voted by the Members. Important Notes for Members: • The Agenda for the meeting will be circulated at least 14 days before the GM in line with the current Articles. • Nominations for this position can only be made by a Member holding voting rights. Nominations must be submitted (together with the nominee’s written consent) on the Company’s approved form.
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