There has been lots going on and we are excited to share our most recent Newsletter with you. You can read our Autumn Newsletter here.
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Sports Wales Investment
This is a document that has recently been released by Sport Wales which shows how and why they make investments. Sport Wales – Investment document
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Wales v Cheshire (Ladies County Championship 2018)
The 2018 Ladies County matches got underway on Sunday 20 May. Wales played Mid Cheshire with the Home venue at Min Y Don Bowling Club and the Away venue, Rudheath Sports and Social Club, Cheshire. The Referee for the afternoon was Stan Warburton. Past President Dusia Price, EGB Member Peter Higham, WCGBA Secretary Pauline Lindley and Patron John Percy all came to support the match. The Wales squad fielded eleven players from the previous days’ Welsh Ladies Merit and at the Home venue, one player was to mark her debut for the senior side. Amanda Nicholas ( Gresford Collier) led
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Welsh Ladies Merit
The Ladies Individual Merit was played on Saturday 19th May – competing with the Royal Wedding and FA Cup Final among other things. This year it was held at Cunliffe Bowling Club. The event was hosted by President Brenda Jones who also welcomed each competitor and started off each match. Referees on the day were Jim Clarke, Tom Lockyer and Peter Hughes. There was a much smaller entry than previous years, but those taking part gave spectators quite a feast of talent. The outstanding quality of the bowling throughout the day was commented on by several spectators and this comes
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East meets West – the latest from the Crown Green circuit
Sunday 13th May should have marked the start of the Welsh Junior campaign for the 2018 British Junior County title. Due to the group arrangement this year, Wales are in a group of five. This meant our Juniors had an open date. However, the opportunity to get all potential players together for a friendly was too good to miss and this was held at the Oval Bowling Club, Llandudno. All in all there were some 45 juniors. These came from the east of Wales, Wrexham and Flintshire Areas and from the West, Glyndwr and Gwynedd. The event was managed by
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Stars of the Future!
Whilst many eyes were on Broadbeach and the Commonwealth Games in recent weeks, domestic matters continued to reach a climax for the 2017/2018 indoor season. Our young bowlers competitions are well respected and long established, and have been running for over 20 years. Throughout this time, the competitions have helped bring through many stars of the future supported by our clubs and dedicated parents who travel across the country week in week out. For the first time, the Young Bowlers Finals Days were held in conjunction with the Mens National Finals on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th April
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Day Seven – 2018 Commonwealth Games
“What a hero” They say the man will be given the freedom of “Bont”. That was the reaction on social media to the final bowl that Gilbert Miles drew in to claim a Bronze medal against Scotland. Partnering former school headteacher Julie Thomas, from Bridgend in the B2/B3 Mixed Pairs, the Pontarddulais veteran held his nerve on the extra end of an excellent bronze medal match which was streamed live on the BBC Sport website. Their Scottish opponents Irene Edgar & Rob Bull had forced an extra end, clawing back a 7-3 and 9-4 deficit early in the match before the
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That Golden Rule!!
Monday, 9th April 2018 will live long in the memory of all Welsh bowlers and the friends and family of Daniel Salmon & Marc Wyatt – crowned 2018 Commonwealth Games Lawn Bowls Mens Pairs – GOLD medallists. Wales’ first ever winners of the Mens Pairs event. The Welsh pair defied all the pre-match odds and early pressure from Scotland’s much fancied Paul Foster & Alex Marshall to claim a dramatic 12-10 victory. The Gold Medal match, screened live on BBC Television to thousands of viewers back home, kept everyone enthralled on the edge of their seats well into the early
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Day Three – 2018 Commonwealth Games
Day Three – Commonwealth Games Day three was also going to be a pivotal day in the quest for medals in Week One of the Lawn Bowls events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Starting the day, in the Ladies Singles event Laura Daniels was safe in the knowledge that she was through to the evenings Quarter Finals, however wanted to continue the good form that has seen her unbeaten to date in Section B. In the battle for top spot in the group, it was Caroline Brown from Scotland who came out on top winning 21-13, with Laura up against
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Day One – 2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games is underway in what was a busy first day for our Welsh bowlers in the Lawn Bowls events. Ten matches in all, which started in bright morning sunshine, before a mid-afternoon cloudburst delayed play before the evening session under the Broadbeach floodlights. Laura Daniels began her Ladies Singles campaign with two wins, firstly an excellent 21-15 win over Guernsey’s recently crowned World Cup indoor singles winner Lucy Beere. Laura followed that up with a 21-10 win over Amaliah Matali from Brunei to round off a good days work. The Ladies Fours of Caroline Taylor, Jess Sims,
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