Archives for Bowls Wales

Welsh Government fire-break announcement – 19th October 2020

October 20, 2020 | Comments Off

The Welsh Government have announced that they will introduce a two week “fire-break” national lockdown from 6:00pm on Friday, 23 October. This will last until the early hours of Monday, 9 November. The press release regarding the announcement can be found here https://gov.wales/national-coronavirus-fire-break-to-be-introduced-in-wales-on-friday FAQs are available on the Welsh Government website, including sections on sport and exercise: https://gov.wales/coronavirus-firebreak-frequently-asked-questions#section-53257 The key messages are that: This is a “stay at home” order. People are expected to stay at home as much as possible. All businesses such as retail, hospitality, leisure etc, except “essential retail” will close, similar to the position in April. All gatherings
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Stroke Survivors use Bowls as recovery

January 13, 2020 | Comments Off

Stroke survivors throughout Wales can now turn to the sport of Bowls on their road to recovery This follows the announcement of a new partnership between Stroke Association Wales and BowlsWales to put stroke survivors in touch with their local bowls club to learn the sport – and take more steps on a return to better health. The formation of Stroke Survivors groups, learning and playing the game regularly at a number of bowls clubs in Wales, is bringing people together to share experiences and learn a new skill at the same time. Ross Evans, the Stroke Association’s Head of
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Pembroke County Team Win British Isles Inter-County Team Competition

October 24, 2019 | Comments Off

The British Isles competition was held at Heatherton Country Sports Park on 12th/13th October. Pembroke County Team won in the last end of the Day, with the Irish Team from West Tyrone coming 2nd and West Midlands finishing third. The Competition was a challenge of the top county team from the three nations.
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Wales Medal Success at the Under 18 Mixed British Isles Championships.

October 22, 2019 | Comments Off

Inverclyde Indoor Bowls Club (Glasgow) hosted the Under 18 Mixed British Isles Championships in early October. The two day event saw top teams from teams from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales compete across all disciplines – Singles, Pairs, Triples & Fours. Wales had a very successful trip to Glasgow coming home with two Bronze Medals and a Silver Medal. Fours silver medallists: Tom Sims, Jack Mounty, Oliver Witchell and Tegan Rees. Triples Bronze Medallists: Oliver Witchell, Rhys Colwill and Jack Mounty Fours Bronze Medallists: Lewis Lavelle, Ellis Thomas, Billy Flynn, Dion Peregrine and Alex Morgan
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SPORT WALES GRANTS – Bowls

October 11, 2019 | Comments Off

BOWLS CLUBS THROUGHOUT WALES TO BENEFIT THROUGH SPORT WALES GRANTS 20 Lawn and Crown Green Bowls clubs the length and breadth of Wales will benefit from £112,479 worth of funding from the Sport Wales Place for Sport grant scheme this year. The Clubs are among 118 different clubs and organisations from throughout Welsh sport to gain awards from the £1 million fund, controlled by Sport Wales. Grants for Bowls Clubs range from £15,000 for Hay on Wye Bowling Club, to go towards the building of a new pavilion that will not only benefit bowlers but the whole community through a
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Welsh Champion of Champions – Crown Green

October 6, 2019 | Comments Off

WELSH CROWN GREEN BOWLING ASSOCIATION The 2019 season reached its culmination with the Welsh Champion of Champions tournament held at Abergele BC on Sunday 6th October. The day was hosted by WCGBA President, Dave Mathias, in his last role as President and run by Dusia Price , Glyndwr Area. Our Referees were DT Evans, Alan Davies, Arthur Peake and Peter Hayes. The field of sixteen players featured champions from a number of Welsh events throughout the year including the prestigious Merits and a variety of qualifying competitions. Game one saw the 2019 Welsh Vet’s Merit winner pitted against the 2019
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Welsh Learning Disabilities Indoor Bowls Champions

April 8, 2019 | Comments Off

Sunday 31st March saw the crowning of three Welsh Learning Disabilities Indoor Bowls Champions. L1 Classification – Cameron White ( Heatherton and Special Olympics West Wales) L2 Classification – Millie Campbell (Cardiff Chameleons and SO Cardiff and Vale) L3 Classification – John Lister (Radnorshire IBC ) Well done to all 36 competitors who took part in the first Welsh Learning Disability Indoor Bowls Singles Championship. Some tremendous bowling was witnessed by almost 90 competitors, supporters and officials at Cardiff Indoor Bowls Club on Sunday 31st March 2019. Bowlers from Pembroke, Radnorshire, Islwyn, Rhondda and Cardiff, took part in Round Robin
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Home Nations Championships 2019

March 21, 2019 | Comments Off

Home Nations Championships 2019 22 – 24 March 2019 Glasgow Indoor Bowls Club From the 22 to 24 March 2019 Scotland will host the Home Nations Championships at Glasgow Indoor Bowling Club, in what will be the first of a revised format of the competition series. Going forward there will be two Home Nations competitions per annum, one indoor, and one outdoor; with a focus on the Commonwealth Games disciplines of B2/B3 Mixed Pairs and B6/B7/B8 Open Triples. However, there will be the added singles element as part of the home nations programme. Wales are due to host the outdoor
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Welsh Team announced for the first leg of the Learning Disability Indoor Bowls International Series

March 15, 2019 | Comments Off

We are delighted to share with you the Welsh team for the first leg of the Learning Disability Indoor Bowls International Series Learning Disability Indoor Bowls International Series – Falkirk IBC 4th – 6th June 2019 Welsh Squad Selection. Andrew Hill – Cardiff Chameleons. Anne-Marie Coles – Cardiff Chameleons David Galsworthy – Cardiff Chameleons. Gareth Howell – Cardiff Chameleons. Millie Campbell – Cardiff Chameleons. Naomi Baelz – Cardiff Chameleons. Richard Trenwith – Cardiff Chameleons. Simon Bould – Cardiff Chameleons. Shaun Peregrine – Dinefwr IBC. James Tyler – Pembroke Disability Bowls Club. John Ellis – Pembroke Disability Bowls Club. Simon Eaton
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Meet the Team – Support Staff

March 25, 2018 | Comments Off

With just days until our athletes set off for the Gold Coast, many of us are counting down until our players take to the greens. But behind the team is a group of very passionate people, who work tirelessly in the run up to and during the games to give our athletes every chance of achieving their ambitions. Team Wales – support
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