Bolton and District Bowling League

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Ladies' Cup Competitions- 2026
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League Rules
Results Entry Guide
Lancashire Competitions

Useful Links:
BCGBA Website
Lancashire Website
BCGBA - Latest Newsletter
BCGBA Registration Form
BCGBA Development Plan
CGB Federation
Safeguarding Website
BCGBA - Code of Conduct

Admin:
League admin (Ladies)
League admin (Men)

BOLTON AND DISTRICT CROWN GREEN BOWLING LEAGUE

2026 SEASON

I am pleased to announce that the Westhoughton S & S C green is now open and Ladies and Mens' League home games will be played on their own green from Monday, 18th May.

I will be updating the Content and Links on the website in the coming weeks before the start of the season. Please contact me if you find limks are not working.

DBS Reminder: Sandie Whitaker will be standing down from her role as Safeguarding Officer at the end of March. The nearest safeguarding will then be Suzzanne Sinclair, St Anne’s and Mrs Gregory, Warrington 

BCGBA & Lancashire Information on Competitions, Safe Guarding, Fundraising and many other topics can be found here.

The Bolton & District Bowling League (formerly the Bolton Workshops & Social Clubs Bowling League) was established in 1926.

The Headquarters of the League is at the Railway Club, Green Lane, Bolton.

The League is open to all ages and is non discriminatory. New Bowlers are always welcome.

The League is made of three divisions:-

Ladies' League - Ladies teams play on Monday,Tuesday & Wednesday evenings.

Men's Division 1 & Division 2. The Men's teams play on Tuesday evenings only.      

Please use the left hand tabs for all team information.  

Please click the post holder to contact the Chairperson - Barry Robinson; Acting League Secretary - Clive Fenn - Results & Fixtures Secretary - Mark Cafferky; Website Manager - Alan Finch

The Committee would like to wish all our teams and players a pleasant and successful season.

Ladies Presidents Cup 2026

Date of Next Meeting

Ladies - Competitions - Dates for 2026 Season

Ladies Presidents Cup 2026

Report of Ladies Presidents Cup held on Sunday 31st May at Dunscar Conservative Club.

We had the highest turnout for a competition in recent years and many thanks to all the ladies that entered.  We raised £104 in raffle monies on the day.  If your Club did not send a raffle prize then a donation to the next competition would be gratefully received.

Weather wise it was a perfect day for bowling and some outstanding bowling was on show.  Two lady bowlers who share the same grandchildren reached the final dividing family loyalties when they learned of the result.  The final was contested between Maria Higgins 21 and Sandra Doel 14.   Both ladies played amazing all day with Congratulations going to the winner Maria Higgins.

I want to express my thanks to Maria Higgins for assisting me on the day and to Kath Hadjinicalou for also stepping in to help run the competition smoothly.  All bowlers did a great job in volunteering with the marking and pegging.  It is a testament to the sisterhood of everyone on the day that makes the competition run both smoothly and enjoyably.

Great shout out for Dunscar hospitality, second to none and a buffet to make your ladies proud.  Looked like you had paid professionals to bring it in.  Thank you all so much.

Results

Quarter Finals
Mary Southern 11 - Lesley Hope 21
Maria Higgins 21 - Margaret Howcroft 6
Violet Fulford 21 - Susan O’Hara 11
Sandra Doel 21 - Alison Duncan 14

Semi Finals
Violet Fulford 15 - Sandra Doel 21
Lesley Hope 14 - Maria Higgins 21

Final
Maria Higgins 21 - Sandra Doel 14

Photograph of Ladies Presidents Cup Finalists 2026

Left to right
Maria Higgins Winner, Alison Duncan Bolton & District President and Sandra Doel Runner-up


The next competitions both of which are round robins are; John Hill Rose Bowl 5th July at Little Lever Con Club and 2nd August Fred Bridges Pairs at Moss Bank Park.

Susan Worsley
Bolton & District Ladies Competition Secretary


(Friday 5 June 2026)

Date of Next Meeting

Meetings and Papers

Team Registration Sheet for 2026 season

Current list of District OfficersDistrict Ladies Team Secretaries and District Mens' Team Secretaries for the 2026 season.

2026 Season Proposed Meetings

The date of next League Meeting is the League's June Meeting - the date of this meeting is still not confirmed and could be changed at short notice.

League Meeting: Tuesday, 23rd June @ Railway @ 7.30pm tbc

League Meeting: Tuesday, 22nd September @ Railway @ 7.30pm tbc

Presentation – Tuesday, 10th November @ 8pm in Railway

A G M – Tuesday, 26th January 2027 @ 8pm in Railway (Secretary’s Apologies)

 

Minutes and Papers of previous meetings

Draft Minutes for League Meeting held on 26th March 2026

Draft Minutes of the AGM held on 27th January 2026 

Secretary's Report - 2025

Proposal from the Management Committee to Consolidate and Update the Current Rules with current practice. Key Rule Changes and Commentary where required. Rules Approved at 2026 AGM.

Bolton & District - Annual Accounts - 2025 Season as approved at the AGM on 27th January 2026

Prize Winners for the Presentation - 2025

Draft Minutes of the League Meeting of 2nd October 2025

Draft Minutes of the AGM held on 28th January 2025

Secretary's Report - 2024

Treasurer's Report - Annual Accounts - 2024 

List of Prize Winners - 2024

Draft Minutes of the League Meeting of 12th September 2024

Minutes of the AGM held on 23rd January 2024

Secretary's Report for the 2023 Season

Annual Accounts - Treasurer's Report

Proposals considered at the AGM

Change of wording to Rule 10 associated with matches in play being abandoned. - this proposal was accepted and Rule 10 will be modified 

Equality of Prize Money for both Mens' and Ladies' Leagues. - this was dropped as not a matter for the AGM but for the Management Committee as per Rule 19

 

Trophy and Prize Winners - for the 2023 Season.

Minutes of the AGM held on 14h February 2023

Secretary's Report

Treasurer's Balance Sheet

Proposal to review Cup Handicaps

Proposal to set Cup Final Dates at the beginning of the season

Ladies two divisions to be merged into one and proposal to apply handicaps in the new league

 

District Prize Winners 2022

Draft Minutes of the AGM held on 8th March 2022

Balance Sheet for 2021

List of Prize Winners from 2021 season.

Minutes of the AGM held 28th January 2020

The Balance Sheet for the Bolton and District League in 2020 can be found by clicking

 


(Saturday 4 April 2026)

Ladies - Competitions - Dates for 2026 Season

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zsuwywa0whvmxrnf74nft/District-Ladies-Comps-Current-Season.pdf?rlkey=l685p6solmj4pxiqhqdxpcsxb&dl=0


(Monday 9 March 2026)