Lancs and BCGBA Notices
The following are important emails sent from Lancashire, BCGBA and Bowls England.
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BCGBA - BDA Week of Learning - Free Webinars to support you and your Club 13th to 18th October - posted 6th October 2025
Lancs - Publicise your Club posted 28th September 2025
Lancs - Team Champions - Garswood Hall posted 27th September 2025
Lancs - Individual Senior Merit Winner - Alan Manuel posted 27th September 2025
Bowls England - Survey on the merger of Bowls England and English Indoor Bowling Association (EIBA)
Lancs - Training Courses - Online Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching Courses - Burseries available from BCGBA and possibly Lancashire - from 1st August 2025 - all coaches require a DBS
Lancs - De-Fib Training - following a number of collapses at Clubs recently Turton Bowling Club are putting on some De-Fib training - click for information
Lancs - Inter County Lancashire v Cheshire Mens' teams, home leg at Burscough Cricket & Bowling Club on Sunday, 6th July (2pm start) Click here for poster - spectators welcome
Lancs- Junior Merit - 12th July from 3.30pm @ Great Lever Park Vetrans and Bowling Club - spectators welcome
Lancs-MensMeritFinalLineUp-Last 32-12th July from 10:00am @ Chorley Subscription - spectators welcome
Lancs - Inter-County Lancashire v Potteries & District Merseyside Mens' teams - 1st June Home leg at Garswood Hall from 1.30pm
Lancs - Inter-County Lancashire v Merseyside Mens' teams - 4th May from 1.30pm
BCGBA - Safeguarding April Bulletin and Fundraising Pack - Big Bowls Weekend Poster - posted 6th April 2025
Lancs - Club Safeguarding Officers - please be reminded that all Clubs should have a safeguarding officer in place for when their greens open - please contact sandiewhitt@yahoo.co.uk
Lancs - County Registrar - Jimmy Glover has stepped down as County Registrar (thanks Jim for all your efforts over the years and we wish you well). The new County Registrar is Phil Coventry - please use the new BCGBA Registration Form
BCGBA - applicants for a Club and Community Development Officer (Part time) - North West England sort - posted 20th March 2025
Lancs - Big Bowls Weekend - reminder - posted 17th March 2025
Lancs - Big Bowls Weekend - 23rd to 26th May - announced - this is the 5th year this event has been supported - posted 24th January 2025
Lancs - Level 1 Coaching Course - only £37.50 after grants from BCGBA and LLCGBA - posted 21st January 2025
Lancs - Summary of BCGBA Rule changes for 2025 - posted 19th January 2025
Lancs - Free Online Courses from the BDA - posted 19th January 2025
Bowling Club Insurance Notice - Insurance policies which were with Endsleigh in 2024 run out on 31st December - if you don't want to be un-insured into the new year you need to renew as soon as possible. The BCGBA have partnered with Howden's - a Summary of the Policy can be found by clicking. Details on the cost of £55 and 'How to Pay?' are in this letter from the BCGBA- please click. A summary of insurance cover with the policy is here. - posted December 2024
BCGBA - Draft of Development Strategy to be considered at the BCGBA AGM alongside the £1 a player proposal to fund it - The development plan is here. - posted December 2024
Lancs - Notice of the LCCGBA AGM at Leigh Miners on 25th January 2025 @ 2pm - posted December 2024
Lancs - Level 1 Coaching Courses - posted December 2024 Lancs - Coaching Course Funding available - reposted December 2024
Lancs - Senior Merit 2025 - posted December 2024
BCGBA - Email fron Jim McGurk on Development Plan - 2025 - 2030. The development plan can be found here. - posted November 2024
Lancs - Safeguarding Officers - are asked to check when their DBS's are due to expire.
BCGBA-Easy Fundraising Newsletter - October 2024
BCGBA - EasyFundraisingPack - September 2024
BCGBA - Safeguarding Bulletin - August 2024
Lancs & BCGBA Clubs who still have not paid their Affiation Fees - named and shamed.
Lancs - Lancashire Mixed Pairs - Sunday 28th July at Golborne Parkside B.C. WA3 3HG. 10 am start.
Lancs - Lancashire Mens County Team Versus Derbishire County - Sunday 7th July 2024
Lancs - BCGBA - Survey Results - 10th June 2024
Lancs - Vets Merit Competition - Change of Date - 5th June 2024
Lancs - Junior Merit Competition - 4th June 2024
Lancs - BDA - Free Online Courses - 1st May 2024
Lancs - New Sport England Funding Announced - 29th April 2024
Lancs - Open Competitions - 25th March 2024
Lancs - Free Club Development Seminars offered - 4th March 2024
Lancs - Competitions update
Lancs - Safeguarding Training Course and DBS Checks - Coppull Conservative Club - 2nd March 2024
Lancs - County Team Players Meeting Dates - Please see Ammended Dates here
BCGBA-Funding Advice on Grant Applications from Bowls Buddies Guide in pdf
BCGBA - If your club has any facilities that have been damaged by the recent floods / storms - Grants Available
BCGBA-Proposed Rule Changes for 2024 Season
BCGBA-Safeguarding Bulletin - Dec. 2023
BCGBA-Champion of Champion Results
BDA Vacancy in the North West
Level 1 Coaching - Last few places
Level 1 Coaching Course Poster
Lancashire Competition Winners Listing for the last 10 years
Latest Safeguarding Information - July 2023
Bolton Schools Tournament - at Darbishire Park
Lancashire Senior Merit Champion - Billy Speed and Duncan Watkins the Lancashire Veterans Merit Champion
Lancashire Junior Merit Champion - Alfie Caterall - June 2023
Safeguarding Spot Checks - May 2023
Easy Fundraising News - March 2023
Free Online Courses to help you develop your Clubs - March 2023
Development Presentation - report and slides of meeting of 14th March 2023
Further Safeguarding Course The cost for the Safeguarding Training is £15 - please let Sandie Whittaker know you are planning to attend.
Lancashire Funding Guide
BigBowls Weekend
Easy Fundraising
Ian Gill - Lancashire Development Officer
BDA - Development Workshops
Level 2 Coaching
Bowls England Newsletter
Lancashire Email requesting support for the Manchester Indoor Bowling Project
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