Lancs and BCGBA Notices
The following are important emails sent from Lancashire, BCGBA and Bowls England.
If you have come to this page from the BPVABA League or the Bolton & District League - to return to your league after reading please select the Bolton Leagues tab at the top of this page and click the appropriate league.
The Lancashire County Crown Green Bowling Association's Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, 24th January 2026 and will take place at Leigh Bowling Club, Pownell Street, LEIGH, WN7 2JD, starting at 2pm.
LCCGBA-Successful Schools Bowls Programme - posted 5th November 2025
BCGBA-Advice For New Club and county safe guarding officials posted 31st October 2025
BCGBA - Coaching Survey and Courses for Level 1 and Level 2 - posted 16th October 2025
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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