Saturday 5th March is Farnborough Bowling Club’s Spring Meeting.  
The club will be open from 9am to 11am for existing or new members to renew their membership and enter the club competitions.
Experienced bowlers considering joining Farnborough are invited along to meet some of our members.
New bowlers are welcome to call in and have a chat with one of the coaches: more information is available on the new bowler page

Thursday Evening Club Yard Stick Competition

Results Table

Bowlers need to play at least 2 games but not necessary with the same people, more games can be played as the results will be based on the average number of shots closer than 1 yard over all games played.  Score cards will be provided.

The aim of the game is to get as many of your bowls within a yard of the jack.

Summary

• The games will be played as pairs, although it is the individual scores that will be recorded.
• The games will be of 8 ends with skips and leads swapping after 4 ends.
• Players will toss for the mat at the first end.  In subsequent ends the mat will alternate between the two teams.
• At the end of each end, bowls closer than 1 yard will be noted and attributed to their bowler; a nominated bowler will record the number of shots for each bowler on the  score card. There will be one scorecard per rink.
• After 4 ends the leads and skips swap places.

Spring Newsletter 2013

The Spring Newsletter is a new initiative at the club for the 2013 season and is supported by the President.  It is full of information about the new bowling season, forthcoming bowling events, news about grant funding and is seasoned with a little light hearted humour.   There will be four newsletters throughout the 2013 season – March, June, September & December, I would very much welcome and appreciate your feedback throughout the year and indeed your contribution.   Let me know about your bowling successes, forthcoming social events or good news stories and I will incorporate them into the newsletter to keep everyone updated.

I hope you enjoy reading the Spring newsletter.

Kind regards
Diane

Bowls England News
Positive meeting to consider future of bowls

A positive meeting was held earlier today between representatives of the three bodies that form the Coach Bowls scheme – Bowls England, EIBA Ltd and the Bowls Development Alliance – and representatives of the English Bowls Coaches Society EBCS in Royal Leamington Spa to consider the way forward for coaching in bowls. During the meeting, which was also attended by coaches representing various counties across England, Coach Bowls presented a discussion paper that aims to create a coaching system that meets the needs of both coaches and players.The paper will now be circulated to all affiliated clubs indoor, affiliated clubs and county associations outdoor and the EBCS for consultation ahead of a further meeting that will be held in Royal Leamington Spa on Tuesday 26th March.Tony Allcock MBE, Chief Executive of Bowls England and Chair of the Bowls Development Alliance, said: “The meeting provided an excellent opportunity for all parties to share their views on the future of coaching, with excellent input from many present. The discussion paper includes specific information which I trust will alleviate some of the misconceptions that have existed in the wider domain. This paper will now be circulated to all relevant parties to ensure that clubs and county associations have the opportunity to view the proposal and let us have feedback ahead of the next meeting.”Click here to view the discussion paper.”

14/01/2013 15:48:15

via Official site of the National Governing Body for Outdoor Flat Green Bowls in England.

World Indoor Championship 2013. TV Coverage

BBC2 coverage of the Potters Holidays World Indoor Championship 2013.
Monday 21st January – Saturday 26th January 13.00 – 17.00.
Sunday 27th January 14.00 – 16.30.

This could be the last time bowls is on the BBC.