On Tuesday 12 May, Trevor Clarke, WCGBA CEO, and Paul Daniel, WCGBA Secretary, attended the BowlsWales NGB and Member Strategy Day in Cardiff. Below is the Statement issued following that meeting which is fully endorsed by the WCGBA. A Message from the NGB and Member Strategy Day Joint statement from BowlsWales and the Welsh bowling NGBs and Members 12 May 2026 | Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff On 12 May 2026, representatives of BowlsWales and all six Welsh bowling National Governing Bodies came together at Sport Wales for a full-day strategy workshop. The session was facilitated by GGi (Good Governance Institute) and chaired by Richard Jones, Chair of BowlsWales. It was an important day, one that reflected the

Thanks to Jeanette Higham for this report. To mark 100 years of the Welsh Crown Green Bowling Association, a unique, once in a lifetime, competition was staged at Llay Miners Welfare Bowling Club on Sunday 31st May. Host, Peter Higham President of the WCGBA welcomed players and spectators to the event. Welcomed guests included BCGBA President, Steve Davies and BCGBA Official Brian Renton. Also attending were Joanna Owen from Bowls Wales, and Deputy Chairman of Wrexham Council, Jeremy Newton. Our referees for the day included Arthur Peake, DT Evans, Alan Davies, Jonathan Hughes and Peter Hughes, all from Wales. We were delighted to have three guest referees from the BCGRS Mary and Peter Fishwick, Merseyside and Keith Andrews from Lancashire.

Thanks to Jeanette Higham for this report. On Sunday 24th May the Welsh Ladies Individual Merit competition was held in glorious weather at Hawkesbury Bowling Club. This was the 40th year of the competition and we had an entry of 29 players, many of whom are players in a continuingly successful Welsh Ladies squad. The day was hosted by President, Peter Higham. Members of the WCGBA management were prominent supporters and Simon Walker, Assistant Competitions Officer ran the contest with his usual aplomb. In the first round there was a mixture of single figure defeats and close ties. Linda Williams had a 21-6 win over Sian Ollerton whilst Emily Gowan held Amanda Nicholas at bay but lost 21-19 in the

The final will be played at Argoed, Flintshire, on Sunday 28 June, starting at 10:30 am. The draw is now available on MB Bowls Results