Congratulations to Billy Speed who won the 2023 (and 2022) Lancashire Senior Merit. Also to Duncan Watkins who won the 2023 (and 2022) Lancashire Veteran’s Merit title. They are pictured below with their trophies.

Congratulations to Alfie Catterall (Up Holland BC) who won the Lancashire Junior Merit, and to the runner up Matthew Finch (Skelmersdale Park & Ormskirk BCs). Both will go forward to represent Lancashire at the Junior Merit final. This will be held at Essington BC, Staffordshire on Saturday 19th August.

The draw for the BCGBA Senior Individual Merit is set out below. The finals day will be held at Heaton Park, Manchester on 29th July. Representing Lancashire will be Billy Speed, Alan Manuel and Tim Hodge.

Attached below is the latest BCGBA Newsletter, that also contains the draw for the J&J Isherwood Competition that was held today.

The draw for the Jack & Jean Isherwood Comp. at Prees on July 5 2023 will be published shortly on this website.

Mr Duncan Watkins won the Lancashire Veterans Merit on Saturday 17th July @ Bay Horse BC, Adlington. Mr Phil Boydell was Runner Up.

The Lancashire Senior Merit will played on Sunday 25th July @ Atherton Botanical Gardens BC.

The Lancashire County Team will be playing Warwick & Worcester C.C.G.B.A @ the Buck Head BC, Abram, Wigan on Sunday July 2nd, start 2pm.

The latest BDA Newsletter is available to read on the following link:

BDA Newsletter

Please note that Sandie Whittaker will be carrying out random checks during the coming months to ensure all secretaries have got their Safeguarding Officers Name, DBS Certificate Number and the date the Certificate was issued.

A final reminder to clubs if you have not got a safeguarding officer with an up-to-date DBS in place please contact Sandie Whittaker, Lancashire Safeguarding Officer as soon as possible. This can be done via email – sandiewhitt@yahoo.co.uk

Please state the name of your club, the name of the club secretary and /or your name if you are the person wishing to take on the role of safeguarding office and a contact telephone number. Sandie will then make contact to discuss the next steps.

The Lancashire Vets Merit Qualifier due to be held at Ormskirk Bowling Club this Saturday has been postponed. A new date will be announced in due course. Graham Royles will contact directly any entries made to date at this venue.

Please note that there is now an updated Registration Form to register new players. This can be found on our Registrations page. The fee has been increased to £15 for a new player and £5 for a replacement card. Forms still need to go to Jimmy Glover as previously, and his details are on the form.