Senior County Championship Qualifying Rounds are as follows (all 10.30am start):

Sat, 2nd April – Bucks Head BC. WN2 5RQ

Sun, 3rd April – Garswood Hall BC WN4 8LU

Sat, 9th April – Butts Park BC. WN7 2BA

Sat, 16th April – Red Lion BC, Lowton. WA3 1HE

Sun, 17th / Sat, 23rd / Sun, 24th April – Monks Sports BC. WA1 4NF

Sat, 30th April – Platt Lane BC, Hindley. WN2 3RA.

Sat, 7th May – Bay Horse BC Adlington. PR6 9ER.

Sun, 8th May – Ormskirk BC. L39 4RG

Final 15th May @ Croft Bowling Club, Croft, WA3 7HT

Entry Fee is £10 & all entry fee’s paid back as prizes subject to entries.

The following message has been circulated in relation to the NW Active Partnership Survey to see whether your club may have involvement in or what you might know about social prescribing.  This is particularly relevant to those clubs involved with Bowl for Health initiatives but also to those that may be interested in the future in such an initiative or in dealing with the health sector to get more people bowling, the survey also contains information that may be useful to you and your club.  It would be great to see bowls represented.  The current deadline is this Friday but the form is not that long.  Apologies if you have received this via another route. The message and link is set out below…….

Please find below a link to the North-West Physical Activity Provider Survey and Learning Tool.  This survey is for any organisation, community group or club, that provides activities involving movement (e.g. gardening, walking, swimming, dance sessions, exercise classes, sports and so on).  Your help circulating the survey through your networks to make sure it reaches as many physical activity providers as possible, would be greatly appreciated.  If you would like to see the full list of questions, please do get in touch.

Deadline for completion: Friday 4th March, 2022.

This survey and learning tool has been developed by the North-West Active Partnership Social Prescribing Forum, members of which promote and support physical activity delivery across the region.  

Survey purpose:  To better understand the knowledge and experiences of physical activity providers in relation to social prescribing, while also providing some degree of learning about social prescribing.  You can take part in the survey, whether your organisation is or is not currently involved in social prescribing.  We aim to respond to the feedback received by for example – offering support, training or development opportunities – for both physical activity providers and link workers.  This is to ensure physical activity contributes as fully as possible, to the health and wellbeing of those referred in to social prescribing schemes, living across the region.  It is hoped by physical activity providers completing this survey, it will benefit them and their participants.

Survey link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/North_West_Active_Partnership_Provider_Survey/

Thank you for your support

Ben

A new Club Development page has been added to the website. More information and resources to assist clubs will be added in due course, but check it out for some initial advice for your club. Remember that the Bowls’ Big Weekend is due to be held on 27-29 May 2022 and your club can register now at https://www.bowlsbigweekend.com/.

The Lancashire CCGBA AGM is being held tomorrow (27th February) at Leigh Miners Welfare Club, Kirby Road, Leigh, WN7 4EF. Start 1pm. The Secretary’s Report is attached below for your information.

The latest BCGBA newsletter is available to be viewed/downloaded here. It contains details of the latest work being undertaken in conjunction with the BDA and on the forthcoming Bowls’ Big Weekend.

The Bowls’ Big Weekend will be held on 27-29 May 2022 and you can register interest for your Club now by visiting the Bowls’ Big Weekend Website. Further information and support will be forthcoming from the BCGBA for clubs that register. There will be materials that can be used to promote your event(s).

Ormskirk Bowling Club was one of those that took part last year and had 70 people attending their three sessions. They signed up 22 new members directly and a further 9 new members from subsequent follow on sessions. A full case study is attached that provides a bit more information on what they did.

Attached for information are the slides that were discussed at a recent meeting between the BDA and BCGBA. There will be further information coming out in due course about the joint work being undertaken between the two organisations.

A Safeguarding Course is going to be run at St Matthews Church, Billinge Road, Wigan. WN3 6BL on 26th February from 11.00 until 2.00. Also DBS can be renewed on that day. Ring Hilda Jones to book your place.

The date of Eric’s funeral is on Wednesday 2nd February at S Katherine’s Church, Church Street, Blackrod, BL6 5EW @ 11am.

We have just received the sad news that Mr Eric Wood, Secretary of Hilltops B.C. passed away this morning, R.I.P. He was a Life Member of L.C.C.G.B.A. Details if the funeral arrangements will be posted when we receive them.