DORRANCE WINS ON DEBUT; THOMPSON DOUBLE; REWARD FOR LIM; JUDSON, OULLET AND SMITH NOTCH FIRST WINS; HAWKES UPSETS HUWYLER; COOK AND WILLIAMS PREVAIL IN PAIRS   July has been a busy month on the New Zealand Professional Bowls Association circuit with tournaments around the country every weekend (writes Richard Corry). This included a condensed three-week ..read more

Scotland were crowned winners of the 2024 Youth Internationals at Belmont Bowling Club. Defending champions England finished second, Wales third and the hosts Ireland fourth. See the September issue of Bowls International for a full report, scores and more photos. Credit: Sporting Highlights Bowls International is the world’s most respected bowling magazine, available monthly in both ..read more

This month, Bowls International has teamed up with Aero Bowls to offer readers the chance to win a set of Aero Bowls of their choice. The lucky winner can choose from a set of either Trifecta or Speckled bowls. Each month between April and September there will be a new chance to win ..read more

This month, I am highlighting the great work carried out by some of our members, ambassadors and clubs around the country (writes Judy Plater, national development and administrative officer). Terry Boswell attended an event at Oxford City and County IBC to celebrate the purchase of a new wheelchair to be used by members. Terry spoke and congratulated them on their fundraising activities and went on to explain how much it would benefit the players and explained about the work of DBE. Craig Bowler visited Northampton and District IBC to meet their disabled group the Pink Flamingos. “What a bri ..read more

VOW Nutrition has launched its first range of VOW Bars, protein snack bars for refuelling on the go, engineered for peak performance and taste and building on the already extensive range of VOW Nutrition award-winning protein products. The 48g bar comes in three flavours: Salted Caramel, Cookies and Cream and Peanut Crunch and each VOW bar contains a minimum 15g of protein, 16g of carbohydrate, with the whole range being vegan, Informed Sport accredited, Halal certified, low in sugar and with ethically sourced ingredients. Simon Stevens, CEO of VOW Nutrition, says: “We’ve wanted to launch a V ..read more

BEDS Bedford Borough BC: Elaine Wilson, John Plummer Holwell BC: Derek Hooper, Kathy Larkin, Robbie Kay, Andrew Griggs Kempston Park IBC: Jean Saunders, Les Law, Alan Cruse Kempston Park IBC: Ian Robertson, Gary McWilliam BERKS Hurst BC: Anne-Marie Welch, David Main, Anthony Boddrell Whiteknights IBC: Roderick Brown, Jackie Botting Woodley BC: Jackie Botting, John Connaughton, Fred Pielak, John Sinnerton BRISTOL Imperial BC: Mike Payne, Sue Luffman, Lance Keevil, Dave Morgan St Anne’s Park BC: Steve Donovan, Phil Davis, Luke Price BUCKS Bletchley IBC: Chris Hills, Pam Deaker Bletchley IBC: Ke ..read more

We remove a good deal of nitrogen from the green every time we mow it, so there is a need to continually re-supply nitrogen in the main growing season (writes John Quinn). Signs of nitrogen deficiency in the growing season include slow growth, thinning turf/bare patches and of course yellowing grass. By continuing to remove clippings three or more times a week in the main growing season, we can deplete nitrogen availability very quickly. This is why we typically do a granular background application at the start of the season and then continually top up over the summer with liquid nitrogen fee ..read more

Back in 2019, World Bowls held a Ryder Cup style tournament which involved a top-of-the-game Jackaroos Team from Australia competing against a hand-picked selection of Rest of the World-ers in a variety of disciplines (writes Katherine Rednall). Ten person teams (five men and five women) competed in the format of mixed triples, mixed pairs, men’s and women’s pairs and a final day of singles which any golf fans will know is the pinnacle and deciding event of the competition. I still reminisce about this event being the highlight of my bowls career, being chosen by Gary Smith and team captain A ..read more

The summer is in full swing, but certainly got off to a shaky wet start in May in the UK. The waterproofs certainly got a got airing and wash and the greens took a little while to dry out. It is in these conditions that the questions come flooding in about groundsheets, sometimes rather unfortunately referred to as ‘dumping mats’. There is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding their use and indeed their purpose. The use of groundsheets is covered by a specific law and is backed up by the option for National Governing Bodies to include domestic regulations on specific areas of their use – more ..read more

Pontypridd Bowls Club members are all set to make their centenary year a successful one (writes David Edwards). The Ynysyngharad Park based club compete in Division One of the Cardiff and District Municipal League, Division Two of the Mid Glamorgan League, Division One of the Rhondda League and Division Two of the Cynon Valley League. Formed in 1924, the South Wales based club finished on a high last season winning the Premier Division Two of the Cardiff and District Municipal League with 127 points having won 10 of the 12 matches played. The club’s oldest member is Dave Randell, aged 82, who ..read more