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Gordon McCann has arranged an Umpires Training Course at Riverain Indoor Bowls Club on the 10th and 11th of October 2026. If you are interested in becoming a bowls umpire, applications for the course are now being accepted on the EBUA Website https://www.ebua.co.uk/ Entrants have plenty of time to complete the online theory paper before the workshop. Anyone interested in attending the course can contact Gordon McCann on by email on gordonmccann1951@gmail.com.

The Men's Singles Quarters and Semi finals to be played at Sandy Town BC. Plus Junior singles and pairs semi finals. Quarter Final Matches D. Shearer (HOUGR) v C. Beard (SHARN) Jamie Usher (MAUL) v T. Peck (MELT) A. Blacklock (FLIT) v L. James (POTT) C. Dawkins (HOUGR) v S. Burgess (HOUGR) Singles Players to report in by 9.30am and collect stickers. Bowls on bank by 9.45am game to commence 10am. Semi finals will be played after an appropriate break. We will also be running t

LADIES COUNTY FINALS Saturday 18TH JULY 2026 AT MAULDEN BC Start Time: 10:00am (Report by 09:30am) 4 WD SINGLES WILSTEAD BIGGLESWADE Julia Quirke Elaine Whiteman Marker: Pauline Bright TRIPLES HOUGHTON REGIS POTTON Lesley Wilkinson Gemma Crane Amy Dewar Dawn Scourfield Toni Chiriaco Jackie Bryant SENIOR FOURS MAULDEN SHEFFORD Pam Shelley Sandra Spavins Elaine King Wendy Atterbury

The Men's Pairs Quarter & Semi Finals will be held at Houghton Regis Bowls Club staring 10am Sunday the 12th of July. All players should report by 930am for registration and all bowls ready for inspection by 9:45am. The afternoon session will start after a suitable break for lunch after the Quarter Finals. Quarter Finalists are: D. Shearer (HOUGR) v R. Worsnop (BART) M. Dalton (LINS) v A. Hodgson (FAIR) L. Allaway (MAUL) v M. Dawkins (HOUGR) L. James (POTT) v J. Mason (ST

LADIES TWO WOOD SINGLES QUARTER & SEMI FINALS FRIDAY 17TH JULY 2026 MAULDEN BC – 6pm (Report by 5.30pm) Quarter Finals – 6pm Jane Britten v Maz Lyons Marker: Jackie Bryant Karena Harvey v Debbie Roe Marker: Jan Butlin Maz Fisher v Elaine Godding Marker: Carol Curtis Wendy Nicholl v Kay Evans Marker: Nicolette Wade SEMI FINALS WILL BE PLAYED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS FOLLOWING A 15 MINUTE BREAK

Today we have released the draw for the Tompkins Cup for 2026. The draw is live on the competitions tab of the County Website. As in previous years, all losers in the 1st Round of the Championship Singles have been entered into the draw, unless we have been previously informed. If you are unable to play your first round in the competition, please issue a walkover to your opponent using the competition report form also available from the competitions tab of the website. Due to

The running order for the triples quarter and semi finals at Henlow BC on Sunday 5th July is as follows. Teams to report by 9.30am and skips to collect stickers and scorecards. Skips to add names to cards and return. Bowls on bank of green by 9.45am for inspection. Teams and rinks announced at 9.55am Games start 10am. We wish the following teams all the best for the competition R. Hammond (SHAR) v W. Martin (POTT) G. Gunn (SHEF) v A. Meadows (LINS) G. Taylor (FLIT) v L. Jam

Most of you will have seen the guidance from Bowls England via various online sources e.g Website, Facebook etc. Below is a copy of the text and also a link to the bowls england page. 24th June, 2026 Issued: June 2026 Outdoor bowls is usually played during the hottest months of the year. Everyone involved should consider the risks of playing, spectating or officiating in hot, sunny or humid conditions. Whilst we cover Inclement Weather within Appendix F of the Bowls England

COUNTY LEAGUE Thank you to clubs for asking the question of whether the County League should go ahead during the extreme heat weather warning. As this is a domestic competition the Men’s Executive have issued the following statement. Due to the Extreme Heat Warning on Wednesday the 24th of June 2026 we recommend that the fixtures for that date be postponed and played at a mutually acceptable date with your opponent before the 26th of August 2026 when the league will close. Al

I would just like to send a gentle reminder to all entrants into county competitions about reporting results as a few bad practices are creeping into the process and as we come into competitions that have a fixed play on date, receiving match information is essential to the smooth process of updating and managing these competitions. 1. ALL results need to be communicated to the Competitions Secretary by 10pm on the day of the competition. 2. If you cannot make the tie, fill i

The Quarter & Semi Finals of the Men's Fours will be held at Maulden Bowls Club on Sunday the 7th of June 2026 starting at 10am. We will also be running the Quarter Final of the Junior Singles in the afternoon starting at 1pm. Fours Quarter Final Matches (10am) D Shearer (Hougr) v S Muir (Hougr) L Allaway (Maul) v C Smith (Bart) A Blacklock (Flit) v E Swan (LtnTwn) J Sargeant (SanTwn) v J Usher (Maul) Junior Singles Matches (1pm) N Rogers (Fair) v C Sargeant (SanTwn

Walker Cup Thank you to Maulden Bowls Club who hosted the competition which consisted of teams from Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Our first game was against Berkshire we won on 2 rinks and lost on 1 rink by only 2 shots. We finished in 2nd place with Oxfordshire being in 1st place we were plus 4 and Oxfordshire plus 8. In the second game against Buckinghamshire, we lost on 2 rinks and drew this put us in 3rd place with Oxfordshire being top and Buc

Report on Balcomb Trophy. A Busy weekend for Bowls Bedfordshire starting with the Balcomb away at Gerrards Cross BC to play Bucks, Berks and Oxon. All games consisted of a Pair, Triple and a Four with two points available for each discipline and two points for the overall total. First early morning game was against Bucks with all games going well until the last couple of ends. The last end to be played was on the fours with Bucks requiring two to win the match. With the Bucks

We would like to thank all the competitors that played at Sandy Town and Linslade yesterday in the County 2 Wood Competition. The clubs did a great job of hosting the competition and the Men's Executive thank them for their support for making the day such a success. The full results at each venue can be found on the website by clicking the button below. Congratulations to C. Dawkins (Houghton Regis) & J. Cawdell (Maulden) who will play the County Final on the 20th of July Mau

Please find below a copy of the Bowls England Document that details the amount of entries at the National Finals at Royal Leamington Spa this year. I have issued a correction to an earlier email about the 2 Bowls Championship. We will send both Finalists to Leamington from our County Finals. Keith Jones County Administrator / Secretary

Rod Garrett - President of Bowls Bedfordshire 2022 t is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Rod Garrett who you will know as our Past President of 2022 and for his work as our competitions administrator for the men’s section. He passed quietly this morning at 2:40am and is now at peace after a short illness. Rod will really be missed throughout the county, especially for me at our Finals Days where he ran the day with ‘great aplomb’ It was always a pleasur

Bowls Bedfordshire were well represented in the Eastern Counties Finals on Sunday the 10th of May at Royston Bowls Club with Finalists in the Men's Triples and Men's Fours. It wasn't to be our day in the Triples with Cambridgeshire taking the honours on the day. The Men's Fours however was a different story with Ian Jones, Ryan Stewart, Jamie Usher & Josh Usher (Maulden B.C.) winning the title for 2025 with a resounding win. Nigel Woor President Eastern Counties 2025 Presents

As some of you may know Rod Garrett has been unwell lately and I'm sure you will join me in wishing Rod all the best. In the meantime Gordon McCann (Past President / Assistant Competitions Secretary) will be managing all the Men's National and Domestic competitions on behalf of the County. There will be no change in the way you report your competition results to us or how the competitions are shown on the website, as the system side of the process is unchanged, but if you hav