Bowls

Published on: 17th August 2011

The Bowls Development Alliance (BDA), the umbrella organisation for four Bowls NGBs, Bowls England, English Indoor Bowling Association Ltd, British Crown Green Bowling Association and the English Short Mat Bowls Association, have appointed a Development Manager to take the BDA forward in its vision to increase participation in this great sport.

The BDA has in total over 400,000 club members, playing in 7,500 venues across 38 County Associations.

It was recently awarded £750,000 from Sport England to grow the game, through agreed interventions, with a target of 12,000 more people 65+ playing Bowls by March 2013.

Key interventions will be introduced in identified focused areas across the Country to ensure this target is delivered.

It is hoped to raise the profile of the sport to encourage all ages to take up the sport of Bowls. Club Development will be key and the Alliance will be working with clubs to obtain the Clubmark standard and to work with coaches to up skill them in order to provide a quality experience for both beginners new to the game and those who aspire to play at the very top level

Bowls Development Alliance

The ‘Bowls Family’, which consists of:

Bowls Development Alliance Contact Details:

EIBA:

Stephen Rodwell e-mail: SteveRodwell@eiba.co.uk 
Tel: 01664481900 or 07831 284748

Bowls England:

English Short Mat: Keith Hawkins e-mail: keith@esmba.co.uk 
Tel: 07970 190530

British Crown Green: Alan Tizard  e-mail: at.tizard@talktalk.net 
Tel: 01909 771438

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