BDA ROADSHOW

Hi Everyone
Please see the information below from the National Development Officer.
May I draw your attention to the BDA Roadshows and in particular the Merseyside one in Port Sunlight on 14 March 2026.  I would encourage all clubs to attend.  These roadshows will be very informative and will cover club management, funding, green maintenance, coaching, refereeing and will include a number of demonstrations,  Just 2 members per club and you must register you cannot just turn up on the day.  The week of learning courses are extremely useful as well.  Pat Crowther

COACHING

We are inviting you and your members to register interest in the following Coach Bowls courses in partnership with BCGBA.

Level 1 Coach Bowls Course – 2 × 3-hour Zoom sessions, a learning portfolio, practical day, practice sessions at your club, and assessment day. Cost: £150 (50% bursary available on completion from BCGBA).

Level 2 Coach Bowls Course – 3 × 3-hour Zoom sessions, a learning portfolio, two practical days, linked practice sessions with experienced bowlers, and assessment day. Cost: £235 (50% bursary available on completion from BCGBA).

Both courses include Coaching insurance cover.

Please note from 1st August 2025:

  • All new coaches are required to have a valid DBS check (preferably registered on the Update Service) and have attended a safeguarding course before starting a coaching course. The DBS is free for individuals, however safeguarding course costs are not included in the above cost. .
  • We are committed to being a Safer Recruiter and ensuring every coach entering training meets safeguarding standards from the outset.
  • Any coaches qualifying in 2025 will be contacted to supply DBS and safeguarding certificates.
  • Coaches who have qualified previously through Coach Bowls will be contacted at a later date.

Once we have 12 names within your County/Country, we will contact Coach Bowls and agree times and dates based on the availability of Coach Bowls coaches. Information will be shared with Coach Bowls in accordance with GDPR requirements and a formal Data Sharing Agreement.

From tomorrow, 1st August 2025, please can we request that BCGBA Countries and Counties book via our BCGBA survey form and NOT via the Coach Bowls website so we can ensure safer recruitment.

Click here to complete the Coaching interest form

Thank you for supporting the development and maintenance of high-quality coaching standards across BCGBA and please thank your prospective coaches on behalf of BCGBA.

Kind regards,

Jayne McKay.   

National Development Officer

BCGBA

MERSEYSIDE V POTTERIES

Merseyside will play their third County Championship game  on Sunday 6th July 2025 the home leg at Tixalls BC.  The teams for the game are below.

xall Bowling Club, Heathfield Road, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 5RT

Birches Head Hotel, Birches Head Road, Birches Head Stoke On Trent, ST1 6LL

W

Merseyside

Potteries & District

Potteries & District

Merseyside

L

1

Matty Gilmore

Kerry Morris

 

Aaron Jones

Wayne Ditchfield

1

2

Danny Barwise

Paul Dale

 

Peter Hulse Jnr

John Hignett

2

3

John Finch

Gareth Stanway

 

Joe Melvin

John Lester

3

4

Owen Turner

Andrew Owen

 

Josh Towey

Kevin Kearns

4

5

Stephen Glover

Chris Kearns

 

Nick Tideswell

Andy Hayes

5

6

James Whalley

Joe Williamson

 

Steve Parkin

Liam Mcegan

6

7

Darren Hankin

Martin Simcock

 

Alex Hassall

Louis Fazakerley

7

8

Michael Coupe

Andrew Grocock

 

Lee Brown

Dave Mcdermott

8

9

Wayne Mcdermott

Joe Illidge

 

Paul Charlesworth

George Curran

9

10

Nick Burridge

George Podmore

 

Anthony Lloyd

John Dalziel

10

11

Josh Bunting

Darren Clutton

 

Craig Podmore

Andrew Pearce

11

12

Robbie Fitzpatrick

Matthew Hill

 

Richard Clay

Dan Lofthouse

12

BCGBA QUALIFIERS

The following have qualified for the finals of BCGBA Competitions :

J and Jean Isherwood  –  Cliff Massey.

BCGBA Ladies Merit – Debbie Formston- Wright, Elaine Milligan and Lynn Mountford.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Merseyside will play their second County Championship game against Cheshire on the 1st June 2025. The home leg will be at Mossley Hill Athletic, 1 Mossley Hill Road, L18 8BX and the away leg at Packhorse BC. Abbey Road, Macclesfield SK 10 3AT

Home Team                                                      Away Team

Phill Lee                                                             Matty Gilmore

Wayne Ditchfield                                               John Hignett

Michael Havern                                                  Andy Hayes

Tex Allen                                                             John Finch

Stephen Glover                                                  James Whalley

Darren Hankin                                                    Nick Burridge

Michael Coupe                                                   Danny Barwise

Lee Downing                                                       Anthony Thompson

John Dalziel                                                          Liam McEgan

George Curran                                                    Dave McDermott

Carl Doyle                                                            Matty Gartside

Josh Bunting                                                        Robbie Fitzpatrick