It’s always a great feeling when your work is appreciated to see a plan come together, after the past 12 months travelling around England with our Taster and Disability awareness days ends of a massive high with our final event of 10 at York & District IBC & New Earswick IBC with our biggest turnout of over 50 DBE members over the 2 day event, showcasing our skills on and off the green was totally amazing and just shows how far disability bowls has come since the return after the pandemic. Continue reading “Message from Steve Watson – Chairperson Disability Bowls England Charity Trust”
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Para Home Nations Indoor Championships
Sue Davies DBE Performance & Team Manager is pleased to announce the England Team
for the Para Indoor Home Nations at Newport IBC, Wales 21-23 April 2023.
England Team selected for Para Home Nations Indoor Championships
Congratulations to everyone selected. Continue reading “Para Home Nations Indoor Championships”
Indoor High-Performance Squad 2023-24
Sue Davies, DBE Performance Manager, is pleased to announce the Indoor High-Performance Squad 2023-24.
Congratulations to everyone selected. Continue reading “Indoor High-Performance Squad 2023-24”
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
To all athletes, entourage and other stakeholders, the 2023 Prohibited List is now available.
The List came into effect on 1 January 2023.
More info: www.wada-ama.org
Team England Learning Disabilities Squad
Happy New Year and what a way to start 2023 with a Big Bang announcement.
We are very pleased to announce the Team England Learning Disabilities Squad to take part in the Learning Disabilities Indoor Bowls International Series (LDIBIS) at York IBC 25-27 April for the Munro Cup 2023, against Bowls Scotland & Bowls Wales.
Team England Squad:
- Chris Gray – Wellingborough IBC
- Daniel Adams – Tye Green IBC
- Sally Darby – Desborough IBC Maidenhead
- Barry Nicholson – Leeds IBC
- Steven Nicholson – Leeds IBC
- Harry Atkin – Church Gresley IBC
- Gemma Broadhead – Selby IBC
- Rhys Milton – Barwell IBC
- Andrew Dale – Plymouth Life Centre
- Dougal Watson – Desborough IBC Maidenhead
- Chris McPherson – New Earswick IBC
- Will Sharman – New Earswick IBC
- Lucas Manousios – Wakefield BC
- Ross Bolland – Wakefield BC
Marie Nicholson (Team Manager)
Dave Nicholson (Assistant Team Manager)
Support Staff: Ray Gray, Stevie Angus and John Rogers.
Once again Disability Bowls England Charity Trust will be fully supporting “Team England” and we have set up a crowdfunding page www.crowdfunder.co.uk and hope you will help us raise enough funds to send a team of 14 players and support staff to cover travel, accommodation, and food cost plus help provide specialist coaching and training for support staff.
“We are Stronger Together”
Steve
Matchplay Pairs 2023
Dear All
The Last few years have presented many difficulties and challenges for the BWBW, however following discussions by the board and its partners we are excited to announce that we are back and intending to run several wheelchair bowls events over the next few years.
Our first event is schedule to take place at Bristol City & County IBC over the weekend of 29th April/30th April 2023 and will be the BWBA UK MatchPlay Pairs Championship 2023. Play will be on a sets format. Wheelchair bowlers to use a BWBA-approved bowling wheelchair and each pair can have a wheelchair bowler paired up with a bowler of their choice, disabled or not, wheelchair bowler or not, able-bodied or not – the choice is yours
A Plate Competition will be run too in order to give players as many matches as possible within the playing format. Prize money will be paid for the main event and the Plate. Play will take place over both Saturday and Sunday with the Finals taking place on Sunday afternoon. Play should be finished by 630pm Sunday at the latest (probably earlier based on previous years) after the Trophy and prize-money has been presented. The winning pair will receive £150; runners-up £100; third-place £60 and the Plate winners £40.
We hope you are willing to support this fantastic event.
If you would like further information or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on paul.brown@bwba.org.uk
Recruitment for Team Manager
Following a full review of the DBE Performance and Player Pathway procedures 2022, it has been agreed that the a main role involving the Team Manager will be re-advertised and a management team in place for the start of 2023.
DBE will consider applications from existing and new candidates received before 31st January 2023 with interviews scheduled for the week commencing 6th February.
High Performance Review 2022 Summary
Following a request by the DBE Charity Trust Board a working group was set up to review all matters related to the DBE HP Squads and make recommendations to ensure transparency, good practice and produce squads fit for purpose. The group reviewed all procedures, and the findings are detailed below.
The Trustees of Disability Bowls England like to thank the High Performance working group
for a full review of our HP system and fully support all the recommendations made and will
update our procedures before 31 Dec 2022.
“We are Stronger Together”
Steve
High Performance Nominations Forms
The high performance squad nominations forms can be found below..
DBE North v South (Outdoors)
What a great afternoon at the Bowls England National Championships with the Maggy Smith MBE North v South Challenge Shield Match being played in front of the Royal Leamington Spa Club House on Green C – and the Winnings were THE NORTH
Our great supporter Friends of English Bowling Chairman Kath Lloyd presented a Bursaries cheque for £500 to Daniel Adams from Griffin Bowls Club Youngsters/All Ability Bowls Club to help him achieve his Coach Bowls Level 2 Course.
And the icing on the cake, we had the greatest pleasure of surprising DBE Life President Maggy Smith who finally after a two year wait because of Covid lockdowns and the Royal Family not being available, presenting her with the Member of the British Empire Medal (MBE) by Terri Keen (President of Bowls England) in front of her Disability Bowls England family and friends who she has dedicated the past 40 years to improving the lives of disabled people to enjoy the games of bowls.