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Cardiff IBC recently secured a well deser ved win in the WIBA KO Cup

The final was played against Islwyn IBC and the victorious Cardiff team ran out winners, 87-72

Br itish Isle s Junior Inte r natio nals

Back in Februar y, the Welsh Gents Under 25 international team competed at the British Isles Gents Junior International Series at County Antrim Indoor Bowling Club, Belfast

The team played England, Scotland and Ireland

The team was led by Team Manager S Jackson, Welsh President B Broad and Team Captain N Rees

O Lebreton, C Davies and L Thomas received their first Welsh caps during the series While experienced player E Hughes was recalled into the team, D Peregrine was also recalled into the team

Ben Matthews (pictured right) was voted player of the series by the the other nations team managers

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Contributors: G Hughes, M Flanagan, H King

Meet the new WAVIB Team Manager

Since successfully stepping in to manage the Team for the October International in Glasgow, the Welsh Association of Visually Impaired Bowlers (WAVIB) has appointed John Wilson as the permanent Team Manager.

With a wealth of experience, from being Team manager previously; setting up the para bowls programme in Wales with Ger wyn Owen and Jon Morgan; 3 commonwealth games under his belt; Welsh Coach of the year in 2016 (for athletes with a disability) as well as coaching numerous athletes to medal success - this was undoubtedly the right man for the post

What an impact he has made already in such a shor t while There have been 3 taster sessions already since he has been in post and new bowlers identified for inclusion into a development squad He organised a Get-together session and is also holding a 2 day Welsh Pairs event

A new club has star ted in Cardiff and although this is still in its early stages he is delighted by the enthusiasm of all involved Potential new clubs are also looking promising for Newpor t and Taff Ely and the organisation look for ward to helping them grow The difference the right appointment makes has been ver y evident

You can contact WAVIB through the website www welshvibowls org uk or call John Wilson on 07970 460257

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WAVIB medal success at Glasgow UK Singles

The West of Scotland Bowls Club, Glasgow kindly st epped in t o host the UK Visually Impaired Singles Championship on behalf of England due t o a clash of dat es last year

John Wilson stepped in at ver y shor t notice to manage the team and it couldn’t have been in safer hands WAVIB remain incredibly appreciative of the dedication shown by John as the former Team Manager and we would again thank him for his suppor t

Wales sent a smaller team to this event due to a variety of factors with 8 players and 7 directors This would effectively rule them out of any team trophy Over the three days of competition, there was some high quality bowling, tight matches and the Welsh team needed to rise to the challenge

John Wilson instilled a real sense of togetherness in the Team, leading from the front and even directed two different players The results speak for themselves and it was a ver y successful championship “ Although Wales had less than 50% of the number of competitors, we only missed out on second place overall by a few points to England (We were not even considering the team trophy! ) What a superb effor t This was due to the success of our small team who won 5 out of a possible 8 medals ” Team Manager, John Wilson explained He continued “There were some excellent individual results achieved which produced an array of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals Without question the shot of the Championship had to go to Jonathan Cox who played an inch per fect bowl to secure silver

I am delighted to have been able to step in and manage this team Ever yone behaved impeccably and were a credit to Welsh spor t As a Manager I am ver y proud of ever yone who came to Glasgow both on and off the green “

GOLD MEDAL:

Allan Jones (B2) Directed by Murray MacDonald

SILVER MEDAL:

Jack Lloyd (B1) Directed by Ray Lillicrop

Matt Thorne (B3) Directed by John Wilson

Jonathan Cox (B4) Directed by John Wilson

BRONZE MEDAL:

Gordon Harries (B3) Directed by Olwyn Whitmore

Welsh Crown Green Bowling Association

Merit Competitions

GWYN MORRIS WELSH SENIOR MERIT (Male only)

Qualifying rounds :- Saturday 20th May 2023

PLAYERS TO BE DRAWN - Wrexham/Flintshire

Glyndwr/Gwynedd 32 qualifiers, 4 from each venue

FINAL DAY - Sunday 25th June 2023

Commence 10 30am in the GLYNDWR Area

Prize money plus qualifiers to BCGBA Senior Merit

Saturday 29th July at Heaton Park Manchester M25 2GT

ENTRY FEE £10

For entr y form go to news section on website:www wcgba com

WELSH L ADIES MERIT (Open t o all lady bowlers)

Sunday 28th May 2023in the Glyndwr area

Star ting at 10-30 am prompt BCGBA Code will be strictly enforced

Prize Money Plus Qualification to BRITISH LADIES MERIT

To be played on Saturday 8th July 2023

Venue Tarleton BC, Lancashire

ENTRY FEE - £10 Cheques payable to WCGBA

For entr y form go to news section on website:www wcgba com

Entries to be returned by Friday 5th May 2023 to the Tournament Officer:Mr David Walker, 22 Vounog Hill, Penyffordd, CHESTER CH4 0EZ dmcwalker22@gmail com

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Sunday 30th April, 2.00pm versus Builth Wells BC

Sunday 7th May, 2.00pm versus Chippenham Park BC

Thursday 18th May, 2.00pm versus Coleford BC (6 Mx Rinks)

Sunday 21st May, 2.00pm versus Blaenavon BC (4 M Rinks)

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Anwen and Chris announced as Team Managers

Earlier this year Anwen Butten and Chris Ashman were announced as Welsh Team Managers for the 2023 outdoor season.

B o t h n e w m a n a g e r s e x p e r i e n c e d i n t e r n a t i o n players and have medalled a t C o m m o n w e a l t h a n d European Games

C h r i s h a s r e p r e s e n t e d Wa l e s a t m a n y e v e n t s

w i n n i n g i n d i v i d u a l a n combination titles at nation international and European His new role will include overseeing the Junior, Senior and World M e n ’ s s i d e f o r t h e c o m season

Anwen is one of Wales’ bes known female bowlers who has medalled at all major outdoor bowling events She will manage Unde 18, Under 25, Senior an World Bowls teams for coming year

Bespoke bowls tours to Bour nemouth

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o u r operator, have had another successful year and are raring to go for the coming season - indeed, they will be hosting plenty of tours this year and are busy taking bookings for 2024

Bowlaway are well known for their excellent standard of customer ser vice ensuring your tour is not only great fun and well-organised, but also ver y comfor table They arrange bespoke itineraries of bowls matches to suit your timetable, making sure ever ything is smoothly coordinated so that you can have an enjoyable and successful tour with the minimum of fuss

THE TEAM: Kirsty Speller is the experienced Manager of Bowlaway, bringing enthusiasm and working hard to maintain the excellent standards for which Bowlaway is known Geoff Jones, a well-known figure on the local bowls circuit, is the long-standing Fixtures Coordinator Geoff has a wealth of experience, an in-depth knowledge of the vibrant bowls scene in Bournemouth and can arrange your tour itinerar y and book match fixtures to suit your group

BOWLAWAY HOTELS: Bowlaway work closely with some fantastic hotels in Bournemouth, all of which are known for their friendly and welcoming hospitality These carefully selected hotels are conveniently situated within easy reach of the town and beach and have facilities to cater for bowling groups of all sizes The company are also ver y attentive to any special mobility and dietar y requirements

BOWLS TOURS: Bowlaway organise both indoor and outdoor bowls tours Together, Kirsty and Geoff take the hassle out of arranging accommodation, booking matches, and even coordinating transpor t The all-inclusive bowls tour ser vice is designed to be hassle-free for the tour organiser and great fun for the bowlers

BOURNEMOUTH: Bournemouth is a great destination for bowlers with 30 outdoor bowls clubs in the local area, half of which are within a 10-15-minute drive of the par tner hotels, with the rest within a 3045-minute drive For indoor tours there are three clubs within a 15minute drive and many more slightly fur ther afield There is also plenty to see and do around beautiful Bournemouth for non-bowling guests and on days off from bowling

Tel: 01202 030726 Email: mail@bowlaway co uk

Sum m er bo wling o n t he Eng lish Riviera...

Fancy a trip to play in the English Riviera

O p e n B o w l s To u r n a m e n t ? W i t h wonder ful surroundings and ‘hopefully t h e b e s t o f t h e S u m m e r w e a t h e r surrounded by the indigenous palm trees, then this is the tournament to help you get back in the swing!

The tournament is held from 18th to 24th June, at three host clubs, Kings, Torquay and Victoria B.C.’s whic located on the picturesque main Torquay sea front and within easy walking distance.

Over the years bowlers from all par ts of the U K as well as from Holland, South Africa and Australia have all par ticipated.

For more details visit: www englishriviera co uk

WCGBA Press Officer Vacancy

The Welsh Crown Green Bowling Association is currently looking t o appoint a Press Of ficer t o act as a media liaison on behalf the Association. Tasks will include preparing press releases, communicating with media and monit oring media coverage.

Candidates for this role should be fluent in English and have good writing, editing, and communication skills A knowledge of the Welsh language would be welcome but is not essential

Responsibilities will include:

• Writing ar ticles and press releases

• Communicating with media representatives and respond to journalists’ questions

• Building relationships with media representatives

• Updating social media pages when necessar y

• Monitoring media coverage

The role will attract an annual honorarium and full suppor t, training and guidance will be given.

To discuss the role fur ther or to apply please contract Trevor Clarke, CEO, at ceo@bowls wales

Ross Owen appointed to Team Wales Athletes Commission Board

Congratulations are due t o Ross Owen, who has been appoint ed as par t of Team Wales Athlet es Commission board Ross joins athletes from a range of other spor ts as they work over the next four year cycle towards Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games His role will include inputting valuable athlete opinion and experiences to ensure that Team Wales can prepare all athletes for the next Commonwealth Games Ross has competed at the highest level for Wales over the last few years having won British Isles titles and medalled at th

A t l a n t i c C h a m p i o n s h i p s t w i c e c o m p e t e d a t t h e G o l d C o a s t 2 0 Commonwealth Games and went on Birmingham 2022 to win a Bron medal in the men ’ s triples

Other board members include: J Joyce (Rugby), Suzy Diane (Netbal

L i l y R i c e ( P a r a S w i m m i n g ) , J a c o Edwards (Gymnastics), Morgan Jone

( P a r a A t h l e t i c s ) , W i l l R o b e r t (Cycling), David Phelps (Shooting) Anna Hursey (Table Tennis), Georgia

D a v i e s ( S w i m m i n g ) , R o s i e E c c l e s (Boxing), Bethan Davies (Athletics) and Sarah Jones (Hockey)

Hu n dre ds of bran ds co m m it to Gro u n dsFe st

The event, which is the talk of the industr y, will be held at Stoneleigh Park, War wickshire on 20 and 21 September 2023.

Over 9,000 square metres of space has already been taken by a wide range of exhibitors with over 75% of allocated space accounted for as the event continues to grow.

These impressive figures are testament to just how well the show has been received by the industr y Close to 5,000 visitors, which includes grounds staf f, greenkeepers, landscapers, local authorities, estate managers and contractors, have already signalled their intention to attend by registering for the GroundsFest visitor newsletter

Attendees can expect to see hundreds of brands at the event Some of the latest names to confirm their presence at GroundsFest include Honda, STIHL, AMS Robotics, The Pitchmark Group, KAR UK, Wicksteed Leisure, ICL, Dennis & SISIS, Shelton Spor tstur f Drainage, Origin Amenity, Kress UK, EGO, Makita, Greenbest, Soil Scout, Karcher UK, Foley Grinders, RT Machiner y and Etesia UK

Commenting on Etesia UK’s decision to exhibit at GroundsFest, Managing Director Les Malin, said:

“I believe GroundsFest could be exactly what the groundscare industr y needs in terms of trade shows We have all been attending the same existing shows which have not changed for several years. Therefore, I think we should all be looking for ward to something dif ferent

“There is no such thing as too many shows in my opinion; it is more about having events that work for individual companies We are all dif ferent, but we all want to give our customers the chance to experience something new and exciting GroundsFest will of fer exactly this ”

The indoor halls and outside areas of GroundsFest will not only feature hundreds of exhibitors and products in action, but it will also include a free-to-attend LANTRA accredited education programme, free practical training sessions, the largest retail area ever to be seen at a groundscare event, a dedicated landscaping zone, a music festival and much more

Commenting on the event’s promising star t, GroundsFest’s Event Director Christopher Bassett, said: “GroundsFest continues to grow, and the sales team are receiving new enquiries ever y week We have also been upbeat about how much interest we are receiving from visitors There promises to be a diverse visitor profile at GroundsFest this year and we can’t wait to see the magic unfold in September ”

For more information, please visit www.groundsfest.com

You can also follow GroundsFest on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @GroundsFest for much more news, reviews and insightful views.

Dee p aeratio n to cu re bo wling g reen b lue s

It is a common problem Standing water and even severe waterlogging on bowling greens brings miser y, with play being halted and often for long periods of waiting for them to drain Normal aeration is fine for maintaining the per fect sward for bowling but in many cases the problem goes much deeper One club estimated that spanning sixty years, more than fifty thousand people have walked over the club green, not to mention the use of heavy machiner y for mowing and, indeed, aeration Gradual compaction occurs and the deeper it gets, the less likely regular treatment such as Ver tidraining will relieve the area after rainfall At another club, the green had seen ninety years of play and, as is typical of many greens, it was built on shale Over time, the change becomes noticeable, and one Club Treasurer remembers standing under the canopy by the clubhouse during heavy rain and watching the green filling with water It became sodden, unplayable and left fifty or more members without playing facilities until it dried out This all too frequent cancellation of matches causes severe loss of summer revenue It is not as if they have not followed normal procedure, with hollow tining regularly carried out and solid tining done six times a year

These are just some of the instances seen by deep aeration specialists, Terrain Aeration Ser vices, over their thir ty-seven years of treating bowling greens They know the problem lies deep below the sur face and have developed their machiner y to reach a depth of one metre and break up the compaction Their Terralift machine is able to negotiate narrow accesses to greens and work with minimum disruption It hammers a hollow probe to one metre depth and releases a blast of compressed air to fracture and fissure the soil On the tail end of the air blast, dried, milled seaweed is incorporated, and this seaweed, over a period of time, expands and contracts with the moisture content in the soil, similar to "breathing" underground, which helps to keep the fractures open longer The probe is removed, and the process repeated using two-metre centre spacings on a staggered grid pattern This grid ensures that each probe shot links with the previous ones, creating an underground system of drainage with no damage to the green above The probe hole is backfilled with an aggregate to provide a long-term aeration/ventilation shaft, allowing air and water to percolate into the fissures The top 1" - 2" should then have a cap of normal top dressing to encourage the grass to grow over the holes

The result is an improved healthier root system, a healthier sward as well as less disease damage to the tur f There is no mess, they can carr y out treatment mid-season, should the green be too waterlogged to play, but other wise pre or end of season is the best time Once a bowling green has had this deep aeration treatment, the process would not be required again for many years - 12 to15 years perhaps - say Terrain Aeration, so it is also cost-effective as well as long term The club can continue with their own top sur face aeration treatment as normal, with their spikes/tines linking to the Terralift machine's fractures www terrainaeration co uk

Before treatment - flooded green

Dennis and SISIS kick-star t the bowling season

With the season fast approaching, an over whelming number of greenkeepers made their way t o the recent Dennis and SISIS Bowling Green Maint enance Seminar, in order t o gain advice and tips on best practice

The popular seminars, which are designed to educate greenkeepers on how to maintain and look after bowling greens, have been credited for improving the greens at numerous bowls clubs throughout the countr y Combining insightful seminars and practical tips, a number of industr y experts take to the stage to discuss a wide range of key topics

Held at the Churchdown Village Bowls Club in Gloucester, this most recent seminar attracted a phenomenal number of greenkeepers, despite the poor weather

After an introduction from Dennis and SISIS' Robert Jack, the seminar welcomed the extremely knowledgeable sports turf consultant Alan Lewis, who drew upon his wealth of experience to deliver a presentation entitled 'Spring Maintenance on a Bowling Green '

A refreshment break allowed attendees to soak up and discuss the advice they had just received before Robert returned to give his top tips on turf machiner y and how to correctly maintain them

After a complimentar y lunch, Alan gave advice on the correct grass seed to use on a bowling green and what to look for in soil samples

The ever popular Turf Clinic followed and enabled all of the greenkeepers to ask their own questions to the panel of expert speakers

Further seminars are planned in Wales for week commencing the 17th April www dennisuk com www

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