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Dates for the 2023 season and membership fees

11/12 February, National Championships, Milford Haven

18/19 March, Handicap TRIOS, Bromborough

28 April – 1 May, Welsh Open, Stroud

Senior Triple Crown 19/21 May, Bromborough

17/18 June, Handicap Doubles, Bromborough

15/16 July, , Milford Haven Tournament (Format TBC)

14/15 October, Handicap Doubles, Stroud

25/26 November, 12 Game Rolloff, Milford Haven.

2023 TBAW Membership Fees - January to December

Adult £25

Juniors £15

Non bowlers £10

The 2022 AGM Minutes : download

The updated UK Anti Doping information : download

AGM Notice PDF

The Terms of reference has been updated

Having given due consideration of the current Covid 19 situation at home and abroad, the TBAW Council has decided that there will be no participation in International events, initially until after January 2022.

We look forward to seeing you all in competition as soon as safely possible. In the meantime, enjoy practicing and getting your form back.

Stay safe.

SINGLE LANE TOURNAMENT, PHOENIX BOWL, MILFORD HAVEN.

Wednesday 2nd June to Saturday 31st July 2021

All bowlers are informed that if they choose to visit Phoenix Bowl, Milford Haven, they have the opportunity of entering a Single Lane Tournament, at any time between normal opening hours.

FORMAT - 4 game scratch singles, played on one lane (unlimited re-entry over the duration of the tournament)

COST - £16 per entry (a saving over open play costs)

PRIZE POT - 1 prize per 10 entries as they are played, plus 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes for overall highest pinfall by the end of the tournament (31st July).

Entrants may play in single or doubles format as they choose and must pre-book with the bowl. Tel: 01646 690605

The tournament is open to all bowlers TBAW members and non members. It is an unofficial tournament and not part of the Association Rankings programme.

Please check to ensure compliance with any Covid 19 restrictions that may apply to you.

The bowl has adopted all the relevant Covid 19 restrictions as they apply under the current rules.

Reminder: Phoenix Bowl is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Following a meeting of the Triple Crown Presidium, it has been agreed and decided that all Triple Crown events scheduled for 2021 will be cancelled and rescheduled for 2022 with the same host nations. So as previously confirmed the TBAW hosts the Adults in 2022.

The ESBC in Berlin in June has been cancelled.

As we get more updated information we will of course advise accordingly. Home - ESBC 2021

We trust you are all coping in these tough times, as well as possible.

Following the most challenging year our sport has seen, it has been decided that TBAW membership fees for those that paid in early 2020 will be rolled over to cover 2021 membership fees. New members and members that didn't pay in 2020 will have to pay for the 2021 season should they wish to join.

There will also be a virtual AGM. An announcement about the date, time and platform format for this will be made soon.

Take care.

TBAW Committee

It is with regret that the TBAW announces that the Adult Triple Crown 2020 which was to be hosted in Bromborough in September, is no longer able to go ahead because of the ongoing uncertainty due to the coronvirus pandemic.

We have been continuously monitoring the advice from the Government and Public Health England and Wales, but given the fact that there is continued uncertainty over when the lockdown will ease, we have decided that it is not possible to organise the event safely and successfully at this time.

The TBAW hopes that all of our bowling friends, both in Wales and beyond, are continuing to keep safe and well.

Following the current status of Covid19, it has been decided that the following changes will be made for the remainder of 2020.

Bromoborough Doubles. June. Cancelled.

Milford AMF. July. Cancelled.

Welsh Open Stroud. August. Cancelled.

IF we are in a position to hold the Stroud doubles and Milford 12 game events in October and November, they will not be used for ranking purposes. That will maintain the status quo for all players who may have been selected for cancelled events, or although unknown to them, were on a list for selection to future national/international events during 2020. So essentially, apart from this years Nationals the remainder of the 2020 ranking programme is held in abeyance to recommence in 2021.

Not easy decisions, but the principal priority is the wellbeing of the membership and the bowling fraternity in general.

Stay safe everyone.

The TBAW is pleased to publish today both a revised Child Protection Policy and Equality Statement which sets out the Association's commitments both to Child Safety and Equality in everything we do.

These documents can be found on the about section of the site (under documents) or downloaded here.

Child Protection Policy

Child Protection Appendices

Equality Policy

It is with reluctance that we, the TBAW, have to postpone the 2020 Welsh Open.

In line with guidance from the government and other sporting bodies the TBAW has decided that it is not a responsible or viable option to run the event in the current Covid-19 outbreak.

With the help and guidance of Stroud Bowl together we have provisionally scheduled the event to be run the on August Bank Holiday weekend (28th-31st August), based on an improvement of the current situation allowing the event to run.

We will of course be continually assessing the situation between now and then, and should anything change we will advise accordingly.

Typically we wouldn’t look to hold such event in the summer holidays but unfortunately this summer looks like there may well be a lot of bowlers NOT going away so at least we will all have an event to look forward to!

Those that have already entered will automatically have their squads mirrored in the new event, however, should you want alternative squads over the new date, or if you wish to remove you entry then please contact Terry by email (trichards300@sky.com)

Thank you all for your support and understanding in this current climate, the Tenpin Bowling Association of Wales appreciates it and are looking forward to hosting events the very moment we can.

In accordance with the current Government advice on COVID, next weekend’s event in Bromborough will not go ahead.

We know that this is disappointing news. However, we hope you appreciate that your health and wellbeing is our primary concern, and given the ongoing situation and Government guidelines stating that non essential social gatherings and travel should not take place, we feel that there is no option but to postpone the event.

Further details will be made available about whether the event will be rearranged, or whether an alternative event will be scheduled, in due course. If you have any questions, please contact the Secretary, Alison Moore (alitbaw@hotmail.com) or the Chair, Terry Richards (trichards300@sky.com). If you have already paid your entry, this will be automatically refunded or rolled over to a future event.

The TBAW will continue to keep the ongoing situation under constant review, and we will continue to follow the guidance of the Government and Public Health Wales (and Public Health England where events are held outside of Wales) concerning future events, including the Welsh Open.

The TBAW would also advise all league secretaries to speak to your centres about local arrangements remembering that primary concern should be for the health and welfare of bowlers, volunteers, administrators and spectators who may be at the leagues.

The Team to play in the Senior Triple Crown in Dublin in April:

MEN.

Robert Bruce, Steve Williams,

Guy Lipscomb, Peter Moore,

Trevor Green, Kevin Gibson.

LADIES.

Lynne Walker, Angie Morgan,

Pauline McDonald, Jane King,

Kay Rogers, Una Clark.

Congratulations to all the selected bowlers and good luck in the event. Thanks to all other bowlers who were not selected on this occasion.

You are reminded that memberships are due for renewal from 1 January 2020. The terms of reference for adult and senior members have been amended for the 2020 membership year. Please read them as you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the membership when you sign up to be a member of the TBAW. Please also note that the qualifying rules for 2020 (so for qualification for teams for 2021 onwards) have also been amended. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with them. The main changes are:

1. The need for seniors to now play 4 parts to be considered for teams for 2021 onwards

2. The removal of the classification of tournaments as majors, so there is no need now to play a major to be eligible for qualification for adult teams for 2021 onwards.

The updated qualification rules

The terms of reference .

The TBAW would like to wish all of our members Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

As announced at the AGM, the membership fees will rise from 1 January 2020. The new fees will be:

>Adults £25, Juniors £15, Non playing members £7.50

Your membership money is the main source of income your Association has. It allows us to grow and develop our organisation, provide services and events for all of our members, at all age groups, to be independent members of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation and World Bowling, allowing us to compete in World and European events, partially funds our Triple Crown teams, and enables us to run your ranking tournaments and website.

Your TBAW Council do not take a penny from the memberships by way of salary or expenses. The rise in memberships allow us to continue to develop your Association for the future. Members are also reminded that they are also covered by the Membership Code of Conduct. Any breach of that Code may mean disciplinary action being taken under the TBAW Disciplinary Code.

Great to see some of our young bowlers and families supporting those that have gone before. Rhondda Bowl YBC supporting pervious bowlers of their YBC. The YBC have donated £100 to Chelsea Walters to help fund her trip to Turkey to represent Wales at the 2019 European Champions Cup In Ankara. Good luck to Chelsea Walters and Glenn Robson at the ECC in November.

The following documents have been added to our website

AGM Notice

Privacy Notice

April Council Minutes

The AMF World Cup Qualifiers held at Phoenix Bowl Milford Haven, will be lived streamed over the weekend. You can view the stream here

The results of the Welsh Open has been updated on the tournaments page. Big congratulations to our winner Paul Moor!

The results can be viewed here

The final step 3 scores from the Welsh Open have been updated on the tournaments page. They can also be viewed here

The final step 2 scores from the Welsh Open have been updated on the tournaments page. They can also be viewed here

The final step 1 scores from the Welsh Open have been updated on the tournaments page. They can also be viewed here

The turbo and desperado scores from the Welsh Open have been updated on the tournaments page. They can also be viewed here Turbo | Desperado

The oil pattern for the Welsh Open is the 2013 USBC Women's Championships pattern, it can be found here

The squad list for the Welsh Open can be found here

The pattern for this weekends Virtual Trios at Brombrough is High Street. http://patternlibrary.kegel.net/PatternLibraryPattern.aspx

TBAW are pleased to announce we have secured a fantastic sponsorship for 2019 with VIS Technical Sportwear.

VIS Technical Sportwear produce all bowling attire from shirts and jackets to 3 ball rollers, all fully customisable. As a member of the TBAW you are entitled to 10% Discount off any shirt order that you may wish from either Body Fresh Material or the Long Life. Please Direct any orders/questions/enquiries to the TBAW Facebook page to secure your discount. This is a fantastic opportunity for Team Wales and the TBAW and we look forward to working with VIS this year, #VIS #VISUK #TBAW

The documents relating to banned substances have been updated. The new documents can be found on the about page, under the documents heading.

On behalf of all at the TBAW , a huge congratulations to Chris Sloan winning a bronze medal in Hong Kong World Championship Masters. Ireland's first ever world championship medal! Phenomenal achievement....

Tournament results from the 12 Game Singles in Milford Haven, on 17th-18th of Novemeber, are now available. The full results can be downloaded here

Scratch

Handicap

Well done to Scotland's Steven Gill Shooting 1340 to get to 6th place out in Hong Kong! An agonising 9 pins of the top 4. England's Pete Stevenson just missing out of the top 20 by a pin with 1274 finishing 21st. Ireland's Alan Bride shooting 1230 finished 48th. Thats the top finishers from the Home Nations ... Im sure we all wish the 18 bowlers representing our small part of the world all the best in doubles tomorrow....!

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