Bowls England World Championships Shortlist

A Bowls International report reveals that a Bowls England World Championships Shortlist has been annonced. 14 players feature on the provisional shortlist for the 2016 World Championships in New Zealand. A final team of 10 players ( 5 men and 5 women) will be selected...

Bowlaway play Bowls

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em… Sara and Bernard, the owners of Bowlaway are taking lessons! Years of organising bowls tours has given Sara and Bernard an in-depth knowledge of the world of bowls – all except the bit that takes place on...

World Indoor Bowls Championships 2016

The annual World Indoor Bowls Championships are back in January 2016. Once again, the tournament will take place in Norfolk and the organisers are expecting another great competition. If you’re not able to be there then you can watch matches on online and on the BBC....

Bournemouth Open Singles Bowls Tournament

The Bournemouth Open Singles Bowls Tournament is back at Bournemouth Indoor Bowls Club at Kings Park on 27 and 28 December 2015. The tournament is being organised by the new Open Singles Circuit, run by Neil Smith and his team who have taken over the hugely successful...

Inside Bowls

We’ve just recently discovered this fantastic online bowls magazine – and it’s free! Inside Bowls offers some of the finest independent bowls coverage ever seen. David Allen, one of bowl’s most respected journalists, spearheads Inside Bowls. Founded in February 2012...

Bowls on your wedding day?

We came across a great article in this month’s Bowls International magazine about a groom who wanted to play bowls on his wedding day. The wedding party were down from Ireland, and a group including the groom, the best man, the ushers and some family members booked a...

Taylor Lawn Bowls

So you’ve been bowling for years and you’ve had your bowls for years – they’re almost a part of the family, but do you know the history of bowls manufacture? Thomas Taylor Lawn Bowls in Glasgow is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious bowls manufacturers –...

Open Singles Circuit

The Open Singles Circuit replaced Planet Bowls on 02/09/2015 This means that the 2015/16 tournament circuit will be able to continue as planned. The singles circuit has been hugely successful and well supported, and it would have been a pity to see it disappear. Neil...

Outdoor Bowls Tours 2016

As the outdoor season draws to a close Bowlaway looks forward to welcoming our last outdoor tour of the season on Friday 25 September. The weather forecast for Bournemouth is looking great for bowls this weekend – 17°C, partly sunny. It’s also looking good for a...

The Oldest Bowls Club in the World

The 98th Bournemouth Open Bowls Tournament has just finished, and Bournemouth are looking forward to hosting their centenary tournament in 2017. This got us wondering what the oldest bowls club in the world is. Well, lo and behold, it is Southampton Old Bowling Green,...