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,...

Bowlaway Tours for 2015

So far this year Bowlaway has already welcomed 25 tours to Bournemouth, and we are looking forward to around another 20 before the end of the year. May and September are the most popular months as usual at the start and the end of the season. Fingers crossed for sunny...

Can Lawn Bowls be cool?

Many bowls clubs are putting a lot of effort into recruiting younger players to their clubs, and some innovative ideas have been produced, including Barefoot Bowls. Well, Nutana Lawn Bowling Club in Saskatoon, Canada have taken the idea of ‘cool’ to new heights… The...

Poole Borough Open Tournament Deadline

The Deadline for entries for the 50th Annual Poole Borough Bowling Association Open Tournament is now 14 June 2015. The total prize money for this tournament has been increased to £2,000.00. All of last year’s winners have re-entered so the competition is going...

Barefoot Bowls in the UK

Barefoot Bowls is a new and fun way to play bowls – fewer rules, more fun and a great party atmosphere, and it’s coming to the UK Barefoot Bowls UK Official Launch Barefoot Bowls makes its debut in Finsbury Square, in the heart of London on the 28th May 2015. With...