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UPDATED: 4 November 2019 The Town teams proved to strong in both the senior grades.  The youthful Town Women’s Development team had a positive day taking the win and likewise with a young side from the Country taking the win in the Men’s Development grade. Well done to all the players and officials who played in 30+ degree temperatures throughout the day. A great event to start the season. FULL RESULTS – can be found by clicking on the following: Town and Country DVPT Women’s Chart – Bowls Hornby Town and Country Senior Women’s Chart – Bowls Hornby Town vs Country Dev Men 2019 Town vs Country Sen Men 2019 At the weekend on Sunday 3 November, the first of … Read More

We are sad to announce that the Canterbury Fives Tournament, scheduled to be played on December 13th – 15th 2019 will no longer be taking place. Feedback from multiple players and teams has been that the event is too close to when Canterbury are hosting the National Singles and Pairs in January. Due to this, the entry numbers have not been sufficient enough to run the event this season. We will endeavor to run the event in the 2020-2021 season. Those that have paid their entry fee will be refunded into the account provided on their entry form by November 20th 2019.

Bowls Canterbury is sadden to advise of the passing of Geoff Clements. Geoff was a valued member of Redcliffs Mt Pleasant Bowling Club  for many years. He has held various roles in coaching and the selection of teams both at club and regional level over those years.  Geoff will be greatly missed and we appreciate everything he has assisted with and his wisdom regarding bowling matters imparted to so many. Our thoughts and prayers are with Trish and the family and friends at this sad time.

Please make sure when entering Centre Events online that payments are made promptly. Your payment confirms your entry into our competitions, without payment you may be excluded from the draw. We are having minor issues with our online entry system, so PLEASE ensure you pay for Centre Events and put in the relevant reference with your payment. If you have any concerns with entries or payments please contact our Events Coordinator, Katie Griffiths on 351 2050 or email marketing@bowlscanterbury.co.nz

Information for the 2019-2020 season is now available on our website. Please click the links below to find the relative information: Playing Programme Entry Fees and Closing Dates Competitions Administration Guide Review of the 2018-2019 Season Bowls Canterbury’s Conditions of Play will be published once Bowls NZ have confirmed COP for their events. Please note that entries into Centre Events will be live on our website by the beginning of September.

The updated 2019-2020 Playing Programme is now available to view online. To access the programme please follow the link here: https://bowlscanterbury.co.nz/programme/ The changes made from the draft programme are as follows: Centre Under 5’s Singles section play on 13th October Centre Triples section play on 12th October Centre Triples post section on 19th October Centre Singles section play on 20th October Mixed 10’s round robin dates changed Centre Mixed Fours section play on 31st October, post section on 1st November Centre Over 60’s Singles section play on 6th November, post section on 7th November Centre Over 60’s Triples section play on 5th December, post section on 6th December Lindley Neill in Christchurch this season not West Coast Post-Christmas Saturday Interclub … Read More

Notice is hereby given for the  upcoming Bowls Canterbury Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on Sunday 7th July at 10am at the Christchurch Bowling Club. All information regarding the meeting can be found by clicking here: 2019 AGM Notice, Agenda & Previous Minutes

Bowls NZ CEO, Mark Cameron will be visiting all Centres in New Zealand over the next couple of months explaining details of the upcoming season. Mark will be in Christchurch on Tuesday 4 June at 6pm at the Bowling Club at the Papanui Club on Sawyers Arms Road. I encourage you to please spread the word amongst your members as this is an open invite to all bowls members. Bowls Canterbury is also delighted to announce that Christchurch will be host to the 2020 Summerset National Singles and Pairs event from 2-8 January 2020. Bowls New Zealand will be looking to our clubs to host this great event and directly following the meeting on 4 June at approx. 7pm Mark … Read More

Bowls Canterbury called for submissions from individuals and clubs to have their input on the upcoming season’s playing programme. A panel was selected to discuss these submissions, and they then submitted their recommendations to the Bowls Canterbury Event Manager, Katie Griffiths, and CEO, Mel Tukapua. We received many names of personnel keen to be part of the panel, which did make it difficult in having to cut the list down. The following people were selected and brought to the table a range of attributes in terms of roles they play not only in their club but in the Bowls Community in Canterbury. Adele Greenfield Ann Wright Dave Vincent Gary Lawson Neil Johnstone Sharon Wilson Terry Stewart Tony Ballie Warren Stanbury … Read More

We are sad to hear of the passing of Les Russell. Les was a former President of Bowls Canterbury and chairman of the Bowls Canterbury Board, and was a tireless worker for Bowls Canterbury. Les is also the father of one of our current Board Members, Graham Russell. We send our condolences to Graham and his extended family. Les’s funeral will be held on Tuesday 14th May at 2.30pm. The service will be held at Harewood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium – Corner Wilkinsons & Johns Road.