On the 14th October at Conwy bowls club, we held the 5th in the series of the green keeper coffee mornings, this one centred on aeration. The morning was sponsored by Sisis/Dennis represented by Ben Lloyd with the local dealer Major Owen represented by Glyn Hughes. 15 bowls clubs were represented on the day from across North Wales, which is truly a fantastic and it makes these coffee mornings worth while. We even had a brew boy in the shape of Dave ‘Macky’ Matthias from Beaumaris…but he needs more practice, as he just made one for himself! Gareth Tibbs welcomed and thanked everyone for their attendance and support. He opened the morning by stressing the importance of good aeration in

Thanks to Jeanette Higham for this report. As another season draws to a close, Caernarfon Bowling Club hosted the Vet’s Club Championship on Tuesday 29th of September. The four Clubs qualifying this year were Benllech, Gresford Colliery, Rhos Park and Sychdyn. WCGBA’s Gareth Hughes ran the event with Judy Hughes, Dusia Price and President Peter Higham in attendance. The referees for the day were DT Evans, Allan Davies, Arthur Peake and Ian Black. On a bright and breezy morning, the competition got underway with Sychdyn playing Gresford Colliery and Benlleck against Rhos Park. A strong Gresford side won two and lost two in the first four games. Graham Bennett had a good match with Viv Roberts and won 21-17 whilst

WELSH CROWN GREEN BOWLING ASSOCIATION There was a bumper helping of Crown Green bowls to enjoy at the weekend. On Sunday 20th September the Welsh Champion of Champions was held at Coedpoeth Bowling Club and the Welsh Ladies squad were in action at the final of the Mavis Dearden Supplementary with the Home leg at Esclusham. First the Champion of Champions. This event has only been held since 2015 yet it draws much interest. Sixteen ‘Champions’ from a variety of competitions in Wales qualify to enter for an overall champion. Hosted by President, Peter Higham and run by Pauline Lindley the day got underway. Our Referees were DT Evans, Allan Davies, David Cawley and Derek Unwin. In game 1, Gareth

Thanks to Jeanette Higham for this report The Welsh Club Championships were played on Sunday 13th September at Esclusham Bowling Club. This year there were only three teams, all three of which had appeared in the final in 2025. Cunliffe, Rhos Park and Mold Rec. WCGBA Officials were in attendance with Simon Walker and Gareth Hughes running the competition and President, Peter Higham making the presentation. Referees on the day included DT Evans, Arthur Peake and Allan Davies ably assisted by Derek Unwin. It was agreed by all to change the format slightly. Mold Rec. and Cunliffe played a Semi Final round to start the championships. Cunliffe players took a strong start in the first four with Captain, Martin Jones