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Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport. Players try to roll their ball closest to a smaller ball. The bowls are heavier on one side so that they turn when being rolled. The game is played either in teams or one against one.
Short mat bowls is an indoor sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a heavy ball along a fairly flat surface, to gain as many shots as possible by getting their bowls nearer to the jack than their opponents, and so outscore them. The game is a modern variation on lawn bowls, from which it is derived.
Robert Arthur Weale, is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowls player. Weale is originally from Presteigne and was educated at John Beddoes School, but now lives in Hereford. In 2022, he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of fame.
Carpet bowls is a variant of lawn bowls played indoors. Originating in England, it is played particularly in the South of England, although it is played at League and County level in East Anglia, the Midlands and the North. There are also a few players in Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada. Despite the name, carpet bowls is not just a trivial indoor game played at home.
The Welsh Bowls Federation (WBF) is an umbrella partnership body comprising representatives from the six national governing bodies: the Welsh Bowling Association; the Welsh Indoor Bowls Association; the Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association; the Welsh Short Mat Bowls Association; the Welsh Women’s Bowling Association; ( ). The two service bodies; The Welsh Bowls Coaching Association and Welsh Bowls Umpires Association are also represented. The WBF has 670 affiliated clubs and over 25,000 members.
The Welsh Bowling Association (WBA) is the governing body for men's outdoor bowling clubs in Wales. It has 10 affiliated counties and 286 affiliated clubs. The WBA organise competitions, including the county championship, and select and manage the national side. At the 2009 Atlantic Rim Championship in Johannesburg, the Welsh men's team finished third.
The Welsh Crown Green Bowling Association (WCGBA), founded 1927, is the national governing body for crown green bowling in Wales. The WCGBA organise competitions, including the Welsh Club Championship, and select and manage the national side.
The Welsh Indoor Bowls Association (WIBA) is the governing body for the indoor bowling clubs in Wales. It has 24 affiliated clubs. The WBA organise competitions, including the WIBA Club Championship, and select and manage the national side.
The Welsh Women's Bowling Association (WWBA) is the governing body for women's outdoor bowling clubs in Wales. It has eight affiliated counties and 160 affiliated clubs. The WBA organise competitions, including the county championship, and select and manage the national side. At the 2009 Atlantic Rim Championship in Johannesburg, the Welsh women's team finished first.
Alex "Tattie" Marshall is record-breaking Scottish bowls player.
John Haydn Price is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler and current bowls commentator.
The Plymouth Life Centre Indoor Bowls Club, an indoor bowls club, was formed in 1969 under the name of Plymouth Indoor Bowls Club, initially playing on a roll out mat by the swimming pool in Central Park, Plymouth. The club has gone from strength to strength, members winning national and regional titles. The club re-located to Plymouth Life Centre in 2011 and took their new name to reflect their new location. In 2012, they raised £1,662.65 for the Highbury Trust in Plymouth. The club is affiliated to the EIBA,. In 2014, they gained recognition from Active Devon when they became the first sports club to be awarded clubmark accreditation by Active Devon.
Jason John Greenslade is a Welsh international indoor and lawn bowler. After moving to Guernsey in 2022 he later represented them in competition.
William Thomas is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.
John Ronald Thomas known as Ron Thomas M.B.E., was a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.
Damain Doubler is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.
Ross Owen is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.
World Bowls is an international sport federation of Bowls. World Bowls is one of several bowls organisations that administer bowls around the world and is responsible for the sports premier event, the World Bowls Championship which historically was held every four years but from 2023 will take place every two years.
