The Division 2 top two teams both remain unbeaten but there are chinks appearing in the Golcar Lib challenge for the title.

It was good to see all the bowlers back on the green at Milnsbridge on Monday this week including Eddie Haigh and the chance to reminisce.

After two cancellations the League's Management Committee finally met on Monday to discuss some pressing issues.

Half of the League's 64 teams were in action on Monday as the catch up exercise gathers pace with Divisions 4 & 5 fixtures reviewed.

Dennis Hawes who was Mr Springwood for many years recently passed away at the age of 92.

Review of the additional fixtures played in Divisions 1 & 2 on Monday

It is the turn of the Division 5 bowlers to play for the two qualifying places in the Last 16 of our new Pairs KO competition.

As expected the BCGBA Rules Revision meeting voted in favour of introducing a new annual £1 levy per bowler on clubs.

A new name in the Division 8 promotion chase emerges after Friday's results.

Mike Ralph has decided to stand down from his position as Chairman of the Winter League with immediate effect.

The doors are now open for entries to the 2025 Winter Cup competition for individual bowlers. All the dates, details and entry form are here

It is the turn of 13 pairs from Division 5 teams to play down to two qualifiers this Friday and they will progress to the Last 16.

Does the new format of bowling introduced by Bowls Bash address the issue of being an unattractive sport for youngsters?

Four Divisions, 32 teams and 128 bowlers are in action this Monday as the big fixture catch-up programme begins.

Now is the time to round up all the League trophies in readiness for their 2025 presentations.

A collection of 17 action photos taken at Thorpe Green yesterday in the Division 6 Pairs KO Qualifying Round.

There were 17 pairs from Division 6 teams at Thorpe Green yesterday but only 2 pairs progressed to the Last 16.

The Winter League was kick-started at Netherton Con yesterday and Bob Haigh captured some of the action in the first photoshoot of 2025.

An overnight frost scuppered the RUFC fixture programme but the Division 6 matches at Netherton Con went ahead as planned.

The recent adverse weather reminded Barry Tinker of a time the Griffin Club was really challenged to stay open.