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Almost half the crown green bowling facilities in Leeds could close under money-saving plans being considered by the city council. People are being asked to have their say on the proposal as part ...
Crown green bowls (or crown green) is a code of bowls played outdoors on a grass or artificial turf surface known as a bowling green. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The sport's name is derived from the intentionally convex or uneven nature of the bowling green which is traditionally formed with a raised centre known as the crown.
Generally a "crown green" has just that: a crown or raised centre section with the outer edges of the green dropping off towards the surrounding ditch. Other greens are generally as level as possible. Several games of bowls can be played on a bowling green at the same time. The number of games depends on the dimensions of the green.
The Panel (Professional Crown Green Bowls) is played at the Red Lion Bowling Green, Westhoughton daily and is played to 41-up with greenside betting throughout play. [11] The Green was formerly owned by the pub (now demolished [12]) but was purchased in 2007 by The Panel who paid the brewery £12,000 for the green and its surrounds. [13]
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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. [1] [2] [3]
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Bowls England was formed on 1 January 2008 following a merger of the English Bowling Association and the English Women's Bowling Association. The headquarters of Bowls England are at Riverside House, Milverton Hill, Leamington Spa , having moved from Worthing in 2013.