All the Officers of the County wish you
an enjoyable, successful 2025.
Bowls Surrey would like to thank CAREY CARE for sponsoring our county competitions in 2025.
Carey Care run two care / nursing homes, for more details regarding their facilities please click on banner below.
Women's Presentation night 24th October 2025
One hundred people arrived at Tyrrells Wood Golf Club, to celebrate the success of players who excelled in the 2025 competitions.
Charlotte Emanuel (President) said afterwards that she thoroughly enjoyed the evening, the food was excellent, the atmosphere was terrific, it was the icing on the cake as President, she would like to thank everyone who made the evening a success & hopes that everyone attending enjoyed it as well.
See photo of all the prize winners.
Merrow Bowls club have excelled this year.
They have entered Guildford in Bloom in the best community project section and the themed entry which this year was butterflies. They won Gold for the Community Project but managed to get Best themed entry including a huge goblet shaped cut glass vase. This is what the judges said
“The Merrow Bowls Club members have created a beautiful surrounding garden to their bowls green, with wild areas of nettles, wildflowers and plants for pollinators abounding, many grown from seed. A butterfly shaped bug hotel (4’ across) made by a member, is practical and beautiful. Basket woven butterfly stakes also made by members, decorate. Nettle tea is made to feed the bowling green, compost bins are carefully filled and rotated, all by volunteer club members, with many turning out to tell us all about it… their enthusiasm and care was outstanding”.
Bowling isn’t about just bowling; its about community, friendship and support for each other. Entering a project like this expands the exposure of bowls to the community at large. The presentation evening was followed up by a Radio interview explaining how the volunteer bowlers had all worked together so well to achieve an amazing result.
BOWLS ENGLAND & ENGLISH INDOOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION - POSSIBLE AMALGAMATION
BE & the EIBA are in talks regarding the possibility of amalgamating. Meetings were held at Leamington for county representatives, who were asked to share their views. Now BE are asking you to give your views via a survey, please see link below. EIBA will be doing the same with their members. The process is at a very early stage, BE have promised to keep us inform of any significant developments, when they are received they will be published on this website.
Please take the time to do the survey. Click here
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Liz Anderson, Mark Debbie Souter, Charlie Souter of Southey BC & Mark Bishopp of Egham BC
!!! NATIONAL MIXED FOURS CHAMPIONS !!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Mike McDonagh of Cheam BC & Stephen Stockley of Alexandra BC Hampshire
!!! NATIONAL PARA PAIRS CHAMPIONS !!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO
AVA KARANTH of Bletchingley BC & YASMINA HASAN of Southey BC
!!! NATIONAL JUNIOR PAIRS CHAMPIONS !!!
As a result Ava has qualified for her county badge, many congratulations.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Pauline Clarke of Egham BC
!! NATIONAL SENIOR SINGLES CHAMPION !!
See below some of the finals day competitors
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Surrey retain the Home Counties League Cup
Played at Egham BC in the rain on 19th July against a very good team from the Royal County of Berkshire. Surrey got off to a flying start and at one stage were 39 shots ahead, but Berkshire to their credit fought back and got to within 3 shots, Surrey managed to hold on to win by 11 shots.
All credit must be given to all players from both teams for making it such a good match to watch. Thanks go to the umpire Charlotte who got absolutely soaked.
Thanks also go to Egham outdoor BC for hosting the event.
Posted 20 July
Above, a very proud Barrie Emanuel receiving the trophy from the Home Counties Chairman Mark Broadway.
Barrie has put together a very good squad, as a result Surrey have won the League two years consecutively. This is a very hard league to win.
Well done Barrie, lets make it three next year.
DISABILITY BOWLS
Khanmuzaffarul Gause (Croydon) has qualified to play in the Final Stages of the Para Open Singles which will take place over 17th / 18th / 19th August 2025 at the Aviva National Bowls Finals.
Gause, a registered Visually Impaired bowler, achieved this by beating Steven Simmons (Forest Hill, Kent), Stephen Stockley (Alexandra (Hants), Hampshire) and Mike McDonagh (Cheam) in his Group matches held at Sutton BC.
Posted 8th July 2025
DISABILITY BOWLS
Gill Platt and Mike McDonagh were selected to represent England and Jane Harding as a travelling reserve in the Para Home Nations Series which took place at Victoria Park, Leamington on 27th-29th June.
Competition between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales was fierce on this extraordinarily hot weekend and Gill & Mike played in both the morning and afternoon sessions of each of the 3 days of the series.
England were leading after the first day, but by the end of the afternoon session on the 2nd day it was clear that Scotland would progress into the last day in the gold position with England intent on claiming Silver, which by the end of the 3rd day they did.
In the photos see Mike & Gill receiving their medals from Paul Green one of the Bowls England Vice Presidents for 2025 and to read a synopsis of the event & view more photos, please go to News and Media page on the BE Website in the article 'England Come Home With Silver at the British Bowls Para Series.
We'll done Gill and Mike...
Posted 4th July 2025
WHO SAID IT WAS AN OLD PERSONS GAME? WELL THEY ARE WRONG.
Bowls Surrey entered two girls teams into the National Amy Rose competition & two boys teams into the National White Rose competition.
Congratulations to the girls B team who were successful and have qualified for the National finals at Leamington. Team B of the boys teams just missed out to Kent by two shots of qualifying.
Just to give you an idea of what was was involved, the competition ran over two days for the boys, each team starting at 09:30 am & finishing at 18:00 pm, each team between them played a total of 176 ends and bowled 856 bowls. It was very tiring, enjoyable & a great experience. They all did surrey proud.
There were a large number of spectators, a great couple of days was had by all. Our thanks go to Southey BC & Horsham BC for hosting the event.
Please see photos below.
Team A
Team B
Team A
Team B
Posted 2nd June 2025