Shortmat bowls associations, United Kingdom

National shortmat bowls associations

	English Short Mat Bowling Association English governing body of short mat bowls.
	Welsh Bowls Federation - Undeb Bowlio Cymru The WBF is an umbrella body with responsibility for issues common to all bowls associations and is made up of representatives from the five national governing bodies: The Welsh Bowling Association (WBA); The Welsh Indoor Bowls Association (WIBA); The Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association (WLIBA); the Welsh Women’s Bowling Association (WWBA) and the Welsh Short Mat Bowls Association (WSMBA). The Welsh Bowls Coaching Association (WBCA) and Welsh Bowls Umpires Association (WBUA) are also represented.
	Welsh Short Mat Bowls Association Cymdeithas Bowlio Mat Byr Cymru

Regional shortmat bowling associations

Avon County Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

Avon County SMBC was formed in July 1993. Avon is a separate SMBA from Somerset and from Gloucestershire. The association currently has 19 affiliated clubs. Members play in league teams or for the county as well as playing purely socially.

 

Buckinghamshire Short Mat Bowling Association | (contact info and clubs)

Buckinghamshire Short Mat Bowling Association is the recognised governing body for the sport of Short Mat Bowls in the county of Buckinghamshire in England. The B.S.M.B.A. is affiliated to the English Short Mat Bowls Association (E.S.M.B.A.) who govern the sport at National Level. The Association has a membership of more than 460 individual members, and currently comprises three leagues within the South Bucks region, these being the Bucks Single Mat League, the South Bucks League and The Aylesbury Vale Friendly Short Mat League. Within these leagues there are 19 Clubs with a further 6 clubs not playing in any specific league. New players are always welcome in any of these clubs, as are beginners who would like to learn the game of Short Mat Bowls.

Cambridgeshire Short Mat Bowling Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Cardiganshire Short Mat Bowling Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Dorset Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

East Antrim Short Mat Bowls | (contact info and clubs)

 

East Kent Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

East Sussex Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

Short Mat Bowls has been played in East Sussex since the early 1980s and is a game which can be played by people of all ages whether able bodied or less able. The game is played on portable mats of some 45 feet by 6 feet and in this County is mainly played in village halls.

 

Gloucestershire Short Mat Bowling Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Kent Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

Mid Ulster Zone | (contact info and clubs)

The Mid Ulster Zone lies in the heart of Northern Ireland and includes both Magherafelt and Cookstown District Council areas. The Zone is made up of 40 clubs affiliated to the Irish Indoor Bowling Association.

 

Norfolk County Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

Norfolk short mat bowls was formed in 1986 and now boasts of 72 affiliated clubs with 1,589 members.

North Yorkshire Short Mat Bowling Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Northampton Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Oxfordshire County Short Mat Bowling Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Stockport Metro Indoor Bowling League | (contact info and clubs)

Our aim is to promote the game of short mat bowls in Stockport and the surrounding areas. We have in excess of 700 members playing in 58 teams in five divisions, at 29 clubs throughout Stockport and the surrounding areas.

 

Suffolk short mat bowls association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Surrey County Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

West Sussex County Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Worcestershire County Short Mat Bowling Association | (contact info and clubs)

 

Local shortmat bowls associations

South Bucks Short Mat Bowls League | (contact info and clubs)

West Cornwall Short Mat Bowls Association | (contact info and clubs)

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shortmat bowls clubs in United Kingdom

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