"I am a Norfolk man and Glory in being so." Horatio Nelson
Thorpe Marriott have kicked off the NCSMBA Summer League Division One season with a 6-2 home win against First Bus. Jenny Walker, Ted Redwood & John Jarvis were in good from against Malcolm Carman, Linda Tooes & Colin Coman winning by 24-16 a…
Read more: Thorpe Marriott kick off Summer Season with a home win
The annual East Coast Triples & Pairs Week at Potters Resort in Hopton-on-Sea once again provided four days of competitive bowls in the famous International Arena. Competitors arrived on Bank Holiday Monday and enjoyed a five course meal in the G…
Read more: East Coast Over 50's Week provides a feast of bowls
The NCSMBA is saddened to hear of the death of Windows bowler Russell Daynes after a long illness and wish to express their condolences to his wife Pam who also plays for Windows. For many years Russell played for St Faiths when they played in the Bu…
Archant Newspapers have decided to ditch their weekly coverage of short mat bowls after over twenty-eight years. The NCSMBA learned this week that because of web figures indicating that bowls in general does poorly online, Archant Head of Sport Chris…
Read more: Archant pulls plug on short mat bowls coverage after 28 years
Robert Howlett has asked us to inform the bowls community that Margaret Hall's funeral will take place at St Faiths Crematorium, 75 Manor Road, Horsham St Faiths, NR10 3LF on Thursday 16th May at 2pm. Family flowers only please and donations to eithe…
All bowlers who wish to trial for the Norfolk County Squad for the 2019/2020 season should contact the County Team Manager Simon Willies on either 01366 328824 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to…
Former England Manager Bob Weafer has not pulled any punches in his criticism of the English Short Mat Bowls Association in the latest edition of the sport’s international magazine Indoor Bowler. He called the ESMBA “a pretty useless body when it com…