"I am a Norfolk man and Glory in being so." Horatio Nelson
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…
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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…
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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…
The NCSMBA is saddened to hear of the sudden death of former Bob Carter Centre and Norfolk Squad bowler Margaret Hall and wishes to express their condolences to her partner Robert Howlett. Margaret was twice a finalist in Norfolk County Champi…