Both Greens are open and available for play - enjoy

BSCGBC was established in 1896 and since then has been an element in the community life of Bournville. The club has recently move from its location on the Cadbury Recreation Ground on Linden Road overlooking the iconic factory to a new secluded location close by, just off Mary Vale Road. Here we have two crown greens ready for the start of the new season in March 2024. Whilst we have bid a sad farewell to our old much loved location (pictured left) we look forward to an exciting future in our new home.

From May to September the club has league teams playing every day of the week as well as friendly games, social events and lots of internal competitions.

The club has members holding national accreditation in coaching, refereeing and safeguarding, lots of friendly male and female team mates to help newcomers learn this fascinating game, and high standard bowling across its many teams.

Crown green bowling is an excellent way to promote physical and mental health. Experienced bowlers can join one of our 13 teams that play in 7 regional leagues. New bowlers can receive guidance from friendly players, join free coaching sessions led by nationally accredited coaches before joining, if you wish, one of our teams for new players.

For more information about Bournville Sports Crown Green Bowls Club please complete our contact form.

We will be holding the next of our internal competitions, the Centenary Cup on Sunday 14th July. The start time is 12:00, so please register with Paul on the day by 11:30 at the latest.

We will be using the same format as last year, where all bowlers will bowl in multiple short-form games, the winner of each game will be the first to score only 7 shots. Another change to the usual format will be that the jack and lead bowl will alternate from one bowler to the other after each end, so you don't have to go backwards and forwards on your opponent's favourite mark. 

The bowler (or bowlers, depending on number of entrants) in each group with the best win-loss record will move forwards to the knockout stage, where again each bowler only needs to score 7 shots to win.

All rounds, including the final, will be played on Sunday 14th July, so you do not need to be available on Finals Day. Just turn up on the day and you could be going home with the trophy! Not literally, you will have to wait until next year's trophy presentation for that. Depending on the number of entries and your progress in the competition, you may need to be available until late afternoon.