About Affiliation
Affiliation to Bowls Yorkshire and Bowls England ensures that your club and members are eligible to compete and supported in governance, safeguarding and development.
Benefits of Affiliation
Affiliation connects your club to a wide range of practical support, resources and national initiatives.
Bowls Yorkshire Support
Affiliated clubs benefit from:
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Bowls Yorkshire website and communications
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Admin-controlled Facebook page
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Support from the North Yorkshire Sport Welfare Manager
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Constitution support
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Club development advice
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Greens Advisory Team
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Competitions management
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Disciplinary guidance (including Regulation 9)
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Safeguarding support
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Coaching advice
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Opportunities to host Inter-County matches
Bowls England Support
Through affiliation to Bowls England, clubs have access to support covering:
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Running Your Club
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Recruitment & Bowls initiatives
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Finance & Funding
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Facilities & Greens
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Legal & Data Protection
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Competitions
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Safeguarding & Disciplinary
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Coaching & Inclusion
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Webinars & Resources
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Bowls Development Alliance programmes
Affiliation Requirements
To be affiliated it is a requirement that you have an up-to-date constitution. Your constitution MUST contain the following elements:
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Code of Conduct (we recommend the use of the Bowls Development Alliance Code of Conduct) https://bowlsdevelopmentalliance.com/safeguarding-templates/
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Disciplinary Procedure that MUST be Bowls England Regulation 9
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Safeguarding - reference to Bowls England Safeguarding Policy MUST be included. https://www.bowlsengland.com/safeguarding-policies/
Affiliated clubs must also have a nominated Safeguarding Officer.
The County Administrator can help you to develop your constitution if you need support and there is further information on our Safeguarding page.
Competition Requirements
Under Bowls England regulations, a player must be a member of a club that is affiliated to both their County Association (e.g. Bowls Yorkshire) and Bowls England in order to be eligible to enter County or National competitions.
Bowls England affiliation is processed via an affiliated club, not on a stand-alone individual basis for competition purposes. Therefore, a member of a non-affiliated club cannot simply affiliate individually to Bowls England to compete.
To compete in Bowls Yorkshire or Bowls England competitions, the player would need to:
1. Join a club that is affiliated to Bowls Yorkshire and Bowls England, and
2. Be declared as a playing member for affiliation purposes through that club.
Need further information?
For support or to discuss affiliation, please contact:
Caroline Harris
County Administrator – Bowls Yorkshire
countyadmin@bowlsyorkshire.co.uk
Benefits of Affiliation Guide
Read more about the benefits of affiliation here