About Yorkshire Ladies
Celebrating the history, achievements, and community of women’s bowls across Yorkshire.
Who we are
Whether you are a committed, competitive lady bowler or just love to be involved in social bowling you will find a warm Yorkshire welcome amongst the Yorkshire Ladies.
Our two County teams (Northern Trophy and Stella Logan) play regularly on a Friday throughout the outdoor bowling season against Cumbria, Durham and Northumbria.
We also have friendly matches against other close counties such as Lancashire, and a few friendly inter-county matches amongst ladies from affiliated clubs in the County.
Our ladies have an annual luncheon and presentation of trophies which is a very good way to meet other lady bowlers.
In addition we hold an annual Spring and Autumn meeting to which lady bowlers from all County affiliated clubs are invited. This is another good way to find out what is going on in the County and to meet other lady bowlers.
If you just want help on club issues we have a very good support network regarding greens, fundraising, recruitment of members, club structure and running of clubs including safeguarding and disciplinary issues, etc.
For help or any enquiries (no such thing as a silly question!), please contact our Ladies' Secretary:
Liz Pollard, secretaryycba@gmail.com
Hope to see you on the green.
Message from Ladies President
Hi Ladies
I must say what an honour it is to be Yorkshire Ladies President for 2026. I never dreamed I would hold this position but I am really looking forward to the season and meeting everyone. Hopefully we can continue the success that we had last year.
For those who don’t know me very well I first tried bowling for one season when I was 15. As I come from a large family (1 brother and 5 sisters) this was the perfect way to spend a bit of quality time with my father who was a bowler. I found that I really enjoyed it but due to work commitments I couldn’t continue playing. After a long break I took bowls up again. It wasn’t until I took early retirement in 2021 that I threw myself into bowling entering competitions and nominating to play for Yorkshire and I can say that that was the best thing I have done as I have made some wonderful friends.
I would like to thank Guisborough KGV for nominating me and for their continuous support.
I wish you all a successful and happy season for 2026.
Best wishes
Wendy
Women's Sub-Committee
Wendy Pickard
Ladies' President
Guisborough KGV
Sylvia Thacker
Selector North
Borough Park
Janet Farnsworth
Selector East
Nafferton
Pauline Beecroft
Selector West
Bishop Monkton
Liz Pollard
Ladies' Secretary
Driffield Rec
Bernie Hill
Selector South
South Cave
Margaret Watson
Selector East
Tina Robinson
Selector West
Copmanthorpe
Women's Competitions
Women’s county competitions offer opportunities for bowlers at every level to take part, develop their skills, and represent their clubs with pride
Visit the Competitions section to see all competitions open to women including the chance to become a Yorkshire Champion, and for some competitions, to get to the Bowls England National Finals in Leamington.
Women's County Teams
Yorkshire Ladies proudly support a range of county teams competing at regional and national level. Women who are interested in representing Yorkshire at county level are warmly encouraged to put themselves forward for selection. The section operates an open and transparent process, and bowlers of all ages and experience levels are welcome to express their interest. Selectors consider performance, commitment, development potential and team balance when forming squads throughout the season.
Full details, fixtures, and results can be found on our dedicated County Teams page: