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Greater Manchester Pair win ESMBA 2024 Open Pairs
This weekend saw the annual ESMBA Open Pairs competition take place in Melton Mowbray where 39 pairs of experienced bowlers from all over the country fought it out the mats in a bid to be crowned the 2024 ESMBA Open Pairs champions. We're thrilled to report that our...
2024/25 Competition Entries are Now Open!
We're very excited to announce that the entries for our 2024/25 competitions are now open. You can find all the details and enter here: https://gmsmba.co.uk/index.php/competitions/. The events were really popular last year and everyone enjoyed them so they are likely...
Have your say and find out more at our AGM on 4th August
GM SMBA are pleased to invite all our members to the association's 2024 Annual General Meeting on Sunday 4th August at 11am. The AGM will be held at Hyde Bowling Club, Bowling Green Street, Hyde, SK14 1DJ and refreshments will be available. We have lots of updates we...
Greater Manchester ICC Trials Registration Now Open
Greater Manchester Short Mat Bowling Association are thrilled to announce that for the first time in their history, GMSMBA will be entering a team to compete in the ESMBA Inter County Championships (ICC) next season. In the initial group stage, we will be competing...
Greater Manchester young super stars put up impressive challenge to Wales in England Vs Wales International match
Three of Greater Manchester's young super stars recently visited Bro Myrddin Bowls Club in Carmarthen, to join the rest of the Under 21s England Short Mat Bowling team in taking on the Welsh Under 21 team in their annual international match. Whilst the team weren't...
ESMBA Under 21 Academy Open Days
Are you aged under 21, or do you know someone who is, who would benefit from meeting other young bowlers and receive free coaching from qualified England coaches? ESMBA are holding two Academy open days on 27th April at Solihull IBC and 26th May at Oxford and District...
ESMBA February 2024 Newsletter
The ESMBA February 2024 Newsletter is now available to download from here. This month lists the England Under 21s who will take on Wales in an effort to defend their champions title, and we're very proud to report that Greater Manchester's very own Meghan Millward,...
Greater Manchester Club named as Mike Biggs Trophy Winners 2024
Last weekend saw 100 bowlers and spectators from across Greater Manchester attend Etherow IBC for the end of season Stockport Indoor Bowling League Cup Knockouts. We're proud to report that our very own Greater Manchester club, Brinnington, took home the Mike Biggs...
Greater Manchester Teams Make an Impact at Nationals
The weekend of 24th and 25th February saw eighteen Greater Manchester Short Mat bowlers travel down to Solihull IBC to represent our county at the ESMBA National Mixed 4s and Over 55s Finals. The teams, sporting their new for 2024 shirts sponsored by TPS, did very...
Greater Manchester given opportunity to field a strong team to 2024 ESMBA Nationals
We're thrilled to announce that the ESMBA National Allocations have been released and Greater Manchester will be able to field a very strong team this year. In total, we have been allocated 21 places across all seven disciplines and we think we might need a bigger...