Welcome to the Highley & District Crown Green Bowling League website.
The league was founded in 1960 and was originally based in Highley Shropshire. It is now based in Bridgnorth and has thirteen member clubs from Bridgnorth and the surrounding area. One nine a side division and one eight a side division compete on Tuesday evenings.
The 2026 AGM was held on Tuesday 24th February at Bridgnorth Bowling Club.
It was confirmed that sadly, Highley had withdrawn their B team from division 1.
An application from Shifnal to enter a second team was accepted.
Clubs were informed that the deadline for further applications & withdrawals would be Tuesday 3rd March.
Preliminary dates for competitions were reported and are available on the Competitions page.
League Treasurer Jeanette Bennett reported a profit for the season of £332.52.
Horsehay's proposal to increase the number of players in division 1 teams to 9 was accepted. Division 2 will remain at 8 and the President's cup and Consolation matches will be 8 a side.
The fixed handicap rule for the knockout cups was changed so that they will be calculated based on league position and shots scored at the halfway point of the season.
Use of social media was discussed and it was agreed that Facebook and Whatsapp groups would be created to improve communication from the league. Steve Reeves kindly offered to organise these.
All league officers were reelected en bloc:
President: Bob Parry
Chairman, Fixture Secretary & Safeguarding Officer: John Palmer
Vice Chairman: Rob Renke
Secretary: Lesley Burnside
Treasurer: Jeanette Bennett
Following last year's success by Phil Waine reaching the quarter finals, it was agreed that our Mark Bennett singles winner would be offered a place in the end of season Shropshire Champion of Champions competition.
The results service database for 2026 has been created and is available for clubs to update their contact details and playing squads.
28Jan26 by John PalmerThe BCGBA have released an updated discipline policy and code of conduct. You can read it here. All bowlers are urged to familiarise themselves with the content and also the laws of the game which you can find here with frequently asked questions answered here.
22Feb24 by John PalmerIf you have any suggestions for improving the site, adding additional content or notice a problem, please email highleybowlsleague@gmail.com or fill in the contact form.
