We’re excited to announce the release of the latest addition to our range of bowls development products – the Bowls Buddies ‘Target Wedge’.
The ‘Target Wedge’ is made from 100% recycled ABS plastic and measures a large scale 1m wide by 80cm deep, raising 13cm at the rear to create the slope. Weighing in at 3.2Kg, it’s not going to blow about, even in the windiest of conditions!!!
We’ve always found that children love to ‘score points’ for a bit of friendly competition, and we know that the ‘Target Wedge’ will become one of our most popular products in the Bowls Buddies range.
Available now, the ‘Target Wedge’ is available for only £129. In addition you can purchase a large drawstring bag with your Target Wedge at just £20 (normal price £24) to ensure your wedge can be transported and stored without it getting any harmful scratches.
For more details please see the ‘Products’ page on our website and the videos on our ‘Videos’ page.
Bowls Buddies and BowlsWales are really excited to announce their new partnership to support the development of bowls through the provision of special fun equipment that can be used by all ages and abilities. The partnership will see both organisations promoting their brands to both improve the reach and image of bowls. BowlsWales’ endorsement of the Bowls Buddies equipment and packages will see benefits to the BowlsWales membership, bowls clubs in Wales and other partner organisations, with Bowls Buddies contributing to the development of the sport in Wales with every package sold.
Launching the Partnership – Steve Clamp and Ian Gill pictured with Sophie Hancocks from BowlsWales
“After using and promoting various bowls equipment from other suppliers over the years to support development projects such as ‘Blazing Bowls’, local authority school taster sessions and club schemes to increase membership, it is fantastic to have found what Bowls Buddies have to offer. The range of equipment including the specialist bowls, target mats, cones, and more, offers great package for us, as well as clubs, to purchase and use. Their Bowls Buddies bowls are amazing, with a real bias, a great range of colours and flexibility of use on all types of indoor and outdoor surfaces, including bowling greens! They are a great resource for children and anyone new to the sport of bowls,” says Sophie Hancocks, General Manager of BowlsWales.
“Bowls Buddies are delighted to be working in partnership with BowlsWales to make bowls fun and accessible to everyone. BowlsWales are a progressive organisation with forward thinking initiatives, such as Blazing Bowls, and they are a perfect fit for us to work with to get more people bowling and enjoying our great sport.” Steve Clamp from Bowls Buddies commented.
“Myself and Steve are both great advocates for bowls and what a great sport it is to improve both physical and mental health. Our equipment is ideal to help those who are very young or have physical issues to start or continue bowling, and it can be used flexibly in many different locations. Our partnership with BowlsWales will get more people introduced to bowls and improve health outcomes.” Ian Gill, business partner added.
About BowlsWales
BowlsWales is the co-ordinating body for the game across Wales. Our role and aim is to promote the vision that bowls is a lifetime sport for all and, as a result, make it an inclusive sport that provides an opportunity for everyone to be involved. At BowlsWales our mission is to raise awareness and participation of our fantastic game through support and collaboration with the National Governing Bodies.
About Bowls Buddies
Bowls Buddies is a partnership between two experienced bowlers and coaches, Steve Clamp and Ian Gill. We specifically formed Bowls Buddies LLP in 2022 to develop new products to ensure more people take up the great sport of bowls. In particular, the new Bowls Buddies bowls can be used on a variety of hard artificial and grass surfaces so can be used in sports halls, community centres or bowling greens. They are good for all ages from 4 upwards!
We are grateful to Stephen Beamish, from Hinckley Bowling club in Leicestershire, who kindly posted the following fantastic feedback on LinkedIn:
“ I got mine last week and I would highly recommend any club or association to invest, the bundles are great it takes away any thinking and the bowls are repeatable so once a child gets it you can start planning for the Nationals. Stephen and Ian are great to deal with, they love bowls and won’t sell you short 👍🏼”
If you would like to learn more about Bowls Buddies then you can visit our website (bowlsbuddies.com) or give us a call anytime. We can do any type of package to meet your needs.
Exciting news – following several enquiries for different colours to be available in the Bowls Buddies bowls…..we’ve listened and here is our new, extended colour range!!!
The Bowls Buddies bowls are now available in Bright Orange and Bright Pink….in addition to our existing Red, Blue and Yellow options.
All of the ‘Bag’ and ‘Kit’ packages come with Red and Blue bowls as standard, but we’re more than happy to mix them up so that you can choose exactly what colour mix you want…..after all, you know what colour bowls your children will want to use!!! With package prices starting from only £99, there’s never been a better time to introduce children to bowls.
Have a look at our website for more details about all of our products – www.bowlsbuddies.com.
The new pink and orange Bowls Buddies bowls – now available.
Philip Wright Bowling Academy – Lancashire Contribution to Active Communities (Group) Award – Steve pictured far left
Congratulations to our very own Steve Clamp who was awarded the Pendle ‘Sports Coach of the Year’ Award, which is much deserved given all the effort that Steve puts into his coaching at the Philip Wright Bowling Academy and elsewhere.
In addition the Philip Wright Bowling Academy was recently awarded the ‘Contribution to Active Communities (Group) Award at the Active Lancashire Awards for the work they do in Colne – a fantastic achievement given that this covers all of Lancashire.
All these awards help to improve the visibility of the sport, as well as recognising their achievements.
Bowls Buddies are really proud that Steve Clamp, one of our Partners, has recently been awarded ‘Grass Roots Coach of the Year’ by Coach Bowls. This is a fantastic achievement. All the marvellous work that Steve does gives him a real insight on what works best for younger and older bowlers, and this input has been invaluable in developing our various products, not least the Bowls Buddies Bowls themselves.
What a great day we had today at the Junior Waterloo, that was held at Fleetwood Bowling Club. All the young players that had a go loved the new Bowls Buddies Bowls. The Hexagon Target Mat proved a particular favourite, but we got some fantastic feedback on all the kit that was being used. Some teens must have spent over an hour trying to get the top score with 4 bowls on the Hexagon Target (250 in the end!!). 4 year old Arthur, who was trying bowls for the first time, was also captivated and played for ages at trying to get his bowls on the target mat.
Bowls Buddies LLP became a registered business on 8th July 2022 and we cannot wait to bring you our exciting new bowls products very soon. Keep an eye on this website for more information.
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