HARROW & DISTRICT BOWLING ASSOCIATION.
Founded 1938
Competitions and League Tables
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Note League Tables updated within 24 hours of match results reported on the website (For 2025 onwards this also applies to Coronation Shield, Portman Cup and Vets Cup). So please remember to do the electronic reporting which can be done on any smart phone or computer.
Latest News
see News & Admin tab for all recent and archived news
​Minutes of AGM are under the news and admin tab here.
Rules have been amended to include changes agreed. Note in particular all competitions are open to both men and women (rule 1), and the Portman is no longer based on shots alone (rule 20)
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Just spotted an error in the title of proposal E for AGM Proposals. Other then the title change everything else remains the same.
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Reminder:
For anyone interested in Indoor Bowls Herga have supplied details of their 5th October open day see Herga Open Day under the News and Admin tab.
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Due to my administrative error the team details for 2026 were incomplete, Veterans league Division 3 should also include Uxbridge and Bidgood league Division 2 should include Bessingby Park.
Veterans League detail , Bidgood League detail , and Bidgood Fixture Process pages have been updated accordingly.
Fixture Secretaries please take note.
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The results of finals day are now shown on the Competition Results and Fixtures page.
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The Bidgood Home and Away designations have now been done for 2026 and may be found on the Bidgood Fixture Process page.
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The wording for AGM Proposal H has been amended slightly.
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The Veterans League detail page and the Bidgood League detail page have now been updated to report the promotions and relegations following the conclusion of this seasons matches.
Congratulations to the winners of each Division
Vets Div 1 ; Century
Vets Div 2 ; Ruislip
Vets Div 3 ; Bessingby Park
Bidgood Div 1 ; Century
Bidgood Div 2 ; Uxbridge
Fixture Secretaries take note, the 2026 league structures, on the above pages, are now shown taking account of new entrants, leavers, and the promotions and relegations.
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All AGM proposals so far received are now shown in the AGM Proposal page. Note additional proposals may be added if received between now and the final submission deadline of end of August.
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For anyone interested in Indoor Bowls Herga have supplied details of their open day see Herga Open Day under the News and Admin tab.​
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The schedule for Finals Day 2025 can now be found under the Competition Tab.
Note: Dress Code for Finals day is Whites or Club Colours
​Bowls to be marked with Club Stickers.
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Similarly for the Vets League Cup Dress Code for Finals day is Whites or Club Colours, and for the Semi-Finals it is Greys or Club Colours.
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Ready for next season the Competition Format page has been updated to make it clear for which competitions two rinks should be offered to visiting opponents.
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The AGM date has been set as Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 7.00pm at Century B.C.
Any proposals for consideration at the AGM if not already submitted need to be provided by 31st August 2025 for inclusion in the agenda.
(see AGM Proposal page for submission requirements)
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The draws for the 2025 competitions has now been completed.
Details of who has been drawn against who can be found on the Competition Results and Fixtures page, or the Veterans Results and Fixture page for the Vets League Cup. To view the draw just click on the link for the appropriate competition.
Please note that NO hard copies will be distributed this year so if your club wants a copy for pinning to your notice board please have one of your members print off a copy ensuring that they set the print scale to "Fit to Page".
Remember it is the responsibility of each competition entrant to ensure they arrange their game against the opponent in accordance with competition rules and that they complete the match and report the result before the completion date shown on the competition draw sheet.
Details of the recorder to whom the results should be sent are noted in the top right of each draw sheet. In the case of the Coronation, Portman, and Vets Cup the results should be reported using the usual website Match Result Reporting page.
As for contact details of each competitor they may be found on the Competition Contacts page, or the Competition Team Club Contacts page.
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BIDGOOD and VETERANS LEAGUES APPLICATIONS
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If your club is not already participating in these leagues and wishes to do so, or you already are but wish to enter additional teams, then please note you must register your intent by 31st July in the year prior to the season start.
To register your intent send your details in an email to the
Webmaster at h.and.dba@outlook.com
an email confirming receipt will be sent back to you, and your request will be passed to the relevant Officers for approval.
Note for season 2025 clubs with more than one team no longer need to submit details of who played for the team instead they should retain copies of scorecards or sheets so that in case of any dispute raised evidence is available of who actually played
Welcome to the Website for the Harrow & District Bowling Association.
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Launched in April 2006 it aims to keep you up to date with all the major issues affecting the Association and its members, including Competition results, Veteran's results, Bidgood results and representatIve fixtures.
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Please take a wander through the site and forward any comments or suggestions (things you want added / incorrect info displayed etc) to the e mail h.and.dba@outlook.com which can also be found at the bottom of every page).
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