Greens Maintenance

Bowls England Greens Maintenance Advisory Service

The Bowls England Greens Maintenance Advisory Service offers practical assistance to clubs whose greens need attention in the quickest and simplest manner possible.

This is achieved through a system of regional co-ordinators and county representatives, who by reason of their work experience and constant involvement in green maintenance work, will provide a fund of local knowledge. This will include not only a degree of practical knowledge of greenkeeping, but also recognition of problems and where the expertise and machinery to solve that problem is readily available.

If your club needs help, please contact your county representative, and you will immediately be in touch with a sympathetic and knowledgeable ear. They may refer you to a more local source of help or more likely get someone who can advise you on your green - quickly. In all cases the scheme is geared to getting advice promptly - the remedy and the work entailed will be the responsibility of the club.

It is envisaged that the majority of your problems, particularly the 'panic' situations, will be dealt with locally. In all cases requiring more specialist knowledge, your county representative will be able to call on the experience and knowledge of the regional co-ordinator and his advisors.

This group of people, in conjunction with the commercial concerns assisting Bowls England in this scheme, will also arrange local seminars on such matters as early season preparation, work machinery, irrigation and laying up the green for the winter. At national level, the scheme’s administrator will advise his regional co-ordinators on contacts with interested commercial concerns and finance. He will generally oversee the scheme and direct its development so that it meets the demands of all bowling clubs.

With this constant review and improvement in mind, your county representative, regional co-ordinator and national administrator will welcome your constructive suggestions and comments.

Contact information for all members of the Greens Maintenance Advisory Service are shown below.

Contact Details

National Co-ordinator

Arnold Goad, 14 Scowcroft Drive, Bishops Itchington, Southam, Warks. CV47 2YP

Telephone: 01926 612280

Northern Region

Regional Co-ordinator

G.A.Baron, 22 New Road, Nafferton, Driffield, YO25 4JP. Telephone: 01377 254612

Cumbria: Eric Johnston, 57 Millholme Avenue, Carlisle, CA2 4DW.

Telephone: 01228 583049

Durham: Foster Johnson, 7 Canberra Road, High Barnes, Sunderland, SR4 8NL.

Telephone: 0191 561 10560

Lancashire: Dr Simon Archer, 9 Maybury Close, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9WG.

Telephone: 01706 823503

Northumberland: Bill Bell, 12 Freeman Road, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7AH. 

Telephone: 0191 281 0557

Yorkshire (Teeside): Bill Walton,11 Cradley Drive, Brookfield, Middlesborough, TS5 8HF.

Yorkshire (Villages): N.Watson, Westway Orchard Close, Broughton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6QL.

Telephone: 01653 697427

Yorkshire (South): G.A.Baron, 22 New Road, Nafferton, Driffield, YO25 4JP.

Telephone: 01377 254612

East Midlands Region

Regional Co-ordinator

Carl Haines, Chelston, North Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6DU.

Telephone: 01858 575496

Derbyshire: Brian Wilkinson, 26 Devonshire Avenue, Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire, NG10 2EP.

Telephone: 0115 9735666

Leicestershire: Carl Haines, Chelston, North Road, South Kilworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6DU.

Telephone: 01858 575496

Lincolnshire: Allan Bonney, 43 Highfields, Nettleham, Lincolnshire, LN2 2SZ.

Telephone: 01522 595914

Mobile: 07947 329277

E-mail: allan.bonney@btinternet.com

Northamptonshire: Ken Marshall, 22 Grenadier Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 5HQ.

Telephone: 01327 877497

Nottinghamshire: D. Guthrie, 2 Macauley Close, Balderton, Newark, Nottinghsmahire, NG24 3QW.

Telephone: 01636 640588

Mobile: 07976 277961

Warwickshire: Idris Elms, 30 Exham Close,Woodlows Park, Warwick, CV34 5UL.

Telephone: 01926 401530

West Midlands Region

Regional Co-ordinator

John Firmin, 8 Upper Park Avenue, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9NY

Telephone: 01933 318313

Buckinghamshire: John Firmin, 8 Upper Park Avenue, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9NY

Telephone: 01933 318313

Gloucestershire: Mark Savagar, 45 Drive Moor, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 5XP

Telephone: 01452 501642

Mobile: 07974 789963

Herefordshire: Stephen Booth, 62 Huntsman Drive, Kings Acre, Hereford, HR4 0PN.

Telephone:  01432 354012

Oxfordshire: Les Upham, 1 Laburnum Grove, Banbury, Oxford, OX16 9DP

Telephone: 01295 262470

Worcestershire: Dave Marchant, 13 The Hill Avenue, Bath Road, Worcester, WR5 2AW

Telephone: 01905 353889

Eastern Region

Regional Co-ordinator

John Collyer, 52 Kent Drive, Hornchurch Essex, RM12 6TB

Telephone: 01708 455080

Bedfordshire: Michael Cooper, 21 Mill Lane, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 19H

Telephone: 01767 681999

Cambridgeshire: John Southgate, 17 New River Green, Exning, Nr Newmarket, CB8 7HS

Telephone: 01638 611171

Essex: John Collyer, 52 Kent Drive, Hornchurch Essex, RM12 6TB

Telephone: 01708 455080

Hertfordshire: W.Lammas, 11Central Avenue, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 2JG

Telephone: 01992 712093

Huntingdonshire: Bob Morton, 7 Ash Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4PF.

Telephone: 01733 559056

Norfolk: Vacant

Suffolk: Mike McKay, 9 Norfolk Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6AY

Telephone: 01284 763 796

Southern Region

Regional Co-ordinator

Alan Waterston, 122 Offington Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 9PR

Telephone: 01903 265715

Berkshire: Rodney Bracey, 5 Beecch Close, Crookham Corner, Patcham, Berksshire. RG19 8BT

Telephone: 01635 866657

Hampshire: L. Black, 1 Triggs Cottage, Midhurst Road, Liphook, Hampshire, GH30 7HD

Telephone: 01428 722179

Isle of Wight: P. White, 1 St. Pauls Crescent, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 7AW

Telephone: 01983 866828

Sussex: Alan Waterston, 122 Offington Avenue, Worthing West Sussex, BN14 9PR

Telephone: 01903 265715

Wiltshire: G.Pratt, 6 Filands, Malmsbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9JN

Telephone: 01666 822637

South West Region

Regional Co-ordinator

Graham Mould, 89 Banks Road, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7QQ

Telephone: 01202 709447

Cornwall: Ron Batt, Roweze, Trebarwith Road, Delabole, Cornwall, PL33 9DB

Tel; 01840 212446

Devon: David Tucker, 5 Elm Grove Gardens, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0EL

Telephone: 01392 873168

Dorset: Graham Mould, 89 Banks Road, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7QQ

Telephone: 01202 709447

Somerset: Colin Westlake, 16 Littlefields Avenue, Barwell, North  Somerset, BS29 6BQ

Telephone: 01934 822100

Home Counties Region

Regional Co-ordinator

Graham Robinson, 17 Meadows Close, Milford, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 5HN

Telephone: 01483 422935

Kent: Duncan Ellis, 11 School Lane, Blean, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 9JA 

Telephone: 01227 471388

Middlesex: Vacant

Surrey: Graham Robinson, 17 Meadows Close, Milford, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 5HN

Telephone: 01483 422935