Open Certificates

Competitions which are open to anyone to enter (open Competitions) must first be approved by your county and then an open certificate be obtained from the BCGBA.

Competitions which are open to just SCGBA bowlers must be approved by your county. 

This is covered in rule 18 of our byelaws.

18. PROMOTION OF COMPETITIONS

18a. No individual Club or Organisation affiliated to the SCGBA shall promote any open competition in which bowlers from any Club affiliated to the SCGBA takes part, without the consent of the SCGBA.

This consent will be given provided the applications is made to the Secretary at least 42 days before the competition and must be accompanied with a non-refundable fee of £10.00 at which time a ‘Certificate of Authorisation’ will be issued.  Any advertisements must state clearly ‘Authorised by Shropshire Crown Green Bowling Association’.  Only SCGBA affiliated players shall be permitted to take part in these contests.

18b. Requests for a BCGBA Open Contest Certificate must, in the first instance, be made via the County Secretary.

18c. Once approved by the County Secretary, advertisement and payment can be arranged.

Please find below a copy of the application form.

BCGBA-Open-Contest-Certificate

This is then to be emailed to Secretary Dawn Gray on sec.scgba@outlook.com.