Welcome to Funding Portal

Looking for funding? You've come to the right place

Events and competition dates can now be found in the EVENTS tab

To see some recent funding successes please visit the LOCAL SUCCESS area below. Here you will find some examples of clubs that have identified funding opportunities and secured essential funding for their respective projects.

Ann Stevenson (Gosforth Empire BC, Northumberland) – “We were and still are needing funding for our community bowling club and this amount helped us stay afloat and provide us with the opportunity to play bowls for this coming season. Thank you.” Please click on the buttons below to view more information about each category.

Please note this service is always providing funding opportunities for your clubs. To date people have declared almost £400,000 of secured Grant funding through the service, but there will be considerably more.

 

Play Bowls

Whether you’re looking for a sociable place to make new friends; find a new sport to get into; or you’re on the hunt for for a fun activity for the whole family, Bowls could be the answer…

In this Play Bowls section, you’ll find lots of interesting information on why you should choose bowls, how to get started and tips on learning more about our great sport.

Bowls takes a second to learn, but a lifetime to master – so what are you waiting for?

Click on the link below- https://www.bowlsengland.com/play-bowls/

Easyfundraising

Support with fundraising initiatives was identified within our 2020 Club Survey as the number one benefit that we could provide to support clubs and their members.

We are therefore delighted to announce our new partnership with fundraising website easyfundraising which can help your club generate additional income.

It’s completely free and is already being used by lots of bowls clubs up and down the country.

To get started, you simply need to register your club with easyfundraising and create your club’s fundraising page. 

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Important news and announcements from Bowls England

CLUB LOANS

Bowls England offers all affiliated clubs the opportunity to apply for a club loan of up to £20,000.

These loans can be used for-

  • Purchase of lawn mowers, scarifiers, turf irons or sprinkler systems
  • Repair of ditches and banks
  • Clubhouse development
  • Fencing
  • Car parking
  • Changing rooms

For more information:  https://www.bowlsengland.com/club-loans/

Hints and Tips on how to write a Grant Application

Idox, the company that runs this funding database for Bowls England, is offering all current users a free space on a 'Bid writing' workshop through the organisation Get Grants on the 4th of June at 1pm. 

As a database user, you will receive an email from Idox asking if you want to sign up and attend. 

Please note this is a separate offer from any Bowls England training and events, is delivered by Get Grants and is free but only to those registered with the platform.  

If you would like to attend this webinar please register via the link below-

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/idox-intro-to-bid-writing-workshop-tickets-881276631127

For useful hints and tips on how to write a powerful grant application it might be worth taking a few minutes to look at what Sport England advise. Details can be found via the link below-

https://www.sportenglandclubmatters.com/financial-management/income-generation/applying-for-grant-funding/

Please take a look!