Highlights
Introduction:
British Crown Green Membership is a very quick and easy process.
Not only that, if you start your bowling journey early in life, it’s 100% Free for anyone joining under the age of 18 (as on January 1st on your year of application). For the rest of us, the charge is currently a one off £20.00 for a Lifetime of Crown Green Bowls.
What amazing value !!
But what do you actually get for becoming a BCGBA Member?
All Crown Green Clubs, Leagues, Associations and Counties operate under the Governance of the BCGBA. Being an individual member of the same organisation gives you access to all that they offer. What is that?
Membership Registration is completed through your Bowls Club Administration Team, normally headed up by the Club or Membership Secretary. Some clubs will have a form for you to complete. Details they will require for the BCGBA are as follows, with those marked with a (*) as being mandatory:
Although your E-Mail Address is not a mandatory requirement, this will create your private access to your own record in the New National Database as well as direct access to your digital BCGBA Membership No.
Your new digital Membership Card in time, is hoped to give BCGBA Members extra privileges such as discounts at events and with suppliers. So it’s worth getting access to it.
Watch for ‘News & Updates’ on this website for Database Updates.
Until the system is ready, County Membership Co-ordinators will arrange your new BCGBA No. and deliver it to you via e-mail or a membership card through the post.
Your club will liaise with them on your behalf.
Your BCGBA Membership No. is fundamental to your bowls journey. It is a unique number that stays with you forever, and is the item that proves you are a member of the organisation.
Clubs, leagues, associations and counties will require your BCGBA No. to register you to be eligible for BCGBA affiliated events, such as leagues and competitions.
As the organisation moves from a physical ‘Credit Card’ system, that easily get lost and can be expensive to distribute, to a digital version that can be instantly acquired via the new database on your mobile phone, they are currently issuing an E-Mail version that comes from your Counties Membership Co-ordinator. If you have any issues with your card these people can help you.
You can find details for your Membership Co-ordinator in Regional Information.
The new BCGBA Database sits behind the new website so is on hand at a click of a button.
Simply log-in with your E-Mail and password to access your own personal record and your all important BCGBA Membership No.
The system will contain the clubs you play for and the details of any organisational roles you have at your club(s). The system then provides you the access levels you require to complete tasks for your club, such as registering a new bowler or adding a new member to your club who’s transferred from elsewhere.
There’s a number of reasons:
The current charge for BCGBA Lifetime Membership is £20. However, if you are below the age of 18 as on January 1st of the respective calendar year, then Membership is free of charge. BUT, registration for your BCGBA Membership No. is still necessary.
Start with your County Membership Co-ordinator. They have access to the system to try and find bowlers who have lost their number.
They also normally have a historic record that’s been kept in County Archives, so can often find a No. from a long time ago.
Unfortunately, if it cannot be found, then re-application for a new number will be required.
Your regional Membership Co-ordinator will be able to log-in and reset your log-in details and password.
If you have computer restrictions, again your Membership Co-ordinator can make amendments on your behalf.