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Welcome to the English Carpet Bowls Association.

If you would like to find out about clubs near you, would like any assistance in setting up a club or league, or have any questions about carpet bowls, please contact us at ecba [at] englishcarpetbowls.com.

And if you would like to find out more about the game and how to play it, you can now watch our video.


Colin Young
We are extremely sad to announce that Colin Young, ECBA Chairman, and Sunderland captain, passed away last night, after a short illness

Colin was incredibly passionate about the game of Carpet Bowls and cared greatly about everyone who played it.

He will be greatly missed by the entire Carpet Bowls community.
22nd October 2023



2023 National Championships / The Nationals were held over the weekend of 3-6 Nov, and it was close. Read the report here.
6th November 2023

2023 ECBA Triples / This year's Triples was hosted by Sunderland, and came down to a final between a Durham and a mixed Durham/Sunderland team.
4th September 2023

2023 Champion of Champions / Durham, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Suffolk share the four main titles. Report and results here.
5th June 2023

2024 Festival of Bowls / The festival will be back at Potters in 2024, over the week of 29th April to 3rd May.
16th May 2022

2023 Festival of Bowls / This year's event saw the Pairs title go to Sunderland, and the Singles and Rinks go to Suffolk.
13th May 2023

2023 ECBA Rinks / This years competition was hosted by Hertfordshire, and the for all the visitors from the North, it was far from a wasted journey.
30th April 2023

Coronavirus Guidelines
Although all restrictions were removed on 24th February 2022, the ECBA continues to advise caution.
24th February 2022
Carpet Bowls In Europe / 2015 saw a number of developments involving countries outside the UK.
How to Play / If you want to learn more about how to play Carpet Bowls, we have an instructional video.
Where to Play / If you are interested in playing we have links and contacts for our member counties.

Playing Rules / Some non-affiliated clubs have adopted different rules. We take a look at one such set.

Equipment For Sale / Find out what equipment is currently for sale and how to contact us if you have something to sell.
Equipment Wanted / Requests for help in obtaining equipment and how to contact us if there's something you are looking for.
ECBA Committee / Minutes of meetings and AGMs.


ECBA Policies & Rules / ECBA Constitution, Tournament Rules, Policies and Code of Conduct.