British Tenpin Bowling Association

Meet Sophia Warner from Madison Heights YBC

Thanks again to Youth Bowling’s Tracy Robertson we continue our series meeting some of our awesome youth bowlers.

Next up we meet Sophia Warner age 13, a youth bowler from Madison Heights YBC.

Sophia competes in the YBE Tours, Bowlers Club plus represents Essex under 16’s and the Ladies Teams.

Read the interview here
https://btba.org.uk/2026/07/13/meet-sophia-warner-from-madison-heights-ybc/

Starting back in August 1997, the BTBA produced a bi-monthly collection of news and member interest pages which were published within the Go Tenpin magazine.

Over the coming weeks and months, we are excited to re-publish these for our members, both new and existing, to enjoy and discover once again! These redux issues will be published on both the BTBA website and here..

READ ON THE BTBA WEBSITE >> https://btba.org.uk/2026/07/13/btba-archive-the-btba-centre-pages-no-8-october-1998

Sundays Gone By - 6th BTBA Nationals 1967

Thanks to Tenpin Pictorial, we have the report and results from way back in 1967 and our sixth edition.🙂

BTBA ARCHIVE: THE BRITISH TENPIN BOWLING YEAR BOOK 1964-65

We've recently received this fabulous item into the BTBA Archive! With writings, photographs and informations from the 1964/65 period we are excited to share it with you.

Whilst we work out the best way to do this, here's a few pages of Terms that we all hear at every league and bowling club!

Note - if you have anything in your archives you'd like to share with us, please email into [email protected] and we can work out the best way to incorporate your 'nuggets' too! - Stuart Watson.

NOTICE: THE BTBA ANNUAL GENERAL MEEETING 2026 (BTBA AGM)

The BTBA Annual General Meeting for 2026 will take place on SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH..

Date : 19/09/26
Time : 2.00pm
Venue : Premier Inn, South Mimms, EN6 3NH

We will hold an Executive Meeting at 10.00am as usual prior to the AGM

Refreshment will be available throughout and a light buffet lunch will be available at 1.00pm
prior to the AGM

Thank you,

Geoff Brown
BTBA Chairman
[email protected]

Who are our National Council members and what do their roles involve?

Our series continues to cover each of our heads of departments and their involvement in our sport from the time they first bowled to what’s in store for the future.

Meet BTBA Regional Officer Central Mark Patrick

Read the interview here
https://btba.org.uk/?p=33139

BTBA ARCHIVE: THE INSIDE LINE VOL. 1 ISS. 10 OCTOBER 2014

Starting back in November 2013, the BTBA began a second series of electronic ‘e-zines’ called The Inside Line.

Over the coming weeks and months, we are excited to re-publish these for our members, both new and existing, to enjoy and discover once again! These redux issues will be published/archived on the BTBA page and are also shared here..

READ ON THE WEBSITE HERE >> https://btba.org.uk/2026/07/06/btba-archive-the-inside-line-volume-1-issue-10-october-2014/

BTBA TENPINTOUR 2026 STOP 6 - POOLE

Stop 6 of the BTBA Tenpintour 2026 took place at Hollywood Bowl Branksome (Poole) on 27 & 28 June 2026. A total of 78 senior bowlers, comprising 58 men and 20 women took part this month.

Top 3’s this Stop were…

MEN
🥇Nick Longworth - 1,588
🥈Alan Meades - 1,538
🥇Stephen Bose - 1,501

WOMEN
🥇Kim Oakley - 1,305
🥈Sarah Boyer - 1,241
🥉Bev Smitheram. - 1,240

..and the High Games and Series’…

The men's High Game of 279 was shared by both Alan Meades and Stephen Bose and the men's High Series of 1,418 (scr.) also by Alan The women's High Game of 267 and High Series of 1,275 (scr.) were both bowled by Kim Oakley.

Our next outing sees us at Acocks Green on 1/2 August.

READ MORE >> https://btba.org.uk/2026/07/01/btba-tenpintour-2026-stop-6-poole/

OFFICIAL TPT WEBSITE >> https://btbatenpintour.weebly.com