Happy New Year to you all.  A bit of a wet start to 2026 but hopefully some bowls being fitted in around the rain.  

We have our Junior Intercentre vs HB at Wairoa BC on Waitangi Day, Friday 6th February 2026.   Good luck to our teams for this competition.

The Octagonal for 2026 is being split this year as Centres struggle to have suitable greens for both Men's and Women's competitions.  

BGEC are hosting the Women's Octagonal 13th - 15th February 2026 at Gisborne Bowling Club.  We have Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Kapiti Coast, Taranaki, Wairarapa, Whanganui and Wellington teams travelling to Gisborne for this competition.  Some good competition bowls to be watched.

The GEC Men's team are travelling to Hawkes Bay to play in the Men's Octagonal 13th-15th February at Napier BC.  

Then in March our Men's and Women's teams are travelling to Auckland to play in the National Intercentre 12th-15th March 2026.  

Meanwhile the Centre events are continuing - the next events are the Ella Gibson Women's Fours and the Peace Shield Men's Fours 31st January/1st February at Te Karaka BC.  Centre Masters Optional Pairs on Tuesday 10th March then later in March we start on the Champion of Champion events.

So plenty of bowls to keep everyone busy alongside Club events.