Guiding Principles - The County association is here to facilitate safe, enjoyable and competitive short mat bowling to all levels of bowler in the County. This will be achieved through both change and innovation – a respect for tradition and openness to a new future.

Our Values - Perseverance ; Attitude ; Confidence ; Effort

Coronavirus Information and Updates -

** ESMBA advice and direction during CoronaVirus outbreak **

17/08/2020 - The ESMBA have had govt. approval for their arrangements to allow clubs and Counties to resume bowling.

This will involve clubs and or Counties who want to resume, carrying out, documenting and having agreed risk assessments in place.   The following documents are now available on the ESMBA website to assist in this process :-

• Route Map
• Action Plan
• Compliance Guidelines
• Risk Assessment template
• Venue Checklist
• Track and Trace template
• Emergency Fund

Click on the ESMBA link above to go to their Coronavirus page to view these documents.

13/09/2020   - The role of Safeguarding Officer has been passed over , Mark Jones (County Chairman) will now be assuming this responsibility until further notice.  Any correspondance for safeguarding@surreyshortmatbowls.com will now go to Mark.

17/08/2020 - Surrey safeguarding officer (Dennis McGuinnes) is taking the lead role in handling clubs interests in getting back to short mat bowls, and he has issued information on how Surrey clubs can obtain the necessary “Safe Bowls Certificate” using the ESMBA guidelines above.  - See **Certification Process ** for full text of D McGuinnes' statement, and contact info.