EBF & EWBF
Safeguarding Children & Adults
EBF/EWBF Safeguarding Statement
SAFEGUARDING UPDATE APRIL 2026
For all safeguarding officers and club secretaries where a club does not have a safeguarding officer
The new season is upon us let’s endeavour to make all our clubs safe and happy environments
Craig Smith the Safeguarding Lead at the BDA is updating the safeguarding policies and hopes to have them ready by July
As always I direct you to the Bowls Development Alliance (BDA) for excellent resources to assist you to keep the daiy life of your bowls clubs safe. I would recommend that every club member does the free training course which can be accessed below. There is a form to fill in which is for the BDA to track uptake for statistics purposes. This is just a guide to what safeguarding is Training – Bowls Development Alliance
Resources are available on Resources – Bowls Development Alliance
including the Safeguarding Essentials poster for your clubs notice board, this has space to put your local contact details in. Also the very useful Club Safeguarding Checklist as well as lots of useful forms that help with day to day safeguarding issues
Please access the monthly bulletins which you can display on your notice board and change each month Safeguarding Bulletins – Bowls Development Alliance
Remember to get safeguarding on your agendas even if there is little to say. Safeguarding is for everyone to be aware of it’s not just about under 18’s. Many of our members are vulnerable and we need to be conscious of how we can support them
As always I am available for advice and I am happy to assist you any way I can.
Would anyone be interested in a Teams or Zoom (or both) question and answer session? I can easily set these up and invite you if you send me your up to date email
Thanks everyone
Jeanette Murphy
