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The Bowls Development Alliance are hosting another "Week of Learning" commencing 27th March 2023

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This is another opportunity to attend the workshops held from February 27th to March 2nd with new workshops to be arranged in April.

Free tickets are available for the workshops listed below via our Education platform on the following link: https://bowlsdevelopmentalliance.com/education/ and they will go live on Friday 17th March for booking.
 
Numbers are restricted to 100 attendees per workshop and the club you represent must be affiliated to one of the following National Governing Bodies to gain access to these free courses: Bowls England, English Indoor Bowling Association, British Crown Green Bowling Association or English Short Mat Bowling Association. Participant details will be checked and challenged before the start of each course.

If you wish to affiliate to one of the national governing bodies to gain access to the support of the BDA then please get email ClubDevelopment@BowlsDevelopmentAlliance.com

Club Helpers Workshop - Tuesday 28th March 6pm and Thursday 30th March 1pm

This workshop aims to provide you with hints and tips on how to structure the first session for a new person or people attending an Open Day, whilst providing a process for all club volunteers (members) to follow when meeting and greeting new people on their first visit to your club. It will give you practical ideas that keep the session fun and engaging for people trying the sport for the first time as well as ideas to ensure new bowlers come back for a second visit.

Recruitment and Retention - Tuesday 28th March 1pm and Thursday 30th March 7pm

The workshop aims to give your club an understanding on how to recruit new members, and integrate and retain existing members into your club. It will cover the basics of promoting and raising awareness of your club, understanding the importance of engaging with your local community and how to reach out to new audiences, whilst briefly touching upon the essentials of holding an open day.

Website and Social Media - Monday 27th March 1pm and Wednesday 29th March 7pm

This workshop aims to give you an overview of how to use your website and social media pages to showcase your club, your members and events and how to use these to attract new and prospective members into the club. It will also cover the basics of online safety, to help keep you and your members safe, looking at the best practice for adding information to your webpages whilst also looking at how you can create a social media policy that your members can follow.

There are also several online training modules and quick guides which you can undertake in your own time and at your own pace via our Education platform so please take time to see what is available for the benefit of your club or individual learning.

We look forward to seeing you.

March 2023

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