Our official WB testing services are dis-continued as from March 31st 2010. It has reached a point where so few players want their set tested, the annual licence and testing fees payable to World Bowls are greater
than revenue from testing/ date stamping of sets. We continue to
have a table, can check and renovate sets for accuracy etc and will re-instate if demand is shown in the future.
Testing over past 7 years showed approx 60% not legal for play under
the Rules mainly due to playing on sand topped synthetic
grass first introduced in the early 80's and testing was stopped at
this time. [Bowls are to have a bias not less than the Working
Reference
Bowl and group on a table within 100mm circle, rule compliance is
currently deemed voluntary, see other details below]
We remain certificated bowls testers but sets requiring an official WB
stamp will have to be sent to Australia as our table will be un-registered, we regret any inconvenience
caused.
Below is a WB Test certificate indicating the criteria checked. In
addition a set of bowls must be "a set of 4 bowls" of the same make,
model, serial number, colour and emblem marking & painted
colours.
