There's Always A Warm Welcome At The Co-Op On Sisson Road

Join Us In 2026

Are you looking forward to the freedom to summer days ?  You might be looking for a new outlet or looking to improve your well being. Try taking up a sport that involves enjoyment of the open air, fun, competitiveness and making new friends.
 
We are looking for new members to join our bowls club and would like to invite you to join us; families and individuals of all ages are all welcome and no experience is necessary.  We  also have  a clubhouse providing refreshments and a bar.  During the winter period we continue playing (short mat) bowls indoors and have social evenings, so we cater for you all year round.
 
 We have specific taster sessions/open days planned for Sunday 19th April (12pm-4pm), Wednesday, 29th April (6pm-8pm) and Wednesday, 13th May (6pm-8pm) which all include free coaching and use of equipment.  All you'll need to bring is a pair of flat-soled shoes.
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Bowls - The Generation Game

Bowls - Keeping You Healthy

Bowls - The Social Benefits

Bowls truly is the ‘sport for all’.

It can be played by all ages, abilities and sexes - making it the perfect sport for all members of your family to enjoy together.

Like all sports, the object of bowls is essentially simple, but to be able to play consistently well demands determination and concentration.
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Bowls is a sport for life - just try it!

It has been medically proven that bowls improves your general health and helps to strengthen the immune system.

Bowls gives your muscles and joints good exercise.  You will be more capable of participating in everyday tasks which helps to increase confidence, self-esteem and mental health. Regular bowls playing will improve strength, reduced risk of falls considerably, reduce mobility-related illness and promote longevity and health.

The game provides good all round physical activity for the body and the social side boosts psychological and emotional health.

Bowls is primarily aerobic and provides valuable cardiovascular exercise as well as stretching the muscles which you use.
 
All of this means during an average game, you will:

• bend more than 40 times
• wall‹ approximately 1,260 metres

Being more capable of participating in everyday tasks helps to increase confidence, self-esteem, mental health and social relationships (meeting with friends and so on).

Bowling, especially in a league, attracts people from all walks of life.  It’s a great way to meet new friends outside of work or school.

Bowling is both a sport and leisure activity, which makes it easy to connect with teammates without interrupting anything.

​You’ll always have something to discuss with teammates, even if it’s just the game.

Our Open Days

Sunday, 19th April, 12pm - 4pm
Wednesday, 29th April from 6pm.
Wednesday, 13th May from 6pm

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​Just come along on any of our Open Days with a pair of flat-soled shoes/trainers and you're ready to play !

There'll be several club members waiting to welcome you and introduce you to the club.  If you're a beginner, they'll help you get started and help you get the most out of your visit.

The club bar will be open.

Email to let us know you're coming​
coopbowls​@gmail.com

Find Us

Gloucester & Severnside Co-op Bowling Club
Sisson Road,
Elmbridge,
Gloucester,
GL2 0RA

There's Always A Warm Welcome At The Co-Op On Sisson Road

We're a mixed bowls club playing friendly games at the weekends, Weekday Triples and Glevum League matches but we're also competitive enough in wanting to win.  Along with this, the Ladies take part in Ladies' League on Tuesdays and the men in the County Bowls League on Sunday mornings.

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Captains of the Month

​We don't have a designated Captain for our friendly games but members take it in  turns to arrange  these games.  
If you would like to make contact with one of our Captains, see below, or See All Of Our Contacts.

​Bowls Coaching

We have a Bowls coach, qualified with Bowls England, who offers coaching sessions for beginners’ level or for bowlers with up to 3 years experience. ​

Advertising

Would you like to place an advertising board at our club green, yearly rate is very reasonable?
Please contact our Secretary

Winter Activities

We have a short-mat league competition during the winter, along with quiz & bingo nights.

Touring Sides

If you're thinking of a bowls tour in Gloucestershire we're looking forward to hosting you.  There are plenty of local hotels to stay in and we are very close to tourist attractions such as Gloucester Docks, Gloucester Cathedral, The Royal Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds.  Please contact our Fixture Secretary (see Contacts Page).