Bowls May Soon Come to Jamaica!

In the movies it was bobsledding that shocked the nation of Jamaica. But now the winter sports can move over because a sport that’s more suited to the country’s climate may be the new face on the sports scene – lawn bowling! With all the lush greenery to be found everywhere and the hot, sunny climate, you’d think that lawn bowling has popped up all over Jamaica. But currently, there’s not one club to be found. Not yet anyway;  If Andrew Newell, a born and raised Jamaican himself has his way, there will be one very soon.

Newell fell in love with the sport of lawn bowling after seeing several live matches take place on the many fields scattered throughout London, England. This, coupled with watching any match he could tune into on television, fueled Newell’s love of the game and inspired him enough to get out on the green and start lawn bowling himself. With no club in his homeland though, he had to move across the pond and join the Warlingham club. Now though, Newell wants to represent his home country, in an international setting; and he wants others to do the same. That’s why he feels that now is the time to start getting serious about lawn bowling in Jamaica.

The first stepping stone on his journey to get a lawn bowling club in Jamaica is his visit to his home country, which will take place from July 24 until August 10. Newell is hoping that during this time he will be able to meet with others who are interested in starting a Jamaican lawn bowling club, and searching out areas that would be best suited to the idea of the club.

If you live in Jamaica and are interested in helping Andrew Newell start up a bona fide Jamaican lawn bowling club, he asks you to contact him at mrbrownbeard@aol.com.