TheBooler - Scotlands Favourite Local Bowling Magazine

Welcome to theBooler website where we will be keeping you informed of the goings-on around the local bowling fraternity. Our latest news section will keep you up-to-date with events taking place around the country.

You can guarantee your copy of theBooler is sent direct to your door each month by printing off a subscription form and sending it in — there’s no excuse for not getting a copy of Scotland’s favourite local bowling magazine.

I hope you enjoy our new website, and I welcome your comments.

Posted 10.03.08 - UP TO DATE NEWS We apologize for not keeping our website up to date, but we have been really busy, this will change from now on. click here for full story

theBooler merchandise will be offering more of a choice in the New Year, but in the meantime get your stocking fillers ordered for Christmas — we have polo shirts, fleece jackets, skip hats, bowls towels and gym bags to keep those wet shoes in, all in your choice of colour.

You can print off an order form on this site. click here to view the merchandise order page.

Editor, Kelly Wilson, has been a bowler for 23 years, having won the Under 25 Scottish Title twice and the first Scot to lift the Under 25 Ladies British Isles trophy — which is the highlight of her bowling career. She played in the Junior International team for three years. Her ambition is to win the senior Scottish singles title and hopefully work her way into the senior international team. Kelly is also a qualified Club Coach. Along with a good bowling background, the editor also has 14 years of newspaper/magazine experience working in the production department of some of the big name publishers.

Joyce has bowled for 27 years winning the Club Championship 14 times and all other competitions at least 8 times; Won Scottish Ladies National Singles; played in the SWBA Ladies International Team 1992/98 then 2002/08; 1998 Commonwealth Games Fours - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Club Coach since 1988 -Area Coach 1995 -Regional Coach since 2002; Club, National, International and Commonwealth Umpire since 1989; SWBA Ladies Elite Squad Coach since 2004.

As you can see we know a bit about our bowls, as well as having an excellent publishing background — a perfect combination for a successful magazine don’t you think?