Bowls England National Championships (women's junior singles) explained

The women's junior singles is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.^[1]

Venues

• 1983–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

Sponsors

• 1983–1985 (Lombard)
• 1986–1993 (Liverpool Victoria)
• 1995 (Royal Priors)
• 1999 (Rinks Bowls Equipment)
• 2000, 2002–2004 (National Express)
• 2001–2001 (Steradent)
• 2023–2024 (Aviva)

Past winners

Year	Champion	Club	County	Runner-up	Club	County	Ref
1983	Sally Smith	Norwich	Norfolk		Peterborough	Hunts	^[2]
1984	Sally Smith	Heartsease St Francis	Norfolk	Sharon Rickman	Cuddington	Surrey	^[3]
1985	Sue Franklin	Woolpack Wisbech	Norfolk	Linda Beake	Egham	Surrey	^[4]
1986	Sue Franklin	Woolpack Wisbech	Norfolk	Gail Hunter	Upminster	Essex
1987		Peterborough	Hunts	Sharon Rickman	Raynes Park	Surrey
1988		Peterborough	Hunts	Jackie Paine	Waltham Abbey	Essex	^[5]
1989	Helen Pettitt	Shepherds Bush	Middx	Sarah Irons	Ely	Cambs	^[6] ^[7]
1990		Peterborough	Hunts	Bernadette Hill	Billet	Essex	^[8]
1991		Peterborough	Hunts	Linda Beake	Old Dean	Surrey	^[9]
1992	Helen Gapp	Rockland White Hart	Norfolk	Kathryn Hindley	Wilton Salisbury	Wilts	^[10]
1993	Lisa Francis	Welford	Warks	Debbie Loveless	Brighton	Sussex	^[11]
1994	Lynne Whitehead	Norfolk BC	Norfolk	Kathryn Hindley	Wilton Salisbury	Wilts	^[12]
1995	Kathryn Hindley	Wilton Salisbury	Wilts	Wendy James	Wendover & Chiltern	Bucks	^[13]
1996	Amy Gowshall	Grimsby Park Avenue	Lincs	Helen Pettit	Shepherds Bush	Middx	^[14]
1997	Cheryl Northall	Paignton	Devon	Lynne Whitehead	Norfolk BC	Norfolk	^[15]
1998	Lynne Whitehead	Norfolk BC	Norfolk	Rachel Chedgzoy	Stratford Town	Warks	^[16]
1999	Amy Gowshall	Waltham Park	Lincs	Nicola Poole	Morchard Bishop	Devon	^[17]
2000	Cheryl Northall	Paignton	Devon	Sarah Poyser	Notts Constabulary	Notts	^[18]
2001	Amy Gowshall	Waltham Park	Lincs	Cheryl Northall	Torquay	Devon
2002	Amy Gowshall	Waltham Park	Lincs	Nicola Poole	Morchard Bishop	Devon
2003	Debbie Sarratt	Old Coulsdon	Surrey	Amy Monkhouse	Waltham Park	Lincs
2004	Katrina Jones		Bucks	Heather Stapleford	Baldock Town	Herts	^[19]
2005	Rebecca Smith		Essex	Gemma Broadhurst		Notts	^[20]
2006	Jo Simmons		Derbys	Natalie Melmore	Newton Abbot	Devon
2007	Natalie Melmore	Newton Abbot	Devon	Kirsty Richards	Bournville	Warks	^[21]
2008	Jamie-Lea Winch	Bilton	Warks	Stef Branfield	Clevedon	Som
2009	Annalisa Bellamy	Carters Park	Lincs	Debbie Sarratt	Old Coulsdon	Surrey
2010	Abigail Manser	Rookery	Suffolk	Jamie-Lea Winch	Bilton	Warks
2011	Annalisa Bellamy	Carters Park	Lincs	Rebecca Wigfield	Desborough	Northants
2012	Jamie-Lea Winch	Thornfield Rugby	Warks	Kirsty Richards	Bournville	Warks
2013	Sophie Tolchard	Kings Torquay	Devon	Hannah Overton	Parkway	Hunts
2014	Amy Stanton	Broadway	Worcs	Megan Hunt	West Ealing	Middx
2015	Sophie Tolchard	Kings Torquay	Devon	Jamie-Lea Winch	Thornfield Rugby	Warks
2016	Sophie Tolchard	Kings Torquay	Devon	Rebecca Moorbey	St Neots	Cambs
2017	Katherine Rednall	Felixstowe & Suffolk	Suffolk	Harriet Stevens	Kings Torquay	Devon
2018	Izzie White	Chester Road	Worcs	Vicky Room	Bletchley Town	Bucks	^[22]
2019	Harriet Stevens	Kings Torquay	Devon	Emma Cooper	Kings Torquay	Devon	^[23]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic	^[24]
2021	Kat Bowman	Thringstone	Leics	Alice Lovett	Oakley	Hants	^[25]
2022	Rebecca Moorbey	Parkway	Hunts	Olivia Starr	Clevedon	Som	^[26]
2023	Emily Kernick	Sherwood Park	Warks	Rebecca Moorbey	Brampton	Hunts	^[27]
2024	Millie Tuck	Poole Park	Dorset	Ruby Hill	Cleethorpes	Lincs	^[28]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
2. News: It's just champion for super Sally! . Sandwell Evening Mail . 15 August 1983 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 August 2023.
3. News: Devon's cream . Sports Argus . 11 August 1984 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 August 2023.
4. News: Sally crowned Queen of bowls . Fenland Citizen . 7 August 1985 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 August 2023.
5. News: Hop-a-long Mavis triumphs . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 22 August 1988 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
6. News: 'Shaw claims her seventh national title' (1989) . 7 Aug 1989 . The Times . 24 Aug 2023 . 29 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
7. News: Inch perfect Norma show her pedigree . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 7 August 1989 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
8. News: Champ sets bowls rolling . Western Daily Press . 6 August 1990 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 August 2023.
9. News: 'For the Record' . 5 Aug 1991 . The Times . 27 Aug 2023 . 33 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
10. News: 'Classic rivalry provides drama in triples final' . 3 Aug 1992 . The Times . 26 Aug 2023 . 25 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
11. News: Deadly Francis lifts crown . Birmingham Daily Post . 2 August 1993 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 August 2023.
12. News: Bowls . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) . 1 August 1994 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 August 2023.
13. News: Cheryl's title dream wrecked by eastern convert . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . 11 August 1995 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 August 2023.
14. News: Gowshall bowled over . Grimsby Daily Telegraph . 2 December 1996 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2024.
15. News: For the Record . 11 Aug 1997 . The Times . 27 Aug 2023 . 36 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
16. News: For the Record . 10 Aug 1998 . The Times . 27 Aug 2023 . 34 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
17. News: Bowls . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 9 August 1999 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 30 August 2023.
18. News: Gurr in great form . Aberdeen Evening Express . 14 August 2000 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 24 August 2024.
19. News: 'The Results Service' . 9 Aug 2004 . The Times . 27 Aug 2023 . 35 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
20. News: 'Smith wins title' . 8 Aug 2005 . The Times . 27 Aug 2023 . 51 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
21. Web site: Bowls England Past winners . Bowls England . 30 August 2023.
22. Web site: 2018 national junior results. Bowls England.
23. Web site: Harriet Stevens: Bowler wins two national titles while eight months pregnant . BBC Sport . 23 November 2023 .
24. Web site: Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak. Bowls England.
25. Web site: Daily Round Up. Bowls England. 28 August 2021.
26. Web site: 2022 National Championships . Bowls England . 3 September 2022.
27. Web site: 2023 National Championships, women's junior singles . Bowls England . 25 August 2023.
28. Web site: 2024 National Championships women's junior singles . Bowls England . 24 August 2024.