Background

The club has been active for over 20 years. It was founded by former employees of Bristol & West Building Society, who wanted to get fit, have fun and play competitive netball. In 2007 the Club merged with the like-minded club, Blackthorn, which was largely made up of employees from Bond Pearce Solicitors in Bristol. Since then the membership of the Club has diversified, and, whilst the Club maintains its strong name and heritage, its players and coaches work in various industries across the full geography of Bristol and beyond. 

  • The mission of the Club is to provide a fun, vibrant and competitive atmosphere where members of all ages and backgrounds can play and be involved in netball.
  • Bristol & West has three teams in the Avon Netball League. Our A Team play in Division 3, the B Team in Division 4 and the C Team in Division 8 (potentially soon to be two teams in Division 3 and one team in Division 7!). You can find out more about our divisions, matches and venues in the Teams section.
  • We have an amazing coach Kat, who’s level 2 qualified and brill level 1 assistant coach Rachel Williams.
  • The Club develops its players, and a number of members have successfully completed the England Netball Coaching and Umpiring qualifications.

To find out more about joining Bristol & West, please click on the Join Us link to send us your details – we would love to hear from you!

Committee

Co-Chairs – Emma Brown, Alice Vickery

Secretary – Emily Pinch

Treasurer – Polly Sanger

Kit – Helena Waggett

Safeguarding – Caitlin Leatham

New members – Claire Evans

A Team social sec – Amelia Pulvertaft

B team social sec – Katy McIntosh

C team social sec – Jemma Swan

Training sec – Anna Peacock

Website – Rebecca Foley

Qualifications / Umpiring – Sbu Mbatha & Kathy McGaffin

GDPR – Emma Brown

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