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Bowls England pays tribute to Commonwealth champion Wendy Line

Archive photograph of Wendy Line holding a trophy, supplied with the official tribute
Image: Bowls England. Archive photograph of Wendy Line holding a trophy, supplied with the official tribute.

Bowls England has announced the death of Wendy Line and paid tribute to her contribution to English and Hampshire bowls.

Line became the first English woman to win a Commonwealth Games bowls gold medal when she won the singles in Edinburgh in 1986. She represented England from 1983 to 2001 and collected five World Championship medals.

The official notice gives funeral arrangements for Thursday 19 November 2026 at 1:45pm UK time, at Southampton Crematorium’s East Chapel.

Read Bowls England’s tribute and full funeral arrangements.

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