How to create an account

Either on the tablet device at the club, or via the web at https://wmbowls.com on your mobile/tablet/PC device at home, go to the Registration Page from the 'Login' menu option and you will be presented with the 'Register User' form.

Here is the default page, you can see the login menu item, just click on the 'Login' menu item.

Here is the Login form after you clicked on Login from the main page:

From here, you can choose to login by pressing the green Login button or if you don't already have an account you can register on the rink booking system for the first time. Importantly, if you are registering from the 'Outdoors' site, you will automatically be registered for the 'Indoors' site, so you won't need to register again. It is because your membership fee for outside bowling entitles you to book indoor rinks (and the kitchen/lounge). However, if you register on the 'Indoors' site, you will be restricted to booking only indoor rinks (and kitchen/Lounge). You can still view everything on the Outdoors site, you just cannot book any rinks.

If you click on 'Don't have an account? Register here', you'll be taken to the following registration form:

Fill in your user username, email, and password. The user name can be a nickname and it should be short, so that it can be viewed on the rink schedule view. For example, Joe Bloggs is a reasonable (and short) user name, but for example Archibald Montgomery Farquharson should use something like 'Archie F' or 'Farquhar' for it to display well on the rink schedule daily view.

Importantly, the system will not allow duplicate user names or email addresses to exist for different club members. For UK GDPR compliance you will also need to tick the option that you have read and agree to the Privacy Policy, if you click on the 'Privacy Policy' link you will be taken to the site specific Privacy Policy.

Finally, in order to prevent unwanted and malicious access to the website, you'll need to click the 'I am Human' box. That may be all that is needed, but occasionally you may be asked to verify that you are really human (and not a cyber 'robot') by answering a series of graphical questions:

Then finally to submit your registration you will need to click (or touch) the green Register button after entering all of your details. After submission, if you had provided a valid email address you will be sent a verification link to that email address that you can then click on to complete the registration process. The Login form will now appear with a message highlighted in a green background: Registration successful! Please check your email to verify your account.

That email will look something like this:

You will need to complete the verification process by clicking on the highlighted link - or if it is not highlighted by copying the verification token link into your web browser address field.

NB. If you don't have a valid email address then you can still register on the rink booking system with a user name and password and a 'dummy' email address on the tablet at the club, you'll need the site administrator to assist who will need to check and verify your account before you can log in. The disadvantage of using a 'dummy' email address to use the system like this is that you will not be warned about your bookings being cancelled by an administrator and you won't be able to reset your password if you forget it - because we utilise a valid email address for security checking purposes. This system was designed to be simple and secure and inclusive for everyone, it replicates the rink book folder.

How to log in

You only need to login to the site if you wish to make a booking. Visit the Login Page from the 'login' menu option and you will be presented with the login form shown below. Enter your registered user name and password, and click "Login".

On your mobile/tablet/PC device you may be prompted by your web browser to save the user name and password. This user name and password is auto-filled for you next time you visit the site from that same browser. This is not possible from the tablet located at the club, for security reasons we do not allow user name and passwords to be stored locally.

Whenever you are logged in to the system, a new menu item 'Logout(username)' will appear, this will log you out of the system and the option to book a slot disappears from the rink schedule. You are advised to logout as soon as you have finished a booking, especially when using the tablet located at the club. Regardless, if you stay logged in to the system without making any action or movement after 2 minutes, a countdown timer and warning will appear that will automatically log you out - unless you choose the option to stay logged in. It is a security measure to prevent unintentional, accidental or unauthorised rink bookings.

How to make a booking

After logging in, navigate to the date that you want and click a time slot with a 'book' button shown in the time slot for an available rink. You can either navigate to the date by using the arrows either side of the 'today' button, or if the date is more than a week away you can use the date picker drop down month/year calendar to select a specific day. The system will not allow you to book a rink on a day that is in the past.

Fill in the booking form that appears and submit it. You will receive a confirmation email of your booking at your registered email address. The confirmation email will show the date and time and (Indoor or Outdoor) rink number and a unique ID associated with that booking (used for reference).

If you don't have a valid email address and you used the tablet located at the club to make the booking, you will see the booked time slot change from 'book' to showing your user name and any notes that you'd added. No other member can now book that slot, unless it is cancelled (see How to cancel a booking).

The system does not have the facility to accept payment for the booking, so you will still need to pay for the booking as previously using cash or card when at the club. Any member that does not register to this system can still use a rink and pay as before, but they must firstly check that the rink is available from the 'daily view' rink schedule on the tablet located at the club, just as they would have checked in the original rink book. If that unregistered club member wants to book a rink in the future, then it is advised to get a 'buddy' registered club member to book it for them and mention who it is booked for in the notes within the booking form.