Author: Malcolm Fletcher

The fixtures for the 2023 season are now LIVE on this website – see Tables/Results And the great news is that the League is starting to grow again after the pandemic with a super 6 new teams accepted to compete this year – plus a brand new division – with just 2 sides withdrawing. Newport,… Continue reading Fixture Time!

Tuesday’s vital March executive meeting is the deadline for a number of League issues – see the full agenda below. MOST important of them is that it is the cut-off point for applications from new teams – and fixture secretary John Palmer is getting a lot of interest . . . BUT 1 more team… Continue reading Deadline Time

A super 7 clubs have applied to enter teams in the League’s proposed new Afternoon Division. So just 1 more is needed to give the division lift-off in 2023 – the clubs to express an official interest to date being: Highley, Donnington Wood, Edgmond, Albrighton, Madeley CC, Chelmarsh and Bowring. It seems vice-chairman’s Steve Wall’s… Continue reading Lift-off Looms

We are so proud that this person agreed to be the nomination of the League to serve as County Deputy President for 2023. So here are the speeches made by chairman Sean Round and then Pauline Wilson at the official ceremony at the end of the SCGBA AGM at Sinclair: “Mr President, ladies and gentlemen,… Continue reading Our Pride

History was made at the February meeting when President Mike Potter became the first to nominate the charity that the League will raise money for this year. Mike, who is PICTURED receiving a thank you gift of a special MSBL coat supplied by sponsors Local Print Pros from secretary Malcolm Fletcher at the annual presentation… Continue reading In Summary!

As discussed at the end of the recent AGM, there will be a February management meeting of the League on Wednesday 15th February at BOWRING BC, starting at 7.30pm “There is so much going on right now, meaning a packed agenda, that we hope member clubs will do their very best to be represented,” said general… Continue reading Time To Talk

A healthy profit, a successfully re-launched presentation dinner and new teams in the pipeline resulted in a quickfire AGM of the League. The 58 minute annual meeting also saw the launch of a new competition for bowlers in the lower divisions as all of the rule change proposals were approved unanimously. Called the Monday Merit,… Continue reading The Summary

A ROUND-UP FROM THE AGM WILL BE THE NEXT POST ON THE WEBSITE BUT, AS A TASTER, HERE IS THE: General secretary Malcolm Fletcher’s report to the 2023 AGM “Good evening everyone! I hope you will forgive me, but this is going to be quite a lengthy and detailed report – and I suppose that’s… Continue reading Annual Report

A brand new competition this year for bowlers in the lower of the League is set for lift-off next week. The Monday Merit, a singles knockout for bowlers playing primarily for teams in divisions 4-5-6, is up for approval at the League’s AGM on Monday 30th January. And delegates at the meeting at Wellington’s Sir… Continue reading All Change?

The League successfully re-launched the biggest bowls presentation in Shropshire – but it came with a health warning for its member clubs. Honours winners from the 2022 season were in the spotlight as more than 160 attended the prize-giving dinner on Saturday 21st January at the West Stand @ TUFC in Wellington. Horsehay took pride… Continue reading Mike’s Plea