Author: Malcolm Fletcher

The League is delighted to announce agreeing a second new sponsorship deal in just two months. Hot on the heels of the £100 per annum two-year deal agreed with Local Print Pros thanks to Steve Reeves, we now have Shropshire Vertidrain & Turf Services Ltd on board too. Directors and well know bowlers, Mike Humphries… Continue reading Double Boost

There will be a poignant start to the League’s management meeting on Tuesday 22nd February at Wellington’s Sir John Bayley Club (7.3pm). The sad news of the passing of former League chairman Richard Chesters will be relayed to delegates – and a minute’s silence will be held in his memory and that of other bowlers… Continue reading Sad Start

Change is as good as a rest they say – and who knows what the League’s divisional structure will look like for this coming season, or how many bowlers per side will be playing in fixtures. The big decisions will be made at the AGM on Tuesday 8th March, which will be followed by a… Continue reading All Change

Slowly, but surely, bowls clubs and their members are coming out of hibernation, hopefully in positive mood and eager to shrug off 2 years of Covid blues. The League is certainly taking a positive approach to the forthcoming 2022 campaign, having called a meeting to touch bases with club officials on Tuesday 22nd February ahead… Continue reading AGM Time!

The local case numbers may remain stubbornly high but, with Covid restrictions now eased, the League’s officers feel it’s the right time to crack on with the countdown to the 2022 season. That means a re-launch of ‘in person meetings’ – starting with a management meeting on Tuesday 22nd February at the Sir John Bayley… Continue reading Time To Roll!

Welcome, one and all, to the League’s bright, new and more user friendly website. Sincere thanks go to webmaster Steve Wall for his work on this project, completed in under a week. In effect the website has moved platforms from Google Sites to WordPress, but retraining the domain name of www.midshrop.co.uk There are still tweaks… Continue reading Welcome Aboard!

I’m sure it won’t come as a big surprise but, in the light of the latest Covid wave, the League’s officers have decided to postpone the AGM that was scheduled to be on Monday 17th January and in person at SJBC. Officials of member clubs have already been contacted direct with this news, but the… Continue reading AGM Off – For Now

At the dawn of 2022, the League’s officers would like to wish all MSBL bowlers, their families and friends a very happy New Year. Everyone hopes we will be able to get back to some kind of pre-pandemic normal, but there remains doubt as to what the new Covid variant might have in store for… Continue reading New Year – New Faces