Monday’s are already a go and tomorrow – Friday 17thApril – the action starts in the main Friday divisions. Reigning champions Sinclair, fresh from winning their first ever division one title, have already beaten 2 Premier League cubs this season in the Mayhew Trophy and look hot favourites to remain Mid Shropshire top dogs. Armed… Continue reading Friday Fever!
Author: Malcolm Fletcher
Vital Info!
FIXTURE SECRETARY JOHN PALMER’S REPORT TO THIS WEEK’S APRIL EXECUTIVE MEETING – please note registrations cut off date of THIS IS TOMORROW . . . Good evening everybody. Quite a lot has happened since the March meeting. Sadly, as I’m sure you’re all aware, Hadley United Services Club has folded losing us a team from… Continue reading Vital Info!
Launch Time!
The action may have started in two divisions but tonight – Tuesday 7th April – is effectively the League’s seasonal launch meeting. And BCGBA Handbooks, scorecards and captains’ books ordered should be collected at this meeting – which is open to all club officials and team captains, especially new ones for the 2026 campaign. Notice… Continue reading Launch Time!
Nearly There!
The first League honour of the 2026 season has already been won – and now the first fixtures of the season are just 2 sleeps away! Action starts in the popular Afternoon Division on Thursday 2nd April with reigning champions Donnington Wood at home to Bowring A as 11 teams set out in pursuit of… Continue reading Nearly There!
Merit Night!
The opening League fixtures of 2026 are still a week away, but the first Mid Shropshire title goes on the line tonight – Thursday 26th March. It’s the Thursday Night Merit with eight qualifiers, including husband and wife Stuart and Jackie Rutter, heading to St Georges to contest the finals on the club’s bottom green… Continue reading Merit Night!
Ready To Go!
As most of you will probably have seen by now, the 2026 MSBL fixtures went LIVE this morning. Grateful thanks go to John Palmer who has to deal with a number of issues, including the withdrawals of Worfield and Highley and then the end of bowling and folding of Hadley USC and the formation of… Continue reading Ready To Go!
Key Meeting
The League is to lose 2 long-serving clubs for the 2026 season. Delegates at the March executive meeting on Tuesday the 3rd will hear that Worfield have pulled out of Friday division 3 while fellow south Shropshire side Highley have quit the Monday divisions, both citing lack of enough players to continue. But the good… Continue reading Key Meeting
D-Day Close
There’s just 1 week to go for clubs to apply to field new teams or withdraw them from any of the divisions run by the League. The deadline to let fixture secretary John Palmer know (copying in general secretary Malcolm Fletcher please!) is 48 hours before the March executive meeting – which is on Tuesday… Continue reading D-Day Close
Big Bowls!
The League’s clubs have been urged not to miss a ‘Big’ chance to help grow the sport this coming summer – by signing up to an expanded Big Bowls promotion. “The 2026 Commonwealth Games will see bowls take centre stage at one of the biggest sporting events of the summer – giving our sport a real… Continue reading Big Bowls!
Sec’s Report
GENERAL SECRETARY’S REPORT TO THE 2026 AGM I am not going to pretend that 2025 was the easiest of seasons. It was dogged by several niggling behaviour issues which we are determined to get a grip on this year – starting with a special pre-season meeting to ram home our Code of Conduct and rules… Continue reading Sec’s Report