Author: Malcolm Fletcher

Messages of congratulations have flooded in from all over the crown green world after Telford’s Mabel Finnigan was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to bowls. The proud pensioner from Madeley has been overhelmed by the number of phone calls, cards and messages received following the announcement in the King’s New Year Honours list.… Continue reading Mabs’ Magic

Out with the old . . . in with the new – here’s to 2024! The officers of the League would like to wish all its bowlers, club officials and their families a very happy New Year and a coming season full of matches played in a competitive but sporting spirit. As already reported, the… Continue reading Best Wishes!

The officers of the League would like to wish all its bowlers, club officials and their families a very happy and healthy Christmas – and a 2024 season full of jack touchers! All the early signs are positive for next year with new team applications already confirmed, others in the pipeline and one sponsorship deal… Continue reading All The Best!

The League’s champions of 2022 have been confirmed as sole bidder to take the vacant place in the Shropshire’s Premier League next year. Horsehay are the only club that applied to succeed Chester Road as the 14th team in the 12-a-side Premier for the 2024 season following the Whitchurch side’s resignation. League officers have spent… Continue reading One bidder

A total of 5 applications to enter new teams in the League in 2024 have been received already. That was the positive news reported to delegates at this week’s December management committee meeting, the bulk of which was spent discussing the rule change proposal to go forward to the AGM on Tuesday 24th January –… Continue reading Early Boost!

The positive signs are growing for the League and its bowlers that that they can look forward with confidence to 2024. Details of a number of applications from teams to join the League next season will be revealed at the December management committee meeting on Tuesday the 5th at Wellington’s Sir John Bayley Club (7.30pm… Continue reading Looking Good

The League’s clubs have been urged to sign up to look into one way of getting funding for their improvement projects – starting as soon as next week. “Crowd Funding is the Sport England route to match funding grants now,” explained County Development Officer Pauline Wilson, who is encouraging club officials to look into it.… Continue reading Need Funds?

The League have been asked by Sinclair club officials to make the local bowling world aware of the funeral details of Lynn Irvine, following her sad passing earlier this month. Her funeral service will be on Thursday 7th December at Telford Crematorium, starting at 2.30pm. Lynn played for Trench Ladies first when she took up… Continue reading Sad News

The planned recruitment drive for 2024 has started! All 26 member clubs have now received an official email from the MSBL asking them to consider a couple of things over the winter . . . 1 The League aims to re-launch the Saturday Division next year. It had a unique format of 4 singles and… Continue reading New Recruits?

The latest meeting of the county executive heard that Tanners Shropshire League chairman Andy Jones is the new vice-chairman of the SCGBA, succeeding our own League chairman Sean Round, who resigned earlier this year. There is about £28,000 in the bank over the 2 county accounts. Honoraria to rise by 6.7 per cent next year… Continue reading County News