Category: MSBL News

It’s that time of year again! So the League’s officers would like to wish all its bowlers, families and friends the happiest and healthiest of Christmas’s – and indeed those best wishes are for New Year’s Eve and 2025 too. Win or lose, let’s hope that more and more people of all ages enjoy our… Continue reading Best Wishes

The League’s bowlers – and everyone in crown green land – face paying a new annual fee to help the sport’s governing body try to halt the decline and then grow the game. A proposal to introduce an ‘Annual Development Player Fee’ of £1 per bowler per club will be introduced next year if approved… Continue reading New Fee?

Mid Shropshire greenkeepers were to the fore as the people who look after the best greens in Shropshire were rewarded for their efforts. Dennis UK-SISIS, sponsors of the Shropshire Best Kept Green competition, invited all the greenkeepers of clubs who entered the 2024 judging to go on a special day out. And a party of… Continue reading Tour Treat

Tributes were paid to 2 loyal servants of the sport at the start of the League’s December meeting. Sir John Bayley stalwart Norman Harvey and loyal Bylet member Fiona Hammond were honoured in the usual way with a minute’s silence. MEETING ROUND-UP All 3 sets of rule change proposals – from 3 clubs, the officers… Continue reading Sad Start

Three sets of rule change proposals and an issue that is a growing concern for all major leagues in Shropshire will be discussed at the December management meeting on Tuesday the 3rd. Delegates will be able to dissect the proposals  – after first debating the future of the annual presentation dinner. Like all other leading… Continue reading Big Debates?

The League would like to add its own tribute to those paid to Bob Mumford at the recent Shropshire Referees Society AGM. The Much Wenlock stalwart – pictured after receiving a prize on behalf of the club at January’s MSBL presentation dinner – and Whitchurch’s Eddy Broad were in the spotlight when their retirement from… Continue reading Thanks Bob!

Three member clubs will have rule change proposals discussed at the League’s December management meeting next week. Proposals from Sinclair, Charlton and Trench are shown below, with their explanations – and all will require seconding before going forward to the 2025 AGM on 28th January. Rule Change proposals for the 2025 AGM – from clubs… Continue reading Time To Talk

Edgmond are basking in the glow of a prestigious honour as they prepare to host a big open competition to round off the bowling year. The village club won the Best Kept Green in Shropshire award for 2024 and have now been officially presented with the trophy and cash prize. Edgmond grenkeeper Peter Leath received… Continue reading Winter Wow

It’s last chance saloon time for bowlers who want to attend the League’s presentation evening for its 2024 honours winners. And there is a distinct chance that the annual dinner on Saturday 25th January 2025 at the West Stand @ TUFC could be the last in the traditional format of a 3 course dinner as… Continue reading Clock Ticking

Three sets of rule change proposals will go before next month’s League meeting in need of seconding for them to be presented to the AGM on 28th January. The trio were put before delegates at the November executive and comprised proposals from member clubs, the officers and the latest complete revamp of the Competition Rules… Continue reading Rules x 3 . . .