Parking in the right place for the League’s presentation dinner on Saturday 21st January is vital for the success of the evening – and for car owners to avoid a fine! Drivers MUST enter the West Stand @ TUFC site off Haybridge Road by Wellington Fire Station – using sat nav TF1 2NW – and then take a… Continue reading Parking Vital
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The Bare Facts
It’s the League’s 2023 annual presentation dinner on Saturday 21st January to celebrate the 2002 season. The doors at The West Sand @ TUFC will open at 5.30pm and the meal will be served by the caterers at 6.30. All PAYMENTS on the night are CASH ONLY and last orders at the bar will be… Continue reading The Bare Facts
Time To Talk
There’s a flood of club annual general meetings in the countdown to the League’s AGM on Monday 30th January. They start on Sunday 15th January as Hadley USC get the bowls rolling with theirs at 6pm in the conservatory in the main building, one of the club’s aims b being to launch a second Friday… Continue reading Time To Talk
Club Calls
The League’s AGM may not be until Monday 30th January, but a number of member clubs are already busy preparing for their annual meetings. Hadley USC get the bowls rolling with theirs on Sunday 15th January at 6pm in the conservatory in the main building. And they are followed by Sinclair who have their AGM… Continue reading Club Calls
Hello 2023!
It’s nearly time to wish goodbye to 2022 and say hello to 2023 and the officers of the League would like to wish all of its clubs, bowlers and their families the very best wishes for the New Year. It’s a busy start to 2023 in Mid Shropshire land with the finals of the £1,300… Continue reading Hello 2023!
Best Wishes!
The officers of the League would like to wish all bowlers, club officials, greenkeepers and helpers and all their families a very happy and healthy Christmas! And if any bowler is looking for a slice of action over the festive period please take a look at the post in Competition News . . .
Club Views
Plans for the League to launch a new Afternoon Division next year are gathering momentum. The idea of a six-a-side division for bowlers of all ages, and played on either Tuesdays or Thursdays afternoons (1.30pm start), is the brainchild of Steve Wall, the vice-chairman of the League. Other leagues who have matches or competitions on… Continue reading Club Views
Merit Magic
Good news about Merit competitions in 2023 was among the highlights of the League’s December management committee meeting. A plan to launch a Monday Divisions Merit – a new singles knockout for bowlers who play primarily in divisions 4-5-6 – was approved to go before the League’s AGM on January 30. That was after delegates… Continue reading Merit Magic
More & Less!
Less meetings and more action is the plan for the League next year. Poor attendances at meetings held during the 2022 playing season has led League officers to propose a new executive committee structure to be launched next year. The idea will need to be seconded at a management committee meeting on Tuesday 6th December… Continue reading More & Less!
Help Needed
Your county needs you! Shropshire Crown Green Bowling Association is searching for a new treasurer and safeguarding officer for 2023. And all affiliated leagues have been asked to advertise the vacancies via their publicity outlets to help spread the word and find new recruits. “Both of these positions are vital to the running of the… Continue reading Help Needed