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A new points scoring systems will be introduced in the Monday night divisions this coming season. It’s the same that’s used in the Dennis Lewis Thursday Division, was proposed by Charlton and approved at last night’s AGM by 12 votes to 11 (the same proposal having failed by 1 vote last year!) The updated Competition Rules, inclusive of proposed new comps to …

Another year of growth is in prospect for the League in 2025 – that's the good news to be relayed at the AGM tomorrow (ie Tuesday 28th January) night. At least 2 new teams are set to compete in the main Friday night divisions and there’s been one confirmed application to join the Denis Lewis Thursday Division, with others in the pipeline. …

2024 DIVISIONAL LEAGUE HONOURS WINNERS TO BE SALUTED TONIGHT AT THE LEAGUE'S PRESENTATION DINNER: FRIDAY NIGHTS DIVISION 1 – Champions: Shifnal A                         Runners-up: Sinclair A; Third: Newport A                         AVERAGES winner: Nick Wyer (Hadley USC A) DIVISION 2 – Champions: Trench A                         Runners-up: Horsehay A; Third: Bridgnorth A                         AVERAGES winner: Paul Osbourne (Trench A) DIVISION 3 – Champions: Newport …

History-making Shifnal and Newport will have the most to celebrate tomorrow – Saturday 25th January –  at the League’s presentation dinner. Bowlers, family and friends from both clubs will be out in force among the 140 booked to be at the West Stand @ TUFC in Wellington from 5.30pm. Many will be from Shifnal, who will be saluted for winning the division …

More than 140 people are attending the League's presentation dinner on Saturday at the West Stand @ TUFC and there is one vital thing for them to remember – if they are driving to it – to ensure they have a good night … It is to Park Proper at the Wellington venue! ENTRY to the car park MUST be BE off …

Let’s play the numbers game . . . with 3 days to go to the League’s annual presentation dinner at the West Stand @ TUFC. It will be the 10th successive celebration night at the Wellington venue, a run that started in 2013 and includes a 1 year gap due to Covid. More than 140 bowlers, family and friends have booked to …

The League’s officers are hard at work now the countdown to its 2 major functions this month have started. They have a special meeting tonight, the agenda for which includes finalising plans for the annual presentation dinner on Saturday 25th January at the West Stand @ TUFC. That is followed on Tuesday 28th January by the 2025 AGM at the Sir John …

Reminders about two vital issues ahead of the 2025 season have been issued to member clubs by county bowls officials. The Safeguarding Officers of all clubs affiliated to the Shropshire association need to have a valid DBS Certificate relating to that post. And a county spokesperson stressed: “All DBS certificates due to expire (after 3 years) in the 2025 season should now …

Member clubs are reminded that the League's 2025 AGM – on Tuesday 28th January at SJBC – will start at the new later time of 7.30pm after the rule change approved last year. And it's Mid Shropshire clubs that have been quickest off the mark in arranging their annual meetings in the countdown to the 2025 season. Mid Shropshire League runners-up Sinclair …

Here’s to 2025 – and another good year for the League, its bowlers, their families and friends. There’s lots to look forward to, starting in January with the annual presentation dinner on the 25th – with our County President Brenda Slingo in attendance – which is followed by the AGM on Janaury 28th. The annual meeting might just well see the introduction …

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 sport and that the game continues to …

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 by a meeting on Saturday 18th January. That’s …

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 12 are PICTURED enjoying a tour around …

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 and competition secretary Rob Burroughs – were …

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 leagues in the county, Mid Shropshire’s prize-giving …

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 active service officiating was confirmed. “Eddy and …

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 Proposed by Sinclair: League Rules – 1 …

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 them at a special presentation ceremony at …

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 numbers continue to fall since the pandemic. …

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 by Rob Burroughs. General secretary Malcolm Fletcher …