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31st October 2011
AGM
Please be advised that The Annual General meeting of the London Scottish Bowling Association will be held as follows:-
Date: Monday 28th November 2011
Time: 7 pm
Place: Herts Bowling Club, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, Herts, WD1 3BT.
It is your Association
19th October 2011
Association Competitions
The Council regrets to announce that the Association Singles & Pairs Competitions will not take place in 2012 and are suspended until further notice
19th September 2011
The Guinness Trophy 2011
It was immediately obvious that one our members had a new set of teeth installed as all can testify looking at the numerous photos taken of him throughout the event.
At the team draw we were drawn against the English on the top rink and after 5 ends the overall score was 27 to Scots and 20 to the English it was a game of nip and tuck up to the 15th end where the English were winning on 5 rinks and the score 84 to the Scots and 82 to the English showed that the English were not going to lie down quietly.
At the 21st end the Scots had rallied and pulled ahead winning on 4 rinks drawing on 1 and losing on one.
With a final score of 123 to the Scots and 104 to the English,
The Scots were in the final.
After lunch we faced the Irish and expected a hard game from last year’s holders of the title.
After the niceties of saying hello to old and new adversaries on the green the game started with teams evenly matched.
After 5 ends the Scots were copying their morning’s endeavours and were slightly ahead overall.
After 10 ends we were up on 3 drawing on 1 with a score of 56 to both the Scots and the Irish.
At 15 ends the score was still tight just 3 shots separating the two teams.
The Scots rallied yet again and with their supporters applauding and cheering their side on the Scots upped their game and started to pull away from the Irish going from 3 winning rinks on the 15th end to 4 winning rinks by the 21st and a 24 shot lead overall and the winners of the 2011 Guinness Trophy.
Final score LSBA 129 London Irish 105. Well done the London Scottish.
The English won in the afternoon against the Welsh.
30th August 2011
Reserves for the Guinness Trophy Team
These are named in alphabetical order and there is one other reserve who has asked for his name to be with held.
| J Cameron | E Finestone | W McCreadie | D Neilson | With held |
28th August 2011
Guinness Trophy Team
| Rink | Lead | Two | Three | Skip |
| 1 | A McNicol | P McNeillie | J MacDonald | With held |
| 2 | R Christie | D Green | C Cotsworth | M Linn |
| 3 | J Dickie | R Dalrymple | D White | D Adamson |
| 4 | J Burns | A Dick | A Neil | J Lumsden |
| 5 | W Dickie | P Kay | R Alexander | D Ingles |
| 6 | K Brown | with held | A Keating | With held |
14th July 2011
A Profile of our President & Senior Vice President
President
William James Dickie was born in Woking to Scottish parents, Father from Tarbert Loch Fyne and Mother from Lugar. He has been on the council since he first joined The London Scottish and from there to Junior Vice President through to the 2010/11 President of the London Scottish. Bill was Captain of the Cove Bowling club for 5 years until his retirement in 2010 from office in readiness for his year as President. In 2010 he was proud to receive his Hampshire badge which was presented to him by the President of Bowls Hampshire at Bill’s own club Cove.
Senior Vice President
Alan Dick joined the Association in 1978 and has served on the Council on three occasions. Alan was born in Oxford. His father and Grandparents hail from Edinburgh and his mother from Leith. Alan bowls for Potters Bar outdoors and Woodside Watford indoors. As well as winning the Association Triples title, Finchley Triples, the inaugral Hornsey open fours, Alan has also won his Club Championship. Alan has experience in administration having been President of the Finchley Bowling Association in 1984 and Potters Bar in 2007.
25th June 2011
The Association Singles & Pairs Competitions
The Council regrets to announce that the Association Singles & Pairs Competitions have been cancelled
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Keeping the Association books gets me involved in chasing members for their subscriptions. Having to ask members for money is probably the most difficult part of the job. Unfortunately, like many other Associations we are losing members faster than we can recruit them. This will undoubtedly cause major problems for us in the future unless each of us does something about it. We would double our membership at a stroke if every member recruited just one new member to the Association. There are thousands of Scots in London and the South East who play bowls. Let's find them and sign them up. My message to the membership is, if you are proud to wear the tie and badge of the London Scottish Bowling Association, be prepared to support it by getting more involved. We are always short of Council members. Take part in as many activities as you can, nominate for matches, enter competitions and pay your subs on time, saving wasted time, effort and cost to the Association. If you don't the Association will slowly disappear before we reach our centenary in eight years time. We have a long and very successful history as an Association. Let's make sure that we reach and celebrate our centenary. It's up to you. |
12th June 2011
Hertfordshire Bowls Men's President 2011
Raymond Smith the President of the London Scottish Bowling Assoction in 2005
is the 2011
Hertfordshire Bowls Men's President
Congratulations to Raymond
22nd May 2011
President v. Vice-President Match
The result of the President v. Vice-President Match was a win for the Vice President by 6 shots.
The President's team scored 55 shots and the Vice President's team scored 61 shots
The top rink for the President, was Lead Bob Anderson, two Dave Neilson, three John Dickie & Skipped by Jim Wood.
The top rink for the Vice President, was Lead Name with held, two Eric Finestone, three Kennedy Brown & Skipped by Name with held
The Trophy was awarded to the Top Skip Jim Wood.
24 played and the Raffle made £71:00
5th May 2011
Information for the Tourists
For some reason there is confusion about the dress code for the Tour
The Honorary Secretary in his letter to the members clearly states that as from the start of the 2011/2012 indoor season the Association will adopt the Association Blue & White shirt as the preferred shirt for all games except that any member who does not have one or does not wish to wear one can continue to wear the white shirt and tie. It would continue to be a requirement to wear a white shirt and tie for the meal.
The dress code for the outdoor season which includes the tour is the status quo
Shirt and tie
5th May 2011
Fixture Cancellations
The fixtures against Wolverton Park No 4 on the fixture card dated 5th June 2011 has been cancelled
The fixtures against Albury No 18 on the fixture card dated 24th August 2011 has been cancelled
26th April 2011
A Message from the Outdoor Match Secretary
Hi Each
I know some of you have put in for games, can I ask those that have to consult their diarys on the games we are short.
And for those that have yet to
put in for games can I have your application sheets in please.
The following is a list of the games that we are short of players.
Don’t forget the Mini.
Game 3 we are 7 ShortGame 4 we are 11 Short
Game 5 we are 7 Short
Game 6 we are 7 Short
Game 7 we are 2 Short
Game 9 we are 6 Short
Game 10 we are 7 Short
Game 11 we are 1 Short
Game 12 we are 6 Short
Game 14 we are 2 Short
Game 15 we are 11 Short
Game 16 we are 12 Short
Game 17 we are 7 Short
Game 18 we are 12 Short
Game 20 we are 11 Short
Game 21 we are 4 Short
Kind Regards
Bob Dickie
24th April 2011,
Indoor Mini International Report
The Selection Committee made their minds up on the team selection from the players who nominated and had played the required 3 games minimum prior to the
closing date which is 6 weeks before the Mini or the middle of February.
It is not an easy job as only 4 rinks are required with at least 4 reserves as stated in the letter sent out to the members
Of the original team published, we had to make a few changes as 2 of our skips had to pull out, which meant 2 reserves C.Stewart & R.Roberts were called in
Some of the rinks were changed and the team was as follows
| Rink 1 | Rink 2 | Rink 3 | Rink 4 | Reserves |
| Lead | R Christie | K Brown | W Dickie | J Burns | J Cameron |
| Two | R Dalrymple | R Dickie | A McNicol | Withheld | E Finestone |
| Three | C Stewart | J Lumsden | D Neilson | R Alexander | A Greenall |
| Skip | Withheld | R Smith | D Miller | A Bennet | |
In the morning game we were drawn against the London Welsh and as usual a very hard game ensued. No side giving an inch with all the usual ribbing that you get when
these two sides meet and the usual vocal support.
Over the four rinks the London Scots won 3 and drew 1.
Result - London Scottish 105 shots London Welsh 50 shots
(31-11) (15-15) (31-10) (28-14)
In the afternoon game we made another substitution as R Dickie asked to be replaced. We brought in E Finestone to replace him.
The afternoon final was against our Auld Enemy the dreaded London Irish, who beat the English in the morning game.
As usual it was very vocal and the banter was flying in all directions, some of it was very complimentary,and some of it cannot be put into print. It was a very hard fought game
on all rinks but rinks 3 & 4 were up against two very strong rinks, and try as they might the other two rinks just could not make up the deficit. On paper we drew, winning 2 rinks
and losing 2 rinks but the shot difference tells the true story.
Result - London Scottish 70 shots London Irish 90 shots
(23-15) (20-19) (14-28) (13-28)
We came Runners up losing by 20 shots. Hard Luck Lads, Good Try.
Congratulations to the London Irish. Keep the Trophy clean till we win it back next year.
The Selection Committee would like to thank all who took part and tried so hard to keep the trophy that we have won 4 times in the last 5 years, also our supporters who gave us all plenty of encouragement
The most succesful skip was on rink 1 whose team won both their games, then came R.Smith's rink who won one and drew one. A.Bennet & D.Miller both won one and lost one.
Bob Dalrymple Indoor Match Secretary
14th April 2011,
Urgent Appeal for more entrants to the Competitions
We need 6 more members to enter the Singles Competition in order to meet the minimum requirement to hold the
competition and we need 2 more Pairs in order to meet the minimum requrement to hold that competition
Whilst the final date for the receipt of
entries is not until the 31st May 2011, it would be good to have a clearer indication before that date as to whether the competiions will take place.
Can we please remind you of the dates and venues of the competitions
Singles - Malden Outdoor Bowling Club - Saturday 30th July 2011
Pairs - Chesham Outdoor Bowling Club - Sunday 7th August.
If it is your intention to enter these competitions it would be appreciated if you would contact the Competition Secretary at your earliest convenience
14th April 2011,
Farewell to Jim Coyne
Jim expects to be residing in Australia permanently after the 22nd of May.
He sends his best wishes all London Scots and wishes them a successful but not necessarily a sober season.
I am sure that we all wish Jim all the best in this new adventure
3rd April 2011,
Correspondence from Bowls England
We have received the following correspondence from Bowls England
Club Newsletter Summer 2011
Programme of Events 2011
Charity Bowls Challenge Official Entry Form
Details of World Blind Bowls Champioship 2013
Potters Leisure Resort Advertisement
Letter re Friends of English Bowling fund raising
Letter re Recruitment Support for Clubs
Leaflet detailling aendments to rules % regulations
Club of the year 2011
Friends of English Bowl
Mens/Mixed National Championships Worthing
Holiday Inn Leamington Spa
runningsports
Recruitment Guide - retaining Members
Bowls England Civil Liability
Dales Sports Surfaces
Bonmarche
Universal Assets Protection
Zippers Bowling Association
TLH Leisure Resort
Royal York & Faulkners Hotel Sidmouth
NCP
Comfitpro
PFL
The Dorset Bowls Resort
The Bowls England Cruise Club
If any one would like to look at any of these then please email London Scots or telephone me on 07850 526854 and I will get back to you.
29th March 2011,
2010/2011 Indoor Season
Apart from the Mini Internationals on 17th April the Indoor Season has drawn to a close.
The final analysis is 8 games won, 8 games lost and 4 cancelled.
The Scots scored 1898 shots and our opponents 1730.
So I think that makes us the winners.
Well done to everybody who helped to make it a good season.
25th March 2011,
Indoor Mini International Team
| Rink 1 | Rink 2 | Rink 3 | Rink 4 | Reserves |
| Lead | W Dickie | K Brown | J Burns | R Christie | J Cameron |
| Two | A McNicol | R Dickie | D Neilson | R Dalrymple | E Finestone |
| Three | R Smith | J Lumsden | R Alexander | D Miller | A Greenall |
| Skip | Withheld | E Conley | A Bennet | Withheld | Withheld |
| C Stewart |
| Hello fellow members of the London Scottish Bowling Association. My name is Bob Dickie and I have been the Outdoor Match Secretary of our Association for the last couple of years. Over the course of the season we play around 22 friendly matches against some very good teams. The venues for our matches are reasonably spread North and South of the Thames. Our first game is the President v Vice Presidents at the Herts Bowls Club where it gives our members a chance to meet new friends and say hello to old friends. If you want to play in that game just turn up. All that have nominated to play will play. If your wife or lady friend is also a bowler she would be made welcome, we have rinks for the ladies too. You might think the Match Secretary’s job would be an easy one. It would certainly be a lot easier if more members applied for matches and late call offs for games could be kept to a minimum. In a typical year. If for instance we have 157 members, of these 121 would be available to bowl but only 65 put in for games, leaving 56 members who will not play for the Association. Our 2011 fixture list commits me to playing 508 bowlers over the season. The 65 who nominate for games play around 300 of that total. This means I have to find 200 to cover our commitments to fulfil our fixtures. How many phone calls does it take to get one place filled? Don’t ask. The other important factor is call offs. Last season we had 50. The message I have for you is this. Can all of you who have not put in for any games yet please try to put in for at least three games this season? This will go a long way to help both myself and the Association. We are all very conscious of the higher costs of travelling to and from the matches. When these are added to the match fees it makes for an expensive day out. If you think I can help by putting you in the same match with another member in your area to share the cost of travel please let me know. The Association is well respected by County B. A., other Associations and clubs throughout 12 Counties. This has all been achieved by its members, by their friendly but competitive attitude on the green and to a significant extent by our reliability in fulfilling fixtures with a full team on the day. We are all proud to be members of our Association and enjoy the respect shown towards us but it needs your efforts to maintain that respect. We need to fulfil our fixtures, try to avoid cancelling games and turn up with a full team. Last year we were close to winning the Guinness Trophy with the final result in doubt until the last wood had stopped moving. We have the team that can win it and I would ask your further support by putting your name down to play or turning up on the day to support your Association. A few friendly faces on the side lines supporting our team would make a big difference. Long may the Association prosper and it can only do that with your further support. Bob Dickie Outdoor Match Secretary. |
15th March 2011,
An update on the Association Competitions
To date for the Singles competition we have received 9 entries and for the Pairs competition 6 pairs.
For the competitions to take place we require a minimum of 16 entries for the Singles and 8 pairs for the Pairs.
If you are intending to to take part in either competition it would be helpful if you submitted your entries as soon as possible but remember,
if you are successful, you must make yourself available for the Finals of both competitions to be held at Cove Outdoor Bowls Club on Saturday 10th September 2011 at 10.00hrs.
The last date for receipt of entries is the 31st May 2011.
A new Honorary Life Member for the Association
Robert Dalrymple was granted Honorary Life membership of the Association by the Council at its meeting on 7th March 2011
Bob has been a member of the Association for 19 years
He was President in 1998, 1999 ( shared with Robert Alexander) and 2006.
He was indoor Match Secretary from 1999-2002 and currently from 2009.
Bob is standing down as Indoor Match Secretary after the Mini Internationals
12th February 2011,
A Message from the Association President
Dear Fellow Scots
I am honoured to have been elected your President for 2011.
I will do my very best to follow the high standards set by my predecessors.
I know I can rely on the help and support of all our Officers and Council Members in making this another successful season for the Association.
We have an attractive set of fixtures for both outdoor and indoor games. Our sincere thanks go to our two fixture Secretaries Bob Alexander & Kennedy Brown and Match
Secretaries Bob Dalrymple & Bob Dickie for their continuing efforts on our behalf. Please try to help our match Secretaries by getting your nomination forms in as early as possible.
There are a number of important events during my year of office to which I would like to draw your attention.
31st January 2011,
Association Competitions
The preliminary rounds of the Singles competition will be held on
Saturday 30th July 2011 at 10 am at Malden BC
The preliminary rounds of the Pairs competition will be held on
Sunday 7th August 2011 at 10 am at Chesham BC
12th January 2011,
Update on Association Competitions
After several years of being Competition Secretary Kennedy Brown has decided to stand down.
Thanks to Kennedy for all his efforts His replacement is last year’s President Alistair McNicol.
Unfortunately insufficient entries were received to hold the Association outdoor competitions in 2010.
This year, with the backing of the Council, Alistair will be making a determined effort to have both competitions played.
To do this he will require the support of the membership. The Manson Memorial Cup will once again be organised as a singles competition. A minimum of 16 entries has been stipulated by the Councilas being the number required to hold this competition.
The Weir Cup will revert to being a pairs competition. A minimum of 8 pairs has been stipulated by the Council as being the number of entries required to hold this competition.
Venues and dates of both competitions have yet to be finalised. It is hoped that the singles will be held at a venue in the south of the area in which we play matches and the pairs at a venue in the north of the area. When these arrangements have been finalised members will be informed The finals will be held at Cove Bowling Club, the home of Bill Dickie our current President, on Saturday 10th September 2011. It is essential that you keep this date clear in your diary if you intend to enter either competition.
So now it is over to you.
Get in touch with Alistair and let him know of your interest.
3rd January 2011,
Council Meetings
The dates of the Council Meetings for 2011 as agreed at the Annual General Meeting are as follows:-
Monday 10th January
Monday 7th March
Monday 23rd May
Monday 8th August
Monday 17th October
At the next meeting on the 10th January the Council will be discussing amongst other items the Annual Dinner Dance & the Association Singles & Triples competitions.
If you have a view on these items please let the Secretary know prior to the meeting.
Membership
The membership of the Association now stands at 158.
The Match Secretaries urgently need your support to put your names forward to play in as many matches as poosiible.
9th December 2010,
Junior Vice President
David Neilson joined the Association in 1998 and served on the Council in 2009/2010 He was born in Falkirk as were his forefathers David plays his bowls outdoors for Harperbury and indoors for Woodside Watford. As well as winning the Association Singles title, David has been Champion of Champions both for Watford & District and St Albans & District and reached the last 8 of the National Champion of Champions. He has won his own club singles on six occasions. David has experience in administration having been President of the Watford Bowling Association in 2006.
6th December 2010,
Annual General Meeting 2010
The Annual General Meeting of the Association was held on Monday 29th November 2010 at Herts. Bowling Club, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford.
The constitution states that no meeting can be held unless there are 16 members in attention. So it was with great relief that we saw Raymond Smith walking in to the meeting room to make
up the magic number.
President Alistair McNicol opened the meeting. He welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked them for attending. Before commencing with the official business in the AGM Agenda
he asked for a minutes silence in memory of the four absent friends and members of the Association who had passed away since the date of the last AGM. All present stood for a minutes silence.
Thirteen members sent their apologies and the register was duly signed by the 16 members in attendance.
The minutes of the meeting on 30th November 2009 were proposed by John Cameron and seconded by Jim Lumsden and unanimously approved by the members.
The Chairman then signed the minutes.
There were no matters arising from the minutes which were not on the Agenda
The Honorary Treasurer presented the accounts for the year to 30 September 2010.
A copy of the full report is available on request to the Honorary Secretary.
Acceptance of the Accounts was proposed by Robert Dickie and seconded by Robert Alexander and unanimously approved by the members.
The meeting approved a proposal to increase the annual subscription to £12
A donation to The Royal Caledonian Schools Trust of £100 was approved.
A donation to Herts Bowling Club of £100 was approved
The Officers presented their reports for 2009/2010, which are available on request from the Honorary Secretary
The Changes to the Association Constitution were approved.
Eric Finestone offered a vote of thanks to all serving and retiring Officers & Council Members for their efforts on behalf of the Association over the previous 12 months.
His proposal was unanimously approved by the members.
Alistair McNicol, retired as President
William Dickie was elected as President of the Association
Alan Dick was elected as Senior Vice President
David Neilson was elected as Junior Vice President.
The following had all agreed to continue and were unanimously approved by the members.
Honorary Secretary - Hamish Anderson
Honorary Treasurer - Jim Lumsden
Outdoor Match Secretary – Robert Dickie
Indoor Match Secretary - Name witheld
Tours Organiser - Robert Dickie
Publicity Officer – Ian Gillies
Alistair McNicol has agreed to take on the role of Competition Secretary
The Council Members elected for 2010/2011 are Raymond Smith, Robert Alexander, Morrison McDonald, John Cameron, Ron Banthorpe, Kennedy Brown,
Eric Finestone and two members whose names are with held.
Kennedy Brown was re-appointed as Auditor
The following are the dates of Council meetings and A.G.M. for 2011
The Dates of the Council Meetings for 2011 are
10th January 2011
7th March 2011
23rd May 2011
8th August 2011
17th October 2011
The Date of AGM for 2011 is Monday 28th November 2011
There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 8.12 pm
29th October 2010,
Annual General Meeting
If it is your intention to attend the meeting please write, email or telephone the Secretary so that your copy of the minutes can be reseved.
If you are unable to attend but have something you would like to put before the meeting please write, email or telephone the Secretary.
21st October 2010,
Competitions
There was a lot of disappointment at the cancellation of the two competitions There was a number of comments made about venues and the rules re finals day etc. After a number of years organising these competitions Kennedy Brown is standing down for a well earned rest. It is on the Council's agenda for the January 2011 meeting to discuss their future. Now is your opportunity to step forward and offer your services to the Association as Competition Secretary and take the lead in re-establishing these tournaments.
Your next step is to contact the Secretary or attend the AGM
Even if you do not see yourself in this role then come to the AGM and let us know your views
10th October 2010,
Council Members
The Annual General Meeting of the Association is fast approaching
The date of the AGM is Monday 29th November 2010
Five new Council members are needed!
Is one of them you?
6th October 2010,
Next Council Meeting
The next Council Meeting of the Association will be held on Monday 18th October 2010.
If you have any issues or concerns
or indeed compliments please speak to one of your Council Members
You will find their names in the Year Book and on the Council page of the website.
20th September 2010,
Edward Guinness 50th AnniversaryTrophy
The Mini-Internationals took place on Sunday 19th September 2010 at Sutton B. C.
In the morning the Scots drew the Welsh on the top green. During the game the Scots steadily drew away from the Welsh building up a lead at one point of 38 shots. The Welsh wittled away the lead to only 20 at the end.
In the final the Scots faced the Irish. The Scots started well building up a lead of 18 shots. For the next few ends it was nip and tuck until the Scots dropped 18 shots on four rinks. Again for the next few ends it was nip and tuck with the Irish gaining the upper hand. The Scots came back strongly until at the end there were only two rinks left playing their last end. The match was even overall. One of our rinks were 4 shots down with the 3 and skip of the rink to play but were not able to improve the outcome. Our last rink waited for the other rink to finish. Seeing no change of the score meant at that stage the Irish were 4 up over all. Our final rink was holding two shots and needed either another shot to draw or to remove an Irish bowl lying third out of the head and bring another Scottish bowl into play and counting and his to stay for four to draw the game. It did not happen despite a valiant effort by the skip who hit the offending wood out of the head but alas two of ours also for one shot. The Scots lost by 3 shots.
14th September 2010,
Edward Guinness Trophy
The Mini-Internationals take place on Sunday 19th
Please come to Sutton and cheer the Association on to victory
13th September 2010,
Outdoor Season Statistics
We played 21,won 10, lost 10 & drew 1
Shots for 2294 shots against 2281
We had 34 guests represent the Association
9th August 2010,
THE 2010 ANNUAL DINNER DANCE CANCELLED
At the Council Meeting on Monday 9th August 2010 the Council confirmed the cancellation of the Dinner Dance for 2010 due to lack of support
How Much LONGER CAN THE ANNUAL DINNER DANCE SURVIVE?
The Dinner Dance was cancelled last year due to lack of numbers and in fairness has struggled for several years supported by only the few.
The Social Sub Committee of your Council has discussed this year’s event and decided that the closing date for ordering tickets is 30th June 2010.
Ticket application forms have been sent to all 164 members and as of today only 11 tickets have been sold
Let us know how you feel about it.
Do you think it is something which has run its course and is no longer required by the membership?
Please let us know by emailing
London Scots or telephone on 07850 526854
The venue for our annual Dinner and Dance this year is once again Bounds Green Bowls Club, Brownlow Rd. London N11 at 6.30 for 7.00pm on Saturday 23 October 2010.
Tickets cost £22.50 per head. There will be a 4-course dinner followed by after-dinner speeches, dancing and a raffle.
Dress will be lounge suits, dinner jackets or highland dress.
Prizes for the raffle would be much appreciated.
Applications for tickets, accompanied by a cheque or cash should be made on the attached slip and sent to Jim Lumsden by 30th June 2010 please.
29th July 2010,
Next Council Meeting
The next Council Meeting of the Association will be held on Monday 9th August 2010.
If you have any issues or concerns or indeed compliments please speak to one of your Council Members
You will find their names and telephone numbers in the Year Book.
25th July 2010,
Cancellation of the Weir Cup Triples
The President of the Association announced the cancellation of the Weir Cup Triples during his speech at Knaphill
16th July 2010,
Cancellation of the Manson Cup Singles.
Due to lack of entrants to the Manson Cup Singles , only 9 single entries, the Council has now officially cancelled the Competition. The Match Secretary of Herts BC has duly been informed giving our sincere apologies and explained the reason for cancellation. The Match Secretary of Herts BC will contact the Caterers.
20th June 2010,
If you are available to play in the following matches and have not already put your name down, please contact the Outdoor Match Secretary as soon as possible.
27th June 2010 Thatcham BC
5 players needed
13th July 2010 Essex CBA
1 player needed
7th August 2010 Basingstoke BC
1 player needed
29th August 2010 London Irish BA
4 players needed
2nd September 2010 Bedford VP
5 players needed
16th June 2010,
If you are available to play in the following matches and have not already put your name down, please contact the Outdoor Match Secretary as soon as possible.
27th June 2010 Thatcham BC
2 players needed
4th July 2010 St Albans BC
2 players needed
11th July 2010 London & SCBA
4 players needed
13th July 2010 Essex CBA
2 players needed
7th August 2010 Basingstoke BC
3 players needed
p>29th August 2010 London Irish BA4 players needed
2nd September 2010 Bedford VP
7 players needed
10th June 2010,
Correction to NewsletterThe mini team winning rink should have read Bill not Bob Dickie
Apologies to Bill for this error
3rd June 2010,
Association CompetitionsManson Memorial Cup Singles
The closing date for entry to this competition is the 4thJuly 2010.The competition will be held at Herts Bowling Club on 24th July 2010.
The Association Council made the decision that there should be a minimum number of entries of 16 otherwise the competition will be cancelled.
Entries received to date : 5
Weir Cup Triples
The closing date for entry to this competition is the 25thJuly 2010.The competition will be held at Herts Bowling Club on 15th August 2010.
The Association Council made the decision that there should be a minimum number of entries of 8 triples otherwise the competition will be cancelled.
Entries received to date : 3 triples plus 1 entry to be placed in a Triple
31st May 2010,
If you are available to play in the following matches and have not already put your name down, please contact the Outdoor Match Secretary as soon as possible.
16th June 2010 Middlesex CBA
27th June 2010 Thatcham BC
4th July 2010 St Albans BC
11th July 2010 London & SCBA
13th July 2010 Essex CBA
18th July 2010 Chesham BC
28th July 2010 Watford BC
1st August 2010 Hampshire CBA
7th August 2010 Basingstoke BC
29th August 2010 London Irish BA
2nd September 2010 Bedford VP
1st May 2010,
A Message from your President,
Dear Fellow Scots,
Thank you for electing me as your President for the year 2010. This is an honour and I will do my utmost to follow the high standards set by my predecessors.This year will be challenging , however, I know that we have a membership of excellent bowlers well capable of winning the matches which have been arranged for us. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Match Secretary for his hard work in providing us with an excellent programme of matches. To date we have had a very successful Indoor Season. I hope this performance can be replicated outdoors. I am grateful for the tremendous support I have been given by everyone since becoming President.
There are a number of important events during my year of office which I would particularly like to bring to your attention and ask for your continued support in making them a success:-
President v Vice President Match on Sunday 16th May 2010 – Herts. BC.
Manson Cup Singles on Saturday 24th July 2010 – Herts. BC. (A minimum of 16 entries is required for this competition to go ahead).
Weir Cup Triples on Sunday 15th August 2010 – Herts. BC. (A minimum of 8 teams is required for this competition to go ahead). I would be delighted to see more entries in both of the above mentioned competitions.
LSBA Finals Day on Sunday 12th September 2010 - Camberley Bowling Club (my home club).
Guinness Trophy Mini International on Sunday 19th September 2010 - Sutton Bowling Club. This is a special year in that it is the Golden Jubilee of this prestigious event. I would like to see the strongest team possible representing the London Scots and ask that members make themselves available for selection by keeping the date clear in their diaries and by meeting the criteria for selection, which is to have played in a minimum of 3 matches for the London Scots during the 2010 Outdoor Season prior to the date the Selection Committee meets to select the pool of players. The Selection Committee will meet during the week commencing 2nd August 2010.
Annual Dinner Dance on Saturday 23rd October 2010 – Bounds Green Bowling Club. The 2009 Dinner Dance had to be cancelled due to a lack of support. I think it is a sign of the times that organisers of events of this type are finding it extremely difficult to run them. The Council has appointed a Social Sub- Committee to look into the feasibility of continuing with the Annual Dinner Dance or having some alternative social event to replace it.
2011 Tour to Scotland. I would like to take this opportunity of asking you to give The Senior Vice President, who will succeed me in 2011, your fullest support for the bi-annual bowls tour ‘back home’ to Ayr. The tour is scheduled to take place in June 2011. The Tour Organiser needs to have numbers finalised by 1st April 2010. I have been on the last two tours to Troon and Dumfries accompanied by my wife (a non-bowler) and we had a fantastic time on both tours. You cannot beat the hospitality ‘north of the border’ or the quality of the bowling greens.
I would also like to take this opportunity of asking you to pass on my thanks to the loyal band of guests ( you know who they are), who attend our matches to give us their support. Their presence at matches is greatly appreciated. My sincere thanks to all involved with the Association for their ongoing support. Good health and good bowling for the coming season.
