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W&W Cup Finals: All Results in Full. Go to W&W Cups
Alliance County Draw & Venue for August
Senior County Final vs Greater Manchester Draw. & Junior County result for Semi Final 'Go To County Business'
W&W Mens Pairs Final Result - W&W Mixed Pairs Winners & Midland Masters Qualifiers now on line 'Go to Merits & Comps'
BCGBA Junior Merit Winner Greg Smith W.B.F.S.
31/08/2010
Crown Green Bowling at Solihull Indoor Bowling Club.
Join our pairs league on Sunday evenings this winter. Starts in October
and finishes February/March. For further information ring Phil Richardson
on 01564 822760. Teams who played last year will be contacted.
Phil Richardson
29/08/2010 W&W
Chairman/Registrar Dave Perry has a new email address which
is;
daveperry123@virginmedia.com please do not use any other address as I
won't receive it Dave Perry W&W
Chairman/Registrar.
25/08/2010 Londonderry B.C: With immediate effect the Londonderry will now be playing all their home games at the Warley Rugby Club (formerly GKN), Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, B69 4NH. Their Secretary has resigned and a new Secretary is due to be appointed shortly. I will advise full details as soon as possible. Barry Jones
19/08/2010 It has been brought to my attention that the Fixture Secretary, Barry Jones, is believed to be uncontactable. Can I point out that although I no longer live in Birmingham, Poole is not on another planet and we are connected to both BT and the internet. Therefore anyone who has any queries about cancelling games, re-arranging games or anything to do with the fixtures, please contact me on either 01202 682196 or 07881 966394. Email bjbowls21@aol.com. Please, please do not bother Darren with any emails or phone calls on these matters as he has enough to do being Association Secretary, Competitions and Merit Secretary, and Association Treasurer. This is more than enough for one man to deal with! Please may I remind you once again that any problems to do with the league should be addressed to me.
Can I also mention that on a Saturday night I try to compile the Quick Result Service and in order to do this I need your assistance. It began with about 40 calls per night but it is now below 20 and unless this improves I see no point in offering the service next season. Barry Jones Fixture Secretary
20/07/2010 Kings Norton Ex Service BC - Adrian Wilkes has now retired to South Africa where we wish him well and the roll of Secretary has been passed to Paul Kelly who can be found at 26 Lewis Road, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2SX, tel: 0121 444 6705 or 07798 790468. Please send all paperwork to this address as Paul does not have an email account.
20/07/2010 Kings Norton B.C. - Good news for Kings Norton their secretary Sue Dunkley is back.
19/07/2010 Midlands Alliance County Team. Just a reminder about the 2010 draw. We are hoping to raise as much money as possible to help finance the Midlands Alliance County Team. We have returned to the Midlands Alliance this season to give players who are too old the play in the Junior County a chance to play in a county side and hopefully progress to the full senior side. We have lost numerous bowlers over the last few years just because there was nowhere else to go. There is food, transport and shirts to be paid for, so if you can sell £25 worth of shares, or more, that would be great. Whatever we raise then half will be paid out in the draw which will take place at the Warwick and Worcester Rules Revision Meeting which is at Lea Hall Bowling Club on Wednesday 29th September, so if you could return your share forms by 6th September I shall return your share numbers by post. Last year we raised £800 for the Junior County so hopefully we can raise the same or even more this year. So please SELL, SELL, SELL as much as you can. Steve Miller, Chairman of Midlands Alliance County Team
14/07/2010 The WWCBA Senior County Team will be playing Staffordshire in the Semi-Final of the BCGBA Senior County Championship on Sunday 1st August 2010.
Teams have been selected and the Players and Officials have been notified. The home leg is to be played at Moor Lane B.C. The match commences at 14.00 hours. Please encourage some of your members to attend and given support.
The venue for the away leg in Staffordshire is not yet known. A coach has been booked for the team and supporters and will start from W.M. Transport Sports Ground, Wheelers Lane at 10.00 hours then collecting other supporters at the Scott Arms, Great Barr at 10.30 hours.
Some seats on the coach are available for supporters at £5 each. Any of your members who wish to travel as supporters on the coach must contact me quickly as I expect a full take up of places. My telephone number is 0121 706 1434 and my mobile is 07717 597122. Please bring this note to the attention of your members and seek out some support for our County Team on the 1st August. Darren Simpkin Association Secretary & Treasurer.
02/07/2010 BCGLBA Individual Merit 2010 This competition is being staged at Ye Old Knowle Bowling Club on Saturday 10th July. The competition starts at 10 a.m and will finish at approximately 7 p.m. Warwickshire have seven qualifiers so please come along and support the girls before your match. Hot food is available from 8.30 a.m and the bar opens at 11 a.m. Crown Green Bowler Discount Centre will be in attendance all day. For further details please go to www.yokbc.co.uk. This is the first time that Warwickshire have hosted this competition so please help to make it a success. Susan Green, YOK BC
02/07/2010 Kings Norton BC: Sue Dunkley, Kings Norton Secretary, will not be available to do any of the Club's business until further notice. In her absence all KNBC's secretary's business will be dealt with by Terry Moss who can be contacted on 0121 458 5400. His email address is tmoss3@sky.com.
28/06/2010 W&W Cups Round Three New date: Due to a few enquiries, it has been decided to move the next round of the Premier A & B, Alliance and Business Houses Cups, from Friday 23rd July to Friday 30th July 2010. This is due to the BCGBA Merit Finals being played on Saturday 24th July. Darren Simpkin Cup Committee Secretary.
26/06/2010
Great Barr BC: We have been
advised by Steve McGuire that
their pavilion has been broken into and vandalised pretty badly. Not
only did they steal bowls stuff and green maintenance equipment but they
did a pretty good job of cutting out all of the pipe work therefore
badly damaging the false ceiling, football changing rooms, shower
facilities as well as the kitchen area. Will all visiting clubs note
that until the pipe work is reinstalled there are no toilet or kitchen
facilities available.
29/05/2010 Paddy McGuinness, the George Secretary, will not be available from 4th June until early July. In his absence all George Secretary's business will be dealt with by Bill Chiswell who can be contacted on 07714 720256. His email address is chisser@sky.com. Please do not try and contact Paddy during this time as he won't be able to assist you. Terry Williams Chairman
27/05/2010 Re Broomfield Bowling
Club: Can now
confirm after an EGM that finished at 8:30pm that Broomfield will move to
M&B Portland Road from Sunday 30th May 2010. established in 1898, we leave a much loved green.
Jonathan Blakeman Broomfield B.C.
A sad day for Crown Green Bowls -BJ
14/05/2010 It has been brought to my attention that clubs who are a player or players short are in effect falsifying results by putting in a fictitious score in order to save the club a fine. May I remind all Clubs that there is no fine for playing with players short but there is a problem if a score is recorded that is proved to be made up. It also affects a players averages. If you are a player short just enter "Walk Over" on the card and record a score of 21-0 to the opponent. Barry Jones, Fixture Secretary.
14/05/2010 Lea Hall BC have asked me to inform all Clubs that they do provide food on Saturday's. The note in the handbook is incorrect.
14/05/2010 The Black Horse, Northfield. Work is now taking place at the Black Horse and it is classed as a construction site. There will be no parking on site. Please use the roads around the pub or Sainsbury's car park. There will be a new temporary entrance to the bowling green from Frankley Beeches Road. The work will take approximately 8 weeks. Please note that no alcohol can be consumed on the premises until the work is finished and then only alcoholic drinks purchased from the bar will be allowed. Stuart Southern
20/04/2010 It appears that I may have issued some cards with my Birmingham address. Can you please ensure that the address on the cards you post are addressed to 13 Pelican House, Stone Close, Poole, Dorset BH15 4GE. Some Clubs are using the wrong cards. If you have been issued the cards for the wrong league could you please let me know and I will send you the correct ones. This weeks result service will be a little delayed due to the lateness of the post in this corner of the world and the amount of text that I have to put into the system in the first couple of weeks of the season. I hope this will not cause you any inconvenience. Barry Jones, Fixture Secretary.
16/04/2010 Due a shortage of players West Midland Police have withdrawn their Business Houses Division 2 team. Could Secretaries please replace W.M.P. club with a bye. Games that they played will be discounted. Alan Seager. W.M.P.
12/04/2010 Due to the usual early season hic-up I am unable to publish league tables, averages etc on to the web page. However I am able to put text on. I have tried to resolve this situation but I am unable to do so at present. Please bear with me and I will ensure that the situation is resolved as soon as possible. Barry Jones, Fixture Secretary
10/04/2010 First of all I would like to wish all bowlers the best of luck in 2010. I would also like to apologise for the delay in publishing the first Saturday's results and leagues etc. As you may be aware I moved house over the Easter weekend and trying to balance emptying boxes and entering results has proved to be one task too many even for me!! I am also having a problem getting an internet connection installed which will take at least another 2 weeks I am told. However I have now a new BT landline and the new number is 01202 682196 and my mobile is unchanged at 07881 966394. Please give me a call if you have any questions. I shall be continuing with the quick results service although it is highly likely that they will not be so quick for a week or two!! Thanks everyone for your patience. Barry Jones, Fixture Secretary.
29/03/2010 Unfortunately I have to inform Clubs that West Warwickshire have withdrawn from the Business Houses League Division 1 and Water Orton have withdrawn from Alliance Division 3. Both withdrawals are due to insufficient players. Could Secretaries please replace these clubs with a bye. Barry Jones, Fixture Secretary.
13/03/2010 If anyone is interested in taking the referees exam, Ye Olde Knowle Bowling Club are holding a seminar in their clubhouse on Monday 22nd March 7.30 p.m onwards. Representatives of the Ref
erees Society will be on hand to discuss the rules of the game and answer your questions. The following Monday 29th March at 7.30 p.m. there will be an opportunity to take the exam at a cost of £5. Please contact David or Susanne Green on 0121 704 2868 or susanne.green@blueyonder.co.uk for more details. Let's hope that we get some interest because everyone knows the rules don't they!!!! Susanne Green
09/03/2010 There are a lot of rumours going around that the Black Horse Bowling Club have lost their green, may i say this is completely untrue. The Black Horse Public house in Northfield has been bought by JD Wetherspoon, They are spending 1.4 Million on the refurbishment of the Pub and the Bowling green is staying. There is going to be at least 8 weeks refurbishment work starting 16th March 2010 not only to the pub but to the surrounds as well. The Bowling club committee met with JD Wetherspoon management and were pleased to be advised they wish to keep the green, This will be the first bowling green that JD Wetherspoon will have on the books. If there is anyone interested in becoming a member of the black horse bowling club, please email membership@blackhorsebowlingclub.co.uk or contact the club secretary. We have teams playing on Saturday Afternoons, Sunday mornings, Tuesday Mornings, Wednesday and Thursday Night and Friday morning. The committee would also like to point out that there may be some disruption to parking facilities until building works have been completed, please bear with us. Stuart Southern
16/02/2010 Solihull Marsh Lane Bowling Club
is part of a multi sports complex which is family orientated. We are a
very friendly club with members of all ages. We have teams playing
Saturday afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday evening, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday mornings. We are based just ten minutes walk from the Centre of
Solihull and are easily accessible from the M42. We have social events
which include teas, lunches, BBQ’s, and Quiz Nights. We have had players
who have progressed into the Junior and Full County Warwick and Worcester
team.
Our experienced players will be holding practice sessions with new members
on a Tuesday evening at the start of the season. We are also holding an
open morning where you can come and have a try on Saturday 17th April at
10a.m. If you are interested in joining us email
suesaund@hotmail.com or
ring Keith on 0121 706 9314 or 07727240922
01/02/10 - Free Press Cup -A few places
still remain for this years Free Press Cup. Please contact the organiser
Jonathan Blakeman for more information on 07832 120 855 or email
jpb235@hotmail.com Full
details can also be found at
www.freepresscup.com
26/01/2010 Junior County Trials The trials will take place on 4th April at
Kings Norton BC and 11th April at Great Barr, both venues will start at 10
a.m. All Junior Bowlers male or female are welcome to attend at either
venue. If you require any more information please contact Steve Miller on
0121 770 1330 or 07774 843896, or Nick Smith on 07841 025842
26/01/2010 Quick Result Service - As web master I will again be running
the quick result service on a Saturday night. If you send your result
either by text, email, phone or talkingbowls.com to 07881 966394 or
bjbowls21@aol.com , your result
will be included All I want is the match score e.g. Prem 2 Kings Norton
218 WBFSC 217 and leave the rest to me. The match card must be posted in
the usual way. Barry Jones, Web Master
01/01/2010 WEST WARWICKS BOWLS CLUB - we are seeking new bowls
members - open age group male/female - West Warwicks is situated in a
multi – sports complex which is brand new – it is a family orientated
sports club –take a look
www.westwarwicks.co.uk – have a chat with us to see we have what
you require in bowls –you can e-mail Mike Hancock –
hancockm@aol.com or phone
01527 61176 alternative Dave Bundy –
davebundy@sky.com or phone 07734386377
01/01/2010 Woodbourne Bowls Club is looking for new members, male
and female, as we are planning to enter a second team on the W&W league on
Saturday afternoons and revive a second ladies team for Tuesday evenings.
Teams already play in W&W (Saturday PM), Northfield & Dist (Sunday AM),
Yardley Wood (Wed PM), Heart of England (Thurs PM), South Birmingham
Ladies (Tues PM), as well as over-60s teams in S&W (Tuesday AM) and Heart
of England (Friday AM). Our club is based in Earlswood and is easily
accessible from the south of Birmingham and the M42 motorway. Initial
inquiries should be made to
davemontgomery@btinternet.com Many thanks, Rob Dreher
01/01/2010 Dartmouth Central Club are looking for experienced players for next season, we have Saturday teams in w&w and Business House leagues, also Smethwick Sunday Morning and West Bromwich, Oldbury midweek leagues:-contact John Overy on 0121 358 3177 or 07972017470- john.overy1@blueyonder.co.uk
01/01/2010 Streetly Bowling Club are looking for new players to
play on Saturdays in the W&W league. We would like experienced bowlers if
possible as we sadly lack this, but be assured no one will be turned away.
Contact Tom Thornton on 0121 353 4546
01/01/2010 Stoke Prior Bowls Club is looking for new members for the 2009 season and beyond, all ages and abilities are welcome. We have teams in W&W Premier and Business Houses (Sat pm). Yardley Wood & Dist ( Tues Eve). Hearts of England (Thurs Eve) & over 60's ( Fri morn). Northfield & District ( Sun Morn). For further information visit our website www.stokepriorbc.co.uk or contact our Secretary Peter Bridgman on 01527 875785 peterjsb@talktalk.net
01/01/2010 'WARSTOCK CROWN GREEN BOWLING
CLUB. Hi we are seeking bowlers of all abilities and ages to join the club
for the 2009 season. We are currently a small but very friendly club of
about 20 members of all ages. We currently have a team in the Warwick
&Worcester, Northfield and Yardley Wood leagues. When the weather permits
we even have a few social invents which can include BBQ's and Quiz nights.
The membership fee for the year is £20.00 (reduce rates for OAP &
under16's) with an additional £1 payable for each game played on the day.
If you’re interested in joining then please email me, Karen Short, Warstock's Secretary at
dopey.cow@blueyonder.co.uk . We look forward to hearing from you
soon.’