Woodhall Spa and District
Friendly Bowls League
About the League - its origins
At a Meeting held in the Gamecock, Woodhall Spa at 7.30p.m. on Monday}, 25th February 1980, The Woodhall Spa & District
Friendly Bowls League was formed.
The Founder Members present at the above Meeting
were:- Jubilee Park - Woodhall Town Golf Club - Metheringham -
Billinghay - Horncastle - Tattershall Castle.
Apology for Absence was received from Timberland.
It was agreed that the League should be limited
to 8 teams for its inaugural year and that teams would be formed of
3 Rinks of 3 Players each with 2 Woods. Woods within 6 feet of the
jack to count. 2 points per rink to be awarded and no aggregate
points. In case of rink tie, the points to be split- 21 ends to be
played - 2 practice ends.
The Aims of the League are:‑
1.
To provide match play for Club Members who for one reason or another
would not be playing in the established leagues.
2.
To provide these matches so that a minimum of travelling would be
involved.
3.
Matches as far as possible should be played on weekdays in the afternoon
but
this would
not be a rigid rule and Club Secs. should work out their match
times to suit themselves. Matches should,
however, be played during the week as shown in the fixture list -
subject to weather conditions.
It is hoped that clubs will avoid playing their
1st
team players in any of the
League matches.
It was agreed
that
for the 1st Year, the League Fees would be £1 per
team and as there would be no registration of players, no
registration fees would be payable. Solvency of the League for the
1st Year would be guaranteed by the 2 Founders of the
League - Mr Ron White and Mr Andy Stewart.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
-At this point, it was proposed by Metheringham, that as Andy Stewart and Ron White had formed
the League, they should have the honour of filling the posts of
Secretary and Chairman. This proposal was seconded by Horncastle and
carried unanimously.
Therefore Ron White becomes the League's 1st
Chairman and Andy Stewart, the League's 1st Secretary.
One nomination was received
for Vice-Chairman and that was Mr Twells, who accepted. Jubilee Park
proposed Mr Stan Guy for Treasurer and he was duly elected. One
other Committee member was elected and he is Mr Geof Wright.. For
Meetings there will be a quorum of 3.
It was then decided that the arranging of
Fixtures should be left to the Secretary.
Before the Meeting closed a hearty vote of thanks
was accorded to the 2 Founders of the League - the Date of the next Meeting was
fixed for Monday 17th March, 1980 at the Gamecock.
The Meeting closed at 8.40p.m.