Widnes and District Seniors Bowling Association

Widnes and District Senior Bowls

General:
Constitution
Rules

Admin:
League
Players

The Widnes Seniors Bowling League  consists  of men or women over the age of 55 who play in teams of eight bowlers. Each team plays each other home and away during a season and the league is separated into two divisions.

Management - The league will be managed by an elected committee consisting of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. The officers will be elected by all members at the Annual General Meeting in February. A Fixtures Meeting will be held before the start of the seasn where clubs will register, will pay their seasons fees and will receive the fixtures for the season. A half Yearly Meeting will take place in October to award prizes to the winners and runners up in each division and the winners of any competitions played. 

Draw for the Presidents Cup

Widnes and district AGM held at United Services Thursday 6th February

League Fixture Meeting

Widnes and District seniors bowling AGM.

Widnes and District Seniors Bowling Association half yearly meeting Thursday 17 October 2024 at USC

Isherwood cup final result.

Isherwood Plate final Result

Isherwood cup player qualifying requirements.

AGM 1st February at the United Service Club

Draw for the Presidents Cup

Prelims (to be played on Wednesday, 21/05/25):

1) Halewood 2 (33) v Subscription 2 (36) @ Victoria Park

2) USC 1 (15) v Hough Green 1 (51) @ Subscription

First round (to be played on Thursday, 26/06/25):

Winner prelim 1) v Winner prelim 2) @ Widnes BC

Widnes BC 1 (6) v Hough Green 2 (45) @ Subscription

Rainhill (3) v Runcorn War Memorial (21) @ Eagle Sports

Pavilions (48) v Halewood 1 (27) @ USC

Subscription 1 (0) v Victoria Park (42) @ Lane Ends

Eagle Sports (18) v Eccleston (9) @ Hough Green

Lane Ends (30) v Widnes BC 2 (4) @ Rainhill

Willow Brook (24) v USC 2 (35) @ Halewood

Widnes and district AGM held at United Services Thursday 6th February

The minutes from the AGM have now been distributed to the club secretaries and if required can be made available through them

The following people have been elected to the committee

Chairperson Ann Whitby.  Vice Chair John Lyon. Secretary Steve Spence. Treasurer Dave Rushton. Auditor Ken Hill.                                 
Secretarial assistant Alicia Anderson.

There are a couple of places for clubs to join the Executive Committee. Please speak to the league secretary if your club would like to be considered.

Three rule changes were proposed and all approved unanimously. Details can be found in the minutes and in the Constitution  after it is updated.

The league would like to thank Ken Hill the outgoing Chairman for his outstanding work and loyal service over many years.

League Fixture Meeting

The League fixture meeting will be held at the United Sevices Club on Monday March 17th at 19.00hrs

Widnes and District seniors bowling AGM.

The AGM will be held at the United Services Club at 19.00 on Thursday 6th February.

Agenda

1) Roll Call

2)Deceased Members Remembered 

3)Minutes of the Half Yearly Meeting On 17/10/24 at USC

4)Matters Arising

5) Secretary's Report

6)Treasurer's Report

7)Team Registrations Season 2025

8) Election of officers. Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and Auditor.

9) Fees for 2025

10) Role changes if any

11) Date of fixture meeting.

Clubs are reminded that any potential rule changes they would like to propose need to be submitted to the Chairman by 23/01/25. Proposals no longer need to be seconded to be submitted as this can be done at the AGM.

Widnes and District Seniors Bowling Association half yearly meeting Thursday 17 October 2024 at USC

Meeting Commenced 19.00hrs

1)Roll call.

All clubs were represented with the exception of Pavilions. Apologies were received from the President.

2)Minutes of the AGM. 1/2/202

The Chairman read the minutes of the AGM and they were accepted as a true record.

3) Matters arising.

There were no new matters arriving

4)Chairman/Secretary Reports.

The Chairman delivered both reports for the 2024 season reporting on the following.

Registrations, Submission of results. 
He then gave thanks to clubs and individuals for hosting games at neutral venues and explained the reason for changing of venues. He also explained that the player averages rule will be amended for next season at the AGM as he agreed that the current rule is flawed. He also reminded clubs that they must not contact the website provider directly. All inquiries must be directed to the league management committee via the Secretary. 
The Chairman also reported on the resignation of the Secretary on 20/07/2024.

The Chairman reminded the meeting that as things stand the position of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary will need to be filled at the AGM. He explained that he has had a number of positive talks himself with a number of interested parties including the outgoing secretary but he would still like all of the clubs to discuss the positions at their own AGM's and to notify him of any interested parties as early as possible. Help and guidance can be provided to anyone who would like to know more about any of the vacancies.

5)Treasures Report

The Treasurer thanked all of the clubs for prompt payment of fees and Forcast a slight loss on the seasons income and expenditure. The Chairman thanked the treasurer for his work during the season.

6) Honararia 2024 season

The Chairman advised that following a discussion with the Treasurer  he could suggest that the payments could be kept at the same levels as the previous season. Following a proposal from Widnes Bowler seconded by Runcorn Subscription this was unanimously accepted. It was also agreed that the outgoing secretary should receive the full payment of £250 and the Treasurer £150 and the Auditor £25.

7) The Chairman and Treasurer awarded the Trophies and Prizemonies to the teams.

The Chairman concluded the meeting at 19.42 by announcing that the League AGM will be held at USC on Thursday 6thFeb 2025 with a 19.00hrs start. He reminded the clubs that all proposed rule changes must be submitted as per the leagues deadline. 

Isherwood cup final result.

Congratulations to both teams on the completion of a very competitive Isherwood cup final that seen Widnes Bowler 2 beat United Services 2 151 to 146 at Lane Ends. Following last weeks postponement the game was transferred to Lane Ends. With excellent conditions both teams produced their best bowling but it was the bowler who managed to win the game. Many thanks to Lane Ends for hosting the game and for the hospitality provided.

We would also like to thank all the clubs who hosted games throughout the cup tournaments and all of the individuals who gave up time to open and close greens.

Isherwood Plate final Result

The Isherwood plate final took place today at Runcorn Subscription with Subs1 defeating Subs2 by 171 to 141 after a keenly contested game. Following last weeks postponement the game was played in excellent conditions. The trophy was presented by the League Chairman to the winning captain. The league would like to thank Runcorn Subscription for hosting the game and for the excellent hospitality offered to players and supporters alike following the match.

Isherwood cup player qualifying requirements.

All teams are reminded that players must have taken part in 4 league games this season to qualify to play in either trophies from the quarter final round onwards. (cup & plate).

AGM 1st February at the United Service Club

Pensioners bowls meeting Thursday 1st February United Services Club 19.00hrs.

1. The Chairman opened the meeting by remembering deceased colleagues. A special mention was made for Alf Steven’s as Alf had been a loyal servant to running bowls in the Widnes district for many years
2. The minutes of the half yearly meeting on 19th October were agreed as correct.
3. No new matters were raised
4. The Secretary reported that the league had an excellent season with good weather and good competitive games. He also reported that all teams had done really well in getting the scores in a lot quicker mainly by What’s Ap. He then announced that he would not be standing for re-election. The Chairman thanked Arthur for his loyal service and for stepping in at a really difficult time and guiding the league through a difficult period. Arthur guided and kept the league together throughout the Covid season. Arthur also agreed to help the new secretary set up next seasons fixtures.Appreciation was shown by all .
5. The Treasurer reported that following the introduction of the plate trophy the league had made a small loss of £315. Because the balance sheet was relatively strong no concerns were raised  however he recommended a small increase of fees by £10 to £50 per team. The proposal was accepted. The treasurer also announced that he would not be seeking re-election. The Chairman thanked Harry for doing the job from 2016 to the present day and again guiding us through the Covid Season. He agreed to guide a new treasurer through the handover period. Appreciation was shown by all .
6. All teams announced that they would be entering the same teams as the previous season and Lane Ends application was unanimously approved.
7. The following people were duly elected as officers for the coming season.

      President  Arthur Holdroyd

      Chairman Ken Hill

      Vice Chairman Steve Spence

      Secretary Steve Spence

      Treasurer  Dave Rushton.

      Auditor Ken Hill 

      Management Committee positions. Runcorn Subscription and Halewood.

      Steve Spence requested that clubs ask their members if someone would like to become Vice 

      Chairman. If possible they could pick up the position at the fixture meeting.

8) Fees have been raised to £50.

9) The following rule changes have been approved and are now on the rules website.

Constitutional rule 5 now states that the Auditor will be elected annually.

Match rule 9 states that if a team cannot provide any players they will forfeit the game 168/0. The winners will receive a 168/0 win plus two match points.

Match rule 10. Visiting players will not be allowed on the green 24 hours before a game.

Competition Rule 2 All players must have played two games prior to the round of 16 in the Isherwood Cup and four games prior to the quarter finals at the end of the season. For the plate players must have played 2 games before the preliminaries and 4 games before the Quarter Finals.

10) The fixture and registration meeting was set for Thursday 21st 1900hrs at the United services.

The first round of league fixtures will commence on Thursday 18/04/ 2024 with the last round on 22/8/2024. The Isherwood Cup round of 16 will take place on 20/06/2024 with the quarter final of both cups taking place on 29/08/2024 and both finals on 12/09/2024.