Cannock Bowls League 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Cannock Bowls League

Annual General Meeting

Thursday 14^th March 2024 7pm for 7.30pm

Heath Hayes Cons Club

Agenda

1                    Meeting Opens and Chairman’s Welcome

 

Remembering absent friends

Including: Christine Jones, Hazelwood, Lloyd Davies, Rushall Labour BC, Claude Tomlinson President Lichfield Road BC.

 

2                    Attendance

1. Club Roll Call
2. Apologies for absence

 

3                    Minutes

1. Minutes of 2023 AGM
2. Matters Arising from 2023 AGM

                   i.      League Trophies – covered later

 

4                    Chairman’s Report

 

5                    Presentation of Accounts

 

6                    Election of Officers

1. President – Dave Williams
2. Chairman – currently Graham Holyoak
3. Treasurer – currently Stuart Hickson
4. Secretary/Record Keeper – currently Helen Skidmore
5. Competitions – currently Dave Christopher
6. Safeguarding Officers – currently Julie Wigley and Helen Skidmore
7. Committee Members – currently Eric Jones and Richard Ivett
8. Patron – vacancy

Should anyone wish to stand for any of the roles please submit your details to the Secretary prior to the meeting.

 

7                    Notice of Motion

a) Scoring System

Proposal from Vikki Wilson, Rugeley Progressive Bowling Club

Please can you take this letter as an official proposal for the next AGM.

I propose that the league scoring be changed from team points for a win, to points won per game with or without extra points for winning the aggregate.  It can be very disheartening going on as the last player knowing that the game is already won or lost and by gaining a point per game it gives every player something to play for.

Meeting guidance as per Bye-laws 6.  – this proposal will need ‘to be formally seconded by another club at the meeting. A two-thirds majority of all persons entitled to vote is necessary to pass any Notice of Motion.  At all meetings the Chairperson shall have the casting vote.

 

b) Amendments if point (a) is passed – not needed if it isn’t.

If the above motion is passed then amendment will be required to the following:

 

1. Rules for League Competition point 4.  This currently reads as below.

All teams shall play each other on a Home and Away basis, on dates fixed by the League Secretary. The winner of a match shall be the team who gains the highest overall aggregate score, and will receive 2 points for their win. In the event that the aggregate scores are equal, 1 point will be awarded to each team. The team gaining the most points shall win the championship of each Division. In the event of one or more teams gaining the same number of points, the team with the best aggregate of Total Shots For less Total Shots Against, will be declared the winner. A movement of teams shall exist in respect of promotion and relegation; 2 up and 2 down throughout all divisions.

The line highlighted will need to be re-written.  The following is proposed with the rest of the paragraph staying the same:

....  The winner of each individual game will score 1 point for their team.  The team who gains the highest overall aggregate score for the match will in addition receive 2 points. ........

2. Rules for Knockout Cups point 5.

No change is proposed to this competition due to its one off nature.  Therefore this will remain as ‘Winners of a round shall be the Team who record the best aggregate.’

 

8                    League Structure

Clubs need to confirm prior to the start of the AGM whether or not they are submitting team(s) for the 2023 season.  This is also the cut off for any clubs proposing new teams as well.

Teams dropping out of the league – none notified.

New teams proposed:

• Hagley Bowling Club – second team.  Notified by Pete Freeman and Rob Gibbon
• Heath Hayes Bowling Club – third team.  Notified by Colin Hayward.  If accepted this team will play the home matches on a Wednesday evening.

 

9                    Admin Items

1. General

i.      League Trophies – further reminder from last year’s AGM please check to see if your club has any of the Cannock Bowls League

trophies and if they do bring them back to the AGM.

ii.      Contact updates during the season

iii.      Renaming and relocating of Aldridge Cons (Portland Road) BC– will now be known as Streetly/Aldridge Bowling Team and will be playing at Streetly Bowling Club.  Notified by Roger Eden. 

iv.      Renaming Uxbridge Arms to Chasetown Bowls Club as no longer linked to the Pub.  Green stays the same.  Notified by Malcom Wilson

v.      Any teams with teams in other Thursday night leagues?

vi.      Bye-Laws/Rules etc

vii.      League dates and Fixtures

2. Fees

 

10                Open Discussion

Meeting open for questions and comments, please note that no item introduced at this point can be voted on at this AGM meeting.

 

11                2023 Prizes

 

12                Meeting Close