Cannock Bowls League 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Cannock Bowls League

Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 16^th March 2022 7pm for 7.30pm

Heath Hayes Cons Club

Agenda

1                    Meeting Opens and Chairman’s Welcome

 

2                    Attendance

1. Club Roll Call
2. Apologies for absence

 

3                    Minutes

1. Minutes of 2020 AGM
2. Matters Arising from 2020 AGM

 

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 Mick Mularkey and Ian Roles
8. Patron – Alf Preece

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

7                    Proposals received

 

1. Proposal to change Rule 3 of the Rules for League Competition:

Proposed – Ray Salter – Aldridge Cons A,  Seconded by Geoff Haigh – Willenhall Trinity

 

Current wording:

1. 3.  All teams (unless amended at the AGM) shall consist of Ten (10) players; in cases of absentees, no AN Other is to be recorded.  See rule 5(d) and 5 (e)

 

Proposed wording:

1. 3.  All teams (unless amended at the AGM) shall consist of Eight (8) players; in cases of absentees, no AN Other is to be recorded.  See rule 5 (d) and 5 (e)

 

1. If a is accepted:

Proposal by Committee to change rule 3 and 7 of Rules for Knockout Cups to reflect the change in the number of players

 

Current wording:

3. All teams shall consist of TEN (10) PLAYERS who shall play whatever format the league desires (i.e. 5 Home & 5 Away) or (Full match, neutral green).

7. The competition shall be run on a Divisional basis, each division playing for it’s own trophy, 5 players at home & 5 players away with all teams OFF SCRATCH.

 

Proposed wording:

3. All teams shall consist of Eight (8) players who shall play whatever format the league desires (i.e. 4 Home & 4 Away) or (Full match, neutral green).

7. The competition shall be run on a Divisional basis, each division playing for it’s own trophy, 4 players at home & 4 players away with all teams OFF SCRATCH.

 

1. If a is accepted:

Proposal by Committee to change rule 5 of the Rules for League Competition

 

Current wording:

1. 5.  All games are to commence at 6.30pm or earlier (but only if prior arrangement has been made), with greens being fully occupied throughout.

 

Proposed wording:

1. 5.  All games are to commence at 7pm or earlier (but only if prior arrangement has been made), with greens being fully occupied throughout.

No changes to the sub sections of rule 5 are proposed

 

1. If a is not accepted:

Proposal by Committee

To allow one further season of teams being allowed to play two players twice in a game, to help those teams struggling for players.

If this proposal is accepted then a full review of the rules will be made during 2022 and proposals for permanent amendments including restrictions as to how many times a player can play twice and the penalty if they do.

For this year the league simply asks that teams don’t abuse this option and spread any second games out evenly amongst their players.

 

 

8                    League Structure

Due to the possible impact of the proposed changes Teams will be given one week from the date of the AGM to confirm whether or not they will be playing in 2022.  Therefore the league structure can’t be finalised at the AGM.  The aim will be to keep the divisions as even in numbers as is possible.

 

9                    Admin Items

1. General

                                                              i.      Thursday 2^nd June is a BH for this year – plan is not to play on this date

                                                            ii.      No plan to run any competitions this season

1. Fees –

Fees are being carried over from 2019.  There are a few clubs who didn’t pay in that year they will be notified individually about this.

 

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                Meeting Close