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West Cumbria Bowls League.
http://westcumbria.leaguerepublic.com/
Eden Valley Bowls League.
http://edenvalleyleague.leaguerepublic.com/
Next social evening in the Bower:
New Years Eve
Keswick Bowls Club 2007...125
years on..
As President in 2007, it gives me great
pleasure to welcome all visitors and friends to this our 125th
year as a bow ling club. I am sure that in the next 25 years
there will be many changes as there have been in the past.
This year we have had the honour of hosting a game with the
E.B.A. President Mr. Peter Arnold and his representative team.
We also have many touring teams from different parts of the
country visiting us this season, and we look forward to
entertaining them all.
Finally, I would like to thank all the club and committee
members for their help in organising and participating in these
events which will make our 125th year a special one. I hope our
club will continue to grow, prosper and most importantly give
people enjoyment for many years to come.
D.N. Holme.
Bowls England Press Release
17th
October 2008
UPDATE ON BOWLS
BECOMING AN OLYMPIC SPORT
BOWLS England has received a number of enquiries to ask why
bowls is not an Olympic sport, and what is being done to address
this, especially with London being hosts for the 2012 Games.
The current Olympic Games programme (Summer and Winter Games)
includes 35 sports and nearly 400 events. There is a lot of work
that needs to be done to gain Olympic recognition, and it is a
long process with lots of competition from other sports wishing
to be included.
Firstly, for any sport to be considered, it must be played
throughout all of the Olympic areas in the world. In the case of
lawn bowls, the Caribbean has many National Olympic Committees
yet no lawn bowls is currently played in any of these countries.
World Bowls is currently investigating the possibility of
introducing the sport into the Caribbean and is liaising with
the Commonwealth Games Federation, which has expressed a
possible willingness to assist with this as part of its strategy
to grow participation in Commonwealth Games 'core' sports.
World Bowls is also now a Member of the Confédération Mondiale
des Sports de Boules (CMSB). The CMSB is already part of the
Olympic movement as a Recognised International Federation for
all bowls type sports, and it is felt that this will bolster the
lobbying powers for bowls type sports (including lawn bowls) to
be included in the Olympic Games in the future.
The IOC continues to review the sports programme for the Summer
Games and is now committed to having 28 sports in the 2016
Olympic Games. The shortlist for inclusion in 2016, from which
two will be chosen, features rugby, baseball, softball, karate,
squash, golf and roller sports and a decision will be made in
October 2009.
Bowls England will continue to support all efforts made by World
Bowls to achieve Olympic recognition for our sport.
To all Regional and
County Coaches
DIARY DATES:
22 February 2009 : A CONFERENCE AT LEAMINGTON is being planned
FOR 4 REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH COUNTY AT 10.00AM.
26 FEBRUARY 2009: National Executive Committee meeting at EIBA
at 10.30am
17 May 2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AT LEAMINGTON AT 10.00AM
15 October 2009: National Executive Committee Meeting at EIBA at
10.00AM
World Bowls; very
funny...
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