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Looking forward to the New Season
The full winter league programme starts on Monday 13th September and the week before members have the opportunity to get back into the swing of things by booking rinks in the evenings for a roll up.
It is pleasing to see an increase in entries into Nationals and Club and County Competitions and particularly pleasing to see an extra 15 teams entering the various domestic leagues.
Whilst to some, the summer is for relaxation, unfortunately for the administration the summer break is just as hectic with the preparation of the full league programme, county fixtures, friendly fixtures and national team events to be organised.
Captains elected at the last AGM have been meeting and selecting their teams for the coming season and whilst last season was a great success, we never sit still, and all teams will show changes to their squad.
Norfolk County have also introduced a new rule to allow A teams to use players from other teams should they wish. It is not a rule Acle will need to use very often as we have a number of quality players we can call upon to help out but who are unable to commit to regular county league appearances.
On the junior front, competition is just as fierce and we will be holding an Under 25 trial match against the Men’s C Team players at the beginning of the season in readiness for selecting our Under 25 National Team who play Beccles in the first round of the National Double Rink Competition.
We are entering a new era for our juniors as our previous team members are now old men (over 25) and no longer available for selection. We are embarking on a very exciting five-year re-build programme for our Under 25s.
We also have a 2 year programme planned for our Men’s A team squad which will start to look a formidable force in the Denny Cup.
We are in our second year of the Premier Threes East Midlands Open events and we will hold our event on the 1st and 2nd of January. The field will be limited to 64 entries and we already have 10 entries from last year. New sponsors are also expected to be announced.
The first major fund raising event will be the Coffee Morning on Friday September 24th in aid of Norfolk Macmillan Nurses.
The club committee look forward to meeting up with you all again in September and wish all an enjoyable season.
Denis Goodley - Club Manager & Director of the English Indoor Bowls Association
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