Ian Flynn
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The Executive is saddened to hear that Ian Flynn (Wellesbourne) has passed away after a brief illness. Ian was President of Warwickshire in 1997 and was very well known especially in South Warwickshire but also the rest of the county and beyond.
Our thoughts go to his friends and family at this difficult time.
Gents Retain Rose Bowl at Welford
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Welford bowls club hosted the latest instalment of the clash of genders as Warwickshire’s gents took on the ladies. In an 18 end game the gents came out on top, winning 100-79.
IMPS beat President on scorching afternoon
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The annual fixture betweens The IMPS and the President at Nuneaton BC always starts with the visitors singing the first verse of their song. Only if they win are they allowed to sing the second verse, on a blistering hot afternoon that reduced the game to 15 ends the IMPS sang their way to an 87-76 victory.
Bears held to draw by Northants
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Northamptonshire hopped the border to take on Warwickshire in the inter-county friendly at Wolvey BC. A warm sunny day got even hotter as the teams battled out a four triples 55 all draw.
Warwickshire Academy Inaugural Event
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After a delay of a year due to the coronavirus pandemic the Warwickshire Bowls Academy held its first session with a group of five young bowlers.
The academy is a joint venture by Warwickshire County BA and Warwickshire Womens BA, who between them represent flag green outdoors bowls in the county. Headed by County Coach Mal Evans assisted by Joy Cooke and Jerry Horne the academy is aimed at bowlers aged 25 and under, helping them develop and build the skills needed to help them progress in the sports of bowls and help provide players capable of representing the County at the higher levels of the sport. Academy Ambassador Kirsty Richards, who is a current England Junior and Senior International as well as playing for Warwickshire in national competitions, joined the coaching team to welcome the youngsters for the inaugural session.
After a discussion and practical exercises on the importance of having a proper warm-up before playing and practising the group was taken through several skills based exercises before rounding off the session with a series of singles games, followed by talking about things learnt and the importance of warming down after activity.
For more information on the academy please contact Mal Evans on or 07910 216117.
For pictures from the session see the gallery section.
Notices
Upcoming
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23 JunWorc (A) 14:00 to 18:00
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24 JunMixed Pairs (3rd round) 18:15 to 20:15
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25 JunPairs (3rd round) 18:15 to 20:15
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27 JunJunior Singles Day 18:15 to 20:15