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Ladies Afternoon League tables updated
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Cheadle And Gatley Ladies League
Some teams are short of players.  Any ladies who would like to bowl please contact Mrs S Swindells, Registration Secretary, on 0161-432-9408.
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Keith Fantom (Romiley) won the Kingsley Stafford Trophy for the second time defeating Alan Sidebottom (Etherow) 21-17 in the final. Keith was 5-14 and looked down and out but some great corner bowling resulted in him winning the title at Glossop's North Road green.

Loosing semi-finalists were Phil Homer (Romiley) who was defeated by Alan 21-13 and Martin Hodson (Chadderton) who was defeated by Keith 21-19.
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Manor Park Bowling Club - After School Club
COME AND JOIN US AT MANOR PARK FOR A FRIENDLY GAME OF BOWLS IT’S LOTS OF FUN.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED THERE WILL BE COACHES IN
ATTENDANCE AT EVERY SESSION.
THE TIMES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOONS
FROM 3.45pm TO 5pm
STARTING 16 MAY
COSTS £1 PER SESSION
BOWLS WILL BE PROVIDED
JUST COME ALONG AND JOIN US DON’T FORGET WEAR FLAT SHOES.
FURTHER INFORMATION CALL
DAVE COLLIER TEL 07500191420
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There are still some spaces left in the Premier Bowls Stockport Parks Open for anyone to enter. Torkington Full,  South Reddish 5 spaces, Cale green 1 space, Vernon 2 spaces, Alex 1 space, Houldsworth 1 space, Gatley full.  All on Wednesday 1pm start.

Marple Park 5 spaces on Sunday Aug 10th 1pm start. Entries to Tony Bryning Rednal, Vicarage Lane Poynton SK 12 1BG  £15 Make cheques payable to Stockport Bowls Development Group.
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Nursery's Gareth Gwiliam wins the Woodley Classic beating Paul Dudley
21-11 in the final. Gareth beat Bill Burlinson, Jason Lockett and G.I Wilson on the way to the final and adds the Woodley Classic to the Romiley Arms Open he won on Good Friday
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Over sixty children will recieve bowls coaching in Alex Park every week of the Summer term. This has been funded by Stockport M.B.C. and small bowls provided by a grant from Sport Stockport
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Details of comps at Horsley and Hillcrest on the Comps page
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Fantasy League Bowls
Sponsored by Advanced Debt Solutions
All the entries are now in and can be seen HERE
Prizes totalling £150 up for grabs for the top 6 finishers in the league
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Draw for the Nursery Open HERE
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Good Friday Sweep results
Romiley Arms - Gareth Gwiliam 21, Tony Gatley 15
George & Dragon - Kerry Morris 21, Andy Buckley 16
Reports HERE
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The Panel's Billy Joe Edwards Handicap will be running again this year with qualifying in August and September. The final is on Sunday 5th October. Priority is being given to the players who entered last year but Dave Jenkinson is compiling a reserve list to fill any vacancies.
Full details can be found on the PANEL page
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Stalybridge Rec will be holding Monday night coaching sessions for youngsters up to the age of 16 from 4:30pm to 6:00pm, starting on Monday 31st March. All equipment is provided and coaches are fully qualified and CRB checked.
Flyer with more details HERE
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New comp at Stalybridge Rec on the Comps page
Flyer about the comp for your noticeboard HERE
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Draw for the Woodley Classic on the Comp Draws page
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S&D FIXTURES now available
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Details of a Mixed Pairs comp at Tintwistle HERE
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Details of this years Stockport Bowls Festival
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Details of a Mixed Pairs comp at New Mills on the 2008 Comps page
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There is going to be a Freddie Hulme Memorial Invitation competition to be held at the Nursery on Bank Holiday Monday, 5th May starting at 12 noon. The star studded field is :-
G I Wilson, Ashley Dakin, Graham Hickey, Gary Ellis
Jimmy Derby, Andy Cairns, Chris MacDonald, Geoff Telford
Brian Duncan, Noel Burrows, Stan Frith, Tommy Johnstone
Kerry Morris, Carl Armitage, Lee Turner, Lee Lawton
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Stockport Parks Open
Details on the 2008 Comps page
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Longdendale Fixtures Here
Longdendale Husband Cup draw Here
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Announcement of Cheshire County Parks Fixtures
SENIORS
18/05/08 vs CHESHIRE V YORKSHIRE
15/06/08 vs CHESHIRE V St. HELENS
20/07/08 vs CHESHIRE V WIRRAL
21/09/08 vs CHESHIRE VWARWICKSHIRE
VETS
18/05/08 vs Nth STAFFS
15/06/08 vs Nth DERBYSHIRE
20/07/08 vs EAST MIDLANDS
17/08/08 vs Sth YORKS
21/09/08 vs YORKS

Also Cheshire will be hosting the all-England Vets Team Championship on Monday 23/06/08.
The preliminary rounds will be held at Houldsworth Park and the final at HWMC.
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Details of two new comps, the Denton Hospital Open and the Betfred.Com Open on the COMPS page
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Announcement from The Grapes at Gee Cross who have teams in several of our local leagues that there will be NO PARKING at The Grapes Hotel ALL SEASON due to building works and constructors traffic.
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The Stockport Parks League and a new addition to the website, the Buxton & District League are, from this season, going to use Ross Kavanagh and his impressive software to store league table, club detail and individual player stat information. Links to both leagues can be found on the right -->
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The recent bad weather is taking a heavy toll on our bowling greens. The picture below, taken just last week, shows the Friendship in Romiley



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New Mills Mixed Pairs Comp details HERE
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Brian Smart who runs the James Norths website has dedicated part of the site to bowling pictures. So that the sites storage capacity is utilised Brian wants to throw open the Gallery area of the site to everyone. So if you've got bowling pictures that you wouldn't mind everyone having acess to, visit the Norths website where you can see images already posted or submit your own. The link to the Gallery is HERE and to submit your own pictures click on the 'Submit Your Own' link on the Gallery page.
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GLOSSOP BOWLING CLUB, NORTH ROAD, GLOSSOP, DERBYSHIRE. SK13 7AS 
2008 Open Competitions

The Kingsley Stafford Trophy
Bank Holiday Monday 5th May @ 10 a.m.
Mixed Singles - 32 entries
21 up – no practice
Entry fee £5
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The Leo Lynch Shield
Sunday 7th September @ 10 a.m.
Mixed Pairs - 32 entries
21 up – no practice
Entry fee £8
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Good range of refreshments available on the day
Entries paid in advance please to:-
Jenny Burgess, 55, Merseybank Road, Hadfield, Derbyshire. SK13 1PN +++++++++++
See the Bowls column in this weeks Stockport Express. Biggest, brightest and best for years written now by Frank Quigley and Jamie Bramley, the Messageboards very own 'The Pea Launcher'
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The North Derbyshire league has a great new new website courtesy of Ric Armstrong. All the latest news and information can be found at www.northderbyshirebowls.co.uk
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Anyone wishing to have a C.R.B. check is asked to contact either Sheila or Tony Bryning on 01625 874044 or e mail 'aabryning@aol.com'. This is done under the B.C.G.B.A. scheme and costs £5 against £40 if you try to do it direct. The check will be at Poynton Sports Club on Saturday March 31st from 10 am to 12 noon. Mrs Val Robinson the Cheshire C.B.A. Child Protection Officer will be in attendance.  
   To ensure a speedy processing please contact either Sheila or Tony in advance so theyu can forward a form to be filled in. You will need your driving licence, passport and a utility bill.or a birth certificate.
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Local Stockport Express Bowls correspondent Frank Quigley now has a regular spot on Stockports Pure Radio 107.8 fm every Friday Night between 6-30pm and 7pm with all the local bowls results and news
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Cheshire have a new county website under development courtesy of Ross Kavanagh. You can find it at www.cheshire-bowls.org. It's still under construction but you can track it's progress and find things like the Brunner Cup draw. Any Cheshire County information should be sent to :- admin@cheshire-bowls.org
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James Norths have redesigned and improved their website which can be found at Norths
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