Annual General Meeting 2011, Sat 26th Nov 2011

The League's 2011 AGM will be held at Vane Tempest Bowls Club, Gilesgate, Durham on 26th Nov 2011 starting at 10.00am.

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Mainsforth Bowls Club: League Champions 2011

Mainsforth: League Champions 2011

Congratulations to Mainsforth League Champions for 2011.

This is their third league title success in the last four years.

They battled throughout the season without losing a match only to slip up in their last one against rivals and second placed Leeholme.

Resources at Mainsforth are limited but with a relatively small squad the club has continued to set the pace throughout the year. As well as this success they also reached the final of the league's team handicap competition - the Millennium Cup - only to lose out to a strong performance from second division champions Houghton Dairy Lane.

Congratulations to the outstanding team of the season - Mainsforth - Durham & District Bowling League Champions 2011

League Knockout Competitions 2011

John Webster Competitions Secretary

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The League KO Finals were played out today at Pelton Fell BC. After a damp start the weather cleared up nicely and the green played well despite all the recent heavy rain.

Many thanks to Ronnie Rose , the ladies of Pelton Fell and the other club members for once again making the day such a great success.

The results are set out below at the end of this article.. The quality of bowling was high and several match results were extremely closely fought. In particular the Singles Final was outstanding. Michael English and Bill Maddison both bowled to a very high standard and in a great spirit, too. The result was resolved with the score tied at 20 - 20. With Michael holding shot Bill ditched the jack and followed it in with his wood which sat alongside it in an unbeatable lie - to win the match.Marvellous !!

Particular credit and thanks are due and given to Competitions Secretary John Webster for organising and running the League's Knockout Competitions. He's been making a success of the job since 2006 and he does it efficiently and quietly.

It isn't always appreciated by participants how much time it takes up and how many interruptions there are to his evenings at home dealing with telephone calls.

Well done John ! I'll thank you on behalf of all the League members who have such enjoyment from playing in these events which you look after so well.

Houghton Dairy Lane: Champions of Division Two 2011

Houghton DL: Div 2 Champions & Millennium Cup winners 2011

Houghton Dairy Lane have won the Division 2 title in only their first season in that division. Joining the League in division 3 in 2010 they immediately set down a marker as a strong club with very good playing resources. After dominating that division in their first season they have gone on to repeat their success this year in division 2.

They are undefeated in all competitions including the league's team handicap competition - the Millennium Cup - where they met Mainsforth in the final held at Newton Hall Bowls Club. Receiving a handicap advantage of 19 shots they in fact won the tie by 9 shots without including the start. This was a fine achievement to cause Mainsforth their only loss of the season.