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The BTBA have announced the new contact e-mail for the MEDIA OFFICE, if you have any news for them you can e-mail it to
media@btbanews.org.uk , don't forget to send a copy to us as well. The magazine can be found at www.btbanews.org.uk .
The following article was sent in by Matt's mum Gerri, she is a very proud mum, and
quite rightly so.
MATT FORSYTH
Matt in his last year as a junior captained the winning under 18's county team in Nottingham in July this was
the first in many years that Essex have won this.
Then in August Matt won the bowlers club at Dunstable.
Also on Monday 31st August he came 2nd in the London International, becoming one of the youngest bowlers to
ever make the finals. He beat a lot of good players on his way to the finals including Ray Teece, Paul Moor, Luke Montgomery
and Kersten Penny, averaging 212 over 17 games.
On Sunday 13th September he bowled at Blackburn in the Yac's
nationals which he won gaining 100 ranking points. He had 217 avg over 9 games with his last game of the day being 280.
Matt puts alot of work into his bowling and has the Great Britain Deaf trails later this month, so fingers crossed.
Good Luck to Matt in his bowling quests and thanks to Gerri for this information, if you know of any similar
items of interest please e-mail us at the address below.
See link below for minutes from the AGM
and EGM held 14th February 2009.
ECTA have started to compile an e-mail
register which will be used to inform members directly of any ECTA tournament dates or other information we feel important
to our memebers. If you would like to be added to this list please e-mail us at the address at the bottom of this page. Your
e-mail sddress will not be passed on to anyone else.
At our AGM in February we decided to ask members
to nominate bowlers whose names they believe should be put forward for recognition in the Annual National Awards. The
categories are :-
Adult (male and female)
Junior (male and female)
Senior (male and female)
Team
Volunteer
Official
Senior
B.T.B.A.
Membership Rates 2008-09
Adult Membership
to the BTBA will be £25 for the period 1st September 2009 ‘til 31st August 2010; however
there is a concession for those bowlers who join through a Sanctioned League, for them the cost is just £21. Membership
covers Personal Accident Insurance and free Achievement Awards, in addition to the services provided via the Area Association. Gold Membership is now £40 for a 12-month period, and Junior Membership is £10-50,
but note that a Junior bowling in an adult league must pay the full £21 (£25) Membership Fee.
Recently
there has been some confusion regarding the cleaning of bowling balls during play, the current B.T.B.A. rule is
Rule 37 – Abrasives, Prohibition of…
The use of abrasives such as, but not limited to sandpaper, steel-wool
and the so-called ‘Scotchbrite Pads’ is prohibited during competition. It is permissible for bowlers to use abrasives
both prior to and following competition. However, once a league competition or a tournament block has begun, the provisions
of the rule would apply throughout that entire session. As a result it is NOT permissible to use the abrasives between each
game of a particular league session or tournament block, during which only a dry towel may be used to clean the surface of
the ball.The use of any substance
which emits dust, such as Easy Slide and / or hand conditioners is prohibited in the Players / Seating area. (NOTE: BTBA advised in 2005 that the provisions of Rule 37 come into force when practice begins.)
