It is confirmed that cover has been renegotiated and renewed for the Year. 

A summary of the cover will be forwarded to all members when they renew their membership license.

The cover includes the Retroactive date of 1 January 1985.

John Stevens, Honorary Treasurer

On 25 September 2011 two of the County's Level 2 Club Coaches organised an all seminar for their colleagues.

4 Sessions were held before lunch covering aspects of Coaching the Visually Impaired, Marking for the Visually Impaired, Head Freezing and a session on New Age Bowls.  The afternoon was spent on dealing with Australian Pairs as a training exercise and the day concluded with a discussion on coaching new members for their Level 1 accreditation, with a review of the day's activities and suggestions for future seminars and get together days.

The county coach, Derek Nickerson wishes to congratulate all on such a successful day and hopes it can be repeated.  Any county wishing to avail themselves of the programme developed for this day should contact Derek in the first instance. 

Dear Colleague  

I formally advise you all of the result of the vote taken at the SGM held last Saturday (27 August) at Leamington The resolution stated

Resolution from the Regional Coaches and Officers of the English Bowls Coaching Scheme – acting on behalf of the National Executive Committee.
‘It is hereby resolved that, in accordance with Section 11(a) of the English Bowls Coaching Scheme (EBCS) constitution, the EBCS be wound up and dissolved’
(n.b. The resolution was adopted by the Regional Coaches and Officers on the 7^th July 2011) in the light of the advice from the director of the Bowls Development Alliance that they intend to implement a new coaching structure from 1 October 2011 and that Coaching is declared to be an ‘Intervention’.

The Result as balloted by the counties was In Favour of the Resolution 14  Against the resolution 16

As our Constitution Section 11a states "A resolution to dissolve the EBCS shall only be made at a Special General Meeting for which twenty one days notice has been given and shall be carried by a majority of not less than two third of those present and voting."

The resolution was therefore not carried and as a result the English Bowls Coaching Scheme continues in being and the Registrar will accept applications to relicense in the usual manner (as agreed at the AGM to remain at £9).  This information will be conveyed on our web-site within the next few days.

Our thanks are expressed to those who attended the meeting and contributed to the Question and Answer Session with Susan Cooper before the formal start to the proceedings.

The Regional Coaches and Officers attending the meeting are committed to maintaining our support for our coach members who are our 'coal face' at club level.  However, we also need to move forward and be proactive and therefore urgently seek from both the counties coaching bodies (and also that of the coaches in the counties) what you want from any 'revamp/ reconstruction' of the EBCS that will need to be done in the near future.

regards
Carol Watt-Sullivan Hon Secretary

EBCS  AGM Meeting

For your information the Annual General Meeting was held on  Sunday, 15 May 2011.