A message from John Crowder – Bowls Wiltshire Men’s County President 2020
My fellow Moonrakers,
I am very proud, honoured and privileged to represent Bowls Wiltshire Men as President for 2020. I realise I have a hard act to follow as Stuart Allison (2018) and Dave Williams (2019) did a fantastic job and I would like to thank them both for being superb mentors and great company.
I thank my wife Trish and my club colleagues at Avon Bowls Club, Melksham for their support and encouragement. I have been a member of Avon Bowls club for 33 years and I am the 3rd President Avon Bowls Club has had, following Trevor Beck 1975 and Len Oatey 1993 and have been playing County friendlies for over 20 years. I am looking forward to this year, welcoming the support of Jim Cremin SVP and Don Butchers JVP. I am confident if Wiltshire continues to develop in the manner that we hope then the future of Wiltshire Bowls looks rosy. County Friendlies have been well supported the last couple of years and I see no reason why this year should be any different. Thanks to all the players who make themselves available but I would still like to see some extra clubs with new players making themselves available. I have always found the games very enjoyable. I wish Mike Jackson and Adam Tanner the very best of luck in the Middleton Cup and Under 25’s. I wish all the clubs good luck in their respective leagues and competitors in all competitions. I really hope Wiltshire have some surprises and some major successes at Leamington this year.
I wish Babs Salter, President of Bowls Wiltshire Ladies, good luck and plenty of success during her term in office.
I thank all the committees, umpires, markers, catering personnel and players in making semi-finals and finals day such a success. Thanks to the clubs who make their greens available for competitions and county games.
Myself, Jim and Don look forward to representing Bowls Wiltshire Men and meeting you all throughout the season with good fortune and good luck on our side I see no reason why Wiltshire shouldn’t have a successful 2020.
I am looking forward to my President’s Tour to Carmarthen where I am confident everyone will have a superb time. Thanks to John Wilkes, Barry Wheeler and team for organising the tour for me.
Good luck, good health and good bowling to each and every one of you.
John Crowder, January 2020
A message from Babs Salter – Bowls Wiltshire Ladies County President 2020
I am very honoured to be following a great tradition in becoming your President for 2020.
I would like to thank my club for all the support I know they will give me during the year.
Two greens at Leamington have already been upgraded in preparation for the Commonwealth games in 2022 and hopefully, some of us may get to try them out this year.
Congratulations to all the new ladies coming on to the County Register and I look forward to meeting them during the season.
Following the success of the Senior Fours competition we have, this year, introduced a new Senior Triples competition with 30+ entries, let’s hope it is as successful.
I wish everyone well in whatever and where ever they are bowling – in club competitions, district competitions and league games and all County events they may enter. Bowls is all about meeting new people, having fun, bowling well and hopefully staying dry.
I look forward to supporting you all and making new friends throughout the season.
Have a great 2020 season.
Babs Salter, January 2020
| Bowls Wiltshire Executive Officers | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Mrs June Corbett (Wroughton B.C) |
| Administrator | Mr Gerald Webb (Devizes B.C) |
| Financial Controller | Mr Neil Gillespie (Downton B.C) |
| Development Officer | Mr Nigel Morgan (Haydon Wick B.C) |
| Match Secretary | Mr Adie Lloyd (North Wilts B.C) |
| Bowls England Councillors | Mr Graham Annetts (Salisbury B.C) Mrs Kath Lloyd (North Wilts B.C) |
| Competitions Co-ordinator | Mr Stewart Allison (Chippenham Park B.C) |
| BW Ladies Representative | Mrs Babs Salter (Wroughton B.C) |
| BW Men’s Representative | Mr Philip Wells (Avon B.C) |
| Bowls Wiltshire Membership Registrar | Mr Richard Gardiner (Superermarine B.C) |
| Bowls England Development Director (Ex Officio) | Mr Adam Tanner (Royal Wootton Bassett B.C) |
| Bowls Wiltshire Non Executive Officers | |
| Bowls Wiltshire County Coach | Mr Nigel Morgan (Haydon Wick B.C) |
| Bowls Wiltshire Umpiring Co-ordinator | Mr Steve Alway |
| Safeguarding Officer | Mr Peter Harding (Amesbury B.C) |
| Sponsorship Co-ordinator | Vacant |
| Bowls Wiltshire Gender Officers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Mens | Ladies |
| President | Mr John Crowder
(Avon B.C) |
Mrs Babs Salter (Wroughton B.C) |
| Senior Vice President | Mr Jim Cremin
(Wroughton B.C) |
Mrs Janice Rowe
(Amesbury B.C) |
| Junior Vice President | Mr Don Butchers
(Mere B.C) |
Mrs Sue Gravell
(Supermarine BC) |
| Immediate Past President | Mr Dave Williams (Chippenham Park B.C) |
Mrs Ruth Gerrish (Bradford on Avon B.C) |
| Hon. Treasurer | Mr Stewart Allison (Chippenham Park B.C) | Mrs June Corbett
(Wroughton B.C) |
| Hon. Secretary | Mr Philip Wells (Avon B.C) | Mrs Babs Salter (Wroughton B.C) |
| Hon. Match Secretary | Mr Adie Lloyd (North Wilts B.C) |
Mrs Mary L. Jones (Devizes B.C) |
| Hon. Competition Co-ordinators | Gerald Webb (Devizes BC) – National Competitions
Dave Williams (Chippenham Park) – County Competitions |
Mrs Janet Willis (Stratton Churchway B.C) North Mrs Dawn Edwards (Avon B.C) South |
| Middleton Cup Team Manager |
|---|
| Mr Mike Jackson (Westlecot B.C) |
| Under 25’s Team Manager |
|---|
| Mr Adam Tanner (Royal Wootton Bassett B.C) |
| Middleton Cup Selection Committee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dave Godwin (Royal Wootton Bassett B.C) | Mr Keith Hutchens (Chippenham Park B.C) | Mr Wayne Snook (Holt B.C) | Mr Tom Warner (Salisbury B.C) |
| Johns Trophy Selection Committee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mary Jones (Devizes B.C) |
South – Mrs Margaret Webber (Alderbury B.C) |
North –
Vacant |
North Player
Alison Fail (Purton B.C) |
| South – Mrs Janet Seal (Avon B.C) |
North –
Vacant |
South Player
Ann Hindley (Wilton B.C) |
|
| Amy Rose Manager | |||
| Marcia Easton
(Avon B.C) |
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| National President | ||
| 2014 | Mr A Lloyd | North Wilts B.C |
| 1984 | Mrs G Budd | Devizes B.C |
| 1955 | Mr H Slade OBE | Garrard B.C |
| Past Presidents and Honorary Life Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls Wiltshire Ladies | Club | Bowls Wiltshire Men | Club | |
| 2019 | R Gerrish | Bradford on Avon | D Williams | Chippenham Park |
| 2018 | D Edwards | Avon | S Allison | Chippenham Park |
| 2017 | M Woodley | Alderbury | J Southern | Amesbury |
| 2016 | P Jones | Supermarine | P Sanders | Spencer Melksham |
| 2015 | J Little | Devizes | R Gardiner | Supermarine |
| 2014 | P Watson | Calne | D Richards | Trowbridge Westbourne |
| 2013 | M Annetts | Salisbury | R Jones | Trowbridge Town |
| 2012 | J Corbett | Town Gardens | C Sheppard | Amesbury |
| 2011 | M Buckle | Amesbury | M Hallam | Downton |
| 2010 | J Coyle | North Wilts | R Green | Spencer Moulton |
| 2009 | J Collier | Box | B Wheeler | Swindon |
| 2008 | S Raymond | Chippenham Town | M Williams | Highworth |
| 2007 | A Hindley | Wilton | A Lloyd | North Wilts |
| 2006 | J Willis | Stratton Churchway | J Clay | Warminster |
| 2005 | M Jones | Devizes | D Francis | Devizes |
| 2004 | S Burgess | Pewsey Vale | A Watchman | Westinghouse |
| 2003 | M Cottle | Spencer Melksham | J Wilks | Wootton Bassett |
| 2002 | J Webb | Wroughton | F Hinchcliffe | Westlecot |
| 2001 | P Sharp | Amesbury | A Bryant | Marlborough |
| 2000 | P Watson | Calne | G Henderson | Calne |
| 1999 | M Alexander | Devizes | J Northover | Chippenham Town |
| 1998 | R Woods | Malmesbury | B Crabb | Malmesbury |
| 1997 | E Lacey | Winsley | D Farmer | Bradford on Avon |
| 1996 | J Woodrough | Westlecot | D Tucker | Devizes |
| 1995 | R Adlam | Holt | C Horsley | Wilton |
| 1994 | O Henery | Westlecot | G Pike | Salisbury |
| 1993 | M Nuttall | Trowbridge Town | L Oatey | Avon |
| 1992 | M Moss | Highworth | H Gleeson | Westlecot |
| 1991 | J Knight | Trowbridge Westbourne | J Cooper | Devizes |
| 1990 | J Cooper | Devizes | B Rivers | Stratton Churchway |
| 1989 | K Bane | Rodbourne cheney | G Watson | Bradford on Avon |
| 1988 | G Church | Chippenham Town | J Pickett | Trowbridge Westbourne |
| 1987 | C Lopuszinski | Devizes | J Pickett | Trowbridge Westbourne |
| 1986 | M Winn | Westlecot | E Hobday | Swindon |
| 1985 | D Johnson | Winsley | A Dart | Westlecot |
| 1984 | K Lewis | Avon | H Clarke | Westinghouse |
| 1983 | M Hobday | Swindon | C Bratton | Westlecot |
| 1982 | I Baker | Chippenham Park | J Benford | Trowbridge Westbourne |
| 1981 | G Budd | Devizes | E Noble | Devizes |
| 1980 | D Heath | Rodbourne Cheney | J Brewer | Westlecot |
| 1979 | N Andrews | Pewsey Vale | A Pratt | Salisbury |
| 1978 | C Bridges | Calne | E Howard | Chippenham Town |
| 1977 | E Buckland | Stratton Churchway | H Ebdon | Box |
| 1976 | M Ripper | Winsley | P King | Westinghouse |
| 1975 | R Gardiner | Devizes | T Beck | Avon |
| 1974 | D Gleed | Highworth | G Gleed | Highworth |
| 1973 | O Way | Pewsey Vale | W Ireland | Devizes |
| 1972 | P Pickford | Calne | S Dann | Chippenham Town |
| 1971 | D Richardson | Rodbourne Cheney | D Uncles | Bradford on Avon |
| 1970 | M Bennett | Chippenham Park | W Fowler | British Rail |
| 1969 | M Crook | Rodbourne Cheney | F Josling | Wilton |
| 1968 | E Willis | Swindon | P Edwards | Chippenham Town |
| 1967 | I Cooper | Great Bedwyn | C Hillier | Alderbury |
| 1966 | B Jay | Salisbury | F Chapman | Corsham |
| 1965 | L Godwin | Rodbourne Cheney | R Wensley | Calne |
| 1964 | R Gardiner | Devizes | J Day | Westlecot |
| 1963 | W Winslow | Salisbury | H Mortimer | Holt |
| 1962 | L Spurge | Rodbourne Cheney | S Porter | British Rail |
| 1961 | I Cooper | Great Bedyn | W Hudd | Trowbridge Westbourne |
| 1960 | W Winslow | Salisbury | E Drew | Highworth |
| 1959 | W White | Rodbourne Cheney | W Bird | Amesbury |
| 1958 | A Wright | Marlborough | H Preedy | Chippenham Town |
| 1957 | D Richardson | Rodbourne Cheney | H Andrews | Wilton |
| 1956 | M Safe | Salisbury | A Willis | County Ground |
| 1955 | F White | Swindon | C Thomas | Calne |
| 1954 | E Parkinson | Rodbourne Cheney | J Lloyd | Great Bedwyn |
| 1953 | E Hazell | Stratton Churchway | A Beavan | Chippenham Town |
| 1952 | G Holmes | Salisbury | F Mundy | Pewsey Vale |
| 1951 | V Hawkins | Swindon | H Baker | Spencer Moulton |
| 1950 | E Aplin | Rodbourne Cheney | H Slade | Garrards |
| 1949 | M Alford | Swindon | R Angell | Calne |
| 1948 | M Dale | Rodbourne Cheney | B Case | Salisbury |
| 1947 | M Dale (Ladies section formed) | Rodbourne Cheney | C McDonald | Trowbridge Westbourne |
| 1946 | W Cox | Wills Imperial | ||
| 1945 | W Lightfoot | Chippenham Park | ||
| 1944 | ||||
| 1943 | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
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| 1940 | ||||
| 1939 |
W Lightfoot |
Chippenham Park |
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| 1938 | H James | Amesbury | ||
| 1937 | F Forster | Winsley | ||
| 1936 | F Bailey | Westlecot | ||
| 1935 | J Millar | Spencer Melksham | ||
| 1934 | E Case | Salisbury | ||
| 1933 | W Buckland | Holt | ||
| 1932 | H Parker | Swindon | ||
| 1931 | N Neath | Chippenham Park | ||
| 1930 | S Ward | Devizes | ||
| 1929 | P Beasley | Winsley | ||
| 1928 | J Tudman | Westlecot | ||
| 1927 | H Malings | Trowbridge Westbourne | ||
| 1926 | H Malings | Trowbridge Westbourne | ||
| 1925 | W Payne | Warminster | ||
| 1924 | W Osmond | Salisbury | ||
| 1923 | F Blair | Trowbridge Westbourne | ||
| 1922 | J Arnold | Swindon | ||
| 1921 | E Musselwhite | Wilton | ||
| 1920 | C Hayter | Melksham Town | ||
| 1919 | W Love | Westbury | ||
| 1918 | ||||
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| 1916 | ||||
| 1915 | W Love | Westbury | ||
| 1914 | Dr J Thomas (Men’s section formed) | Trowbridge | ||