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WINTER 2017-18 WHAT’S IN
WHAT’S IN
WINTER 2017-18
THIS ISSUE?
ISSN 1456 - 0606 THIS ISSUE?
ISSN 1456 - 0606
SPECIAL EDITORIAL
3 SPECIAL EDITORIAL
Annual UK subscription just £6.95 Announcing Carpet Bowls coverage
Announcing Carpet Bowls coverage
Europe £12.95 (Sterling only)
ESMBA OPEN TRIPLES
Rest of the World £16.95 (Sterling only) 4 ESMBA OPEN TRIPLES
for four full issues per year From Brandon Whittaker
Back Issues £5.99 Incl. Postage (UK) CERNE ABBAS CHARITY EVENTS
CERNE ABBAS CHARITY EVENTS
Editor: Bob Weafer 6 Eugine Balbinski
Editor: Bob Weafer
Eugine Balbinski
bobw@short-mat-magazine.com GUNTON HALL TOURNAMENT
bobw@short-mat-magazine.com
GUNTON HALL TOURNAMENT
The Indoor Bowler 8 A Roundup of the Winners
The Indoor Bowler
A Roundup of the Winners
Incorporating Short Mat World NORFOLK NEWS
Incorporating Short Mat World
NORFOLK NEWS
and Short Mat International 10 From Selwyn Goldsmith
and Short Mat International
2 Preston Close, Redditch From Selwyn Goldsmith
2 Preston Close, Redditch
HOT SHOTS WINNERS 6’s & 8’s
Worcs B98 8RU 18 HOT SHOTS WINNERS 6’s & 8’s
Worcs B98 8RU
Who achieved these difficult feats
Tel: 0121 - 286 - 9449
Tel: 0121 - 286 - 9449 Who achieved these difficult feats
A LIVE OR DEAD JACK?
www.short-mat-magazine.com 20 A LIVE OR DEAD JACK?
A clarification From Peter Sheather
PLEASE NOTE: the entire staff of the A clarification From Peter Sheather
CARPET BOWLS ROUNDUP
magazine amounts to just one person - me! 22 CARPET BOWLS ROUNDUP
The magazine is put together in my often A first review of this great sport
non-existant “spare time”. I regret I do not
IRISH ROUNDUP
have the time to reply to letters, so contact 30 IRISH ROUNDUP
Seamus Kyne
me by email or phone. Seamus Kyne
The magazine comes out when it comes KNOW THE RULES PART ONE
KNOW THE RULES PART ONE
out, 4 times per year and I’ve managed 25 34 By Brab Hallowes
By Brab Hallowes
years so far. Whatever our eventual publica-
READERS LETTERS
tion date you get a full year’s issues. 36 READERS LETTERS
Your patience and understanding is Where you have your say
Where you have your say
greatly appreciated, as the alternative is no
WEST MIDLANDS TRIUMPH
magazine at all. The views expressed in SMI 40 WEST MIDLANDS TRIUMPH
The story by Selwyn Goldsmith
are not necessarily those of the publishers The story by Selwyn Goldsmith
nor any of the sport’s controlling bodies and SUBS & DEADLINES
SUBS & DEADLINES
no responsibility can be accepted for them. 42 From the Editor
From the Editor
No part of this publication may be re-
produced, copied or stored on any retrieval EDITORS EXTRA NOTES:
system without the express approval of the I hope you all sit down and think about writing in to
Editor. the magazine OR let me ghost write for you, which
The Magazine will
you need to talk to me about. The Magazine will
Bob Weafer Editor
cease to exist without your support.
cease to exist without your support.
Whilst reasonable care has been taken in Remember - NO photographs included in the
regard to the bona fides of advertisers. magazine without a good story to go with them, ex-
Readers are recommended to take their own cept of course the Hot Shotters. DO NOT re-size
precautions before making payments. or mess about with any photos please!
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Magazine binders hold 3 scription rate has dropped to £6.95, any late re-
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years issues and are newals i.e. those renewing AFTER an issue has
years issues and are
just £6.95 including
just £6.95 including gone out and they have missed it, will start with
postage. Very few left now the NEXT issue out, not the current issue, which is
postage. Very few left now
and will not be repeated now regarded as a back issue. Please also see the
and will not be repeated
rules about claiming hot shots.