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3 grammes, some paid on track date wise for the
some didn’t. magazine publication..
Only the English A big story on France
charge me for pro- in this issue and great to
grammes, which is their see another country may
perogative of course. All be forming its own govern-
others give me a couple ing body and joining the
for free as I’m covering the Short Mat Community.
event. I hope the ESMBA Postage has gone up
SHORT MAT CHAT
Did everyone know that committee are equally yet again, so the £1 I
scrupulous in charging added to the subs (first
the World Championships their expenses. time in almost 20 years)
was in England this year? I know the ESMBA will mainly disappear in
Apparently not, so you don’t want to lose another postage costs.
missed it. £19,000 again this year but This was a crunch
No doubt the ESMBA get real please, does the issue in terms of subscrip-
would say “it was on the £80 or so you gained make tions and thanks to every-
website” as if we lived our that much difference to the one who renewed and a
lives watching the funds? very special thanks to
ESMBA’s website, hanging I ran out of time and those who added dona-
on its every word! space for the very long tions to their subscrip-
What astonished me s
is that the English players World report and I have tions. However, a number
held it over to the next did not renew.
and Umpires taking part issue, along with others. Weaf
were charged for their pro-
Hopefully I am back

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