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AUTUMN 2013 3 SHORT MAT CHAT
AUTUMN 2013
The Editor’s ramblings.
ISSN 1456 - 0606 4 CERNE ABBAS - 6 of the best!
ISSN 1456 - 0606
By Eugene Balbinski
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Short Mat International 9 The story from Colin Pike

Incorporating Short Mat World 9 THE OTTERY St. MARY SINGLES
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azine amounts to just one person - me! The mag- 11
azine is put together in my often non-existant A report from Reg Whitear
“spare time”. I regret I do not have the time to 12 NORFOLK NEWS
reply to letters. If you want to contact me either A full report from Selwyn Jenkins
email or telephone me. CORK NEWS - Southern Ireland
The magazine comes out when it comes 16
out 4 times per year and I’ve managed 20 years by Michael O’Shaugnessy
so far. Whatever our eventual publication date THE VILLA FLAMENCA CLUB
you get a full year’s issues. 16 A club in Spain by Malcolm Saunders
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Bob Weafer Editor 22 From Joan Hamblin

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30 NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES 24 BISHOPS NYMPTON TOURNAMENT
From Damien Allison From the Editor
31 WHITCHURCH BOWL IN ONE 25 WILTSHIRE NEWS
The Story from Heather Foulkes From Geoff Lane

33 WARNERS LAKESIDE HOLIDAY 26 THE “MISSING” ESMBA PRESS RELEASE
Who won what? A moan by the Editor

33 TEACHING IN SINGAPORE 27 BONDAGE TO REPLACE SHORT MAT ?
Introducing Schools to Bowls Yep! you read that right