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I included a couple of correspondent in Elaine
May 2023 No. 6
May 2023 No. 6
emails in the last issue Gathercole with three arti-
The Editors and I would say that we cles and of course Selwyn
The Editors
Usual Ramblings are all entitled to our Goldsmith. If we were all as
Usual Ramblings
views but sadly this is dedicated as Selwyn, Short
not always appreciated Mat would be in a much bet-
by the powers that be, ter place.
who prefer to run their Also, Seamus Kyne
fiefdom’s without com- from the IIBA has been a
ment from anyone out- wonderful help over the
side. years. He posted off the
I have stressed scorecards from the British
Hi folks, that if you ever disagree Isles Championships and
After I published the last with anything I or others sent me a lot of photos.
issue (March), I noticed have said, I have no Sadly, Royal Mail industrial
that the previous issue problem if you write in action delayed the post and
from last year read Au- and disagree and I will the scorecards arrived after
gust instead of Novem- publish it, provided you I had left for Spain and
ber and the contents are reasonably polite. when I got back, I was not
were repeated from Au- As you can see, I able to compile a report in
gust. am also prepared to the time available. But I re-
I corrected it with publish letters/emails ally appreciated his wonder-
the right contents, so anonymously, again as- ful efforts.
please read but I’m not suming they are polite I hope also to publish
sure the correcting email and not libellous etc. the alternative PDF file in a
I sent out made it clear? The only proviso section on the website.
Yep, I can make is that I know who you This will show the
mistakes like everyone are so I am covered. At magazine in a vertical page
else and I’m sorry for one point this was going by page format, which may
those that had sent in ar- to be a very small issue. make each page more
ticles. Certainly less readable?
Just before I pub- than I would have liked If I do get it published
lished the last magazine, at the end of the au- as an alternative view,
an ex-member of Bowls tumn to spring season. would you please let me
Sweden’s Board sent me However in the know what you think?
her resignation letter end it was very much With the summer
from the board of Bowls more than I feared at upon us, little happens in
Sweden. one point our sports, so it may not be
One section made It would seem until the autumn that a new
it clear that the problem that our sports are as magazine is published.
was “Puppet Master” apathetic as usual and I I will still be compiling
Syndrome, which can have taken the opportu- whatever I get, so if you
adversely affect sport nity to fit in some bits have something to say, let’s
both amateur and pro- that I want to publish. hear it.
fessional. We have a new Bob W
