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SUMMER 2017 WHAT’S IN
WHAT’S IN
SUMMER 2017
THIS ISSUE?
ISSN 1456 - 0606 THIS ISSUE?
ISSN 1456 - 0606
SHORT MAT CHAT
3 SHORT MAT CHAT
Annual UK subscription £6.95 The Editor’s usual Ramblings
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Editor: Bob Weafer 5 By Evan Williams
Editor: Bob Weafer
By Evan Williams
bobw@short-mat-magazine.com SUFFOLK CHARITY EVENTS
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SUFFOLK CHARITY EVENTS
Short Mat International 5 Margaret Hastings & Bob Cousins
Short Mat International
Margaret Hastings & Bob Cousins
Incorporating Short Mat World NORFOLK COUNTY NEWS
Incorporating Short Mat World
NORFOLK COUNTY NEWS
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From Selwyn Goldsmith
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HOT SHOT WINNERS
PLEASE NOTE: the entire staff of the 11 HOT SHOT WINNERS
6’s and 8’s
magazine amounts to just one person - me! 6’s and 8’s
LAKESIDE TOURNAMENT
The magazine is put together in my often LAKESIDE TOURNAMENT
non-existant “spare time”. I regret I do not 12 The winners stories
have the time to reply to letters, so contact
MID ULSTER GALLERY
me by email or phone. 15 MID ULSTER GALLERY
The missing page from Spring
The magazine comes out when it comes The missing page from Spring
out, 4 times per year and I’ve managed 24 GREENWOOD PARK SUCCESS
GREENWOOD PARK SUCCESS
years so far. Whatever our eventual publica- 16
From Robin Quarterman
tion date you get a full year’s issues. From Robin Quarterman
KEWSTOKE SPRING FOURS
Your patience and understanding is KEWSTOKE SPRING FOURS
greatly appreciated, as the alternative is no 18 From Kath Francombe
From Kath Francombe
magazine at all. The views expressed in SMI
CORK ZONE NEWS UPDATE
are not necessarily those of the publishers 20 CORK ZONE NEWS UPDATE
nor any of the sport’s controlling bodies and By Michael O’Shaugnessy
By Michael O’Shaugnessy
no responsibility can be accepted for them. EAST DEVON TWO PAIRS FOURS
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No part of this publication may be re- 24 From Caroline Pavey
From Caroline Pavey
produced, copied or stored on any retrieval
READERS LETTERS
system without the express approval of the 26 READERS LETTERS
Where you have your say!
Editor. Where you have your say!
BROAD OAK TRIPLES
Bob Weafer Editor BROAD OAK TRIPLES
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By Ray Cassidy
By Ray Cassidy
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LANGSTONE CLIFF TOURNAMENT
regard to the bona fides of advertisers. 28 LANGSTONE CLIFF TOURNAMENT
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