EBA 2ND 16 & WATER OF LEITH WEDNESDAY NIGHTS

As announced in December, the EBA proposal of league restructure was voted against by the member clubs at the EBA AGM.

Some may see it as a lack of ambition as all 2nd 16 teams can go no further once you reach the 2nd 16 top league. The new structure would have allowed more movement between the leagues and a chance for any 2nd 16 teams to push on further.

There is also the issue with the travelling across town on a Wednesday evening at peak times to play a league fixture.

So restarting this season is the Water of Leith league on a Wednesday evening. Slightly different to the EBA format as it is 3 rinks instead of the normal 4. There are currently 8 teams in the league, where Sighthill BC are one of the 8. There has been interest from members to be part of the Water of Leith league.

There will be a sheet on the noticeboard where we need to know of members who wish to play in EBA 2nd 16 or Water of Leith 12. We need to know by 23rd February if we have enough bodies for the EBA 2nd 16 as the deadline to submit to EBA is before we have our own AGM unfortunately.

If we don’t have enough bodies for EBA 2nd 16 for this season and then decide to re-enter the following season then the team would have to start in the lowest league which would undo all the hard work over the past 3 years where the 2nd 16 are currently in the top league and were one bowl away from winning the league last season.

Happy to have discussions with anyone who has questions about either the EBA 2nd 16 or the Water of Leith league.

ATTENTION! Just to let all members know that Reet Payton, the psychic medium, is returning to Sighthill Bowling Club on Friday the 20th June. I have been sent the link to the online ticketing system and will be posting it here and on the club website now which is a little earlier than available to the rest of the public.
This is a one night only event this year and I’d rather not have anyone complaining that they didn’t get a chance to buy tickets. It’s up to you how long you want to wait to buy them 🤷🏻‍♂️.

Be fast or be last 👍🏻

Link to tickets:

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Edinburgh/Sighthill-Bowling-Club/Reet-Payton-Psychic-Medium—Edinburgh-Scotland/40610255/

Our Annual General Meeting is on Sunday the 2nd March 2025 following the annual bowls meeting which will start at 11:30.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS

There is a letter for each member of the Club in the A to Z box outside the members lounge.

I urge every member to get along and pick up their letter.

The letter gives the following:

• Our current financial position
• The factors involvedC
• Club information on certain duties
• Proposal on fees for 2025 for AGM
• Things that need discussed at AGM

Any letters that are not picked up by next Sunday evening will be posted out.

There are a few proposals to be made at the WEBA AGM in March 2025.

These proposals will be spoken about in greater detail at a meeting on January 14th 2025.

The topic of each proposal is as follows:

1. Modifying how scores are submitted.
2. Women players
3. Minimum games played for knockout subs.
4. League table communication
5. Postponements due to adverse weather.