Scotland announces new Elite Squad
Bowls Scotland has announced the 26 bowlers to form its new elite squad. The 14 men and 12 women, who have been chosen following a rigorous selection process, are the core players that will represent Scotland at international events in the months and years leading up to the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The elite men called are Paul
Foster, Alex Marshall MBE, David Peacock, Neil Speirs, Darren Burnett, Graeme Archer, Robert Grant, Alister Kennedy, Grant Logan, Jonathan Ross, Robert Marshall, Derek Oliver, Martyn Rice and Tommy Mann. The women’s squad comprises Margaret Letham, Caroline Brown, Michelle Cooper, Claire Johnston, Lynn
Stein, Claire
Douglas, Anne Dunwoodie, Lorna Smith, Mandy O’Donnell, Susan Murray, Lauren Baillie and Becky Campbell.
Announcing the squads, new Bowls Scotland head coach, David Gourlay commented: “There is a strong combination of experience as well as youth, which represents a potent mixture of talent within the squad. The squad members have played their way to selection with solid and consistent performances. However, the door remains open at this stage as we enthusiastically start the process of building towards 2014. “We will review performances both within and outside this group as we continually strive to maintain our place among the best bowlers in the world.
“With everyone harbouring ambitions to represent their country at the Commonwealth Games on home soil in 2014, my role will focus on ensuring the elite squad fulfil their potential and achieve the best results for Scotland.”
Carluke’ s Kimberley looks like a real star
Carluke Bowling Club is confident that it has unearthed a new star after Kimberley Harrison had a season to remember. The 17-year-old bagged no fewer than six trophies over the course of the most recent campaign, among which was the Lanarkshire U17 title, where she became the first girl to win the prize in 21 years.
Kimberley also won the Lanarkshire Women’s U18 event and, in her first year competing for the Carluke Ladies’ section, she won four out of five trophies up for grabs: the President’s Trophy, the Lilly Leitch Memorial Trophy, The Tonnar Trophy, and the Nettie Patrick trophy.
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Darren Burnett and Caroline Brown, left, have been named in Scotland’s elite squad
Coatbridge IBC in cash crisis
One of Scotland’s top bowling facilities is facing an uncertain future after racking up losses of close to £20,000 in 2010.
Coatbridge Indoor Bowling Club’s situation mirrors the difficult economic circumstances facing the country as a whole, as the local facility struggles to come to terms with a significant decrease in revenue amidst ever-increasing bills.
The Glasgow club has seen its membership drop drastically in the last decade, down from around 1,200 ten years ago to just 570 this year. To compound the impact of that unfortunate decline, the club’s running costs have also shot up markedly during the same period.
Indeed, in the last year, the club has been forced to shell out around £55,000 on rent and energy bills alone. As a result, a proposed £29,000 project to lay a much-needed new
carpet and underfelt has been put on hold, with the club facing the very real threat of going out of business within two years unless a solution to its current cash crisis can be found.
Stadium manager Steven McLaren admitted that the club could could go to the wall.
“Things are looking bleak for us just now and we are trying to keep a tight rein on every penny going out,” said McLaren. “We have a lease with the council but we are responsible for all maintenance costs. On top of that, our energy bills are always increasing. Last year, we lost around £20,000 and that figure had to be covered from within the club’s reserves. That means that money can’t be spent on things like laying a new carpet.”
He added: “If we continue the way we are going at the moment, we probably have about two years left.”
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