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The BWBA has close links with Nationwide Bowler and has its own dedicated section of Wheelchair Bowls News. The articles written for the magazine are included in the next few pages in full.

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MATCHPLAY SINGLES IS JUST PERFECT FOR THE POWELLS - This year’s end-of-season BWBA MatchPlay Singles Championship drew players from far afield and included the welcome return of Harry Haydock (Belfast IBC) from Northern Ireland....

FINTRY INDOOR BOWLING CLUB - A little while ago Fintry Indoor Bowling Club wrote to the BWBA to say what facilities they had at the club that were wheelchair accessible. A further update has been received from club official Donald Chalmers....

MATCH REPORT - BWBA v WORTHING PAVILLION BC - This is a popular annual fixture in the BWBA’s calendar and there was a first for this year’s match....

TRAINING WEEKEND NEWS - The BWBA organises several weekends of bowls each year for wheelchair bowlers at its HQ at Stoke Mandeville IBC, Bucks....

OBITUARYS JEFF FAIRALL, PETER POWELL & MARTIN FORD - Jeff was born in Midway, Derbyshire. He always loved sport and represented Derbyshire in the hurdles.

Peter passed away in Cambridge Hospital recently at the age of 67 after a twelve month struggle to recover from the effects of a serious car accident.

Martin was local government official in Buckinghamshire and bowled out of the Stoke Mandeville IBC....

NEWS IN BRIEF - Bristol IBC has had two wheelchair bowlers in their end-of-season club finals. Mary Ralfs, a veteran of many wheelchair internationals, won through to the Ladies’ Singles Final though she had to settle for the runner-up spot behind the ten times consecutive (yes consecutive) winner, Ross Constant....

…AND FINALLY…