Royle aim to stay out in front

ACTION in the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ divisions continues on the Chadderton Cot artificial surface this weekend.

With only a month to go, reigning champions Royle are striving to hold off Hopwood in the ‘A’ division title race, but Tonge have a decisive advantage in the ‘B’ division and look set to book their place in the top flight next winter.

Lees/Springhead and Springbank are fighting it out to fend off relegation from the ‘A’ division, but whoever avoids finishing bottom will have to beat the ‘B’ division runners-up — most likely to be Nimble Nook — in a play-off to retain their status in the top division.
Fixtures are —

Tomorrow (’B’ division): 9.45am, Vixens v Lower Failsworth; Noon, Prestwich v North Chadderton; 2.15pm, Tonge v Nimble Nook.

Sunday (’A’ division): 9.45am, Royle v Waterloo and Taunton; noon, Springbank v Hopwood; 2.15pm, Radcliffe v Lees/Springhead.

OLDHAM Evening Chronicle Handicap officials will meet later this month to fix dates and venues for this year’s competition.

They will also decide the main beneficiary of the competition’s charity fund.

THE annual meeting of the Failsworth Bowling League will be held at Stanley Road Conservative Club on Tuesday (8pm).

Chadderton League delegates hold their annual meeting at West End BC on Tuesday, January 27 (8pm) when all clubs are asked to supply completed entry forms and pay league fees.

THE Lancaster Club at British Aerospace, Broadway, is the venue for an early-season competition.

Organisers are looking for a field of 64 at £6 each with qualifiers on March 16, 17, 18 and 19, and the final 16 playing off on Monday, March 23 (all 6.30pm).

Entries, with choice of date and cheques payable to B Hart, should be sent to Mr Hart at 12, Ashworth Street, Failsworth M35 0JQ. Telephone (0161) 682 6276).

THE Tommy Braddock Open at Tottington Conservative Club requires 128 entrants at £10 each.

Qualifying rounds (play three times) will be held on Fridays July 3, 10, 17 and 24 (6.30pm), and Saturdays July 4, 11, 18 and 25 (5.30).

First prize is £600 and entries (cheques payable to Tottington Conservative Club), should go to: Ian Turrell, 106 Fieldhead Avenue, Seddons Farm, Bury, BL8 2NA. Telephone (0161) 761-6279 or 07999 845913.