It’s hard to believe that this is our second year in the Senior County Championships, the highest level of the team game, and after some strong performances last year I genuinely believe we can go from strength to strength as we search for our first overall match victory.

There are some exciting new initiatives this year; however, one constant that allows us to make this happen is the partnership we have with main team sponsor Paddy Power. Our thanks go to them once again as without them we would not be able to make this project happen and literally wouldn’t be able to get off the ground to travel to the UK.

I am also delighted to announce that we have a new partner for this initiative in the form of West Coast Fitness, whose name will become synonymous with performance excellence as soon as they open the doors to their new purpose built Gym in Peel on 29 April, symbolically the weekend of our first match. As well as being match day sponsor for all 3 home games they will sponsor a new 40 player super league which will play a pivotal role as a development and selection tool for the Islands top players. More information will follow on this new and exciting venture but our thanks go to them for the belief they are showing in supporting us.

Once again Gellings will sponsor our man of the match awards and we can’t thank them enough for their continued support as it has been so important as we start our journey at the top level.
Our First Match will be on 1st May against Merseyside with the home leg being played at Onchan Park and the away leg being played at Unison Bowling Club in St Helens. Thanks and praise must go to Onchan Commissioners as their hard work in getting the green in excellent condition is one of the main reasons we have chosen this venue and hopefully if we can get as many people down to support our team as possible this will repay them.

Monday will see the return of the Mens Night League.

North Ramsey’s green – Mooragh Park – is unavailable and all North Ramsey home matches will be played on <strong>Nobles 2 Green</strong>.

North Ramsey C have withdrawn from the League leaving 11 teams in Division 3 so one team will sit out on each numbered game round. Finch Hill A receive a bye into the second round of the Rayner Shield.

<strong>Captains</strong> please remember straight after your match to send a photo of your signed Results Card to Matthew Keggen. Captains who are unable to do this please see if a member of your team or the opposing captain can do this on your behalf.

Result Cards can be sent by:
Email: <a href=”mailto:[email protected]”>[email protected]</a>
Facebook: <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.facebook.com/iombowlsresults/”>iombowls.com Results Post Box</a>
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The website has been updated with all fixtures and competitions for the 2016 season.

Just click on Mens/Ladies etc and you will see the first set of matches. The menu on the right will allow you to see the full fixture list and don’t forget you can click on a team and link to see the fixtures/results for just that team.

If anyone wants to download the league fixtures or opens in Excel format which may help clubs with their own books please use the links below

Download -> Opens
Download -> Men Night League
Download -> Ladies Night League
Download -> Men Over 60s League
Download -> Ladies Over 60s League
Download -> All 2016 League Fixtures

We are working on providing further content on the website (e.g. Association/Exec, Development, County etc) and further updates will hopefully be made before the new season commences. In the meantime a summary of the areas updated on the website is below.

Website Updates (8th March)

• Opens
• List of opens (Further update for full open details once clubs return info)
• Men
• League Fixtures
• Rayner Shield Draw
• Captains (awaiting some clubs still)
• Rayner Shield/Plate Rules following EGM
• Men Over 60s
• League Fixtures
• Ismay & Mini Cup Draw
• League Rules
• Ismay/Mini Cup Rules
• Captains
• Ladies
• League Fixtures
• Jean Kelly Draw
• Captains
• Rule Changes
• Ladies Over 60s
• League Fixtures
• Captains
• Rule Changes

The IOMCCGBA Charter documents have been published and are available on this post

• IOMCCGBA Application Pack – How to Apply
• IOMCCGBA Charter Standard – The Charter
• Charter Matrix – Matrix of Requirements
• Application Forms
• Charter Club Application Form
• Charter Development Club Application Form
• Charter Community Club Application Form