ACLE ST EDMUNDS BOWLS CLUB
RULES
- ANY LEAGUE TEAM AND CUP MATCH TAKES PREFERENCE OVER INDIVIDUALS FOR BOOKING RINKS.
- LEAGUE AND CUP GAMES WILL BE PLAYED TOGETHER I.E. RINKS 1.2.3 UNLESS GREEN IS TOTALLY FREE AND THEN SUBJECT TO CAPTAINS WISHES.
- MEN’S EBA COMPETITIONS - IF MORE RINKS ARE REQUIRED THAN AVAILABLE, ORDER OF DRAW TAKES PREFERENCE.
- COMPETITIONS - YOU MAY ONLY BOOK UP TO THREE PROVISIONAL RINKS FOR THE CURRENT ROUND ONLY.ONCE A DATE HAS BEEN AGREED, PLEASE REMOVE UNREQUIRED DATES.
- THE JERMY CUP TEAM WILL BE PICKED BY THE MEN’S EBA A TEAM CAPTAIN AND THE LADIES EBA SCERETARY.
- FERMOY TEAMS TO BE PICKED BY MEN’S EBA ‘A’ & ‘B’ CAPTAINS TOGETHER.
- RINKS FOR FERMOY GAMES TO BE ALLOCATED BY CAPTAIN’S AGREEMENT.
- RINK FEES, AS AGREED AT AGM, TO BE PAID BY ACLE PLAYERS IN RESPECT OF GAMES PLAYED AT ACLE IN CUP MATCHES, LEAGUE MATCHES AND COMPETITIONS. (TO AVOID QUESTION OF ACLE PERSON BEING DRAWN AWAY AGAINST ANOTHER ACLE PERSON-BOTH PAY)
- VISITORS USING THE GREEN TO PAY RINK FEE AS AGREED AT AGM.
- THE GREENKEEPER WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE FINAL DECISION AS TO THE PLAYABILITY OF THE GREEN. IN HIS ABSENSE CAPTAIN’S TO MAKE DECISION.
- CLUB SHIRTS ARE TO BE WORN FOR ALL CLUB LEAGUE AND CUP MATCHES.
- CLUB STICKERS MUST BE USED EVERY TIME YOU REPRESENT THE CLUB IN ALL LEAGUE MATCHES, CUP MATCHES AND COMPETITIONS, WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
- THE DIRECTION OF RINK PLAY WILL ONLY CHANGE WEEKLY ON A MONDAY MORNING.HOWEVER, IF THE GREEN IS AVAILABLE, AND THERE IS NO OBJECTION FROM ANYONE WHO ALREADY HAS A RINK BOOKED, THEN THE CAPTAIN HAS THE RIGHT TO REQUEST TO THE COMMITTEE TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF PLAY FOR A MATCH, IF THEY BELIEVE IT WOULD BE TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. THIS REQUEST MUST BE MADE AT LEAST 72 HOURS BEFORE A MATCH COMMENCES, TO AVOID ANY CONFLICT OVER A LATE REQUEST FOR A RINK FOR A COMPETITION.
- WHEN OUR GREEN IS USED AS A NEUTRAL VENUE FOR YARMOUTH LEAGUE CUP COMPETITIONS, ALL FEES COLLECTED ARE SHARED 50/50 BETWEEN GREENKEEPER AND GAME SUPERVISOR.
- IF OUR GREEN IS USED FOR A ROVING JACK COMPETITION ONE END MAY BE STRUNG OUT FOR RINK PLAY.
- THERE WILL BE NO SMOKING ON THE PLAYING SURFACE OF THE CLUB’S BOWLING GREEN. THIS INCLUDES THE USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS, AS AGREED AT THE 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
LATEST CHANGES ARE SHOWN IN BOLD, ITALICS AND UNDERLINED – LAST UPDATED DECEMBER 31, 2015