LADIES History of Presidents

Bowls Leicestershire BE Founder Member 2008 ✺ Unified County Formed 2013

HISTORY OF COUNTY LADY PRESIDENTS

The details below are the continuation of a permanent web record of the history of BOWLS LEICESTERSHIRE LADIES SECTION and the LLCBA. If you can supply any details that are missing eg the full names of presidents and the clubs at which they were members during their presidential year, please email [email protected].

The Leicestershire Ladies County Bowling Association (LLCBA) was founded in 1930 and affiliated to English Womens Bowling Association (EWBA) in 1934. At the unification of the EWBA and EBA to form Bowls , the LLCBA was a founder member affiliated to BE. The LLCBA joined with the LBA to form Bowls Leicestershire in 2013.

Year Name Club Year Name Club 2020 Mrs Sandra Hall Hart of Fleckney 1994 Mrs Emily Wood 2019 Mrs Janet Dagley Market Bosworth 1993 Mrs May Handley Goodwood 2018 Mrs Kath Rothera 1992 Mrs Joan A Haines Melton Mowbray 2017 Mrs Joyce Dorricott Enderby 1991 Mrs Lea M Crowe Birstall 2016 Mrs Anneyce Johnson Banks 1990 Mrs Mae McHowat 2015 Miss Joy Griffin Kibworth 1989 Mrs Wyn Boon Blaby 2014 Mrs Aileen Rowden Goodwood 1988 Mrs P V D Chandler H Sweet Pea 2013 BOWLS LEICESTERSHIRE COMMENCED 1987 Miss D Chris Percival Countesthorpe 2013 Mrs Ann Ward Melton Town 1986 Mrs Barbara M Frost 2012 Mrs Chris Massie Market Bosworth 1985 Mrs B Brown Brookfield 2011 Mrs Sonya Brown Brookfield 1984 Mrs Sue Swatland Oadby 2010 Mrs Shelley Mason Leicester Club 1983 Mrs Peggy Weedon Goodwood 2009 Mrs Barbara Gamble Kirby Muxloe 1982 Mrs M K Hendry Shakespeare Park 2008 Mrs Diana Lewis 1981 Mrs E Alice Boon Quorn 2007 Mrs Clare Cheney Countesthorpe 1980 Mrs Connie E Wilbur Hinckley Ladies 2006 Mrs Janet Webster Loughborough 1979 Mrs D A Bolton Kibworth 2005 Mrs Beryl Tory Kibworth 1978 Mrs Irene C Backhouse Narborough 2004 Mrs Kath McLoughlin St Margarets 1977 Mrs Gwen H Brayshaw Belgrave 2003 Mrs Pauline Wilson Little Bowden 1976 Mrs Constance E Smith Birstall 2002 Mrs Elisabeth Kirkpatrick Leicester Club 1975 Mrs G W Tomlinson Westcotes 2001 Mrs Bette Bolton Countesthorpe 1974 Mrs E L Harris Goodwood 2000 Mrs Jean Bramley Western Park 1973 Mrs B Sugden Western Park 1999 Mrs Margaret Hamblin Rothley 1972 Mrs Doris E Johnson Hinckley Ladies 1998 Mrs Doreen Payne Syston 1971 Mrs S Beason Blaby 1997 Mrs Jean Hurst Brookfield 1970 Mrs E M Line Narborough 1996 Mrs Jean Collyer Hinckley Spa Lane 1969 Miss G M Needham Barwell 1995 Mrs Beryl Scott Glenfield 1968 Mrs Eileen M Gunby Birstall

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Year Name Club Year Name Club 1967 Mrs W Wilson Rothley 1948 Mrs M E Statter Loughborough 1966 Mrs B I Brookfield 1947 Mrs Gwen Stone Ashby 1965 Mrs A E Errington Evington 1946 Mrs E Loweth Brookfield 1964 Mrs M J Pickering Enderby 1945 Mrs Mary Haywood Western Park 1963 Mrs H McDonald Rothley 1944 Mrs D Worth Victoria 1962 Mrs E George Oakham 1943 Mrs G Carr Belgrave 1961 Mrs K M Revell Blaby 1942 Mrs E Furborrow Brookfield 1960 Mrs F Palfreyman Loughborough 1941 Mrs J N Carr Western Park 1959 Mrs B Herbert Oadby 1940 Mrs B Priestnal Barwell 1958 Mrs Adeline Parkinson 1939 Mrs L M Avery Ashby 1957 Mrs A M Watson Western Park 1938 Mrs F E Goss Glen Hills 1956 Miss A M Walker Blaby 1937 Mrs F Greenwood Victoria 1955 Mrs C M Hawes 1936 Mrs M Tomlinson Mkt Harborough 1954 Mrs B I Riley Narborough 1935 Mrs F Rossiter Western Park 1953 Mrs Ethel Vesty Western Park 1934 Mrs F A Whitbread Brookfield 1952 Mrs C B Thompson Brookfield 1933 Miss G Knight Brookfield 1951 Mrs E E Hill Ashby 1932 Mrs F Greenwood Victoria 1950 Miss A M Walker Blaby 1931 Mrs F Greenwood Victoria 1949 Mrs M C Holder Victoria 1930 Mrs F Greenwood Victoria

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BLL LADIES HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS (Honoured for Services to Bowls with voting rights) (alphabetical order)

Kate Kyle () From 2017 Elaine Barrett (Narborough) From 2015

BLL LADIES LIFE MEMBERS (non-voting) (alphabetical order)

Sonya Brown (Kibworth) From 2018 Janet Dagley (Mkt Bosworth) From 2019 Joyce Dorricott (Enderby) From 2017 Joy Griffin (Kibworth) From 2015 Anneyce Johnson (Leic Banks) From 2016 Chris Massie (Mkt Bosworth) From 2019 Kath Rothera (Wymeswold) From 2018 Aileen Rowden Smith (Goodwood) From 2015 Ann Ward (Melton Town) From 2018

LLCBA (HONORARY) LIFE MEMBERS (Honoured for Services to LLCBA with voting rights for life) (alphabetical order)

P. Green (Oadby) F Greenwood (Victoria) From 1941 ** M. Haywood (Western Park) From 1950 ** B. I. Riley (Narborough) From 1988 ** A M Watson (Western Park) From 1941 ** F A Whitbread (Brookfield) From 1941 ** ** defunctus est

The LLCBA awarded Membership of the Council with voting rights to PCPs for 2 or 3 years following their year as President. As this became “the norm” it was changed latterly to be an award to PCPs of voting rights at Council Meetings 2 years following their year in office.

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