Another winter of success for Brookes’ promotions
The 2023 bowls season may now be in full swing, but the man behind two hugely popular winter events has taken time out to reflect on their success.
Jamie Brookes promoted both the North Shropshire Parks’ winter series and the District Invitation Winter League at the Whitchurch club that hosted the series finals day.
Shropshire No.1 Callum Wraight was crowned winter series champion to pocket £400 while Woore, captained by Matt Beeston, landed the winter league championship.
Brookes said of the winter series, which boasted a total prize fund of £7,915: “My thanks go to all six venues – but mainly Tilstock BC who have willingly hosted us a total of seven times – as without the venues we wouldn’t run.
“Thanks must go to the gang of helpers who have made the series run so smoothly and taken a lot of pressure off me.
“And lastly to all the competitors who made it happen – a brilliant 1,583 entrants over the 21 rounds, making an average of 75.4 per week.
“Here’s to October when Winter Series 10 will get fired up!”
Beeston has captained teams to four of the last five championships of the winter league and said: “We look forward to going for a fifth win next year.”
