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After a weather disrupted end to the Winter League season we have managed to complete the schedule a week later than the original timings. Mijas managed to stay top of the Pairs League and Lauro finished strongly to win the Triples League ahead of La Posada with Mijas finishing 3rd out of 6 clubs. We now look forward to the Spring League. Skips are responsible for the completion of the scorecards and are reminded to ensure it is completed clearly so that the League Co-ordinat

The rearranged Pairs League match against La Posada at home planned for Wednesday 4th March had to be cancelled due to rain/waterlogged rink. As Mijas have already won the League and the match had no impact on that result, La Posada have elected to concede the fixture and accepted a 10-0 loss (72-0). The final League tables will be issued on completion of the Triples League matches rescheduled for Friday 6th March- when Mijas host Saydo.

Mijas, La Posada, Lauro and Saydo have entered the Spring League this year. The League will be played over 6 consecutive Fridays commencing on 3rd April with Mijas vs Saydo. Each club will play each other twice with a 3 bowl triples, Aussie Pairs and 4 Bowl Pairs at both home and away venues on the same day. (14 members-7/venue) 2 points for each rink win and 2 points for the overall shot aggregate. A sheet will be posted in the club house for those interested in playing in t

Mijas LBC completed its annual in-house Competitions with the Gents Championship between Barry Holt and Juan Abeal. Both these players had came through 3rd end tie break wins in their semi finals to get to this stage and the spectators were treated to another exciting and high standard final. Barry started the stronger and took the first set within 8 of the 9 ends. The second set was a much closer affair with Juan just managing to keep his nose in front winning the set by 3

The executive Committee have been preparing for the AGM scheduled for Thursday 2nd April with first Call 13.30 on completion of our roll up session. The 2025 Financial Report and 2026 budget proposal has been posted on the members page (Button -Fin Rep 25) for members to review prior to the meeting. The Committee have prepared 4 proposals for discussion at the AGM and these have been posted on the Notice board beside the Call Notice to allow members to consider before hand.

Benavista are hosting the FAB Malaga Singles event from 7 thru 10 March with 18 entries unfortunately no Mijas entries were submitted. Good luck to the Benavista, Miraflores and Lauro members that entered the event. You should be able to follow the event on the FAB Malaga site.

Mijas members were treated to an excellent Drawn Pairs final between Tommy Dahlgren/Juan Abeal and Ann Fenton/Kaija Vehmanen. The game was very even through 10 ends with a single point between the teams and all players contributing equally to the match. Tommy and Juan then managed to win multiple ends by a couple of shots in a row keeping their opponents stuck on 7 until the final few ends but only managed single shots. Congratulations to the finalists and thanks to all of th

We are preparing to hold our 3rd International Challenge day on Monday 4th May. We will have to reduce this event from 4 to 3 International Regions by combining ROW and Scotland due to the number of members that will have already left for the Summer. England (defending Champions), Captain- Bill Scandinavia, Captain- Tommy D Rest of the World, Captain- John W Each International region will require 4 x triples play

Mijas had mixed fortunes in the away Pairs and home Triples League matches against Lauro. The 4-6 away loss was enough to secure the Pairs League title for the 3rd year in succession with one fixture against La Posada at home to be completed on the 4th March. A 0-10 loss in the Triples League demoted Mijas to 3rd place behind La Posada and Lauro and a position that is likely to remain after the final Triples fixture against Saydo at home on the 6th March.

Bente Dahlgren beat Christine Naughton in straight sets to win her 2nd MLBC Ladies Singles Championship Final in front of a good turnout of members and the match was played along side a Gents semi final and a Drawn Pairs Semi final. The game was played to a high standard in the cold conditions, but Bente was most consistent and deserved her win. The Ladies Championship Trophy was presented to the winner by Presdient and Competition Secretary Ian Patterson.

Mijas Pairs teams managed a creditable 5-5 draw away to La Posada with wins for Alan C/Chris N and Hans/Kaija. Classe and Maggan recovered from a large deficit to draw 19-19 while Chris J/Sheila lost. Our closest Pair League rivals Saydo had an 8-2 victory away at Lauro to maintain their challenge. These result were not enough to secure the Pairs League title and we need 3 points from the remaining 2 fixtures against Lauro on Friday 27th February away and then at home against

Mijas Pairs had a 10-0 home win against Lauro to put us 21 points ahead of 2nd place with only 3 fixtures remaining. Mijas have a rearranged Pairs fixture away at La Posada on Tuesday 24th, before an away fixture against Lauro on Friday 27th. The Triples team went back to the top of the table and 1 point ahead of Lauro after their 6-4 win at home against La Posada. An 8-2 away win was a good result in the end with Alan, Lynda and Chris N putting in a solid performance to co

The MLBC Management Committee held their meeting on 17 February and continue the preparations for the AGM on the 2nd April. The Accounts for 2025 have been audited and accepted by Alan Peel on behalf of the membership and will be ready for presentation to the members in advance of the AGM. The members have an opportunity to raise points for discussion at that meeting and should prepare their proposals and have them submitted to Bill Neal the Secretary well advance of the AGM.

The roll up sessions are our members opportunity for a social game and visitors are always welcome and will not be refused a game if we capacity on the rinks (6 x 8 =48 players playing a full game). Where possible we try to organise the teams so that the players skill levels are equally matched. Members should not expect to play with their partners or be able to dictate who they play with. The club and rinks are available to all of our members out with roll up times bearing i

La Posada have issued the Call Notice enclosed below for their Open Pairs event. This event is scheduled to be complete over 5 days given the popularity and number of rinks available at the club. Those entering should be prepared to travel for 5 consecutive days if successful. We have not been advised of the exact format (4 bowls, 3 bowls etc) This event is being played during the time we host touring teams and if players are available to host the touring teams if eliminated

After a rain enforced cancellation of play on day one the Mijas Masters Pairs event was completed on schedule with strong winds making conditions very tough for our 4 semi finalists. The 2 teams that adjusted better to the conditions progressed to the finals with identical 17-13 shot wins. The Miraflores pairing of Carol Cooke and Terry Stone (Miraflores) continued to perform well in the afternoon final when the wind strength dropped gradually through out the game. Nick Cummi

The Mijas Masters Triples event was completed on schedule in pleasant sunny conditions, but with tricky side winds. We are thankful to our sponsors ibex INSURANCE and all of the entrants, especially those from Miraflores, Saydo, La Posada and Lauro. Three Mijas teams reached the semi finals but it was a Lauro Trio that took the title with 23-5 semi final win followed up by a 25-10 win in the final. Congratulations to all the competitors, umpires and Mijas members that helped

The Questionnaire that has been generated by the FAB Malaga to obtain club members feedback on our current Open events which are included...

The FAB Malaga Committee has agreed to change the Dress Code Rules for the 2024/25 season and hopefully clarifying what footwear is acceptable when playing in Federation events including League and Cup ties. It will be up to each club to set their own standards for their friendlies and roll ups, however flip flops will not be permitted on the Mijas rinks and sandals without heel straps are not recommended as these may invalidate any insurance claim made by an individual. The