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Sport England has launched a new website called Buddle, aimed at grassroots sports clubs and community physical activity groups.

The National Lottery funded programme – which replaces their Club Matters offering – will provide free learning and support resources to inspire and strengthen clubs and organisations offering sport and physical activity, as well the professionals that work with them. 

I hereby give notice of the 43rd Annual General Meeting of Stoolball England to be held
on zoom on Wednesday 23 rd November 2022, starting at 7pm. Please notify all your
League or Association members of this date. Any League, Association or Club in membership
may attend this meeting, but only Stoolball England officers, Vice-Presidents and one
representative from each affiliated body are entitled to vote.

The Agenda and zoom code will be forwarded to you.

We are seeking volunteers for the following committee positions becoming vacant; Social-
Media Secretary and General Committee members. Please pass this information on to
your Associations, County’s, Divisions or Leagues and ask members to email the Stoolball
England account with their name, contact email and phone number. Please ensure that
persons nominated are agreeable to being put forward for the position they are willing
to stand for. In addition to the proposal of any nomination the candidate would need to
have a seconder.

We ask that Stoolball England are informed of attendance prior to the meeting due to ensure
that anyone who wishes to be present is accepted into the meeting.

Please make every effort to come to the AGM. It is important for the wellbeing of the
game that those of you who are involved in the organisation and structure of stoolball
attend this meeting to express your views. I look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards

Gwynn Griffith
Chairman, Stoolball England

It's something you've requested for many years. You have two or more sets of statistics on this website - they're all you, but they're completely separate. This can happen because:

• you've changed your name, perhaps for marriage
• you play both ladies and mixed for your club
• you play for multiple teams
• someone misspelled your name

Now for the first time you can combine them into one set of all your statistics.

Following the sad passing of our Queen, Elizabeth II, please be advised in line with Sport England guidance, it is each sports individual choice whether to continue playing their sport during the official mourning period. Stoolball England now leave it at the discretion of each club during this time.

The Hailsham Mixed League would like to hear from any teams interested in playing this season. Matches are on Thursday evenings and the current teams are Burwash, Herstmonceux, Five Ashes and Yew Tree (Chalvington). Teams would need to be ready to play by the end of May at the latest.

Stoolball England are keen to know all the fixtures that are taking place in all leagues and associations this year, the first full season after Covid-19.

Please send your fixtures to: (email address available – please sign in).

The 42nd Annual General Meeting of Stoolball England took place on Monday 7th March 2022 at 7pm via Zoom.

The following were elected:

• President - Kay Price
• Chairman - Gwynn Griffith
• Vice-chair - Anita Broad
• Hon. Secretary - Vacant
• Minutes Secretary - Sophie Dunn
• Hon. Treasurer - Georgie Harrison
• Press & Publicity Officer - Vacant
• Officers - Genevieve Gordon, Sophie Dunn, Megan James, Laura Day, Richard Emsley, Wendy Heal, Kelvin Speirs

A number of topics were discussed. They were:

• Coaching programme
• Stoolball England Matches - The meeting decided not to hold them this year.
• Insurance/DBS checks - These items are still being administered by Richard Emsley this year.
• Young players
• Rules review
• The Role of Stoolball England as a National Governing Body

Anyone interested in becoming Hon. Secretary or Press & Publicity Officer, please send an email to (email address available – please sign in)