Please join me in congratulating our 3 NEW REGIONAL UMPIRES to Bowls Northumberland along with our NEW NATIONAL UMPIRE.
During the weekend of 8th/ 9th March John Bateman of Amble bowling club made the journey to Leicestershire where he successfully completed his 2 day practical workshop & assessment and gained his Regional Umpire Certificate.
The following weekend (15th/16th March) EBUA held a slightly more local course – at the Parks – where Karen and Malcolm Milner of Morpeth successfully qualified as Regional Umpires.
This same weekend, Anne-Marie Murray of Forest Hall decided to take her umpiring to the next level and completed her upgrade to National Umpire!
So you can expect to see some new faces, alongside the old ones, umpiring your games this coming season.
See the full Northumberland Umpire team and learn more about becoming an Umpire/ Marker, here.