If you are submitting an additional player, or transfer form during the first month of the season, please ensure the following:
• The full name of the player must be printed clearly.
• The player must sign the form using their usual signature.
• Forms must be fully legible and completed in full.

The committee will continue to randomly check forms, and any form that does not comply may be rejected.

Players with rejected forms will not be eligible to play until a correctly completed form is received.

Player details on the original signing on form, additional player forms, and transfer forms must match the name the player uses on official scorecards. This ensures accurate verification and prevents disputes. If you are unsure whether a player is registered, please contact Donna in the first instance.

Please familiarise yourselves with the updated League Handbook, as several changes have been introduced for this season.

We are currently operating under a short amnesty period, but after the first month the committee will be clamping down on offenders. Please use this amnesty wisely and double check your players to avoid penalties.

MatchNight Live (MNL): The summer trial was very satisfactory, and MNL will be introduced to the whole league on a trial period at the start of this season. Please check our WhatsApp announcements group for further updates etc.

We are once again running the Intra Divisional Singles Competition, and this year we are delighted to welcome a new sponsor: Safeclean Bristol, your local carpet and upholstery cleaning specialists. Safeclean’s Steve Alderman said he is pleased to support the league and wishes everyone taking part the very best of luck for the 2026/27 season.

Entry forms for the Seniors Singles and Doubles comps must be returned at Novembers league meeting. There will be no extension to this date as the competition will begin immediately and is scheduled to conclude late January.
The main Singles and Doubles entries will be extended until the December meeting but we suggest that you get your entries in next month to guarantee your places in the comps.

We would like to congratulate Greg Gamlin on becoming a World Champion. Together with his team mates, Scotland triumphed at the recent IEPF Championships in Morocco beating Australia 8-3 in the shootout final.
Greg would like to thank everyone for their support, including Supreme Sports Lounge, Whitehall Tavern, and The Longbar.

The committee wishes all teams the very best of luck for the season ahead.


In an attempt to reduce our overheads, we have introduced an Email Information Service to provide members with monthly updates.
To help reduce costs, we would like members to subscribe to this Service. The email attachment will be identical to the book that team Captains/Secretaries have previously received by post, and will be available to all league members, not just Captains/Secretaries.
We fully understand that not everyone has access to the internet and email, so for those few teams the book will still be available by post.
Apart from the cost reduction, other advantages will be that the book will be available just a few days after the monthly league meeting, rather than the 11 days it now takes. Any mistakes that arise can be instantly corrected by sending a revised book. Any other information can be easily sent, eg, reminders of important dates such as league meetings and AGM's.
To add your name to the Service, simply send an email to bristolpoolleague(at)btinternet.com
Please include the word Pool in the subject line, and in the message box leave your name, team name(s), and whether you are Captain or Secretary of your team, or that you are just a playing member of your team(s). You will receive an email shortly after to confirm your inclusion in the Service.

BPL COMMITTEE.