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Worthing has had a Mens and Ladies Open competition at Beach house for many years.
The Men's Competition ran continuously from 1933 - 2008, a total of 75 Years.
The Ladies Competition ran continuously from 1944 - 2008 a total of 64 years.
In 2008 due to falling numbers for the Ladies Competition it became clear that this event was unsustainable in its present format. A meeting was held at the Town Hall with the organisers of the two tournaments and Worthing Borough Council to discuss a way forward. It was at this meeting that the decision was made to unite the two tournaments under a "unified" banner. It was thought that Bowls in general was likely to go down the road of unification in the future and therefore Worthing had the opportunity of being the first to take the initiative and instigate the first wholly unified tournament which could be a model for other tournaments around the country.
When Tony and Tina Phillips resigned in 2009 a new committee was formed of Chris Young(Chairman and Secretary), Rod Jamieson (Tournament Organiser), Brian Dunne (Fundraiser) and Peggy Hayward (Treasurer).
The new tournament committee decided from the outset that they would try to make sure the tournament was not only an organisational success but also a financial success which would safeguard the future of the tournament for many years to come. To achieve this end they decided not to take any remuneration for their work. They also looked at the high cost of personal expenses, advertising, printing and postage, which was incurred previously to see what savings could be made.
Rod Jamieson liaised with David Jackson (david_jackson27@msn.com) to create this website for us which has been a great success. Rod produced the entry forms and programmes on his computer and arranged for their printing and distribution. This saved a significant amount of money. Brian Dunne did a fantastic job raising the necessary sponsorship and other donations which enabled the committee to raise the prize money to £7000 for the tournament which is now one of the highest in the country. Our thanks go to ALL our sponsors for their support for this highly regarded and well supported tournament.
The raffle, which Brian Dunne organised was another fantastic success and our thanks go to Chris's wife, Ann Young who persuaded so many people to participate. It brought in £875 (compared to £336 the previous year).
Unfortunately just before Christmas 2010 Rod died suddenly after a short illness. The committee were devasted but were pleased when David Jackson took on the many jobs Rod did including the very important job of producing the programme for us. The committe are grateful to David for stepping in and helping us out like he has. We also recruited David Crockett to the committee who sent out alll the posters and entry forms to various clubs and all last year's entrants and collated their return.Rod's widow Jenni agreed to carry on and help during the Tournament which she did in her usual efficent manner.
The dates for next year's 4th Unified Tournament will be Monday 27th August to Saturday 8th September 2012. (Note again Sunday 3th and Sunday 9th may be used if it becomes necessary.) To all those who took part this year 'Thank You' and we look forward to seeing you again this year.
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