Dear fellow bowlers
It's a great honour for me to be elected as KCBA President for 2023.
Thanks must go to my friends and colleagues for their support and in particular those Officers and Past Presidents of the association who've given me so much encouragement in my run-up to this position.
My club Birchington has given me great support and I thank them for the hospitality they have already shown on the County's visits there.
I look forward to visiting those clubs that are in the County programme, and also those clubs and volunteers who offer up their greens for County competitions. It will be a privilege to meet old friends and make new friends during the season,
It must be said that the Officers of the County put in a tremendous amount of work which I've witnessed firsthand, their advice has been invaluable and I hope to repay them by demonstrating and upholding the traditions, values and etiquette that the County is deservedly noted for.
I know I can rely on excellent support from Senior Vice Bob Baldwin and Iook forward to our journey through the season together. Bob I'm sure will fulfill his role with great aplomb.