Congratulations to Julie Allen from Leven and East Fife Community Support Services who recently received two trophies at the Windygates Bowling Club annual awards evening.
The first trophy awarded to Julie was the Anderson Trophy as the Ladies single hand champion. In addition to being the first Disability Sport Fife (DSF) member to win a club singles title, Julie has earned the right to represent Windygates BC at the Bowls Scotland National Championships in Ayr in the summer.
Julie partnered Windygates BC President Ian Moreland to the mixed pairs title and on awards night collected her second major club trophy. What a remarkable achievement by one of the most popular DSF lady members and a regular member of Team Fife at the Scottish Disability Sport National Lawn Bowls Championships, National Carpet Bowls Championships, Scottish Indoor Championships and Scottish Inter Area Championships. Julie is a past Fife indoor and outdoor champion.
Julie has been a member of Windygates BC for some time along with Gary Lindsay, Wayne Moreland, Willie Christie and Craig Bernard. As well as being a very competent player she has been an inspiration to others. East Fife CSS has one of the most well developed bowls programmes for players with additional support needs and key to that success has been the role played by the very inclusive Windygates BC.
In the photograph with Julie is retired East Fife CSS staff member John Collins. John is the Team Fife team manager and during his time with Fife Council played a key coaching role in Julie’s development as an outdoor, indoor and carpet bowler.
Congratulations to Julie on achieving something very special in the development of inclusive bowls in Fife and thank you to the members of Windygates BC for encouraging, supporting and inspiring bowlers with disabilities to reach the very highest levels in their sport.
Richard Brickley MBE – President Disability Sport Fife