Memories 9/11

Is there a minimum size for a bowling green?

Bowling News

Dec 1, 2022

Is there a minimum size for a bowling green?

It was 20 years ago that the BCGBA answered a question that no-one had thought of asking before.

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30 Years Ago a new Over-80s KO starts up

Memories

Nov 28, 2022

30 Years Ago a new Over-80s KO starts up

The year was 1992 - lots happening in local bowling Leagues in preparation for the new season and all reported in The Huddersfield Examiner.

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Memories

Nov 24, 2022

Memories: Junior Merit Final 2011

Looking back 11 years to find the record of a Yorkshire Juniors Merit Final played at Brighouse. More memories.

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Memories

Nov 14, 2022

1992: Lockwood Cons dominate Pairs KO

It was 30 years ago when three Lockwood Cons pairs reached the quarter-finals of a major local KO. Two of the pairs going on to the Final.

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Memories

Nov 3, 2022

2002 Memories: Roy Sutton wins national title

2002: Brazil won the World Cup; the Queen Mother died; Sanyo put the first ever camera into a mobile phone and Roy Sutton won a BCGBA title.

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Memories

Oct 31, 2022

All Our Yesterdays from 25 Years Ago

It is 25 years ago in October 1997 when two Subscription Cup teams were penalised 15 points for the next season for ignoring a League rule.

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Memories

Oct 9, 2022

Bill Blackburn remembers

Bill Blackburn comments on the 2022 Champion of Champions, the Huddersfield Merit of 1919 and some interesting history about Linthwaite Hall

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Club News

Apr 1, 2022

Grange Moor clubhouse 2002

Another dip back in time - 20 years ago - with news of a new clubhouse being constructed at Grange Moor BC.

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Bowling News

Mar 28, 2022

2017 Veterans 10-Man League forecast

Continuing our reflection of events 5 years ago with the forecast of the outcome of the 5 divisions of the Veterans 10-Man League for 2017.

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Bowling News

Mar 27, 2022

A memory of Primrose Hill WMC green

A good story recalled by Bill Blackburn about a match on the now redundant Primrose Hill WMC green.

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Veterans League

Mar 20, 2022

2017 Veterans 6-Man League review

Following on from yesterday's tips for the 2017 season with a review of what actually happened as recorded 5 years ago.

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Bowling News

Mar 19, 2022

2017 Veterans 6-Man League forecasts

This look back to 2017 provides a preview of the 2017 Veterans 6-Man League season and forecasts winners & losers in each division.

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Bowling News

Mar 18, 2022

Huddersfield Merit 1992

This is the story of Waterloo bowler Tony Young winning the 1992 Huddersfield Merit, 26 years after winning it for the first time.

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Good memories from 5 years ago this month

Bowling News

Mar 14, 2022

Good memories from 5 years ago this month

Memories: News from the archives of the Veterans League with an extract from the League's Newsletter from March 2017.

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Bowling News

Mar 12, 2022

Huddersfield bowlers dominate YCCGBA KO

A dip back into Yorkshire's history by focusing on the county's Centenary Year competitions dominated by Huddersfield bowlers once again.

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Bowling News

Mar 12, 2022

Meeting House Lane Golcar green 1932

Did you know that there used to be a bowling green on Meeting House Lane at Golcar next to Clough Head Baptist Church?

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Bowling News

Mar 11, 2022

TV Star Gene Bardon 1975

The year was 1975 when crown green bowling could be seen on BBC television and Huddersfield bowler Gene Bardon was a TV star.

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10-penny worth of margarine wins £120 prize

Bowling News

Mar 9, 2022

10-penny worth of margarine wins £120 prize

An unusual story about a trick for bowling on a snow surface which cost 10p and on this occasion realised a £120 return.

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Bowling News

Mar 8, 2022

Lepton Green 1932

A 1932 O.S.Map of Lepton shows what is believed to have been the site of a bowling green around 1932.

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Peter Muff 1992 - that was the year that was

Bowling News

Mar 6, 2022

Peter Muff 1992 - that was the year that was

A typical Peter Muff report: It was supposed to be Yorkshire's Centenary Year celebrations but it was hijacked by Huddersfield bowlers.

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