Memories
January 2017 saw the first Huddersfield Veterans League Newsletter hit the streets of town - or rather the internet via the HDVBA website. Anyone could download and read the 4-page first edition which stated on its front page its purpose in life which was:
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What’s this all about then? Something new for the New Year, but why? Well we happen to believe that you can never have too much of a good thing (except at Christmas of course) and good communications are very important to our clubs and bowlers. We have our two websites, a Discussion Board and our very own Facebook page but want to be even more open than we already are.
The new monthly newsletter is aimed at anyone with an interest in Veterans League bowling in Huddersfield. Not everyone looks at the website every day especially during the close season months. We wanted a way of letting those people catch up with the news and events on a monthly basis as well as adding to the feed for the addicts who can’t keep away. If you received this newsletter direct from HDVBA via email then you are already on our circulation list. You can unsubscribe from it at any time or add your name to the monthly circulation list via our website or by clicking on the link in the email that carried this Newsletter. Take a risk – give us a try. ==================================================================================
Another 42 editions of the newsletter appeared over the next three-plus years as it grew to a monthly 24-page issue packed with real news, opinions and articles about bowling individuals and all about bowling in the Veterans League. I was doing this alongside my role as Secretary of the Veterans League which was of course the source of much of the information I used to add to the newsletter. I see that the current regime of the Veterans League has restarted the newsletter. I signed up to become a subscriber to it. They only ever sent me one copy then it never came again. Not sure if that means it never appeared anywhere again or it was just me. One issue was enough for me anyhow as it was just a page of links to items that had previously appeared on their website. Hardly news or of interest to anyone. Lazy.
As well as introducing itself the January 2017 first issue also contained articles on the new Newsome team playing under the name of Primrose Hill Lib after being evicted from their home green as well as changes to the fated Star Bowlers rating; Bowlsnet was still not the compulsory means of submitting match results but 90% of teams were now using it and notice was given of the 2017 AGM.
Your complete copy of that newsletter is below for you to download and read at your leisure.
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