The BCGBA website has been given a full make-over for 2026 and there's a lot to like. It is a great improvement on the previous version with excellent sections for both club information and player information. It is well worth a visit, click HERE to...
When news reached Richard Armitage that BBC Studios Manchester were looking for bowlers he could not resist sending an email to find out more. He was, excuse the pun, bowled over by the reply he got. A new history series is to go into production with...
There have been some changes to the rule that requires players to have taken part in league games before they can be selected for a Team Knock-out. The rule now only comes into effect from the quarter-final stage onwards. At this stage players must have...
Last year we rewarded the 2024 top averages bowlers in the lower divisions with a free entry to the Lower Divisions Individual Trophy competition. Judging by the huge number of bowlers that took up the invitation and the positive feedback received, this was a big...
Last year introduced new individual and pairs handicapping based on season averages and these really helped make games much closer. Building on this, the handicapping for 2026 makes further allowances for singles vs pairs bowlers and bowlers who have very high averages for their division....
The 6-man Julie Fuller has been a fixture in the league’s calendar for a quarter of a century. The competition itself originates with the creation of the 6-man League and, as so often, gained the invaluable support of a founding sponsor. In this case it...
Tina Sykes unveiled our plaque in memory of her dad, David Sykes, this Saturday at Brockholes Bowling Club. There was a great crowd in attendance and Richard Armitage shared some memories and anecdotes from David's many years with Huddersfield Veterans. The plaque takes pride of...
On Saturday 28th March the Weston Park Trophy takes place at Brockholes Bowling Club. This season opening event raises funds for the Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity in memory of Paul Sykes. Through donations, raffle sales and food sales last year's event raised over £700...
We might still be reaching for the winter woollies, but you can feel it, can’t you? That familiar shift in the air. Because when spring is just around the corner, it can only mean one thing: summer bowling is on the way. And with the...
Bowls eh? It never stops surprising us. And yesterday at Netherton Con, we were treated to one of those truly special days, a final that was everything that’s brilliant about bowls – drama, tension, underdogs, and glorious comebacks. John Hodgson is the 2025 Veterans League Rose...