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...
The closing date for the Over 70's Individual Trophy has been extended to Sunday 4th May. Entry costs £4 with entry forms available HERE . Rounds take place on 9th May and 12th June....
Holmfirth Bowling Club are in need of bowlers for their 10-man teams in Division 3 and Division 5. If there is anyone out there who would like to get some regular games please let Phil Woodthorpe of Holmfirth know. Phil will be please to hear from...
At the AGM in February our club representatives indicated they were overwhelmingly in favour of trying a 'drawn pairs' format for the Over 70's pairs competition. This is a format familiar to many plauers/clubs and is well received as a fun and sociable approach to...
Handicapping for the 6-man Julie Fuller competition has now been published. The 6-man league was established as a lower divisions competition with restrictions that effectively excluded top ranking bowlers from the 10-man league and team handicaps have reflected those restrictions. Easing the restrictions over the past...
A new approach to individual handicapping has been introduced for 2025. In previous years handicaps were based on a bowler’s division and every bowler in a division had the same handicap. Starting this year the averages information available in Bowlsnet will be used to award...
Congratulations to Howard Crowther of Shepley BC who is the Well Bowled 2024 Fightback of the Year winner. There were many outstanding entries in this year's competition and picking an outright winner was a big challenge for our judge Nick Blackburn of Well Bowled. Howard's scorecard...