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		<title>HUDDERSFIELD vs HALIFAX</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The next round of the Yorkshire Inter-District league is Friday 12 June when Huddersfield take on Halifax. Neither team have made an auspicious start to the 2026 season but both are or were considered challengers but may now be playing for a runners-up spot because...]]></description>
		
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		<title>ROUND 3 HUDDERSFIELD vs SKIPTON</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 08:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This weeks Inter-District league fixture is No. 3 in the league but only the 2nd match for Huddersfield who face Skipton at home playing at Lockwood Con and away playing at Rolls Royce Barnoldswick BB18 5RU. Skipton have become tougher opposition in recent years and...]]></description>
		
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		<title>START OF 2026 CAMPAIGN</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Huddersfield start their 2026 campaign with a mountain to climb already. With nine teams in the league each team has a bye and Huddersfield started the 2026 season with a Bye and looking at the table there were some big scores for what we believe...]]></description>
		
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		<title>CHAIN OF OFFICE PASSES TO JOHN PEARMAN</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This was the writers last official duty as President before he stepped back and passed the Presidents chain of office to John Pearman at the Associations AGM on Monday 9 February. The council elected John Pearman as President after Richard Armitage completed his two years...]]></description>
		
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		<title>CONTRIBUTION TO THE KIRKWOOD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the writers last acts as President of this Association was to present a huge cheque to Judith Ambler of The Kirkwood Hospice. The Association raised £1400 over the course of the 2025 season primarily from running the John Hoyle Trophy as the finale...]]></description>
		
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		<title>YORKSHIRE I-D VETERANS MERIT</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[2026 sees the inaugural Inter-District Veterans Merit. All nine district teams in the league will play a knockout tournament of their inter-district squad bowlers playing down to two. The designated date for each district is the day of their bye in their league matches, in...]]></description>
		
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		<title>A GROUP OF OPPORTUNITY?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2026 Hickson Trophy is being hosted by West Riding and is set to return to the round robin format. Leeds, as the current holders, have a bye to the final on 10 July and Huddersfield are in Group 2 with Wakefield, Sheffield and the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>HUDDERSFIELD START WITH A BYE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2026 fixtures for the Yorkshire County Veterans Inter-District league have been released and are available on Bowlsnet at https://bowlsnet.uk/YorkshireVets. The season starts on Friday 1 May but due to the fact that there are 9 teams in the league there is a bye on each...]]></description>
		
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		<title>JOHN HOYLE TROPHY</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, 26 September, we have the John Hoyle Trophy final starting 1.30 pm and as usual it&#8217;s at Huddersfield Recreations home of Moldgreen Conservative Club. This competition has quickly become the grand finale to our season, it&#8217;s now in it&#8217;s fifth year and each year...]]></description>
		
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		<title>OVER 70&#8217;S PAIRS FINAL</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Armitage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thursday 18 September sees the delayed finals day of the Over 70&#8217;s pairs at Lowerhouses. The competition sponsored by the late David Hollas of Brockholes bowling club is a relatively new competition in our portfolio having started as recently as 2019 and with a two...]]></description>
		
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