With all team entries now received the league structures for 2024 have been established. The total number of teams entered for the 10-man league is again 60. While Bradley & Colne have withdrawn their team (and entered the 6-man instead) this has been counter balanced by...
Monday 8 January was the deadline for clubs to submit their teams for the 2024 season and it showed a healthy increase in the number of teams playing in our leagues. The 10-man league which plays on Tuesdays lost a team from Division 2 when Bradley...
The 2024 fixtures for the Yorkshire Inter-District Veterans league have been published on Bowlsnet. There's yet another addition to league structure with Aire and Wharfe joining the league from 2024. This follows their entry to the Hickson Trophy in 2023 and a very creditable semi-final place...
The 2024 Yorkshire Veterans' Crown Green Bowling Competition (Hickson Trophy) is due to be hosted by Bradford. The rota for hosting now runs to 2036 when it will return to Halifax after they hosted a very successful competition in 2023. 12 teams competed in Halifax...
On Friday 24 November HVBA presented a wopping cheque to The Kirkwood for £550. This is the third year running and our donations are now over £1500 since running the inaugural John Hoyle Memorial Trophy in 2021. John Hoyle was General Secretary for four years before...
On Tuesday 7 November our President Frank Greenwood was invited to the Junction Inn at Gledholt for the annual prize presentation for Greenhead Park Veterans Bowling Club. Unfortunately Frank couldn't attend for health reasons and the writer deputised at a very hospitable gathering. Greenhead Park have...
Congratulations to John Topham of Greenhead Park who is our 2023 Fightback of the Year winner. John is seen above receiving his trophy this week from hvba Vice President Richard Armitage. John also received a voucher for £50 to spend at Well Bowled which he...
The 2023 half-year General Meeting took place earlier this month. Below are some photos from the presentations made by President Frank Greenwood: Above President Frank Greenwood presents the Special Achievement award to Lockwood Con's Eddie Haigh in recognition of their seven successive years as Division 1...
Can you help run our Veterans Association? The Association currently has a vacancy for an individual, or alternatively two people in a ‘job share’, to act as Competition Secretary next year. We have to fill this position if singles and pairs competitions are to take place...
On Friday 6 October the final rounds of the John Hoyle Cup, played at Brockholes produced a new name on the cup and a new bowler on the block destined to win more of our trophies. The new format for the competition drew quarter finalists from...