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...
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...
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...
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 to...
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 Huddersfield's...