https://www.hvba.co.uk Huddersfield Crown Green Bowling Association for the over 60s Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:38:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.hvba.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-hvba-site-icon-32x32.jpg https://www.hvba.co.uk 32 32 https://www.hvba.co.uk/8500-2/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/8500-2/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:56:02 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8500   It was with great sadness that we learned of the recent death of Bob Swan. For anyone who knew Huddersfield crown green bowling, Bob was a reassuringly familiar figure. Someone who just seemed to have been there forever, woven into the fabric of our...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/8500-2/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/tim-poulter-wins-the-john-hoyle/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/tim-poulter-wins-the-john-hoyle/#respond Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:21:03 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8492 On a glorious day at Huddersfield Recreations home of Moldgreen Conservative Club Tim Poulter won the John Hoyle Memorial Trophy for a second time. The finale of the HVBA’s 2026 season saw many of the games elite players play the quarter-files, semi-finals and the final...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/tim-poulter-wins-the-john-hoyle/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/its-the-final/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/its-the-final/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:55:17 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8484 And it’s the final final of our 2026 bowling programme bringing two previous winners head to head in the quarter-finals and a good selection of current and former inter-district players in the line-up. It will also be the final competition organised by our Competition Secretary,...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/its-the-final/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/clive-foord-first-ever-yorkshire-veterans-merit-champion/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/clive-foord-first-ever-yorkshire-veterans-merit-champion/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2026 22:17:23 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8475   The first ever Yorkshire Veterans Inter-District Merit took place at Smirthwaite Park Bowling Club in Normanton on Friday 11 September. 18 of the areas top bowlers qualified for the final day by virtue of 9 qualifying competitions in each of the 9 districts of...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/clive-foord-first-ever-yorkshire-veterans-merit-champion/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/lumb-leaves-it-late-to-lift-veterans-rosebowl/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/lumb-leaves-it-late-to-lift-veterans-rosebowl/#respond Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:57:28 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8467 Andy Lumb left it until the very last end to complete a remarkable day at Holmfirth Bowling Club, coming from behind throughout the final before finally edging Mike Street 21-20 to lift the Huddersfield Veterans Rosebowl. Lumb’s route to the final had been relatively straightforward....]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/lumb-leaves-it-late-to-lift-veterans-rosebowl/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/pj-muff-rosebowl-2/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/pj-muff-rosebowl-2/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:58:38 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8411 The HVBA’s most prestigious trophy is up for grabs tomorrow and it’s guaranteed to be a new name on the trophy. The start time is 1.30 pm on Thursday 10 September and takes place at Holmfirth Bowling Club. The Rosebowl was first played for in...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/pj-muff-rosebowl-2/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/third-place-finish-for-huddersfield/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/third-place-finish-for-huddersfield/#respond Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:56:03 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8408 Huddersfield clinched a hard-earned third place finish on the final day of the 2026 season. It’s fair to say that both the home and away teams have had a mixed season with only a few successes along the way but the last match victory against...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/third-place-finish-for-huddersfield/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/kirkheaton-con-b-vs-marsh-united-b-2/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/kirkheaton-con-b-vs-marsh-united-b-2/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:06:24 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8403 The re-arranged final of the 2026 Subsidiary Team Knockout takes place on Friday 4 September, 1.30 pm (a date chosen by the contestants), at Broad Oak Bowling Club. The defending champions Kirkheaton Con take on Marsh United. Spectators have a choice to make tomorrow with...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/kirkheaton-con-b-vs-marsh-united-b-2/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/bradford-vs-huddersfield/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/bradford-vs-huddersfield/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:51:42 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8400 The final round of the Inter-District league takes place on Friday 4 September with a 1 pm start time. Huddersfield are in fourth place in the league on 195 points behind Bradford on 223. If Huddersfield are to avoid a second fourth place finish they...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/bradford-vs-huddersfield/feed/ 0 https://www.hvba.co.uk/8372-2/ https://www.hvba.co.uk/8372-2/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:36:56 +0000 https://www.hvba.co.uk/?p=8372 There was a feeling, as Marsh Lib A arrived at Brockholes for the Bistro Final, that this could be quite interesting. They were a Division 4 side. They had a 30-point handicap. They were playing a Division 1 team. Thirty points. That’s quite a lot...]]> https://www.hvba.co.uk/8372-2/feed/ 0