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FRANK GRIFFIN – FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
In our obituary following Franks death we committed to advising of the funeral arrangements. The date is Tuesday 3 December at Huddersfield Crematorium at 1.15 pm. The Association will be represented at the funeral.
12 November, 2024
Fightback of the Year 2024
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...
03 November, 2024
FRANK GRIFFIN
It is with great sadness that we have to report the passing of one of the stalwarts of Huddersfield bowling – Frank Griffin who died on 1 November. There is no doubt that the Huddersfield Bowling Association will rank Frank as one of their most...
02 November, 2024
2024 End of season presentations
We had our traditional presentation of trophies at the 2024 half-year General Meeting which took place on 14th October. Whilst the competition trophies were all presented to the winners on the day of the competition, these had since been gathered up, polished and engraved. Not...
16 October, 2024
A PAUL ENGLISH PROFILE – BOB BOOTH
This is the first of a series of profiles written by Competition Secretary, Paul English. ANYONE reading this article with a good memory may well think “we’ve been here before” and it’s true, because Thongsbridge bowler Bob Booth was featured in May 2023 when he...
09 October, 2024
THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR TIM
FINALLY! Clayton West bowler Tim Poulter won the 2024 John Hoyle Trophy after twice being the beaten finalist in this competition. Poulter was beaten 21-14 by Mick Cox in the inaugural final of this competition in 2021 and lost by the narrowest of margins to...
01 October, 2024
CHRIS SYKES WINS LOWER DIVISIONS TROPHY
SLAITHWAITE bowler Chris Sykes won the https://www.print-pod.com/ Lower Division Trophy with a comprehensive display in heavy rain at Ravensknowle Park. Chris had previously won in 2019 when he defeated Farnley Tyas player Geoff Sykes at Outlane, Unfortunately a number of bowlers had to pull out of...
30 September, 2024
FINAL 27 SEPTEMBER
What has become the finale of the HVBA season takes place tomorrow 27 September at 1.30pm. It’s the fourth year of the John Hoyle Trophy, hosted by Huddersfield Recreation at their Moldgreen Con home with a stellar line-up of bowlers. 32 bowlers bowled down to...
26 September, 2024
LOWER DIVISIONS INDIVIDUAL TROPHY
Thursday 26 September, 1.30pm at Ravensknowle Park The Lower Divisions Individual Trophy is a relatively new competition for the association for bowlers playing in Divisions 3, 4 and 5 of the 10-man league. First played in 2007 and aimed at encouraging bowlers in the lower...
24 September, 2024
GRAHAM HIRST RETAINS ROSEBOWL
LOWERHOUSE bowler Graham Hirst retained the P & J Muff Rosebowl with a dominant display in the 2024 final against Garry Senior of Kirkheaton Con at Netherton Con. Hirst had won the Rosebowl in 2023 with a narrow success in last year’s final over Ray...
20 September, 2024ROSEBOWL FINAL
Thursday 19 September, 1.30pm at Netherton Con. The Rosebowl is the HVBA’s most coveted individual trophy. Initially called The Examiner Rosebowl and now the Peter & Judith Muff Rosebowl after the Examiners sports correspondent who did so much for bowling in Huddersfield, not only reporting...
18 September, 2024
CARL BURGESS NOTCHES 90
Today I had the pleasure of presenting an ex-teammate his Certificate of Achievement from the HVBA for reaching 90 and still bowling competitively. Many bowlers will know Carl not as a bowler but as a fearsome footballer and later both a football and bowling referee....
17 September, 2024QUALIFYING ROUND 20 SEPTEMBER
The Qualifying Rounds are being played on Friday 20 September at Huddersfield Recreation (Moldgreen Con) The following bowlers will bowl in the morning session commencing 11am: Stuart England, Clayton West Edwin Haigh, Clayton West Malcolm Gilbert, Clayton West Graham Sigsworth, Cowcliffe Ray Whitwam, Crosland Moor...
17 September, 2024
Over 70s Pairs Final – results and photo gallery
DEREK FROST and MICK WENZEL head off the challenge of Waterloo’s Alan Stephenson and Robert Mudd to claim the Over 70’s Pairs Trophy at Lowerhouses. The pair, who play for David Browns Sports in Division 5 of the Huddersfield Veterans ten-man league competition and...
15 September, 2024
ENTRY CLOSING DATE EXTENDED
The closing date of entries has been extended to Friday 13 September. Details can be found on our earlier post https://www.hvba.co.uk/call-for-entries-the-seasons-finale/. In addition to a flurry of entries personal donations have also been received for the Kirkwood fund. More entries means the more the Association can...
08 September, 2024
Bistro Final – Results and photo gallery.
The final of the long running Bistro competition culminated in two Division 1 teams slugging it out at Brockholes, Kirkheaton Con A had a 3 handicap whilst Longwood had a slight advantage with a 6 handicap. We returned to Brockholes, the traditional home of the...
07 September, 2024BISTRO FINAL
Friday 6 September, 1.30pm at Brockholes Bowling Club. The Bistro competition is one of the HVBA’s most popular team competitions with all teams in the 10-man league starting the long road to the final early in our season. This years finalists, Longwood BC and Kirkheaton...
05 September, 2024Lower Divisions Individual Trophy first round details
LOWER DIVISIONS TROPHY Following late withdrawals this competition is now down to eight entries and so the Preliminary Round scheduled for Thursday 5th September is no longer required. The remaining bowlers will now go directly into the Quarter Finals stage on Finals Day which takes...
03 September, 2024
Libs overcome Cons with breath-taking fightback
IT looked all over a victory for Division 5 side Netherton Con B at the halfway stage of the Subsidiary Team Knockout Final at Broad Oak. They went into the final with a 23-point start on the handicap over Division Three rivals Lindley Lib B,...
31 August, 2024SUB-TEAM KNOCKOUT FINAL
Thursday 29 August, 1.30pm at Broad Oak Bowling Club. It’s just 40 years since our HVBA forebears had the prescience to initiate a trophy specifically for teams in the lower echelons of our leagues. In that time there have been some illustrious winners who have...
28 August, 2024CALL FOR ENTRIES – THE SEASON’S FINALE
2024 will see the fourth running of the John Hoyle trophy which has become the finale to the HVBA season. Not only is it the final individual competition of 2024 but it’s also our community event when bowlers come together and raise much needed funds...
26 August, 2024
MORAL BOOST AT END OF DISAPPOINTING SEASON
David Armitage, the Home team manager writes… The Huddersfield vs Aire & Wharfe fixture on Friday 23 August saw good wins for both home and away teams. The home side won 24 – 4 and the away side won 16 – 12 giving us 40...
26 August, 2024Over 70s Pairs venue and bowler draw details for 30th August
We can now confirm that Slaithwaite and Springwood clubs will be the venues for the Over 70s rounds to be played on Friday 30 August. The bowlers have been drawn to the venues shown below and are asked to arrive at their respective venues by...
25 August, 2024FINAL FIXTURE vs NEWBIES AIRE & WHARFE
Huddersfield’s last match of the season is versus new opponents – Aire & Wharfe who entered the league for the first time this season. Huddersfield are currently sitting fourth in the table with Aire & Wharfe in sixth 37 points behind. Bradford are just one...
19 August, 2024
A reminder for team captains as we approach September
With September fast approaching team captains are reminded of the following rules: Team captains in the 6-man League need to make sure they do not select an ineligible player for the final four fixtures of the season due to them not having played sufficient...
18 August, 2024ROSEBOWL DRAW
Entries for our flagship individual competition have now closed and the draw made for the preliminary and first round draws. The P & J Muff Rosebowl, previously referred to as the Examiner Rosebowl will start on Thursday 22 August and the final will be at...
15 August, 2024
Fight-back of the Year Competition 2024
“Fight-back of the Year” is back, bigger and even better than before, with fantastic bowling luggage and accessories up for grabs. We’ve seen some excellent entries to date and all very hard to separate, so much so it has been decided to allow more than...
08 August, 2024MUST WIN MATCH vs BRADFORD
Bradford give us another crucial match in the Yorkshire Veterans Inter District League on on Friday 9 August 1pm. Playing away at Asa Briggs the team is: T Poulter, R Stopford, E Haigh, P Hopkinson, D Pollard, M Gilbert (c), T Butterfield, A. Cooper. Reserve:...
05 August, 2024
Walker flies home with vintage show – Over 80s results and photos
GORDON WALKER put in a classic show of Crown Green bowling to defeat Mick McCluskey in the Huddersfield Veterans Bowling Association Over 80s Final at Skelmanthorpe Windmill on Thursday (August 1). The Kirkheaton Con bowler won the first two ends and with both bowlers starting...
02 August, 2024
New Mill topple Waterloo – 2024 Julie Fuller full results and picture gallery.
DIVISION TWO side New Mill picked up the Julie Fuller Trophy at Skelmanthorpe Windmill on Thursday thanks to a 60-48 success over Waterloo. Waterloo, who currently sit third in the Division One league table, were fancied by many to overturn a ten-point handicap deficit...
02 August, 2024Over 70s Pairs reduced number of rounds
Due to the number of entries in this year’s Over 70’s Pairs competition we will not be holding a preliminary round on Friday, August 2. The competition will start on Friday August 30 at venues which will be advise shortly. Any queries please contact the Competition Secretary...
30 July, 2024DISAPPOINTING RETURN TO THE INTER-DISTRICT FOR HUDDERSFIELD
Disappointing, or disastrous according to the Home team manager David Armitage in his report. Disastrous day for the Huddersfield Inter-District teams in their latest match against West Riding. Only two winners home and away and losing both games by 20 points to 8. John Bloomer...
29 July, 2024All love and joy for the Over 80s
AFTER the unseasonal windy weather in the preliminary round at Ravensknowle Park two weeks ago the quarter finals held at Primrose Hill went ahead in beautiful conditions at a venue that was also hosting a wedding reception. All four ties, drawn on the day, went...
20 July, 2024
LEEDS ACHIEVE THE DOUBLE
On Friday 12 July Leeds, the current Inter-District league champions, added the Hickson Trophy to their trophy cabinet. This year 13 inter-district teams competed on a round robin basis for the Yorkshire Veterans Crown Green Bowling Competition, aka the Hickson Trophy names after the original...
15 July, 2024
Important update for competition entrants
Rosebowl and Lower Divisions Individual Trophy. A record number of teams and fixtures resulted in a very full 2024 league calendar with limited days free for competitions. To fit everything in, some rounds of the Rosebowl and the Lower Divisions Individual Trophy were set to...
08 July, 2024
Summer is here, so it’s time to get out your handwarmers
If like many bowlers you have treated yourself to some rechargeable electric handwarmers for the winter, now is the time to get them out. Like all rechargeable devices, the internal batteries of handwarmers do not always take kindly to being left unused for long...
07 July, 202412th July Final – don’t miss one of the year’s biggest events
The Hickson Trophy is an annual team competition in which all the Yorkshire regions compete together with our near neighbours Barnsley and Sheffield. The event has become an annual celebration of Veteran’s bowling and its scale requires venues with two greens. It is hosted on...
07 July, 2024
Shepley Bowling Club attracts £1.6 million of investment for new ground
Shepley bowling club have landed the largest investment deal in bowling history. Ex-Shepley resident and multi-billionaire businessman Richard Ambrose-Pringle (93) has announced his intention to make available an astonishing amount of money to his old bowling club. A great headline, and a nice thought, but...
07 July, 2024Over 80s champ blown away
UNSEASONAL windy weather greeted the ten bowlers in the preliminary round of the Over 80’s Knock-out competition at an otherwise glorious Ravensknowle Park. It was a case of holding onto your hat as Marsh United’s Trevor Sykes defeated Baldwin Walsh of Linthwaite Hall 21-10, the...
05 July, 2024
A brief introduction to our new President
Richard Armitage was elected as hvba President at this year’s AGM having previously held the role of Vice-President through 2023. As a long-standing Thongsbridge player Richard has been a familiar face on our greens for many years. He has also been a member of the...
04 July, 2024