Huddersfield Veterans Bowling Association

15 Mar Get your entries in for the Lower Divisions and Over 70’s Individual Competitions

Posted at 11:01h in General News

A reminder that the Lower Divisions Individuals and Over 70s Competitions start early this year Due to a packed schedule for this season these competitions are starting earlier than usual and therefore closing dates for entries are that much sooner: Lower Divisions Individual Competition entries close 3...

13 Mar Announcing a new competition for 2023

Posted at 16:05h in General News

Every season we hear about epic games with players fighting from a long way back to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. We’ll, it’s time to start celebrating those gritty, game winning recoveries and we are pleased to announce the brand new Well Bowled “Fight-back of...

06 Mar Updated Handicaps

Posted at 20:25h in General News

As some have noticed, the handicaps initially entered in Bowlsnet for the Bistro, Team KO and Sub Team KO competitions were not correct. Unfortunately gremlins managed to get into the works and we ended up with some quite strange numbers in the system. It was clear...

02 Mar ARE YOU READY?

Posted at 21:14h in General News

No, I'm not talking about the 3 April and the start of our bowling season! Do you think that crown green bowling and Huddersfield is ready for this? https://www.thebowlsclubldn.com/ Anyone interested in making it happen contact me! ...

21 Feb FIFTY-SECOND AGM OF ASSOCIATION

Posted at 08:08h in General News

The end of the Associations 53rd year brought our 52nd Annual General Meeting reporting on the 2022 season and looking forward with optimism to 2023. Alan Stephenson, our Treasurer gave a conservative outlook saying we should break even at the end of this financial year after...

20 Feb PETER MUFF LEGACY

Posted at 18:03h in General News

At today's AGM of the Association it was announced that the late Peter Muff, a Life Member of our Association had left the association 1/50th of his estate. Peter was well known in bowling circles as the bowling correspondent of the Huddersfield Examiner. Not only did...

11 Feb 2023 CALENDAR – INDIVIDUAL AND PAIRS COMPS NOW ADDED

Posted at 20:55h in General News

The 2023 veterans bowling calendar has been added to the site. Click here https://www.hvba.co.uk/2022-calendar-fixtures-comps-and-finals/ or find under Association tab....

10 Feb RE-BALANCING OF LEAGUES

Posted at 11:13h in General News

In July 2022 the Management Committee agreed to balance the divisions from the 14,14,12,12 and 10 format of previous seasons and informed clubs of this decision. We advised clubs that 2 promotions from each division would be honoured and that it was likely that more...

01 Feb ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted at 14:46h in General News

Alan Hirst has stepped down as our President a couple of weeks before he was due to hand over the chain of office to Frank Greenwood at the AGM on 20 February. This has been Alan's second spell as President after joining the Management Committee in...

24 Jan 2023 FIXTURES

Posted at 22:02h in General News

The fixtures for the Yorkshire Inter-District Veterans League have now been published on Bowlsnet. 2023 sees the return of Leeds to the fold so we have a league of 8 districts without any byes this year. The fixtures for Huddersfield are: Friday 5 May versus Skipton Friday 19...