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HuddWeb is the website for the Huddersfield Winter League and the unofficial website for the Veterans League as well as being for news from all Huddersfield crown green bowling clubs.


History of Ravensknowle Park greens
The first public bowling greens and tennis courts in Huddersfield were built at Ravensknowle Park after being gifted to the town in 1921.
Memories
17 hours ago


Edgerton bowling green 1893
A story from Bill Blackburn about a bowling green in Edgerton in the 1890's.
Memories
7 days ago


Name the Greens No.6 answers
Just two correct entries in guessing the three greens in Name the Greens No.6. All the answers.
Memories
Jan 12


Town Centre bowling green
Did you know that there used to be a town centre bowling green just two minutes walk from the railway station?
Memories
Jan 10


Name the Greens No.5 answers
Only 4 correct answers to the latest challenge. All the answers to Name the Greens No.5 and a new No.6 to test you all.
Memories
Jan 8


Name the Greens No.4 answers
All the answers to Name the Greens No.4 and a new set of three for you to mull over.
Memories
Jan 4


Name the Greens 3 beats you all
One for me with no fully correct answers to Name the Greens No.3. Change of theme for Name the Greens No.4 and this should be a tad easier.
Memories
Jan 1


Huddersfield Examiner: October 1992
A big day for Slaithwaite in 1992 and a big £3,000 prize money weekend in Huddersfield.
Memories
Jan 1


Peter Muff reports from 50 years ago
Peter Muff previews the first day of the 1975 Summer bowling season, both locally and nationally.
Memories
Dec 31, 2025


Bowling green at Whitley Hall
Do you remember the time when there was a bowling green at Whitley Hall?
Memories
Dec 30, 2025


Name the Greens 3
Not one all-correct answer to Name the Greens 2 was received. Here are the answers and a new challenge in Name the Greens 3.
Memories
Dec 30, 2025


Aspley Bowling Green
Another old bowling green was situated at the front of Turnbridge Working Men's Club in the early 1900's.
Memories
Dec 29, 2025


Berry Brow Bowling Green
A dip back in time to 1886 when a new bowling green was built at the back of the Armitage Bridge & Berry Brow Cons Club.
Memories
Dec 28, 2025


Name the Greens 2
The answer to Name the Greens 1 with only 3 correct answers. Maybe you will fare better with Name the Greens 2. Just name these three local bowling greens.
Memories
Dec 27, 2025


Name the Greens 1
It's back! Our ever-popular Name the Green Challenge. Three greens for you to identify from the three redundant rollers now living there.
Memories
Dec 25, 2025


Lindley BC 1902 memories
A dip back in time to 1902 when things were happening at Lindley BC.
Memories
Nov 24, 2025


Geriatric Think Tank's latest topics
My weekly visit to a group of five ageing bowlers moved on to matters of usual practice on the green in times of yesterday
Memories
Nov 15, 2025


Bowling observes Remembrance Day
We ask all teams bowling on Tuesday to observe the 11.00am two-minutes silence in memory of soldiers who lost their lives in action.
Winter League
Nov 11, 2025


Remembrance Sunday
Today is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day when bowlers will observe the tradition of two-minutes silence.
Memories
Nov 9, 2025


Other Old News 1: The £100 Mile Race
A step back in time of over 100 years to find a press cutting about something which has nothing to do with bowling.
Memories
Oct 25, 2025
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