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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.


15 Years-old Champion-of-Champions
The 1975 Huddersfield Champion-of-Champions was a 15-years-old schoolboy. What a story!
Memories
Mar 10
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Waterloo 2003 - the beginning of the end
The writing was on the wall for the rocky future of the Blackpool Waterloo after it all blew up in 2003.
Memories
Mar 10
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Year 2001: Smoking on the green
A new rule on smoking on the green compared with how such things were viewed 24 years ago.
Memories
Mar 9
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Two new competitions for the new Millennium
A gap in press records results in a detour back to the year 2000 to pick up the story of local bowling history in the new Millennium.
Memories
Mar 8
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Year 2006: Three Finals Day scorecards
Finals Day of the Huddersfield Champion-of-Champions and the top two Yorkshire CCGBA team competitions.
Memories
Mar 7
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Year 2004: News from Halifax & Scarborough
The 21 Years history series moves on to 2004 with very different press coverage from Halifax and Scarborough.
Memories
Mar 5
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50 Years Ago at the start of a new season
The start of the 1975 bowling season and Peter Muff looks at the Huddersfield League line-ups as well as Meltham and Lindley Lib news.
Memories
Mar 5
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Year 2003: BCGBA Finances under scrutiny
How should the BCGBA judge itself on how successful they are? Should it be how much money they have in the bank or a different measure?
Memories
Mar 4
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Year 2002: Roy Sutton BCGBA Veterans Champion
Press coverage of Huddersfield bowler Roy Sutton winning a BCGBA prestigious title in 2002.
Memories
Mar 3
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Gledhill Sports bowling green 50 years ago
Another dip back in time to 1975. Do you remember Gledhill Sports BC or a time when over 400 bowlers entered a local competition?
Memories
Mar 2
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Year 2001: The Yorkshire Handicap
The matchday programme and score records for the 2001 Yorkshire Handicap held at Spen Victoria with ample local interest.
Memories
Mar 2
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Year 2000: British Parks v British Federation split
Our new series covers the first 21 years of bowling in the 21st Century with a Yorkshire confrontation on administration rights in 2000.
Memories
Mar 1
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Looking back to 1969 line-up
A step back in time to March 1969 as the Huddersfield League published it's setup for the new season.
Memories
Feb 25
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New series of memories in March
We know that bowlers love the stories that delve deep into bowling history and we have a new series of memories coming right through March.
Memories
Feb 25
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1972 Veterans League
A step back in time to list a lot of named bowlers playing in the new Veterans League.
Memories
Feb 24
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1999 Veterans Rose Bowl Final
A look back of 25 years to the 1999 Veterans League Rose Bowl Final.
Memories
Feb 23
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Another Bill Blackburn story
Bill Blackburn dips into his extensive memory bank to recollect a story from way back.
Memories
Feb 21
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The Griffin never succumbs to the weather
The recent adverse weather reminded Barry Tinker of a time the Griffin Club was really challenged to stay open.
Memories
Jan 16
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All Our Yesterdays - 30 Years Ago
A dip back in time of almost 30 years for this Peter Muff report on four local bowlers who all played for Yorkshire.
Memories
Jan 12
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Almondbury Cons win 1946 Henry Taylor Cup
A look back to a vintage year for Almondbury Cons and other local successes including that of Cowcliffe landlord Tedbar Tinker.
Memories
Jan 10
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