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    The Final Countdown - all the ups, the downs and some controversy!
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Sep 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Final Countdown - all the ups, the downs and some controversy!

    So here it is, your final weekly instalment of the Mirfield Bugle! Due to work commitments returning to normal it’s also possibly the...
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    Super Kelly Went Ballistic - Denby Were Atrocious!
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Aug 28, 2021
    • 5 min

    Super Kelly Went Ballistic - Denby Were Atrocious!

    This week was the penultimate of the Mirfield League season and with things hotting up all round the greens I’ll try to cover all the...
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    Whacko Jacko, Uptown Top Rankin and Wham Bam I am a Man!
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Whacko Jacko, Uptown Top Rankin and Wham Bam I am a Man!

    Last week I showed you a photo of Ossett Flying Horse star Ian ‘Speedy Gonzales’ Shuttleworth leading out the block, cheekily suggesting...
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    Stylish Thongs catch Hopton with their pants down!
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    Stylish Thongs catch Hopton with their pants down!

    As the Mirfield League season draws to a close reigning champions Thongsbridge bounced back into the title race with a top drawers...
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    Tight Ends, Wide Receivers & the Battle for Safety
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tight Ends, Wide Receivers & the Battle for Safety

    This season’s Mirfield League has taken a bit of a turn, with Lower Hopton ‘A’ bursting into a run of form that has put clear daylight...
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    Buckets at the ready - it's the battle of the window cleaners!
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 4 min

    Buckets at the ready - it's the battle of the window cleaners!

    Lower Hopton ‘A’ stretched their lead at the top of the prestigious Mirfield League with a commanding 9-3 victory away at first division...
    707 views1 comment
    Spinning touchers and a man called 'Juan' - your weekly bowls report
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Spinning touchers and a man called 'Juan' - your weekly bowls report

    Lower Hopton remain top of the coveted Mirfield League, arguably the country’s best, following a confident home victory against Crosland...
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    Lower Hopton rise to the top - your weekly bowls report
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lower Hopton rise to the top - your weekly bowls report

    The main event on Tuesday evening was a local derby in the top division of the Mirfield League. And let’s face it, It doesn’t get any...
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    Yorkshire's 'Wolf' pack outfox Merseyside
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Yorkshire's 'Wolf' pack outfox Merseyside

    Overthorpe Sports and Heavy Woollen District stalwart, Alex Wolfenden, starred on his debut for Yorkshire in a convincing win against...
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    It's coming home? - your weekly bowls round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    It's coming home? - your weekly bowls round-up

    After a few weeks away it’s great to be back bowling in the Mirfield League. The start of the back half of the season began pretty much...
    598 views2 comments
    The Half Time Whistle - your weekly bowls round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Jun 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Half Time Whistle - your weekly bowls round-up

    Sorry about the long wait for this week’s Mirfield League bowls report, folks. But, hey, it’s the half way point of the season, the...
    592 views0 comments
    As tight as a....Yorkshireman - your weekly bowls round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    As tight as a....Yorkshireman - your weekly bowls round-up

    When it comes to generosity, we Yorkshire folk have got a reputation that precedes us. And this week’s Mirfield League games were also as...
    912 views0 comments
    It’s tough at the top! Your weekly bowls round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    It’s tough at the top! Your weekly bowls round-up

    It’s a tough school, the Mirfield Bowls League. Yorkshire’s top level and arguably the best anywhere in the game, make sure you tune in...
    658 views0 comments
    Home Comforts or Living on Cloud 9 - your weekly bowls round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • May 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    Home Comforts or Living on Cloud 9 - your weekly bowls round-up

    Last night’s Mirfield League First Division produced an unusual set of identical results, with all home teams winning 9-3, but not...
    537 views0 comments
    Hipster Thongs & Wrinkled Stockings - Your Weekly Bowls Round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • May 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    Hipster Thongs & Wrinkled Stockings - Your Weekly Bowls Round-up

    It was a tough night at the office for our local Mirfield League First Division clubs, but after five rounds the league is starting to...
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    Eeh, it's looking black over Bill's mother's - this week's bowls round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • May 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    Eeh, it's looking black over Bill's mother's - this week's bowls round-up

    Well, that’s a blast from the past. I haven’t heard that saying for a while, but we used it a lot when I was a kid in South Yorkshire...
    372 views1 comment
    Roll on summer - your weekly bowls round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • May 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    Roll on summer - your weekly bowls round-up

    Hopefully, normal life is just round the corner. Or just over the crown if, like me, you happen to be a crown green bowler. In a couple...
    514 views0 comments
    It always rains on Tuesdays - Bowls Round-up
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    It always rains on Tuesdays - Bowls Round-up

    As we continue to edge back towards normal life it is great to see the Mirfield Bowls League back in full swing…well, almost! There’s...
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    Bowls is Back!
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Apr 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Bowls is Back!

    As we continue to edge back towards normal life it was great to see the Mirfield Bowls League return, with plenty of interest in Ossett,...
    371 views0 comments
    Nice one Cyril!
    The Rail Holiday Maker
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    Nice one Cyril!

    Wickersley CI Bowls Club at the turn of the 1980s Although I’m probably younger than most current Wickersley CI members, I thought it...
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    I'm Rob Carroll, tour operator and travel writer. I love making holiday dreams, particularly those involving trains. Imagine a "kind of Portillo in Primark pants" scouring the world, looking for your next holiday.                       Contact: railholidaymaker@gmail.com

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