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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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,...
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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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