"I am a Norfolk man and Glory in being so." Horatio Nelson
After much groundwork by Pauline Barsby of Harling an initiative to launch short mat bowls in Thetford is set to take off this coming Friday with the first of four two hour sessions at the Charles Burrell Bowls Club. These sessions, which include fre…
Last season Bob Carter made an early first round exit form the Norwich Cup but this season there was to be no repeat as they took maximum points at Forncett. The home side are not accustomed to facing a team of the quality of their visitors from Dray…
Looking through the early season Bure League results, just sent to me by Bure fixtures secretary Lianne Mills, makes me wonder if Halvergate’s reign as champions could be under threat this season. Halvergate comfortably retained their title las…
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Halvergate made light work of progressing into the first round of the Challenge Cup after beating Hingham 30-10 on aggregate. The first leg at Halvergate saw a clean sweep in the first session with David Lamb beating Keith Thomas 16-5 while Robbie La…
On Saturday Norfolk Premier took on the long trip to Guildford to take on Surrey Premier and a fighting performance saw them emerge with a 22-18 away win although their long unbeaten record in the I.C.C came under extreme threat. Norfolk made a solid…
Read more: Great weekend for Norfolk I.C.C teams Surrey Premier v Norfolk Premier
Norfolk took a strong side to Stowmarket looking for revenge for their home Inter-County Championship defeat by Suffolk earlier in the season and got it with interest. Manager Selwyn Goldsmith called for a positive showing from his players before the…