"I am a Norfolk man and Glory in being so." Horatio Nelson
It was yet another hugely successful weekend for Norfolk in the Inter-County Championships as both teams put their opposition to the sword. Norfolk Premier travelled to Daventry to take on a strong Northants Premier team and for the third year in a r…
Pauline Barsby of Harling was delighted with the response to the Thetford project she is heading to launch short mat bowls in the historic Norfolk town. The first night drew in over two dozen interested people keen to try their hand at short mat bowl…
Horsford BC, defending champions in the City of Norwich League, won 10-4 at Windows. Costessey ran out 14-0 winners at home to Framingham Earl but lost by the same margin at Deaf Sports. Jarrolds pulled off a 14-0 away win at Taverham while County Co…
Breckland League giants Wymondham suffered a shock 10-0 defeat at Carleton Rode that left the home side celebrating a result that underlines their credentials as title contenders. Gill Coleman, Trish Taylor & Russell Davidson opened with a superb…
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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