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Blewbury, Bohams Road, Drayton, Football, groundhop, GroundhopUK, Kenneth Grahame, North Berkshire League
Saturday 17th September 2016 ko 10.30
North Berkshire League Division 4
BLEWBURY 4 (Crickmore 6 45p Kent 53og Jamieson 71)
DRAYTON 0
Att 123
Entry & Programme £4
Badge £3
I’d wanted the North Berkshire Hop to head to the south of the league’s footprint for some time. That meant Burghclere had to be included as the league’s southern outpost, and I soon found an excuse to pay Compton and Turnpike Sports visits. It was obvious that Compton would make good hosts, but Thatcham-based Turnpike would find hosting impossible due to lack of volunteers and the open nature of their Henwick Worthy Recreation Ground home. When Turnpike then opted to merge into Newbury FC to, in effect become their reserves it served only to reinforce that decision! Continue reading