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The Tower

03 Sunday May 2026

Posted by laurencereade in F

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Football, Fulwood Amateurs, Garstang, groundhopping, GroundhopUK, Lightfoot Green, Non League, Osawemwengie Imadiyiosatohanmwen, Preston, Preston Grasshoppers, soccer, Sports

Saturday 2th February 2026 ko 11:00

North West Counties League First Division North

FULWOOD AMATEURS 2 (Lucas 6 7)

GARSTANG 2 (Carter 43 Bajiraliu 45+3)

Att 519

Entry £5

Programme £3

Saturday saw us head back to a familiar stomping ground for the North West Counties Hop- Blackpool, although you could easily include the West Lancashire League too. That proved to be prophetic for our day sad to say. Our first stop saw us in Preston’s environs, to Fulwood and a side spending their first seasonat Step 6 but there was a little intrigue to start with!

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Wyre

14 Thursday Mar 2024

Posted by laurencereade in G

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AFC Blackpool, Ashton Town, Chris Berezai, Football, Garstang, groundhop, groundhopping, GroundhopUK, Non League, Riverside Ground, Squires Gate

Saturday 2nd March 2024 ko 14:00

North West Counties League Division One North

GARSTANG 3 (Bailey 25 51 Ball 32)

Lewis sent off 86 (DOGSO)

ASHTON TOWN 2 (Lomax 67 Ready 72p)

Att 388

Entry £5

Programme £2

We were fortunate. As part of the GroundhopUK advance party I had a reserved car parking space. It was a bit of a squeeze, but the point was to be in situ ahead of the coach to be able to deal with any on the day snags. The fact that there weren’t any spoke volumes for Garstang FC and their League.

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Baht’at

01 Friday Apr 2022

Posted by laurencereade in I

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Ben Rhydding, Chris Berezai, Football, Garstang, groundhopping, GroundhopUK, Ilkley Town, John Noakes, Non League, On Ilkley Moor

Sunday 6th March 2022

North West Counties League- Division One North

ILKLEY TOWN 0

GARSTANG 0

Att 455

Entry £6

Programme £2

 

Wheear ‘ast tha bin sin’ ah saw thee, ah saw thee?

Tha’s been a cooartin’ Mary Jane

                                                      On Ilkla Mooar baht ‘at
                                                                                    trad.

I remember when GroundhopUK and the North West Counties League agreed the schedule for this years hop. I saw Ilkley Town and immediately thought, ” As in Ilkley Moor Baht’at?” I mentioned the song to my wife Robyn who, being younger than me hadn’t heard of it. But then, she isn’t old enough to have had John Noakes as a hero when she was growing up either. Continue reading →

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