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The Long Shot

16 Monday Sep 2013

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Andy Roome, chatsworth house, Dan Bishop, Derbyshire, derbyshire dales, hawfields, James Ward, junction railway, king edward vii, Midland Combination, midlands regional alliance, Newhall United, Rowsley 86, School Lane, Simon Baldwin, Tim Baker

Saturday 14th September 2013 ko 15.00

Midlands Regional Alliance Premier Division

ROWSLEY 86 2 (T Baker 29 Roome 85)

NEWHALL UNITED 1 (Ward 26p)

Att 8

Entry FREE

Tea FREE

No Programme

Head north on the A6 from Matlock and in around 6 miles you’ll reach the pretty village of Rowsley. It’s at the confluence of the rivers Derwent and Wye, and was the site of an extensive marshalling yard for the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway. The station was frequently used by King Edward VII when he visited nearby Chatsworth House. The station became a goods depot until 1968, when it was closed and converted to a contractor’s yard. It then became the centrepiece of a shopping development which is still open today. Perhaps it goes without saying I didn’t pay it a visit! Continue reading →

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Above & Beyond

30 Thursday Aug 2012

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Callum Matthews, Carl Price, Chris Berezai, Clun, CPD, GroundhopUK, Jamie Layton-Morris, Mid Wales Hop, Mid Wales South, New Radnor, Newcastle, Owain Glyndŵr, radnor castle, Radnor Valley, School Lane, Scott Oxford

Saturday 25th August 2012 ko 1.45pm

Mid-Wales South League

RADNOR VALLEY 2 (Layton-Morris 33 Matthews 41)

NEWCASTLE 3 (Oxford 22 26 Price 47)

Att 212

Entry/ Programme by Hop Ticket

Badge £3

Another first for the hop on this game, the first ever international! New Radnor may be a mere 16 miles from Newcastle-on-Clun, but the latter is on Shropshire, England, and the club plays in Wales by convenience. That convenience doesn’t look all that convenient as Newcastle won the league last season but were refused promotion to to the Mid Wales League….because they’re English! Continue reading →

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