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Herefordshire Council Should Give More Support to the MPL Hereford Open

Herefordshire Council Should Give More Support to the MPL Hereford Open

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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 1 month ago
The Hereford Open Boules Competition has been held annually at the Hereford Leisure Centre since 1999. Each year this competition attracts 64 teams for a day-long competition, and since 2005 there has also been a pairs competition held on the eve of the main event, which is also growing in popularity with more than 30 teams taking part. Many of the competitors travel from outside the Marches area and stay overnight in Hereford on the Saturday night between the two competitions, and enjoy the hospitality of local businesses. The organisers of the event, Marches P

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July 27, 2007

The momentum behind this petition proves that the people of Hereford are sick of the Council ignoring our local traditions. We are finally forcing these bureaucrats to acknowledge that the MPL Hereford Open is an asset worth saving.

6 Comments

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Sarah Townsend
19 years ago Featured

My husband plays every year. Its a great event for Hereford and keeps the leisure centre active. Why are they making this so difficult for the organisers?

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Dave Cho
19 years ago Featured

Used to come for this every summer. It brings a lot of people into town who actually spend money at the pubs and hotels. Don't let it die off.

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John Aguilar
19 years ago Featured

Help them out. Its good for the local economy and people enjoy it.

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Clare Mehta
19 years ago Featured

Been going for years and it is a highlight. So many visitors come from all over for this. Council needs to get their act together and help out.

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Rachel Mwangi
19 years ago Featured

Boggles my mind that they wont support a competition that draws so many people to the city. Just give them the backing they need.

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Mark Sanders
19 years ago Featured

TOTAL SHAME. keep the event going. we need more stuff like this in hereford not less.

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