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Welcome to the official website of the Hereford and District Invitation Skittle League.
The Hereford and District Invitation Skittle League was formed in 1902 and today around 1,000 players compete in 52 teams from September to April every year.
Primarily, the competition is based in Hereford, however there are also venues at Clehonger, Credenhill, Withington and Wellington.
Latest news
Notice of change to skittle pins
1 April 2025**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL TEAM SECRETARIES
FUTURE CHANGE TO THE RULES OF SKITTLES
To commence for the start of Winter Season 2025/26 (September 2025), all teams competing in the league must play with the ‘dumpy’ style pins, as shown in the photo.
This change is deemed necessary for Hereford’s Three Cities team to be able to compete on an equal basis with their opponents Gloucester & Worcester.
The committee have agreed a favourable price of £199.99 with a company who supply the Gloucester league for orders of ten full sets, or more, during April & May.
However, even with such a good discount, we are aware that some teams may struggle to afford to purchase these alternative pins in time for September 2025. So, for next season only, team secretaries can request permission from the committee to cut the head section off their existing pins so they will match the height of a ‘dumpy’ pin.
To place an order for a set of new pins, or to request permission to reduce the height of your existing pins, please send an email to: herefordskittles@gmail.com
To avoid any confusion, this rule change does apply to the Summer League so teams in that competition can use their existing pins without altering their height.
Summer Season 2025
28 March 202534 teams have entered this years Summer Competition and these have been split over 5 sections. All the fixtures are now available and the team details have been updated.
CHARITY CUP FINAL 2025
16 March 2025The four teams who will contest the final of this years Charity Cup were decided on Saturday night, the teams are ..... Eternal Optomists, Who's afraid Of the Big Front Pin, Military D & Spare Bears. Please be aware the semi finals and final will all be held at the Richmond Club on Saturday 5th of April. THE SEMI FINAL GAMES WILL START AT 7pm SHARP & The final will follow after, player names will need to be on the board before 7pm, if a team is not ready to play at 7pm they will be deemed to of forfeited the game.
Summer Season reminder
14 March 2025There is 1 week remaining to get the entry forms in for the summer season. Deadline is Friday 21st March 2025