The Love Lane Hall Of Fame
Congratulations to the 12 players added to the Love Lane Hall Of Fame
We will shortly be adding a selection of photographs in the hut of our SWEEP LEGENDS
Big thank you from me and Heather to everyone for voting
Here are the players and a few annonymous comments in no particular order
IAN STOKES- "Inspirational away performance against South Lakes in 2017" "Mr Reliable always the first person to arrive in the morning and help swish the green" "Enthusiastic card marker and pegger"
JAMIE BRAMLEY- "Won more than anyone else over the years whilst also running a great sweep", "Stockport's best player of recent years ", "Always wears his heart on his sleeve, A great Captain to play for"
STEVE ELLIS- "All round fun charachter -one of Love Lane's originals", "Helped with the kitchen and the green always works hard", "Some of the best laughs at Love Lane have been with Steve"
CHRIS BARLOW AND SHAIN MILLER (PAIRS)- "Great combination who hit it off as a pairing were worthy champions", "Ive always told Chris his ability and been a huge supporter of his talent", "Have seen Shauns game grow up at Love Lane and long may it continue"
KEITH ROBINS- "Winter competitions are made for the Icelandic champions", "Top genuine bloke and a pleasure to see every week", "Been at Love Lane since the 80s had a big part to play in the venues history"
JACK BRAMLEY- "Helped get the round robin off the ground and encourage many", "Massive part of saves the green with Jamie", "Sadly missed character and Father"
RODGER MILLER AND STEVE CROWTHER- "One of the toughest pairings to face at Love Lane", "Rodger has always supported us through thick and thin", "Steves a great character with a very likeable attitude"
JOHN CUNNINGHAM- "Feel like all the effort he puts in playing winter bowls has made him Love Lanes most improved player", "One of the games true gentleman never has a bad word for anyone", "Plays in a great competitive spirit and a big supporter of the sweep"
JAMIE BRAMLEY AND DANIELLE MILLER- "This pairing just worked and beat many others against the odds", "Danielle's game has basically grown up at Love Lane with much encouragement", "Jamie is always dangerous in pairs with his lucky bowls"
THOMAS DENNISON- "Helped us get winters best bowling event off the ground", "Proud to have called him a friend sicne we first met in a junior final in 1996", "Thomas has a great sense of humour and has supported our sweep from hundreds of miles away"
LEIGH SMITH- "Great achievement winning the pairs with James Jones", "Leigh is affectionately known as either The Rambler or the flyer king", "A great bloke ive known for many years"
LOVE LANE WINNING AWAY TEAM- "What a tremendous ending with the drama of the pairs", "It took four attempts but great to get our hands on the trophy", "The year the captain went for it and got rewarded will never be forgotten"