ABOUT THE PROJECT
Batley Sporting Charitable Trust has received £85,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, Batley’s Gallant Youths from the Mountain top. Led by volunteers from the local community, the project focuses on the history of Batley RLFC from its inception in 1880 up to the current day. The project
officially launched on Monday the 24th of April with an event held at their home ground, the Fox’s Biscuit Stadium, that coincided with the 120 year anniversary
of Batley winning the first ever Challenge Cup.
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WHAT WE'RE DOING
The project will research the history of the rugby club throughout the years and will have many different aims.
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The project will be headed by ex-player and current all-time record try scorer Craig Lingard who will work with a group of volunteers that currently include local author John Roe, Terry Swift, John Atkins, Ken Pearson and Stuart Merton.
Read MoreWHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Do you have any memorabilia, pictures, stories or anything else of interest from Batley’s history that would make a great addition to the project? You can upload them here. Goes to submit page.
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