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England v Rest of Europe (Griefmasters 2)

As my playing was so evidently not up to scratch, I focussed instead on making notes of our games.  I only took photos of one game (which I sat out of) though, and the quality is pretty poor.  Sorry. England 8 - … Continue reading

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Seeding Results

Results are in – thanks to everyone who voted.  What’s really encouraging is that there are 13 people on the list, and only one or two of them aren’t regulars!  So, lfgss.com usernames as usual: 1. danwentskiing (162) 2. 4ndy (149) 3. … Continue reading

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Cambridge’s indoor court coming along nicely…

Apparently they are nearing completion on this, the UK’s first (I think) indoor polo court.  From obsessively trawling lfgss.com, I gather they’ve rented a vacant warehouse at a discount rate for a few months before it is permanently occupied.  Their timing is … Continue reading

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Indoor Venues

The recent inclement weather has re-ignited our desire to find a place to call our own and play polo in.  These are our requirements: 1.  Indoors (eg disused warehouse, showroom, factory space). 2.  40 x 20 metres court space (ish) with high … Continue reading

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Birmingham Bike Polo, a scene in mourning…

I’ve held off writing this post for weeks: wishing that it wasn’t true; that it was all a bad dream.  But despite my best efforts, I’ve been forced to accept the situation.  It’s a loss that affects us most tragically here in … Continue reading

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New breed

Only a few months ago, Birmingham polo was on its knees, with turnouts for regular games as low as three.  With a long dark winter ahead, things were looking bleak.  Not even the explosive introduction of this blog seemed to … Continue reading

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New Flyer

Big love to Fin for getting these sorted.  This is Birmingham Polo Flyer 2.o – the first one we used had specific times and locations where we play and hence became obsolete at the end of the summer.  I really … Continue reading

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