Bowling clubs' festive-themed game to raise cash for Rob Burrow Centre

Santa Claus is coming early to Otley as two bowling teams have arranged a Christmas-themed match to raise money for the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease.

- by Jennifer Cartwright

Wharefemeadows Bowling Club and Rawdon Bowling Club will compete against each other in a charity game on September 25 at Wharfemeadows Bowling Club in Otley.

Over 40 players will participate in a mixture of singles and doubles matches to support the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease which is set to open later this autumn.

The centre, which is inspired by the former rugby league legend Rob Burrow who died in 2024, is a state-of-the-art, purpose-built MND care facility.

MND itself is a progressive, life-shortening illness that damages the motor neurones in the brain and spinal cord and create difficulty moving, talking, and breathing.

The charity game will take place exactly three months before Christmas and feature all 44 players in their best Christmas jumpers and hats for the occasion.