Derek Pyke News Today

THE recent snow flurries have stirred memories of the time when an army of volunteers and some old school ingenuity helped Leigh get their game with Widnes played despite the near Arctic Hilton Park conditions. It was a top of the table encounter in the December of Leigh’s 1981-82 Championship winning campaign. The victory over the Chemics that afternoon would go a long way to securing a first ever title for the Leythers But how on earth did they get that game played – with snow fal...

THE recent snow flurries have stirred memories of the time when an army of volunteers and some old school ingenuity helped Leigh get their game with Widnes played despite the near Arctic Hilton Park conditions. It was a top of the table encounter in the December of Leigh’s 1981-82 Championship winning campaign. The victory over the Chemics that afternoon would go a long way to securing a first ever title for the Leythers But how on earth did they get that game played – with snow fal...