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Lancaster Bombers

The Lancaster Bombers were formed in 1987 by a group of like minded fans who wanted to bring the sport to the area.

The team’s first game was played in the summer of 1988 against the Carlisle Kestrels in front of a crowd of 200 at Castle School in Lancaster. However, due to dwindling numbers, the decision was made to relocate the team to the University in 1990, where it has competed ever since.

Celebrating their 21st birthday this November, the Lancaster Bombers played last season in the Roses Division in the Northern Conference of BUAFL (the Roses name being suggested to the League by a member of the Bombers). During this period, the Bombers have managed to reach the playoffs 5 times, winning the North-East Division of BCAFL twice, during the 1997 and 2000 seasons, finishing with 7-1-0 records each year.

The team’s best overall season came in 2000 when they reached the Conference Final, falling to the eventual Northern Conference Champions - the Leicester Lemmings.

The Bombers are able to increase their numbers on the playing field by using players from the University of Central Lancashire as well as players from the University of Cumbria, mainly the Lancaster campus. In addition to this, the team tries to increase the experience by recruiting North-American students who are on a term or year stay at the University.

The Bombers currently play on an all-weather Astroturf pitch, meaning that for many years, the weather has been unable to stop a Lancaster home game.

Located in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster University opened officially in October 1964 to 13 staff and 32 faculty. The University currently has over 17000 students, 13000+ undergraduates and over 2000 staff.

It is one of only a handful of universities in the Great Britain to operate a collegiate system. The University is made up of 8 Undergraduate Colleges (Bowland, Cartmel, County, Furness, Fylde, Grizdale, Lonsdale, Pendle) named after local areas in Lancashire. Lancaster is also home to a Graduate College. It has the motto ‘Patet omnibus veritas’ meaning Truth Lies Open to All.

Lancaster Univeristy is made up of three different Faculty’s: Faculty of Art’s and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology and Faculty of Management.

The University Physics department has set multiple World records in setting the lowest maintainable temperature ever reached. The University is well known for its Management School, which is constantly rated in the top 5 in Great Britain in terms of research.

For the past 44 years, Lancaster has been part of the Battle of the Roses sporting competition against the University of York with teams competing across a number of sports. York currently lead the way 22-21 with 1 tie.

Notable Alumni from the University include 4 politicians including current Labour MP’s Alan Campbell and Alan Milburn, Top Gear presenter James May, Olympic Cyclist Jason Queally and Actor Andy Serkis who played Gollum in The Lord of the Rings movie Trilogy.