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The League was formed in 1952/3 and originally was made up of teams from local companies.

The League was previously called the Mid Herts League.

King George V Playing Fields in Welwyn Garden City is the home of the League.

The League consists of 3 Divisions with a total of 30 teams in the 1999 / 2000 season.

The League is self funded, with the teams affiliated to the League being a mixture of sponsored and self funded.

Currently over 300 ladies are affiliated and competing every week.

All players are affiliated to the All England Netball Association and the Hertfordshire Netball Association.

The Winter Season runs from September to April, with games being played each Saturday between 9.30 and 13.30.

The Summer Season runs from June to August, with games being played on Monday between 18.30 and 21.00.

Tournaments are held at the beginning and end of the Winter Season.

A fund raising tournament is held annually to raise money for local charities.

A full board of volunteer committee members organise the league games, tournaments and events.

A Presentation evening is held at the end of the Winter Season, with awards given in each division to: Winners Runners Up Fair Play Best Attack Best Defence Player of the Year

The League has a development Plan which was formulated in 1998. As part of the development plan, a third division was created for the 1998 / 1999 Winter Season.