Friday 5th May 2023
Hi John
Gentlemen,
The Seniors County Stableford this year will be held at Bath Golf Club on Monday 02nd October 2023. Entry is £25.00 and there is a maximum handicap limit of 28.4.
Participants will have to enter individually on the Somerset Golf Union website, and then if you have a team, or want to be part of a team then please let Andy Rowland know once you have entered.
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Vice Captain
Thursday 4th May 2023
Early on Parade in the Seniors Summer KO 4BBB were Steve Southgate and Gordon Brent, tangling with Tim Purrett and John Pearce. Gordon was giving the shots, with Pearce 12, Purrett 7 and Southgate 1. Off to a steady start with nothing in it, P & P were 1 up at the 1/2 way point..but gradually Steve & Gordon steadied the ship and started hitting some great shots. They were Dormie 2 by the 16th and a half on 17th gave them the win by 2 & 1.
Summer KO is progressing to plan and some interesting games set up for the 2nd Round.
Dowell/Hartley versus Gingell/ Hildred looks tasty
Hilson/ Branchflower have already dispatched reigning champions Bargery/Spencer-Farr
Dowell and Evans strike Bronze at Stockwood Vale 41 points
3rd placed visitors
Not bad given we play the easiest course in the world
The 107 slope is the gift that just keeps giving 😂😂
Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Sad to announce passing of a very active Windwhistle Golfer and Club Captain in 1993. Brian McCarthy, who will be remembered by many of our Older members.
Also believe he was a Somerset Golf Captain at one time.
McCARTHY Brian Passed away peacefully on 17th April 2023, aged 92 years. Beloved husband of the late Ursula, and a dearly loved father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather.
Funeral Service to take place at St. Mary's Parish Church, Chard on Saturday 20th May at 12.00pm.
Friends who wish to attend are welcome. Family flowers only please, for those
wishing to, donations for Cancer Research UK may be given at the service,
through the website at www.bgibbsfuneralservices.co.uk or sent c/o B. Gibbs
Funeral Services Ltd. The Manse, 28 Fore Street, Chard, TA20 1PT. Telephone
01460 66100. If donating by cheque, please make payable to the chosen charity.
Team Sheet for Friendly at Long Sutton Thursday 11th May
on Inter Club Matches page
Monday May 1st
Sir Clive has been forgiven. the £40 Bottle of Champagne has ended up in the Raffle anyway, thanks to the generosity of Chris Andrews for his winning score on Mates Day...which Clive had sponsored...strange how things work out.
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All,
I
called in to see Dickie on Thursday and also bumped into Lyndsey in Tescos
Saturday morning. Both are unable to play golf currently and a contact or best
wishes from the Seniors would cheer them up I’m sure.
Lyndsey
said my submissions to the blog although not enjoyed by everybody, made him
laugh and were quite uplifting!
I’m
going to put the photo below on the blog with a note that I had seen him and
hope James you will not view it as requiring a STRIKE!
Best
wishes intended
Clive
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Just In- Note from Buckingham Palace - After May 6th King Charles has decreed that anyone flying the Union Flag with the St Patrick's Cross in ascendancy over The Saltire of St Andrew on the Hoist Side - will be on the next flight to Rawanda. Sir Clive is fined 1 bottle of Wine to be added to the May Raffle Prizes.... |
Dickie seen committing the ultimate conversational faux pas of getting your face-mask hooked onto your hearing aid..in defence he said " I'm all fingers and thumbs"....
Friday 28th April 2023
With 30 away at The Challenge Cup ( Including 3 Paul Englands) , we were a little surprised when 20 Rolled up Today for a 1,2,3 Stableford. A Straw Poll on WhatsApp indicated maybe 8 would attend, so it shows you can't trust a Computer.
Not a Clue about the results as scores of 65 to 70 came in, but with a few still out playing. We were honoured with Bert Robinson joining us as there were no Club Buggies so Ted & co could not play. We added Bert to CST Seniors group so he could pick up more results for his weekly posting in the Chard & Ilminster.
Early rain cleared away and we had a lovely day, maybe a bit opf a breeze - and weather looks good into next week.
'Lucky Laughlan' Launces his new Charity Draw , results below.
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| In Pro Shop for Collection Thanks for your Support of The Seniors Charity |
Wednesday 26th April 2023
Goodbye to Nobby
T’was nigh 200 years ago that Charles Dickens
wrote about a Tale of Two Cities… well
yesterday over 100 people squeezed into Yeovil Crematorium to hear The Tale of
2 Nobbies !
Fully expecting to hear about a fairly sad and lonely
existence of a Man in failing health and limited means……
….we heard about a ‘Superdad’ who worked hard in the
toughest of environments, splashed the cash and responsible for 2 full rows of
mourners at the gathering.
Nobby, Born in 1951 was one of 4 Children – Brian/Margaret/Leslie
(Nobby) & Angela. Born in Chard and
lived locally all his life ( well sort of !).
Married to Jill and had 2 Children Ben & Karen – who then produced a
healthy pack of Grandchildren and I think Great-Grandchildren.
Worked at Horlicks Factory and then for Balfour Beatty on
Motorway Constructions. He was involved in the building The Ilminster Bypass
and his pride and joy was the Hindhead Tunnel Project. The Picture shows Nobby in his prime, hard-drinking,
muscular , bejewelled and tanned.
Daughter Karen strode to the pedestal and told us the story of her Dad , whom she obviously adored as she grew up. Nobby was away much of the time as wherever he was working, he stayed to finish the job, living in on-site caravans. The Family joined him on many occasions and loved the novelty of the itinerant lifestyle as he spoiled them rotten…Whenever back home he was very generous , handing them £20 notes with the usual ‘don’t tell your Mum’ conditional…
In Karen’s words, nothing shocked the Family as Nobby told
them of his latest exploits – such as the time that Nobby & a Colleague were
driving a crane when the brakes caught fire. They did not panic, simply ‘Parked
& Peed’ and the crisis was over.
Karen added, “ I haven’t lost just my Dad, I ‘ve lost my
Hero “
Nobby enjoyed a typical Somerset village life and the Pubs.
On one outing to the IOW – After The Coach was fully loaded and back on the
Ferry – they noticed 1 passenger missing – It was Nobby - who was spending the night behind bars,
courtesy of the local Constabulary !
How’s that for a contrast
to the Nobby we all know and scarcely a mention of any previous Family Life
in the years that we knew him.
Huge attendance, swelled by the golfing community – led by
Steve, Jacqui & Alex Hill- who had
more or less ‘adopted ‘ him up at CST – The Pro Shop, Nick George; Colin
Ireland; Barry Singleton; Mick Aldridge; Ted Bryden; Phil Bowditch; Mike
Bowling; Carole & Quinny; Keith & Fran; Nick & Nikki Clarke; Mike
King; John Pearce; Mark Cording; Dave Mugridge; John Sweet; Bryan Frost ( and
Lady); Ian Fielder; Phantom Pro; Eric Williams; Roger Davis; Paul England;
Dickie Hall; Martin Leigh; Andy Rowland; Jim Lauchlan; Ian Thomas; Ken Trott; Mike
Hone; Bob White; Bill Hilson..and I’m sure others that will add their names
later…I know Frank Martin and a few of his guests over in Portugal would have
loved to have attended, so please take this as their apology. Bim also sent his apologies .
Karen had told us that Nobby had requested his favourite 2
Joke Books were placed alongside him in the elegant oak coffin..but then I thought….you
do know what happens at a Cremation don’t you ?
Unfortunately I was unable to join the wake at CST as I was
heading East for a 14:30 Cremation in Weymouth !
And that was it, Nobby is no more !
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| I reckon even if I jump...Frank Martin would be waiting at the bottom with something to cushion my fall...as he has been for so many years........Love you Frankie ! |
Monday 24th April 2023
Friday 21st April 2023
Congratulations to Mark Barry who had a 2 on the 7th hole.
