Cricket St Thomas Seniors 2

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Due to injury we require a volunteer to play away at Brean on Thursday 25th July. 1st tee 10:15

thanks Andy

Friday 19th July 2024

These players have qualified to play for the Challenge Cup Plate on Wednesday. It will run as a roll up along side the singles Stableford for those who have not qualified.

Wednesday 17th July 2024

Good morning all, firstly, thank you to all the Seniors and Ladies who helped out yesterday to make the day a success. Those that took part, I hope you enjoyed the day. Total raised on the day and from event and hole sponsorship and activities came to :-

£3606.00 a fantastic amount.

I thought the course was in fantastic condition and have contacted the green keepers thanking them for their efforts. Matt from the pro shop did a Sterling job on the 8th raising £307 with only being beaten 6 times out of 63.

Those Seniors who sponsored a hole, if you would like your banner, then please let me know by Monday, once again thank you🏌️‍♂️

Andy Rowland - Seniors Captain

Thanks to David Asquith for sending us the full results.

Congrats to Gordon & Dave; Roger & Mark; Jeremy & Dennis; David & Clive

Only 4 Teams reached 40 Points

3 of them were in The Untouchables

Good Evans and Steve Southgate blasted 43 ..and caught the Handicappers eye.

At 08:40 Sir Clive Fisk and Lord Asquith were on the first Tee..3 Hours 17 Minutes the Golf was over as their Team of 8 set a Total no-one was going to get close to all day.

With some tricky angled pin positions and the greens having been 'ironed' they were so fast on some holes that return putts were often longer than the approach putts...or the balls ran through the greens.

Tough - but as always there are players that it suits ands they certainly shone today. Not all totals are in yet, but we'll be amazed if this total is beaten.

10th Hole - The Popular Cake Stand
With Ladies helping out as usual

Ian on 8th with 'Beat The Pro' to win a SSAFA Hat
Matt Teed off for each Group and if you got inside him you won a hat

Thanks to all those that sponsored a Hole - all 18 were covered from unknown Portuguese Golfers such as Francisco Martini...

Point of impact as Keith puts first drive OOB and reaches for a Provisional
Not the finest day for Hilson / Branchflower who are usually such a deadly combination

Big Hamper supplied by Halls of Chard

Bob Dennett refuses to admit defeat in Raffle Draw
Thanks for all the Prizes

Hard work begins as Quinny & James Scrutineer

Lovely Meal of Chicken Pie with Flaky Crust, Chips & Peas
served by Penny & Sophie who were the prefect hosts all day.
both had running shoes on and they sure needed them.

See above , thanks to James for all his hard work in adding all the playing Handicaps

Please make sure you have a bit of cash with you tomorrow, Raffle, Sweeps, collection tins, donations etc -

The Rattle of a coin in a collection box may be the doorbell of a Military Family - getting help from SSAFA with counselling, finance, bereavement, PTSD, Housing, food etc

They've been doing it for 130 Years.

Wednesday is Senior Captain's Charity Day where we try and make a 4-figure sum for his Charity SSAFA

See Captain's Charity Pages for lots of Pictures and previous Winners.

Last time it was a 4BBB a score of 160++ was required to win - That's all 4 Teams scoring over 40 Points.

Nearest The Pin;

2's Comp ( tbc)

Beat the pro

SSAFA have generously donated lots of Prizes

Kirsty of Poundbury Wealth Management will be their sponsoring a Hole-In-One

Thanks to all of you Sponsoring holes and to Dr Clive Fisk for his thankless task of getting his begging bowl out to convince local firms & traders to sponsor a hole.

Can we smash the £2000 barrier on the day ?

Soldiers', Sailors' & Airmen's Families Association (SSAFA)

And The Sun will shine

Over 80 Seniors from all around the World are Playing a 4bbb - See Internal Comps.

Format: 4BBB (4 teams of 2)

Maximum handicap: 28

Over 55's only

Includes coffee and bacon roll on arrival and one course meal after your round.

Raising funds on the day for the Senior Captain's charity SSAFA (The Armed Forces Charity)

Please re-check your Tee-Time as above as Original Listing on Club Computer just had Teams going out as a group of 8. James has mixed them up so every Team has a different Team marking their card.

WE Need Cakes -

So Please try and supply something for The Half-Way House where The Lassies will be there with a smile as usual

much appreciated...

We also need Raffle Prizes Please to go along with the Prizes generously added by The SSAFA Ladies - Pamela & Sue.

We expect there will be over 60 Prizes

But we need to sell lots of Tickets

Clive & The Earlies have already sold £200 - Great Job

They will be on sale on Wednesday from 08:00

But if you cannot be with us, contact John Pearce or WhatApp Group and we will purchase them for you and collect money later.

"In Golf we Trust"

£5 per strip of 5, or £1 each.

john.pearce.windy@gmail.com 07752429476 or CSTSeniors WhatsApp.

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We’ve been supporting the Armed Forces for more than 130 years. We support thousands of people in the UK and on military bases around the world. But it’s not just this that makes us unique.

The needs of serving men and women and of veterans are becoming more diverse as the world and military landscape changes. So we work hard to make sure our services are flexible. We constantly adapt them to fit with people we support and what they need. This means we can offer everyone we work with a range of tailored services to help them navigate life in and beyond the military.

SSAFA works in partnership with other military charities and specialist organisations to ensure that those who turn to us for help get the support they need.

& Friday is The Whole Club Day with a Mixed 4-Ball Texas Scramble - with plenty of tee-times still available.

We see a few Teams have entered from our group- but plenty of space for more entries - It's 4-Person so anyone can play, don't have to be Seniors etc