COUNTY FOURS

I am very pleased to inform you that:

Moira Page

Lorraine Penrice

Rebecca Hovel

Pam Skidmore

Won their match against Forest Hill on Monday 14^th June, 7up.

A great win and they now play Longcliffe at Home on Monday 12^th July.

Watch this space for details regarding tee-times as your support would be very much appreciated.

47 Ladies ventured over the border to Northamptonshire for my Away Day. Even though many of us had sore knees, through praying for a fine day, it was a little damp. This did not deter us!!! 

After bacon cobs we set off to play, what was to the majority, a new course. Often, we drove off in blind faith towards that striped pole and then climbed to the top of the hill to actually see where the green was for our second shot. The 4^th and 17^th were a little tricky, with the water acting as a magnet for some, the bunkers on the fairway and greenside were very inviting to those white balls and the trees helped and hindered, a few of my shots. However, overall I believe everyone enjoyed the course and many would like to return to play under clear blue skies!!!

We shared the dining room for our meal with Overstone’s Men’s Senior Team who had played a Friendly against Brampton. I have to say they made us feel very welcome and we supported each other during the subsequent speeches and presentation. I am informed however, that they did have to think of alternative jokes to tell.

On this occasion Pat Chamberlain chose the prizes, which had a “picnic” theme, very useful with Music on the Fairway coming shortly. The prize table looked wonderful with a colourful array of items.

The winners on the day were:

Carol Hinks, Sandra Powell, Elizabeth Cox, Shirley Hammond - 81pts

2^nd Pat Chamberlain, Di Goddard, Jan Ball, Gaynor Swingler - 80pts

3^rd Wendy Harris, Bronwen Hunter, Jackie Haigh, Jill Millington - 79pts

4^th Jan Clark, Carole Allsop, Roni Tucker, Ethne Woodruff - 78pts

5^th June Dobney, Anne Straker, Anne Bluck, “Hidden Partner” - 77pts

6^th Sue Morris, Di Render, Kathy Carter, Chris Hunter - 73pts

Nearest the Pin on the Par 3, 100yard, 4^th Hole - Sharon Freedman

18 hole putting competition - Sue Morris - 42pts

A big thank you to all the staff at Overstone who looked after us very well indeed throughout the day, and to all the ladies who accompanied me, I had a super day.

How very fortunate we were with the weather and what a great weekend we had. Sunshine throughout our stay although we did have a chilly wind the last day. BUT NO RAIN.

The course had some very challenging holes and greens, with a few water hazards BUT please note this year my trolley didn’t get wet!!!!!!! Draycote Water provided some stunning views, which unfortunately also attracted the gnats especially among the trees.

 

The quiz on Sunday got the grey cells working and bees and honey pot comes to mind when we put out the childhood photographs for “ Who are they now?” 

Thank you to everyone for joining me at Draycote and for all the poems you created for me. It was a lot of fun, I really enjoyed it and I hope all you did too. 

Alison Terrington and Jenny Martin

The weather was fine and dry, the course in a wonderful condition and the match played in a great spirit. Those who followed the match did see some excellent golf, which was inspiring to watch. Fortunes seemed to favour Moira and Jackie for much of the game, however, Alison and Jenny did make a come back to take them to the 18th hole where Jackie sank a great putt to win the game.

Well done to Moira and Jackie for their win and commiserations to Alison and Jenny for a valiant fight back.

The weather in January was not too kind to us with the course being closed for a while due to snow causing the cancellation of the Ladies   Fun Golf on 19^th. I was in Florida at the time, which was a lot colder than normal but certainly nothing to compare with the dreadful   conditions in the U.K.

I was getting concerned for the Ladies Fun Golf scheduled for 16^th February, as the forecast was “heavy rain”. I had taken the precaution of asking Francis that, if he needed to close the course, to add a rider to his message that the Ladies Lunch would still go ahead. WHY DID I WORRY??  On the day the sun shone and the golf went ahead no problem. {Let’s hope we have that sort of success, weather wise at the Lady Captain’s Away Weekend in April at Whitefields Golf Course.}

A very enjoyable lunch followed and P.C. Steve Day, Crime Reduction Officer, was our after lunch speaker talking on “ Personal Safety”. This stimulated a great deal of discussion and the Personal Safety Alarms, at a cost of £3.00, sold like hot cakes due to their very feminine design and variety of colours. A donation of £30 was given to Steve for “The Police Benevolent Fund” as a token of our appreciation for his time. Please let me know if you wish to purchase a personal alarm as Steve has offered to obtain additional supplies if required.

On 19^th February we had further snow, which seemed to thaw very quickly but as I write this we have another blizzard, lets hope this goes just as quickly so that the Barn Dance scheduled for 20^th is able to go ahead and the Captains Challenges scheduled for next week. Pat and I are really enjoying the games and the company, to date we have only had to postpone one due to the weather let’s hope we can manage to play all the rest. We have kept March relatively free, just in case.

A chance meeting today in a “well known“ supermarket has led to a suggestion that we collect the School Vouchers they are currently giving out for a local school. So, all those members who have no one to give their School Vouchers to please place them in the container in the Locker Room and I will arrange for them to be passed on.

Let’s hope that as the snowdrops, crocus and daffodils appear so will wonderful springtime weather for golf. 

Oh my, what a busy month December has been.

Firstly on 1st December the Bring and Win Competition, a very frosty day but fine and dry which was a bonus. This was followed by cake and mulled wine and got us all off to a good start to the month of December. I am pleased to say my team came in second with a score of 52, to which I did contribute a little.

Then came the Children’s Christmas Party on 6^th December!!!  40+children, games, dancing, bubbles, followed by Chicken Nuggets and Chips and of course ketchup. What a time they had. Of course Santa managed to fit a visit in to his VERY busy schedule and I believe Richard Senior has a photograph to prove it. It really was a joy to be a very small part of it all. Special thanks should go to the Social Committee for all their hard work in organising this event.

On 12^th December it was the Christmas Dinner Dance. This was an excellent evening, David Broadly, a singer from New Zealand, was very good, shame he is shortly going “down under” to live. Thanks again must go to the Social Committee.

The Ladies Christmas Dinner was on 16^th December, I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. Excellent food, superb service from our “ male waiters”, entertainment that even when you saw it you couldn’t believe it and then the Carols!!!!! WONDERFUL.

I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

AND

HAPPY GOLFING FOR 2010

I can hardly believe that some 7 weeks have passed since I became your Lady Captain and some 7 weeks since that nerve wracking Drive-In. I have to say however, that on reflection, I had a lovely day and would like to say a big thank you to you all for all your good wishes and the support I have received. It has been a busy few weeks, I have had so many purses in use for all the money I have been collecting for various future events and the calculator has been well used.

My chosen charity for the year is: The Laura Centre.

We were very fortunate with the weather on the 17th November for the Fun Golf and Charity Lunch. I think the golf was enjoyed by all and our President Phil Adcock and Men’s Captain Paul Wallace kindly joined us for lunch.

Following a very enjoyable meal Gail Moore, Founder and Fund Raising Manager for the Laura Centre spoke to us about the origins of The Centre and the very valuable work it undertakes. I think Gail’s talk   moved us all and the table collection raised £106.60. I do hope that we have a successful years fund raising for this very worthwhile cause.

I am delighted to say that I now have Pat Chamberlain as my Vice Captain. I am very grateful to her for taking on this role and am sure that Pat and I will work well together over the forthcoming year.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible for mulled wine and cake following the Bring and Win on 1st December.

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