We began May saying goodbye to Viv Allen. It was amazing to see the outpouring of love
felt for Viv and the opportunity to join her family and friends in a
celebration of her life where we learnt so much more about her life and
loves. At the Kings Arms there is a
memorial bench for Viv which is very elegant just like her and I am sure this
gives comfort to her loved ones. The
collection across the section amassed £500 which was split equally to the two
nominated charities so hopefully this will join other donations and these will
make a real difference. We look forward to seeing Roy playing more regularly at
the club and I am sure he and the rest of the family have
felt the love.
The rest of the month has been full again with plenty of golf days
and sunshine.
The Pearson team battled with home and away fixtures against
Sittingbourne but our 2015 campaign came to an end on the 22nd. I would like to congratulate the team for all
their efforts and for giving their all in the matches which were close but
victory was not to be. Rena captained
the team again and took some tough decisions so my thanks go to her for a great
job in 2014/15 season and to Judith for her support as the newly appointed
banana lady. Our supporters are never far away and to see a friendly face in
the middle of a match is very appreciated so thank you to all of you for the
time given during the season.
Thank you continues as Jeannette and Bernie led a quiz nite on 15th
May and ensured most of us were left scratching our heads with some of the
testing questions they dug out for the occasion. We added to the charity by over £300 which is
fantastic along with the 13 teams who came along and supported the evening. We
look forward to another in October.
The friendlies continue and we had one at home and one away during
the month which I was able to play in.
Nizels at home was a good afternoon and we sat in the sunshine after the
match enjoying tea and cake which was a treat – we won all our matches which
was a great result against a good team – my playing partner Molly certainly
provided me with lots of on the course entertainment on the day. Then we headed
off to Redlibbets.where we lost as a team but enjoyed the hospitality of the
ladies who I know well from my time at the club. The course was in great condition and
everyone seemed to have a lovely day including my playing partner Elaine Katter
who doesn’t usually play in the friendlies but realised it is a good
opportunity to hone those matchplay skills!
Lisa continues to enjoy setting them up and write ups are on the blog.
On Sunday 17 May, I enjoyed a lovely day in the sunshine caddying
with Donna Chuter our reigning club champion who represented West Malling in
the Kent County Champion of Champions at Littlestone, a links course, so a
different style of play was required.
Donna won against her playing partners and putted lovely in tough
conditions. No prizes for us but we were
treated to a nice lunch and it was nice to spend time with Donna who was great
company.
Next up was the Swinging 60s Texas Scramble day followed by
lunch. I was able to join the day as I
fitted it around work along with Lisa. The day was organised by Eunice and Pam
and it was a great happy day with prizes galore and there was attendance from
some club elders who joined the lunch. I
was even sent some photos from the day which certainly brought a smile to my
face last week. Being a special guest was a treat as I am some way off joining
this group!
We said farewell to Margaret Hoban. The funeral was at her local church and lots
of ladies were able to attend to pay respects on behalf of the section. We sent
a donation to the chosen charity as flowers were not requested. Due to Pearson
I was not able to attend but heard it was a lovely service.
Our final event of May was our mixed away day to Boughton where
there were good scores, a good lunch and well organised again by Gill who has
put a write up on the Blog.
We moved the Ladies vs the Men day planned for 31 May to 11 October
as lots of people were away so hopefully we will be able to run the rescheduled
event then, the sign up sheet has been put up on the mixed notice board already. All was not lost though as we ran an impromptu
competition for 32 people and enjoyed a scrummy lunch afterwards. The weather
although a little wet did not dampen the mood as guests joined golfers.
There will be no let-up in June.
The pace continues with Lady Captain’s day on 7th June. I am really pleased that so many ladies are
looking forward to our own day playing the Hurricane followed by a lunch and I
am lucky that I have lots of help from family and friends on the day who are
also able to join us and meet everyone. I
then complete my challenge to Paris (thankfully the time has nearly arrived) and
I look forward to the celebration on the 13 – 15 June. We have some treats
planned in Paris and I am sure all the people that Joe and I meet along the way
will provide us with some great times. The charity money still blows me away
and I am grateful to everyone for their generosity, it has been great to share
the year with friends, colleagues and clients outside of the golf club who now
know about West Malling Golf Club and are eager to support.
Finally, my congratulations go to all the winners during May and
as we enter June we can look forward to the first hole on the Spitfire being
opened for the Masters Weekend - so it
is all exciting along with all the comps, opens and matches that are organised. I wish you continued good golfing. Swing slow.
Regards g
2 June 2015
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