Lady Captain – September 2018
Lady Captain’s Away day:
A slightly cool day awaited us at Poult Wood, but bacon rolls set
us off on the right foot. I had great fun playing a couple of holes with each
group, challenging them to either out drive me or get nearer the pin (or
actually the green on my part – Anne won hands down on that one!) Small tins of
alcohol were the reward. Everyone was a
winner in my eyes, but those who took home the bacon were: 1st: Joyce,
Judy and Penny with an outrageous 89 points. Well played indeed!
2nd: Sally, Cathy and Kim
with an impressive 84 points.
3rd: Debbie, Molly and Rena
with a commendable 77 points.
NP on 5: Judy
(bravo)
NP on 17: Rena
LD on 11: Kim
Thanks to Rena for point blank refusing to offer
change to anyone and making extra money for charity.
Overnighter
Goes without saying that what happens on tour stays on
tour....
But a great time was had by all (well if you didn’t, I
didn’t hear about it and don’t really care – hahaha). A massive thank you to
Gill for organising with Dale Hill and getting the numbers right at the end.
Not an easy task and the one thing I know I have to do next year – just when I
thought I was safe. There were prizes for both days and nearest the pins on
each course each day too, so plenty of chances to shine.
Huge thanks to Kim for the as ever amusing evening
entertainment - what a tough act to follow.
Autumn
Meeting:
A great day as always with a fantastic turn out from
across the ladies section - thanks to you all; Kim for organising the draw and
food orders, Sally for sorting the finances, Diana for doing the cards, and
again for the lovely table and changing room flowers, and especially Vicky
Richardson for her sponsorship of the event (huge apologies for not saying so
at the presentation ceremony, it was on the sign up sheet but no excuse). I
telephoned her afterwards. I thought the pie and pudding were excellent,
certainly there were clean plates all around, so well done chef!
Also a huge thank you to those ladies who have
returned their Smarties tubes: Lindsay, Helen, Denise, Pat, Carol M, Judy Kaye
(plus Kim’s Mum & Dad and her sister & brother-in-law). If anyone still
has their tube, please do carry on collecting change!
Thanks to all who brought raffle prizes and to
everyone for buying tickets, and thanks to Denise and Vicki Common for selling
and tearing them up! We made a fantastic £185 for charity. You rock ladies!
The
Ladies v Merlins – what can I say
but a resounding 5-1 win, much to Malcolm’s distress! Great fun as always and
played in the right spirit. Thanks to all who played.
Lady Captain – October 2018
This
month it’s mostly a results kinda thang:
Ladies v. Wednesday Boys
A very close match was had by all – we lost 3 ½ to 1
½ - but good as it was Laurie Day’s
Birthday.
My thanks to all for taking part and Sue Gofton for
playing captain on the day.
Ladies
v. The Vets
The return fixture on the Spitfire, would this be
revenge at last…?? Err, no!! Yes they played off the White tees, but no they
weren’t very far back and yes, there are still some most ludicrous handicaps
held by the Vets… no comment!
A good atmosphere and chatty banter on the whole.
Thanks ladies for your valiant efforts, a loss of to
Special thanks to Rena for captaining the side.
Ladies
v. Breakfast Club
Despite the matches starting later than the boys are
used to, and there being a couple of dodgy subs for them…. It didn’t pay
dividends.. Although most matches did go to the wire, we went down 7-1, so the
losing streak continues!! However, worth mentioning Sally and Shirley for their
magnificent victory.
So
that’s it for the inter-club matches this year. It’s not a record I shall boast
about, but let’s just remember the Merlins (5-1) and Pegasus (6-3) victories
shall we!!
A
bright spot to end on is the Quiz Night (full report is already on the blog)
but a BIG THANK YOU to all 11 teams who took part, hosted
by Gary Johnson from RacingEvents, Brands Hatch.
Money raised as follows: Raffle: £290, T & T: £64
Special mention to Jane Woodward for her wining £100
bid for Gary's Brands Hatch hospitality package. Very generous and very much
appreciated.
The Tribute Ball – 10 November, the BIG ONE on the
horizon. Need to drum up more interest otherwise the club will open it up to
outsiders to make the money. We have been warned!
Finally,
my sponsored walk for My Shining Star is a go go… Lydia is looking at the route
for me so I shall mercilessly ask for money as cash, online through Just Giving:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jill-gambling or by text (Text ETRK63
£10 to 70070).
As
the AGM approaches, I’ll send out reminders about any Smarties tubes that might
be filling up!
The
year is nearing its conclusion, nothing disastrous so far, but there’s still
time!
Jill
