Friendly West Malling v Redlibbets (Home) Thursday 24 July 2014

The team is as follows:

Judith Parkhurst (team captain) & Sadie Millgate

Sara  Burbridge, & Carol Martin

Viv Allen & Jean Alback

Gina Wilson & Margaret Barnard

Reserves:    Sue Stickland , Eileen Tuson,  

Any problems please call Georgina Venus 07801 261876

IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE.

Joe Harris has very kindly agreed to run a fun charity day to boost my funds this year. If you haven't been to one of Joe's events before you truly don't want to miss it.

The idea is that we will have a shotgun start with our Ladies team taking on Joe's raiders. Then a carvery Sunday lunch and then the fun begins in the afternoon. In order for this to happen we have to change some dates around. Therefore Joe's charity day will take place on Sunday the 14th of September and the Mixed friendship cup will now take place on Sunday the 31st August. Please put these dates in your calendar.

LADIES v MERLINS MATCH. SATURDAY 14TH JUNE.

If you would like to play in the above fun match please sign up in the Ladies changing rooms. More details to follow.

LADIES YOUR CAPTAIN NEEDS YOU.

 

Just a reminder to all you Ladies that haven't signed up for Lady Captains Day. Please sign up with the office. The intension is that we will play the Hurricane and the Men play the Spitfire with a shotgun start. How ever if we don't get enough ladies to play. The club won't allow us a shotgun. So its up to you. Please spread the word and encourage as many ladies to take part. It will be a fun day.

Bradley Cook Result

Redlibbetts came to West Malling on Sunday.  We excelled on our own course again winning 3-2.  Sue & Jane met two youngsters and both lost - although Jane took it down the 20th.  Helen had a walkover due to an injured opponent who retired half way round but the 10-8 score gives us valuable points.  Lydia won 5&4 - the dreaded 14th seeing off another visitor! and Donna held off a late charge to win 2&1.
Redlibbetts away next week - a win will see us guaranteed a place in the next round (will it be the plate? or the cup?)
Well done every one!!!!!
Helen

Mixed Yard of String Draw

Date:                      Sunday 1st June 2014

Course:                  Spitfire

Format:                 Greensome Stableford

Handicap:             Calculated from Greensomes Chart (0.6 * lower + 0.4 * higher)

Entry:                     £6.00 per pair

 

One yard of string given to each pair to be used to save a shot on any part of the course, so don’t forget your scissors!

 

9:29                        Mrs G Venus & Mr L Venus

                                TBA

9:38                        Mrs J Aldridge & Mr J Aldridge

                                Mrs C Beech & Mr L Beech

 

9:47                        Mrs L Kiddie & Mr C Kiddie

                                Mrs G Newson & Mr K Newson

 

9:56                        Ms J Parkhurst & Mr D Leadbetter

                                Ms C Eldridge & Mr R Appleby

 

10:05                     Mrs J Johnson & Mr I Terry

                                Mrs S Burbridge & Mr P Burbridge

 

10:14                     Mrs D Scott & Mr D Scott

                                Mrs R Jones & Mr L Evans

 

10:23                     Ms G Wilson & Mr S McIntosh

                                Mrs J Junor & Mr P Junor

 

10:32                     Mrs L Skelton & Mr P Skelton

                                Ms K Wellman & Mr T Venis

 

10:41                     Mrs S Miller & Mr G Miller

                                Mrs C Martin & Mr A Martin

10:50                     Mrs S Millgate & Mr C Millgate

                                Mrs C Chambers & Mr A Hall

10.59                      Mrs S Payne & Mr M Miller

                                Mrs P Donovan & Mr R Hart

 

11.08                       Mrs J Patterson & Mr A J Suttling

                                 Mrs P Baker & Mr R Baker

11.17                       Mrs Y Gormley & Mr R Crosby

                                Ms J Gambling & Mr E Doherty

Friendly Report - May 2014

The season has kicked off and we have already played two away games....

Tudor Park - team victorious! 
Sue Stickland led the team out and we were victors at Tudor Park by 3&1 despite the weather being wet and Sue hurt her ankle but soldiered on to ensure a team win. Food was delicious I have been told. 
Thanks and congratulations go to the team. 

Nizels - a marginal defeat! 
At Nizels the team battled hard but unfortunately lost the overall match by 2 and a half & 1 and a half.

 It was a hot sticky day and we were treated to great company at this new fixture and  yummy food afterwards. Thanks go to the team and we look forward to welcoming the Nizel ladies to West Malling in 2015. 

Our next friendly
Our next match is against Weald of Kent at home on 28 May- wishing Shirley and the team good luck. 

June & July Friendly Teams 
Thanks for confirming your availability. I will post team sheets on the noticeboard shortly. 

Teams as follows : 

Thursday 5^th June 2014: West Malling v Woodlands Manor (Away)    

The team :

Sue Gofton (Team Captain) & Carol Eldridge

Rena Jones & Viv Allen

Sue Stickland & Sara Burbridge

Gill Newson & Lindsay Hart

Reserves : Shirley Miller & Diana Scott

Wednesday 18th June 2014: West Malling v Chestfield  (Home)

The team :

Julie Harris (Team Captain) & Carol Martin

Rena Jones & Margaret Barnard

Sue Stickland & Gill Newson

Debbie Conder & Diana Scott

Reserves : please sign up on the notice board in case we need your help!

Saturday 12 July 2014   Canterbury v West Malling (Away)

The team is as follows:

Georgina Venus & Yvonne Gormley

Helen Venis & Judith Parkhurst

Sharon Taylor & Gill Newson

Sue Stickland & Sally Payne  

Reserves:   Carol Eldridge/ Eileen Tuson  / Shirley Miller

Times and price of food will be confirmed by text/email/team sheets in the ladies locker room. 

Happy golfing ladies. 

Georgina

Bradley Cook Result

Yesterday we played Mid Kent away.  They were very strong on their own course and we lost 5-0.  However, we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that we beat them at home.  We have another home match next week v Redlibbets and I am sure the team will bounce back from this defeat and show Redlibbets how brilliant we are on our own course!

LADY CAPTAINS DAY.

 

There seems to be some confusion over the format for Lady Captains day. As in previous years this is an individual event. This year being played on the Hurricane course shotgun start, men playing on the Spitfire.. The cost is £10 per person, tickets to be purchased from the office. This entry includes entrance fee and a hog roast after the golf. In order for us to have a shotgun we need to sell as many tickets as possible so please Ladies purchase yours ASAP. Various activities have been arranged for after the golf so friends and families are most welcome to join in the fun. Please watch the blog for more details .

 

QUIZ NIGHT.

A big thanks to everyone that attended the quiz night last Friday. It was great to see so many people. Also a HUGE thanks to Jeanette and  Bernie for all there hard work and giving up there time so freely.

My thanks also go to anyone that provided raffle prizes and to Julie, Georgina and Gill for there help in selling tickets on the night. It is estimated that I will have made in excess of £350 on the night for my charity. I will let you know final figures as and when I have the totals.

 

Once again many thanks for your support.

 

Cheers Jane,



QUIZ NIGHT FRIDAY THE 16th MAY

 

 

Just a reminder about the quiz please ensure you have your tables booked and paid for. Maximum tables of 6. Timings 19.00 for a prompt start at 19.30.

There will be a raffle so any contributions greatly received, all proceeds go to the Lady Captains Charity.

Hope to see you on Friday for another FUN packed quiz.



Mixed Away Day

When              Monday 26^th May

Where             Austin Lodge Golf Club

Upper Austin Lodge Road

Eynsford

Dartford

Kent

DA4 OHU

                       

Cost                £35 per person (collected on the day)

£5 mulligan ball optional – proceeds to Lady Captains Charity

Format            Betterball (3/4 handicap)

                        Nearest the Pin

                        Longest Drive

Itinerary           09.30 - Coffee and Bacon Rolls

18 holes of golf from 10:00 - 8 tee times

16.30 – Dinner followed by presentation of prizes

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Dinner is Roast Beef carvery. Please advise Gill if vegetarian alternative is required. (no change of clothes required for dinner)

Limited buggies are available, to be paid for on the day -      

please advise Gill if required.

Draw

                   Starting from 10 am in the following order:

Jane Woodward  & Rob Twining

Donna Chuter & Martin Chuter

Sara Burbridge & Peter Burbridge

Sue Gofton and Malcolm Gofton

Julie Harris & Joe Harris

Georgina Venus & Lee Venus

Rena Jones & Lew Evans

Viv Allen & Roy Allen

Lydia Doherty & Ian McKay

Helen Venis & Trevor Venis

Elaine Katter & Norman Kane

Diana Scott & Duncan Scott

Gill Newson & Ken Newson

Sue Stickland & Malcolm Roberts

Carrie Beech & Laurie Beech

Judith Parkhurst & Eric Doherty

Competition organisers: Gill Newson 07891 95 95 90 

Julie Harris 07970 80 01 74

ANY QUESTIONS OR FOR ORDERING VEGETARIAN MEAL OR BUGGIES - PLEASE TELEPHONE AFTER 11th MAY, Thank you.

Gill

QUIZ REMINDER. FRIDAY 16^th MAY

Ladies please get those Quiz tables booked and paid for. Same format as run previously. Maximum tables of 6. £6 per person.  19.00 for prompt start at 19.30. Jumbo Sausage and chips and a FANTASTIC quiz. Jeanette and Bernie put a lot of hard work into running these FUN nights, your support is most appreciated.

There will be a raffle so any contributions greatly received.

Tickets available from the office please book early.

FUN FUN FUN.

IMPORTANT DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES.

The fabulous Joyce Orpin will be  90 years YOUNG very soon and would like anyone to join her on  Thursday the 22^nd May at the Golf club for an afternoon tea celebration. If anyone would like to help Joyce celebrate could they please contact either Joan Vernon on 01732 882922 or Avril Gilbert on 01474 813669. So they can arrange the catering. Many Congrats Joyce. xxx

Past Lady Captains

Golf & Tea - 24 June 2014

In order to recognise the ‘forgotten ones’ who provided the ladies section with traditions that have since been adopted and devoted their time to make the section what it is today, Jane would like to invite all past lady captains’ for a game of golf followed by tea.  It will be a small but exclusive gathering.

Since the diary is chocker we have chosen Tuesday 24 June in the hope that the sun will shine and that as many people can join in as possible.  The sign up sheet will be posted on the notice board can you tick against your name if you are able to join in.  

To add a different dimension and to include others that would like to join the event we invite other ladies to sign up to caddie on the day and join the celebration.

Jane will be sponsoring this and we hope it can become an annual event that we add to the golfing calendar going forward.                                 Thanks  g J

EASTER FUN COMP RESULTS.

Tuesday.

Fun with a twist and what a twist. If you were lucky enough to be advancing in years you gained extra hcp points before you started. So some ladies had 3 shots on a couple of holes. If however you happened to be younger or the same age as your lady captain you lost hcp shots. How mean!!! However everyone had one free throw and a free drop to be used anywhere on the course. Some ladies used these wisely others didn’t.

Winners on Tuesday with 42pts were Diana and Carol Martin, 2^nd Lisa and Jane with 40 pts. Many thanks to everyone who entered into the spirit of the day raising £52 for my charity.

Saturday.

A very chilly wind blew but the sun made an appearance although the jumpers stayed on! Easter fun was had by all with talk in the clubhouse of the stories of the throws and the unused free drops. Our winners with 46 pts. were Shirley & Donna and in second Julie & Gill with 45 pts.  Great betterball play. Well done ladies. And so as the winners enjoy their well deserved Easter eggs we can thank everyone for supporting this event as we banked over £50 for the lady captain’s charity.

My thanks again go to you all raising over £100 for the charity. Well Done. My thanks also go to Georgina for running the event on Saturday in my absence.

Pat Donovan joins an exclusive club!!!

Really pleased to announce that whilst playing her McKean match with Viv Allen v Sue Gofton and Carrie Beech , she got a Hole in One on the 7th on the Spitfire !!! Its Pat's first ( and surely not last!!) hole in one and you could hear us all squealing with delight from afar. Really delighted she has joined 'Le Club"

So huge Congrats to Pat XX

Winter Eclectic Results

Apologies for the late posting, but the results of the Winter Eclectic competition are:

1st - Pat Donovan @ 60.75

2nd - Sue Stickland @ 63.75

3rd - Rena Jones @ 64.13

The full results sheet is up on our notice board

Challenge Jane 2014

On March the 9th the sun shone and we kicked off Challenge Jane 2014.
Our challenge, Climb an Icon or in plain English Climb the O2 or the Millennium Dome (as most of us remember it going up)

We were given a safety demo,  harnessed  up, allocated some climbing shoes and off we went.  The climb up was steep but the views worth it!  The descent could have been hairy but everyone made it in one piece and couple of our crew really conquered some fears (big well done!).

As you can imagine our action woman lady captain didn't hold on to the hand rail but was seen hanging off on her rope trying to get everyone else to join in.   Pictures weren't allowed at that point as we could only take photos at the top but here are a couple of photos to show you who took part (and remind them of the day) and what kit we had to put on.

  

 The next challenge Jane will be in June so watch out for details or call me if you want Jane to complete  a challenge we have not yet thought of.

Thanks to everyone for their support so far - we have been able to raise some funds for the lady captains charity which is what its all about!  

Georgina  :-)
Ladies Vice Captain

Friendly Matches 2014 - May Update

Ladies 

Firstly,  can I say thank you for the interest shown for the friendly matches we have planned throughout the season. The sign up sheet has lots of names on so I am looking forward to most of you having the opportunity to participate in 1 or more matches. 
To ensure that everyone gets a chance I will endeavour to confirm teams at least in the month before as I know you can all get better offers and diaries fill up quickly when the sun shines.   

The matches kick off in May and the teams for May are : 

Thursday 1st May 2014  -  Tudor Park v West Malling  (Away) 

The team is as follows:  

Sue Stickland (Team Captain) & Jeanette Johnson
Helen Venis & Diana Scott
Viv Allen & Margaret Barnard
Anne Jenner & Carol Martin

Reserves:   Carol Eldridge/ Shirley Miller / Gill Newson

Meet  Tudor Park 10am          First Tee time 10.28am    

Saturday 17th May 2014 - Nizels v West Malling (Away)

The team is as follows:

Caroline Harrison & Yvonne Gormley
Georgina Venus & Gill Newson
Sara Burrbridge & Elaine Katter
Toni Twort & Sadie Millgate  

Reserves:   Sally Payne / Shirley Miller

On the day: Meet 10am @ Nizels         First Tee time 10.36am

Wednesday 28th May 2014 -  West Malling v Weald of Kent (Home)

The team is as follows:

Sue Stickland & Gill Newson
Helen Venis & Shirley Miller (Team Captain)
Julie Harris & Diana Scott
Viv Allen & Sue Gofton  

Reserves:   Margaret Barnard  

On the day: Meet 10 am         First Tee time 10.30am on the Hurricane

Team sheets will be also posted on the noticeboard. 

June matches will be confirmed w.c 12 May so please ensure you update the board with your availability so that I don't pester you unnecessarily. 

Fixtures are : 5th June Away @Woodlands and 18 June Chestfield @ Home 

If anyone would really like to play in a particular match then let me know as I am happy to try to accommodate. 

Finally, I thank you for your support and wish the teams in May all the best as I can only make one game due to work and holiday commitments.  Sue and Shirley have kindly agreed to be team captains for which I am most grateful.   We will keep you up to date on the outcome of the matches as they are played. 


Georgina Venus :-)

Ladies Vice Captain