Christmas Salver - 28th December 2015 - Royal Aston Stevenage

So it's come round to that time of year where we don our Winter golf clothes, wrap up warm and take on the worse that the English Winter has to throw at us in the name of the society's end of year extravaganza that is the Christmas Salver.

We will be playing at our usual venue of Royal Aston in Stevenage on 28th December.

Format for the day is as follows:

08:30-08:45 meet at the club for breakfast / tea / coffee

18 holes of golf

09:30 first tee off time

Followed by dinner and presentation of prizes.

We are once again honoured? to have our special guest speaker Mr Trevor Johnson.  No doubt dusting of the same speech that he has presented to us all over the past few years with the usual witty comments, sarcasm, moaning about Harold and his eye for a bargain!

There will be drinks and cards at a pub afterwards, this year's venue will be the Rose and Crown at Tewin.

If you wish to take part in this year's event, please make sure you let Jules know as soon as possible.

Please make sure that if you commit to playing that you actually do attend as there is a lot of logistical work that goes into organising these events and people pulling out at the last minute might be liable to still pay for the day! You have been warned!

Cost for the day is £40.

We need to know if you wish to play by 10th December please.

The Portugal Reckie Tour with Pat.

This very serious tour required extra special personnel to oversee things hence the inclusion of the Royal Mails top man Postman Pat himself, along with his sidekick Jess.

It has to be noted that one or two people need to learn to play cards, Although with the added undercover Mr AJ Dynamo Baxter on tour cards were never quite the same. Shame he could only work his magic on the first day and then the final hole of the last day. The rest of his golf remained a complete mystery. Fortunately someone paid Easyjet to break his clubs on the way back- but they only succeeded in breaking his driver. Obviously the money paid wasn`t high enough.

This was a fabulous tour and a great jolly all round, the humour and banter was sublime albeit the golf was (or could have been better) not the best by those that played. The golf courses were terrific though and Portugal is high on our list for next year, but we may have to check out a further foreign area before committing to tour next year. The things the committee feel that they have to do to keep things up to a high standard for the rest is phenomenal. Luckily our beloved Captain Mr Steve Corley sets high standards (not on a golf course though, as was found out this time)( no more needs to be said on this matter though at present for fear of punishment).

Any way here are a few pics to wet your appetite for next year. Get your name down early as there are likely to be ONLY 16 places and names are already in the hat.

Remember to click on the pictures to see them full size.

Next blog out is for the Christmas Salver which is on the 28th December at Royal Aston again. Further information will be available , but book the date in your diaries. Over and out

Jules