Match vs Bedfordshire Seniors at The Bedfordshire on 10th June 2015
NVLGS • June 17, 2015
Again the weather was a bit of a talking point for this match. June 10th might be considered to be summer but from the outfits donned in the changing room – waterproof trousers, woolly hats – it was a bit more like autumn or winter!
It was a long trip over to Bedford, although the journeys were pretty smooth and trouble-free – as long as the ……sat nav took you to the correct course. There are three courses in close proximity to each other, The Bedford, Bedford & County and The Bedfordshire, the latter, our venue, being opened by Laura Davies in 2000. The land of the original course had been sold for housing, so the members moved from a flat well-established course to an exposed site of rolling countryside. A member told me that their golf had improved greatly with the move as they learned to cope with wind and sloping lies!
By 10 o’clock we were all in the clubhouse enjoying a bacon bap and coffee before our first pair teed off at 10.30 a.m. The course looked very interesting with fast, sloping greens – a course that you had to think your way round. The matches were very close, all going to the 18th green and played in friendly spirit. Although we played 4BBB off scratch, Bedfordshire don’t have too many very low handicap players so, in fact, our teams were well matched, making for good competitive games.
Our meal after the match was chicken with red wine sauce followed by homemade cheesecake and coffee. It was delicious.
Thanks to the Norfolk team who made the journey over there, and to Angie who filled in at the very last minute.
The Results:
| NVLGS | Suffolk Seniors | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Meadows & Angie Allsopp | vs | Sam Turnbull & Jan Churchill | Won | 1 Up |
| Iet Cuppens & Jill Innes | vs | Joss Faris & Kitty Nulty | Won | 1 Up |
| Jean Johnson & Ann Ewer | vs | Joss Binks & Irene Abri | Halved | |
| Heather Keeble & Pat Bland | vs | Hedwen Molloy & Alison Kavanagh | Halved |
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Proceeds of the raffles held at the competitions in 2024 totalled £1,407.70. A cheque for this amount has been sent to the Norfolk & Norwich Hospitals Charity for the Jenny Lind Appeal. Our thanks go to Jill Bullimore, Angie Allsopp and Sue for running the raffles and to all those who bought tickets.
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