Village Voice Oct/Nov Issue 188

espective Leagues. When we’re good, we’re
really good but the less said about the days that
we’re bad, the better.
Player-availability through this Summer has
seen a big improvement on recent years despite
competing events including the 2018 Football
World Cup. Lots more of our Colts came of age
to play in the Saturday sides, and we noted more
interest this time around from occasional
players or those willing to be coaxed out of
retirement. Whether this was due to the long,
sunny days or whether it is a sign of a more
healthy playing outlook will remain to be seen
but we are determined to follow up on this
success in 2019 and beyond.
Those that visited the cricket club in the
summer will have appreciated that the Ground
itself has been looking in its best shape for a
number of years (aside from the parched
outfield which could not be helped). So much
work went on this year on the hedgerows, trees
and surrounding areas and huge thanks are due
in particular to Terry Bentley, Chris Judge,
Craig Morris and Nick Parry for all their
digging, strimming, clearing, carrying, mowing
and tidying-up of the areas around the ground. It
looks great and we simply could not manage
without their efforts.
The Ground has now entered its annual state
of hibernation. The sight-screens have been
returned to their winter moorings at the bottom
of the field, the pitch-covers have been
dismantled and the square itself has been ‘put
the bed’ for ahead of its reawakening in the
Spring of 2019.
If you are interested in playing, scoring,
Umpiring, making teas or helping out around
the Ground, please get in touch. However you
would like to contribute, you will be guaranteed
a warm welcome and lending a hand to one of
the Village’s oldest concerns is an incredibly
enriching and rewarding thing to do.
Off the field, the Club finds itself in a good
financial position but in order to continue to
invest in the club and to provide the best
possible experience for local players, young and
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old, we are looking for sponsors. If you are
interested in anything from branding our
playing shirts or advertising at matches, to using
the ground for a company event or the
opportunity to promote your business to the
350-strong membership, please get in touch
with Jon Cockcroft at jrcockcroft@gmail.com.
You can keep up-to-date with Club news and
social events by following us on Twitter/
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Penn Pond Waders Golf Society
Since our last update the Waders have played at
2 superb golf courses selected by our 2018
captain, Peter Credland.
Towards the end of July, we visited the
wonderful Camberley Heath GC in Berkshire.
High scoring was the order of the day with
several players managing to defy our stringent
handicap system. This event was won by David
Richards scoring a magnificent 41 points. John
Horton was runner-up was with 39 points,
closely followed by our handicap secretary,
Roger Stewart with 38 points.
In August we visited Sonning GC, a firm
favourite with the Waders community. For
many of us, it was the first time for several
months that we’d been able to play on plush,
green fairways, afforded by their excellent
course watering facility. Congratulations to
‘Doc’ Martin Smith who weighed in with an
impressive 37 points. Runner-up was Paul
Talbot with 35 points
Our organisers have found 2 great venues for
our 2 final events of 2018. We will hold our
Prestige Golf Day on Friday 2nd November at
Foxhills GC, Surrey, followed by our Captain’s
Charity Day at Ashridge GC on Friday 30th
November.
If you are interested in joining our friendly
Society or to coming along as a guest at either
of our forthcoming events, please contact our
Secretary Bob Teuton on 07973137446. This
Summer’s been perfect for golf, so why not
have a bit of fun and play with us Waders at
some more great venues this Autumn?
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