Golf Day

[Martin Hardwidge]

We had a great day yesterday at Kedleston Park - I wouldn't go so far as to say that the sun shone, but the weather was fantastic for golf, not a breath of wind. The staff at Kedleston looked after us really well and the meal in the evening was excellent.

I hope everyone enjoyed the day. For the record, the winner of the Norcros Trophy and owner of bragging rights for the next year was Mike Young. Outside the main prizes, we also awarded a 'Longest Driver' award to Steve Fletcher of Manor Bakeries, for coming back (from the Wirral!) after last year's disappointment when the host course put us on temporary greens (a horrible thing, as any golfer will tell you) and having enough confidence in us to bring a group of colleagues; a 'Violence to Local Wildlife' award to Polly Wells for hitting a duck on the lake hole, and a 'Mental Focus' prize to Malcolm Clipson for losing not only his glasses but also a hearing aid. His prize was a bottle of wine, which he forgot.

Martin