The meeting was enhanced by the reappearance of the best President we ever had, Soapy. Although the old codger didn’t actually play, his presence after the last few weeks of anguish, was warmly received by the members.

PRESENT: F.B, P.B, B.Y, J.G, P.F, C.M, A.W, J.P, B.H, D.F, P.L, T.M & K.S.

Today’s comp. was a 4 ball better ball.

RESULTS: There were 2×2 by (Straggler, Laird) and (Kwok, Prof). The D’soD were (Winker, Rabbi) with 38 points. Joint winners were (Straggler, Laird) and (Kwok, Prof) with 46 points apiece. Winners pulled a shot, losers gain a shot. The President eased his way back into the fellowship by presenting the prizes to the triumphant victors.

£2.60 was collected in swears.

TOASTS: The President was welcomed back into the fold by the Chair.

To Paxo and the Geezer who were part of the team which won last week’s senior’s comp.

To Prof, Laird, Brains and Kwok who were second in the same comp.

To Morpeth Town for winning on Saturday and now go into the semi final of the F.A Vase.

BARRING ONE VERY SMALL ERROR, LAST WEEKS MINUTES WERE ACCEPTED.

BUSINESS OF THE DAY:

* Taxi John has agreed to assemble a team to play the MOHGS at Longhirst at a date to be decided in the not too distant future.

* The Chair has not forgotten his long term commitment to organise a trip to Whitley Bay but for the moment the project is on the back burner, or to put it another way, dead in the water.

* The Chair is becoming increasingly frustrated at the furore surrounding the jumpers for Bumpers. He advised all would be purchasers to look at Delboy’s website to decide on items, sizes and colours, make a decision and then give him the order which will then be only too pleased to pass on to the company CEO.

Starting times next week as per.

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 12.55.

BURT E. KWOK( Hon. Sec.)