The 65th Annual Dinner was held at the Worsley Marriott Hotel and Golf Resort on Tuesday 1st November on what was yet another splendid evening which was attended by 120 Members and Invited Guests.
The Top Table Guests included the President of England Golf - Les Wilson, County Union Presidents of Derbyshire- Cynthia Machent, Cheshire - Martyn Grimley and Lancashire - Jerry Martin along with After Dinner Speaker, England International Cricketer / Selector - Geoff Miller also Current Presidents and Captains of our Associated Captain Societies.
Worsley Marriott Hotel and Golf Resort proved to be an excellent venue for our Annual Dinner where the service and catering was of a high standard and very much appreciated by all those present.
After the meal, Les Wilson was the first speaker who shared a numbers of stories about his time as a referee for England Golf then reflected on the three former members of his home club of Greenmount who have been Captains of Manchester and District Golf Captains before Proposing a Toast to the Association.
Our Captain Ian Michael responded to the Toast by thanking the EG President for his kind words then gave a resume of his professional and sporting career whilst being proud of have been a Captain of Ellesmere Golf Club. After a few anecdotes he spoke of his time on the Manchester & District Executive and how he has enjoyed his Captaincy then thanked everybody for their support particularly Tony Draper and David Sanders for their organisation of the Annual Dinner. He concluded by announcing the President and Vice Captain nominations for 2023 as being Brian Ashfield and Geoff Sellors respectively.
Geoff Miller continued the evenings entertainment with a very amusing speech about all his cricketing experiences and how it has shaped his life. He concluded the evening with a signed cricked bat auction which raised £700 in aid of the Prostrate Cancer Charity.
It is with regret that I have to inform you of the passing of Donald McDonald who has been unwell for the last few weeks and passed away peacefully in hospital on 5th October.
Donald was a Past Captain of Sale Golf Club and the longest surviving Past Captain and President of Manchester & District Golf Captains who gave his full support until the very end and was present at our last Annual Dinner in 2019.
Donald's funeral is being held at 11.00 am on Thursday, 3rd November at Altrincham Crematorium WA14 5RH followed by a reception at Sale Golf Club. For catering service at Sale GC please advise Peter Bradford 07979 866129 if you will be attending the reception.
The immediate Past Captain, Daniel Stone hands over the Captaincy of Manchester & District Golf Captains to Ian Michael at the Annual General Meeting held at Stockport Golf Club on Monday 9th May.
Ian said that he was delighted to be Captain which was not only an honour for himself but also for his Home Club of Ellesmere.
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