Retired doctor and former Mentmore golfer Graham Robinson won Leighton Buzzard golf club’s first major trophy of the year by the tightest of margins. Graham, pictured with new Leighton Club Captain Tim Mitchell after his win in the drive-in opener of the year, beat Alan Payne on countback after both carded 27 points in the…
Members of Leighton Buzzard golf club have donated £28,000 to a locally-based charity which supports families with children diagnosed with a rare life-challenging syndrome. The money was jointly raised by Immediate Past Captain Graham Freer and Ladies Captain Lesley Bednarek during their terms in office which have just ended, and donated to the trustees of…
Bowler-hatted career-banker Tim Mitchell has been installed as the new Captain of Leighton Buzzard golf club, suitably attired for a hard day at the office planning a fund-raising campaign to support children with life-threatening illnesses. Yorkshire-born Tim, 62, ten years a member of the 600-strong Plantation Road club, teed-off as skipper on Sunday just hours…
MARKET HARBOROUGH 35 – 12 LEIGHTON BUZZARD In what is becoming a recurring theme, Buzzards showed they can compete against the top sides, but once again fell short. After a tight first half, with Leighton gaining a narrow lead, a very impressive second half performance from the home side was too much for the committed…
Yes, you read that correctly!Leighton Buzzard RFC’s very own Jade was nominated to be a Rugette RFC player of the month and of course won! The snippet is just the tip of the iceberg that Jade does for us and we could not be more grateful
Leighton Fun Runners Couch to 5k programme starts Monday January 30th. Join other like-minded people as you all work together to support and motivate each other to your 5k goal. When: Monday 30th January, 7.15pm Where: Leighton Buzzard Cricket Club (Opposite Morrisons) How: Sign up online at http://www.leightonfunrunners.org.uk. Course costs £12 and includes a high-vis…
Leighton Buzzard golf club professional Maurice Campbell is heading back to his native New Zealand – to spend “quality time” with the family he never knew he had. Having moved to the UK in 1995 at the age of 23, Maurice was appointed professional at the Plantation Road club in 2001, quickly establishing himself as…
LEIGHTON BUZZARD 3 – LUTTERWORTH 7 Due to the frozen conditions, Leighton Buzzard’s latest league game, against promotion-chasing Lutterworth, was switched to the all-weather pitch at Harpenden. Whilst the lines were cleared, the rest of the pitch was covered in snow although underfoot conditions were playable. Lutterworth kicked off in bitterly cold conditions on a…
Leighton golfers have beaten the freeze-up to win four club competitions in the run-up to Christmas. Seventy-year old Matt Byrne delivered a polished end-of-season performance to beat 70 club colleagues for the Seniors Barney Hallam Christmas Cup. Linslade based Matt, a member of the Plantation Road club for 40 years, carded 41 points to beat…
Junior golfers at Leighton Buzzard’s Plantation Road club have completed one of their best-ever seasons, winning a near record inter-club and County events. Leading the silverware chase was Junior Captain George Stephenson who named Max Brunker, top junior player of the year, his successor for 2023, with George Wooster Vice Captain. All three were members…
