Former Leighton Buzzard golf club Ladies Captain Liz Bagshaw has netted a coveted trophy while on form club colleague Mark Vincent has won a second in less than a month. Liz, who has been no stranger to winning trophies during the years she has been a member of the Plantation Road club of which she…
Stuart Mills was the proudest father at Leighton Buzzard golf club when son George won the May Medal at the Plantation Road club, beating 118 other competitors. A month later, Stuart is even happier – he’s just been named Vice Captain Elect to succeed his proposer Tim Mitchell when he takes over from current Club…
John Cundell, a long-serving member of Leighton-Linslade Croquet Club, has been presented with a Service to Sport award in recognition of his distinguished voluntary service. John, 80, has more than for 20 years been a member of the croquet club as a player and administrator, organising and managing fixtures and recording results and…
A leading Leighton Buzzard councillor has described the voluntary work carried out by people involved in supporting amateur sport organisations as the “heart blood of the community, encouraging the young and the elderly to be active for their physical and mental well-being. Presenting Service to Sport awards to long serving members of Leighton…
Jim Cornell, a long serving member of Leighton-Linslade Tennis Club, has been presented with a Service to Sport award in recognition of his distinguished voluntary service. Jim , 82, who for ten of his 34 years as a member was Chairman of Tennis club, promoted twin-town exchanges with tennis clubs in France and Germany, helped…
Steven Farrell, who in his 30 years as member of Leighton Hockey club has been a player who “transitioned” to mentor and coach, has been presented with a Service to Sport award in recognition of his distinguished voluntary service to the sport. Steven, 73, was an outfield player for many years before focusing on goal-keeping.…
Leighton Buzzard golfers launch a two-pronged drive today (Tuesday) to raise thousands of pounds for a charity which provides much needed support for children with life-threatening illnesses. Lesley Bednarek gets the ball rolling with her Captain’s Day activities at the Plantation Road club, while Club Captain Graham Freer and his team have organised a…
Leighton Buzzard’s Plantation Road golf club is to play an active role in a nationwide drive to encourage more young females to take up the sport. The Golf England initiative – Girls Golf Rocks – gets underway at the Leighton club on Saturday (June 4) with a six-week programme of coaching on all aspects the…
Quantity surveyor Ryan Connew carded his best-ever competition score to win Leighton Buzzard golf club’s May medal with a a 45 point haul which resulted in four shots being clipped from his handicap. Twenty-one year old Ryan, in his second year as a member of the Plantation Road club had four birdies in his round…
An 11-year-old home-taught schoolgirl has won one of Leighton Buzzard golf club’s coveted trophies, beating experienced colleagues with single-figure handicaps with shots to spare. Sommer Chan, who took up golf six years ago with a handicap of 54,won Leighton’s Beck Trophy playing off a handicap of 15 topping the table with a nett 65. Her…
