Yesterday was a cracking day at the club; a worthy send off for young Jimbo Wyatt.Tim Garner won many friends with his tireless stint on court; nearly 3 hours by my reckoning where he took on James, Andy Longman (Club Coach), Tom Phipps (County Champion), Charlie Wyatt (James's big brother) , Paul Boyle (Club no.1) and finally some spunky new member named 'Guy' who bounced off the walls and played more boasts than Stan; occasionally to great effect. Paul Boyle was particularly impressive in his movement and shot selection, more than holding his own.
After the squash a few of us let our hair down; particularly Atko (who seemed intent on helping clean the IPA pump and line) ending the evening sporting Liz Monson's extensions.
The table tennis on court one was a big success with the kids early on, then later, with some punchy old tossers keen to relive their glory days. A future table tennis ladder/league would be a great idea; maybe closing off court one on club night, although we'd have to make Coops play one eyed/left handed; he's good, he is.
The evening was great up until the point where Chapps dumped me in a rosebush, proceeded to dish out Chinese burns then started kissing everyone.
The ladies loved hanging out on the swing in the garden (see below) although I guess we'll lose that when the Lodge is let.
Meanwhile, bon voyage James, Charlie and Mark; don't become strangers...
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