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Friday 3 Sept 2010
After surviving the away trip in Portugal, another mighty night was in store braving the hostilities of a night out in Bristol.
With Mr. Knowles on communication duties using all the latest technology, the participants duly assembled at 6pm at the Swan.
With the England match being on from 8, the betting was odds-on they would never actually leave. The arrival of minibuses around 10 was a masterstroke, and they duly headed off into the night. Nothing has been heard of them since – whether they went to Kingswood or Bristol - perhaps someone could supply an update by adding a comment.
Swan regulars are keen to see wether Sid can drag out his birthday drinks until his next birthday in 350 days time!
The Swan Summer Open – Sunday 29th August 2010.
With the weather Gods being kind i.e. dry – apart from blowing a gale, a good golfing day was had at Lansdown Golf Club.
24 of the Swan’s finest golfers staged the Annual Open Tournament. Winners, pics etc are in the golf section. The day was followed by an evening BBQ featuring Kelly’s curry, Sally’s chilli and Joe’s hot dogs and beefburgers – John “on me tod” provided the entertainment along with Johny Coops who was our guest presenter.
Many thanks to all those who helped out and made it a good day.
Did any of the golfers who braved a windy Lansdown on Sunday see a big girls blouse on the 10th tee!
Hi jerry and family hope ur all well we have been here for 2 weeks now
,not long but gettin things sorted slowly 1 day at a time .my dog
lands in perth tues avo so we r lookin forward to seeing him ,i have
found some work back with my old employers as a sub contractor fitting
commercial aliuminium frames .start in about 3 weeks when my tools get
here .the girls are all fine ,all back to school and enjoying there
new life down under . i have managed the seemingly impossible and
found 2 bars that serve stowford press ( not the light one you do jerr
but its still good )lol.
anyway id better go hope all the lads r bein good speak soon
Ade
The odds on Piggy winning this years Swan open have been let out after he suffered a horror injury after he came of second best to an angle grinder.Pig recieved 13 stitches to a serious calf wound which will leave him with a nice reminder of his mishap.
Sunday 29th August – Lansdown Golf Club – meet at clubhouse 11.45 for draw.
Teams of 4, stableford scoring – club handicaps.
Nearest the Pin, Longest Drive, team and individual prizes.
BBQ plus music back at the Swan on the evening.
The magnificent Swan quartet of Seward, Shorty, Cares and Dangerous accumulated a massive score of 119 points to win the Worlebury Open Golf Day and scoop a load of prizes.
The day started early with a full skip of a breakfast, and ended with a boatload of alcoholic beverages to celebrate the win!
Spotted in the Swan recently – the reclusive Wolfman of Hanham.
Who is this mysterious person?
Where does he live?
Congratulations to local resident Paul Walker who won the singles competition against Paul Hart in a tight game.
