Annual Dinner & Prize Presentation 2023 The Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth hosted the Classic dinner and award presentation on Saturday 21 October. Back in the Hotseat as Master of Ceremonies was Robbie Hooper after missing out last year due to Covid. Robbie welcomed everyone and then handed the microphone over to President Clive Merrills to say grace before we sat down for our meal. Due to only having 60 guests attending this year we were given a smaller room toâ¦
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Annual Dinner & Prize Presentation 2023
The Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth hosted the Classic dinner and award presentation on Saturday 21
October.
Back in the Hotseat as Master of Ceremonies was Robbie Hooper after missing out last year due to Covid. Robbie
welcomed everyone and then handed the microphone over to President Clive Merrills to say grace before we sat
down for our meal.
Due to only having 60 guests attending this year we were given a smaller room to use which wasn’t ideal but
thank you to everyone for coping in a small space.
After the dinner plates were removed Clive Merrills gave his account of racing in 2023 and thanked everyone
from the marking stations to our convoyers and everyone who had worked hard for the Classic this year. Paul
Basham responded on behalf of all the prize winners.
A very big thank you to Terry Peart for taking the photographs for us. Terry it is much appreciated and you do a
cracking job.
My sincere thanks to Anne Hooper and Jane Cable for running the raffle and for all your help on Saturday xx.
The 2023 Race Winners
Clive Merrills Paul Basham
Award winners from the Guernsey OB1 Race flown on Friday 5
May 2023.
J R Etherington (SE1352) – Rennes Cup, Reg Heynes & Son Trophy and SE Section Boxed Medal.
K & L Cleife (SE430) - Runners Up Trophy and Runners Up Boxed Medal.
C & J Howse (NW1068) – NW Section Boxed Medal.
A Stephens (SW516) – SW Section Boxed Medal.
M/M M & C Brown (NE117) – NE Section Boxed Medal.
Jim & Sheryl Etherington
Chris & Jane Howse
Tony Stephens
Award winners from the Wakefield OB Race flown on Saturday 27
May 2023.
N Easton (SE241) – The Nantes Cup, Reg & Rene Heynes Memorial Trophy, The Runners Up Trophy and SE
Section Boxed Medal.
A Stephens (SW516) – SW Section Boxed Medal.
S Staunton (NW180) - NW Section Boxed Medal.
F J Hambidge (NE205) – NE Section Boxed Medal.
Tony Stephens
Award winners from the Worksop OB Race flown on Saturday 17
June 2023.
F J Hambidge (NE205) – The Silver Plated Salver, The Runners Up and SE Section Boxed Medal.
M/M May & Son (SE107) – The SE Section Boxed Medal.
Brimble & Caldwell (NW52) - The NW Section Boxed Medal.
L Hopkins (SW148) – The NE Section Boxed Medal.
Dickie Brimble, Ashley and Mark Caldwell
Award winners from the Fougeres OB Race flown on Saturday 1
July 2023.
N T Wilson (SE228) – The Silver Plated Salver and SE Section Boxed Medal.
R Thomas (SE937) – The Runner Up Boxed Medal.
D & J Staddon (SW271) – SW Section Boxed Medal.
K Henley (NW349) - The NW Section Boxed Medal.
J & P Parker (NE456) – The NE Section Boxed Medal.
Nick Wilson
Award winners from the Bordeaux Race flown on Sunday 16
July 2023.
P Basham (SE247) - The Gordon Richards Trophy, The Major Buckingham Memorial Trophy, The Presidents
Blue Riband, The Truckline Ferries Trophy, SE Section Trophy, the SE Section Medal.
Wearn Bros 1 & Neilson (SE784) – The Runner Up Trophy and Medal.
Preece Bros & Lovell (NW1745) - The C Lowe Trophy (longest flying bird on winning day).
C & J Howse (NW1068) - NW Section Medal and the Messrs Fear, Fear, Payne, Hunt and Robson Trophy.
S Stokes (NE268) – The NE Section Trophy and NE Section Medal.
K Land (SW1109) – The Mr Fry Trophy, The SW Section Trophy and The SW Section Medal.
Paul Basham
Erik Neilson
Kenny Land
Chris & Jane Howse
Award winners from the Guernsey YB Race flown on Saturday 2
September 2023.
Mr & Mrs M Gower (SW1071) - The Champion Young Bird Trophy, The Arthur Crocombe YB Challenge
Cup, The Runners Up Trophy, The Mr & Mrs Whitbread Trophy and SW Section Medal.
P Weems (NW266) – The Gordon Hancock Memorial Salver and NW Section Medal.
M/M M & C Brown (NE119) – NE Section Medal.
N T Wilson (SE228) – SE Section Medal.
Mark & Julie Gower with Pat Harris
Nick Wilson
Award winners from the Guernsey AA OB Race flown on Saturday 2
September 2023.
M/M D Beasley & L Oglesby (NE187) – The Winners Trophy and NE Section Medal.
D Fare (NW178) - NW Section Medal.
S Travers (SW91) - SW Section Medal.
M Drackett (SE177) - SE Section Medal.
YOUNG FANCIER’S ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Awarded to Liam & James Fisher for their performance in the Guernsey YB race 8
& 9
Open, 7
& 8
