EAST DOWN COMBINE
Reports by Clifford Browne
East Down Combine News
with Clifford Browne
BALLYLESSON PRIZE NIGHT
Ballylesson HPS held their annual dinner in the Temple Golf Country Club on Friday night 30th October After a most beautiful meal with a choice of Main Course of either roast beef and Yorkshire pudding or turkey and ham the chairman Paul Johnston welcomed everyone and called on The Clubs President Alan Mc Williams to present the prizes .
First to the table and top prize-winners were the partnership of C & D Smyth & Sons. Next up was the forever young 87 year old John Patterson and in third place it was
Alex Crawford.
The rest of the members all shared the prizes (see photos below)
A Special mention of Hazel Thompson loving wife of the late member Jackie who had passed away earlier in the year, Hazel presented a trophy to the club in memory to Jackie and the first winner was Alex Crawford
There was a special gift given to eleven year old Jody Kirk for all her hard work throughout the year watering the birds when they have been hampered
and tidying up the club .
After the excellent meal and the presentation of the prizes the rest of the night was taken up dancing to the music of B.B. By all accounts this was another very successful night for the Ballylesson club which had topped the West Section 6 times during the season and topped the Open on three occasions, twice by C & D Smyth & sons in the Old birds from 3rd Pilmore Beach and the Penzance classic and then in the Young birds from the Talbenny Derby by K & B McConaghie & son .
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The next event in the Combine Calendar is the Annual Dinner and Prize distribution in the Millbrook Lodge hotel Ballynahinch on November 20th and there is a steady demand for tickets for this event.