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May 2020                              May 2020
        President  - Ian Spalding        R  O  G  S
 another example of my dithering incompetence. Done it ! Every banger is back in   Captain -  Neil Middleditch   c/o Mr G R Storey, Secretary
 that blackened pan, and nobody noticed. Shame I didn’t have time to clean off   Vice       -  Matt March   9 Boswells Close, Bere Regis, BH20 7JE
 the pine needles.   Secretary - Guy Storey   Telephone:- 01929 471041
        Treasurer - Peter Cheeseman
 A collection of smiling faces suggested the lunch went down well. Nobody said a   www.bereregis.com   e-mail:  golf@bereregis.com
 thing,  seems  as  though  I  got  away  with  it.  Or  did  I?  Maureen,  John’s  more   Golf Days held every month, usually the last Friday, from February through to October.
 compassionate wife, looked at me with a knowing smile “loved the garnish”.    Membership currently full.   Contact Guy Storey – 471041 for waiting list and details.
 Brian Margetson                    V E N U E S   2020
            Date              Venue               Trophy           Winner

        6th March   Ferndown Golf Club       Members Challenge  Cancelled
 Food Glorious Food
        27th March   Rushmore Golf Club      GRS Trophy      Cancelled
 “I can't face another evening of eating 'practice' dishes “ groaned Joel.”What is   th
 it this week?”   24  April   Came Down Golf Club   Jim Corbin Cup   Cancelled
 “Biscuits.”  Gina  said.  “Shouldn't  be  too  heavy  on  the  stomach  although  she  is   29th May   Salisbury and South Wilts GC   Ex-Landlord’s cup
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 making several flavours and we'll have to try them all.”   26  June   Ashley Wood Golf Club   President’s Cup
 It had all been so exciting to start with. Kate, their flatmate, had been chosen to   31st July   Bulbury Golf Club   Memorial Cup
 be a contestant on the  Great British Bake Off. There was the secrecy, the delight
 in tasting Kate's delicious food and hearing all the backstage gossip about the   28th August   Dorset Golf and Country Club   Captain’s Cup
 presenters.  Monday to Thursday evenings they got to eat what Kate had baked.   25  September  Lyme Regis Golf Club   Whitbread Pairs
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 When Kate got Star Baker they hardly knew how to contain themselves to keep
 the secret.   30  October    Dibden Golf Centre   Zoom Trophy
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  It began to pall on pastry week when they both felt that if they picked at another
 pie,  tasted  another  tart  or  chewed  into  a  quiche  that  their  stomachs  would   Mini Tour  -  12th-14th June  - Llandhydrock GC |  AGM  -  11th November  -
 explode.  In  the  end  they  had  persuaded  her  to  give  the  left  over  food  to  the   Bere Regis Sports Club |   Christmas Cup of Good Cheer and Presentation Evening
 homeless on the streets. At first the vagrants had looked at Kate with suspicion as   -  5th December at Wareham Golf Club |
 if she was the witch offering a poisoned apple to Snow White. The next day she
 was nearly mobbed as news had spread of the great food there was for free.
 “I  can hardly  get  into  my  uniform  for  work,  the  waistband  is  so  tight,”  moaned
 Gina. “I've started running after work  to try to make room for the onslaught of
 food.” They could hear Kate singing along to the radio as she cooked.
 “She's  so  happy  we  can't  spoil  it  for  her  and  her  confidence  has  grown
 enormously.  No  longer  the  timid  mouse.”  said  Gina.  “She  even  told  me  she'd
 applied for promotion at work.” said Joel.
 They picked at the tiny salad they had prepared for their supper. The door was
 pushed  open  and  Kate  wedged  it  back.  “Don't  want  a  disaster  on  my  grand
 entrance.” she said.
 She entered carrying the most amazing creation, definitely her best yet. It was a
 tower and Rapunzel looked from  the window with her hair cascading down to


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