December 2019

I am delighted to report that one of our members, Stan Loosley, has been appointed to the rank of ‘Chevalier in the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur’.  This is awarded by the President of the Republic of France, and is an extremely prestigious award.

The citation from the French Embassy in London reads:

“I offer you my warmest congratulations for this high honour, which recognises your military engagement and steadfast involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War” It goes on to say “We must never forget heroes like you”.

I know that we all offer Stan our warmest congratulations on this singular honour. We are proud to have him among us as a member of the Club.

Andrew Fermor
President

We have, I believe, been coming for many years to Barnsgate Manor for our Christmas lunch. We have always been looked after with care and with a very professional approach. This year was no exception.

On Friday 6^th December no fewer than 85 members, their partners and guests beat the atrocious December weather to enjoy an excellent festive lunch together. Choices ranged from the traditional “turkey with all the trimmings” (the first of many, no doubt!) to the ever-popular lamb shank; all followed, of course, by Christmas pudding or, for those who dared, tiramisu.

Events like our Christmas lunch do not of course just happen. A huge amount of work goes into the organisation of the event, and this year the vast majority of that work fell on the shoulders of one man – Paul Black. Our huge thanks to Paul, and his assistant Nick Bunston, for all the effort, patience and organisation they put into making this such an excellent celebration for the Club. What better introduction could we have to the festive season!

You can find more photographs of the event in the website Gallery.

I wish you all a happy Christmas and a peaceful but prosperous New Year!

Andrew Fermor,
President

The Ashdown Probus Golf Society has now scheduled Spring (London Beach Hotel) and Autumn (Selsdon Park Hotel) golf trips in 2020.

The accent is very much on fun golf, and golfers of all standards are very welcome. Non-golfers are also welcome as both venues chosen feature leisure pools and spa facilities.

If you are interested in joining the Golf section and/or would like to join us on one or both next year’s trips you can click here to visit the Golf Section webpage for further information and booking forms. Alternatively feel free to contact the organisers by e-mail Peter Billcliff, Chairman peterbillcliff@ic24.net or Brian Hughes, Secretary bhughes41@btinternet.com.

Brian Hughes,
Secretary,
Ashdown Probus Golf Society