F-Troop - Monday 19th December 2011

F TROOP 2011 CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

Duncan Dyer, Kerry Cubis, Martin Gallagher, Bruce White,

John Coddington, Des Wilson, Geoff Bridge, Garry Trigg,

Yvonne Wilson, George Foster, Sam Knox, Peter Martin,

Rob Benson, Richard Casey, Leonie Casey, Di Beechey,

Georgina Lamb, Jan Martin, Anne Burgess, Jan Walker 

We had a top day at F-Troop today.  We managed to get most of our chores done before heavy rain set in.

We had 14 starters which is great for Christmas Week and all of our clean up tasks were completed.

On hand we had Duncan Dyer, Geoff Bridge,Martin Gallagher, Peter Martin, Richard Casey, Rob Benson, Warren Gray, George Foster, Garry Trigg, Di Beechey, Anne Burgess, Georgina Lamb, Jan Walker & Jan Martin.  This allowed us to get all the important tees cleaned up before the Christmas break.

Duncan Dyer, Geoff Bridge, Warren Gray & George Foster took down a couple of Camphor Laurel trees encroaching on the storage area & started on the framework for the storage area.

Richard Casey, Rob Benson, Peter Martin & John Coddington picked up another two loads loads of mulch and placed it at the 17th garden.

Peter Martin, John Coddington, Rob Benson, Warren Gray & Richard Casey did a big pick up of loose timber & rubbish around the course and a clean up on the 7th tee  which looks much better now.

Di Beechey & Anne Burgess cleaned up the car park & around the BBQ area before mulching at the 14th round-about-garden, cleaning up the 3rd and 5th tees, the 7th tee and Camellia Way.

Jan Walker weeded and cleaned up the gardens at the front of the club.

Garry Trigg did some hedging at the 12th and the 2nd including the large abelias before helping the other F-Troopers at the 7th.

Georgina Lamb helped me to clean up at the 2nd tee gardens and then we cleaned up the garden & the 18th tee.

Prior to this I had sprayed our olive trees at the 15th as they have been attacked by a blight of some sort (pity about the rain later in the day) & marked out the area at the 16th for the garden at "Lavender Way"

Geoff Bridge, Martin Gallagher, Richard Casey, Rob Benson, Garry Trigg and Peter Martin started to prepare the garden at the 16th which will become the "Lavender Way"

We had a very productive morning which we managed to complete without getting too wet.

Morning tea of fruit & nut loaf and fruit pastries was greatly appreciated by all as we had worked up a hunger by then.  Thanks Chef John!

In acknowledgement of F-Troop's efforts on the course this year the Golf Club Board invited all F-Troopers and partners for a Christmas Luncheon in the Magnolia Room at 12.30pm.   33 F-Troopers & partners were able to accept & we had a lovely afternoon enjoying a traditional Christmas Lunch & drinks in the Magnolia Room.  Club President Ron Puiatti & his wife Lynn were present to represent the Board & Ron extended his thanks & appreciation to all the F-Troopers for their contributions this year.

Martin Gallagher presented each F-Trooper with a group photo taken on F-Trooper Geoff Bridge's 80th birthday celebrated at F-Troop morning tea last month.

2011 has been an exceptional year for F-Troop as we achieved many major projects throughout the year and in addition won the "Best Commercial Garden" in the Gosford District  for the 2nd year.  Some good regular rainfall has been very beneficial for the gardens but the TLC from the F-Troopers has really made the difference between an ordinary garden and an outstanding garden..

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!