Cumbria Veteran Ladies Golf Association

Northumberland v Cumbria, July 27^th 2023.

The Bronze team were drawn from the top qualifiers in our County Championship and they were - Maureen Nelson, Liz Hall and Kathleen Robinson from Appleby; Brenda McCaffrey and Sue Ridout, Seascale; Gail Gravett, Penrith; Margaret English and Serena Varah both Silloth; Julia Taylor and Diane Law representing Kirkby Lonsdale, Helena Earl from Workington and Brenda Spilsbury from Barrow.

And what a team they proved to be!

The match day at Alnmouth Golf Club, or as it is better known, Foxton Hall, dawned with a slight sea fret, with talk of perhaps needing to cut the match after the 16^th or, if the weather turned really bad, abandoning it altogether. But the weather improved, lifted by our spirits, as, although things were not looking good for Cumbria at the turn, the Cumbrian Ladies proved their mettle, dug deep, and fought an experienced Northumberland team to the very end. It could not have been closer, with four of the six matches going to the 18^th hole, the final score being 3 all. As Cumbrian had won the trophy the previous year, a half meant we retained the honour and brought the trophy home again! Well done indeed Ladies!

County colours were presented to Maureen Nelson, Gail Gravett and Sue Ridout for representing Cumbria for the first time; an honour to have awarded them to you Ladies.

Thanks must go to the Northumberland Vice Captain, Su Cummings, and to all her fellow club and team members for making us feel so welcomed. We all thoroughly enjoyed the course and the hospitality. I also thoroughly enjoyed my first event as Vice Captain; a big thank you to everyone involved for making it such a memorable event.

Joan Armstrong.

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