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Yahoo
07-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Somerset golf club welcomes 75 new members since January
Enmore Park Golf Club has welcomed 75 new members since January. This includes men, women, and juniors who have joined the club in 2025. The club has an induction process for new members, led by club induction co-ordinator, Gwen Cavill. She is supported by link co-ordinators from the men's, ladies, seniors, and junior sections. The purpose of the induction is to fully integrate new members into the club. New member induction co-ordinators, Rob Fear, Adrian Winter, Jo Wyatt, and Alison Marchant, volunteer their time to help with this process. The 'Get into Golf Focus Group' also plays a key role in encouraging local community members to join the club. They promote the coaching programmes led by head golf professional, Harry Brown, and golf professional, Alex Elwick. The club's website has a new members section with useful information for anyone wanting to join. Those interested in joining the club can contact the general manager, Matt Brooke, on 01278 672100 extension four, or email manager@ The club is always open to visitors and potential new members. Every year, the club organises a nine-hole Texas scramble event for new members. This event gives new members a chance to play golf with other new members and learn about the club's competitions and social activities. Twenty-two new members and seven existing members took part in the most recent event in July. The winners of this event were Rob Fear, William Swift, Jonathan Cridge, and Nigel Redman. Several competitions have taken place recently at the club. The Ladies Eloise Grace Salver 18-hole competition was won by Heather Neale with 44 points, and the Ladies Eccles Cup was won by Angie Bowden with 45 points. Ann Morrison won the Ladies Individual nine-hole Stableford with 23 points, while Rhys Morgan won the Broomfield Cup, a nine-hole competition for past captains, with 20 points. Vince Hall was the winner of Week 16 of the Summer League with 22 points, and Edward Ingram won Saturday's Pro Shop Medal with a score of 69. The seniors' team also recently hosted their Long Sutton counterparts. Despite a gloomy weather forecast, the match was played in dry conditions. It was a close contest, with Enmore winning overall by 3.5 to 2.5. The winning pairs were Kevin Lewis with Peter Farnell, Chris Willsteed with Jeff Saunders, and Steve Jones with Peter Scott. Jeff Saunders was the winner of the nearest the pin competition.
Irish Times
06-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Dublin Horse Show is back for its 150th running and organisers expect more than 110,000 to attend
More than 110,000 people are expected to descend on Ballsbridge this week as the RDS Dublin Horse Show enters its 150th year. The largest summer event in Dublin will see about 1,600 horses and ponies compete across 168 classes and competitions over five days. A total prize fund of more than €1.4 million is on the line. Traffic on Anglesea Road was at a standstill for a time on Tuesday afternoon as vendors and those involved in staging the show waited to access the venue. While the RDS has 83 full-time employees, an additional 300 temporary staff are employed during the show. READ MORE Mikey O'Doherty (left) and Harry Brown put the final touches together ahead of the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien The Dublin Horse Show runs from Wednesday until Sunday, August 10th. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien The five-day event, which costs more than €7 million to stage, will host 84 showing and 32 performance classes. It will also be the stage for 35 national showjumping competitions and 15 international showjumping competitions, eight of which are world ranking classes. The Nations' Cup of Ireland for the Aga Khan Trophy takes place on Friday and is expected to draw the largest crowd of the week. The Aga Khan Trophy was won by the United States last year. Meanwhile, the €10,000 prize for the winner of the best-dressed competition will be awarded on Thursday. Judges are keeping an eye out for 'personality and poise'. [ Leah Stack: 'Horses can be quite unreliable at times ... so I have a few backup investments' Opens in new window ] Equestrian artist and 'horse whisperer' Santi Serra is also set to perform for the crowds. His show, featuring four horses and an eagle, is an 'unforgettable experience', according to organisers. 'His horsemanship skills and passion for his animals are truly inspiring and his performances never fail to captivate our audiences,' said Fiona Sheridan, RDS Dublin Horse Show director. The new Anglesea Stand is still undergoing construction. When it is complete, it will bolster capacity by 6,775. Organisers expect the €50 million development to be in place for next year's Dublin Horse Show. The RDS Dublin Horse Show runs from Wednesday to Sunday.
BBC News
30-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'I nearly missed out on a life-saving clinical trial due to age'
When Harry Brown was diagnosed with cancer at 17 years old, he did not respond to any of the initial treatment. The teenager, from Harrogate, spent three months in hospital due to having acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, which eventually spread to his spinal column. His last hope was a clinical trial suggested by his consultant but with his 18th birthday approaching, there was a race against the clock to make sure he was he could take part and Harry said "without a shadow of a doubt" he would not be here today without it. "Everything that should have worked just didn't work," his mother Helen Brown recalled about her son's treatment two years ago."It did feel like we were running out of options. I felt like I was going to lose him."I wouldn't have an older son had it not been for a clinical trial. It's given me him back and they're just vital."However, the Teenage Cancer Trust said patients who are Harry's age are missing out on life-saving trials due to age restrictions. If Harry had his birthday two months earlier, he would not have been allowed to enrol. Now 19 years old, he has been in remission for 12 months and credits the treatment for him being able to resume his life."I only managed to enrol on my trial because I managed to get the paperwork signed a few months before my 18th birthday," he said. "Without that, I probably wouldn't be here now. "It's about making sure that everyone has a fair shot at survival. Clinical trials offer more than just new treatments, they bring hope."The teen added he was now "enjoying life again", after completing his A levels and going on a cycling holiday with his best mum added: "I dread to think where we would be now if it hadn't happened because there weren't any other options offered." The Teenage Cancer Trust has called for more young people with cancer to be given the chance to take part in clinical 2019, the NHS England plan pledged to offer half of all young cancer patients access to a trial by this despite the charity and the BBC asking how the NHS has performed against this target, the data has not been made Harding, director of services at the Teenage Cancer Trust said: "Research has shown there is no scientific or medical reason for that (age restrictions). "It is purely because of where the trials originate from. If you are 17 years and under and you are being treated in a children's hospital, you would not be able to access the trials in the adult hospitals, which is crazy."It is important that age restrictions aren't so fixed and are more flexible to accommodate all ages."According to Ms Harding, young patients face more barriers because they tend to experience rare cancers for which less clinical trials are available. She believes age restriction is a barrier that could easily be looked at. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Agriland
09-06-2025
- Agriland
Farmer convicted at Tyrone court for water pollution offence
A Co. Tyrone farmer pleaded guilty and was convicted at Dungannon Magistrates' Court today (Monday, June 9) in relation to a water pollution offence. Harry Brown (62), Lurganeden Road, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone, pleaded guilty and was fined £1,500 plus a £15 offenders levy for a pollution offence that had impacted the Claggan River – a tributary of the Ballinderry River which flows into Lough Neagh. Dungannon Magistrates' Court heard that Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) water quality inspectors responded to a water pollution incident that took place between June 12 and June 13 last year. The NIEA inspectors discovered that 'dark grey coloured agricultural effluent was flowing along a ditch, alongside the Pomeroy Road, before discharging to the Claggan River'. The court was also informed that the inspectors 'traced the flow of effluent to farm premises at Lurganeden Road'. Brown, who was present on the farm, told the inspectors that he had been cleaning out one of the poultry houses. Dungannon Magistrates' Court also heard that a 'nearby wooded area was inspected and dark grey coloured agricultural effluent was observed to be actively flowing through that area, and then entering land drainage pipes, before discharge to the waterway'. Pollution As part of the investigation, a statutory sample of the discharge was collected and analysed. The sample results indicated that the sample 'contained poisonous, noxious or polluting matter which would have been potentially harmful to aquatic life in a receiving waterway'. According to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) it is an offence under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 to 'make a polluting discharge to a waterway'. Water pollution management in Northern Ireland has been divided into nine areas. Each of the nine areas is staffed by an environmental health (rivers) officer (EHRO) or senior water quality inspector (SWQI) and a number of water quality inspectors (WQIs) who act as field agents on behalf of DAERA. If a pollution incident is reported to DAERA or is discovered during its work, the pollution response team 'will find and stop the source of the pollution, identify the polluter and when necessary collect enough evidence to secure a prosecution'. The department has also advised that if anyone wants to report a pollution incident they can call a 24-hour NIEA incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60.
The Independent
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Jack O'Connell recalls being ‘daunted' by Michael Caine spitting experience
Jack O'Connell opened up about the intimidating experience of working with Michael Caine in the early days of his career. The Sinners actor, 34, is rumoured to have been dubbed a 'star of the future' by the Oscar winner after he impressed him on the set of Daniel Barber's action thriller Harry Brown when he was a teenager. O'Connell, who found fame as James Cook in the teen drama Skins, admitted filming alongside Caine had been 'daunting' but one gruelling scene secured him the huge compliment from the esteemed actor. Speaking to The Guardian, O'Connell said: 'Michael Caine had me tied up to a chair, interrogating me. I had to spit in his face, which was massively daunting. 'I think it was doing that that caused him to come out with that ['star of the future']. I've not forgotten it,' he added. 'It was totally mind-blowing for a 19-year-old to be working with someone like Michael Caine, a hugely important actor for young, working-class actors.' O'Connell grew up in Derby. His father was Irish and worked on the railways and his mum worked for the airline British Midland. He described his comprehensive school as 'brutal' and 'rough as f***' and, aged 12, he was sent to boxing and army cadets. However, O'Connell's drama teacher spotted his potential and encouraged him to audition for the Television Workshop in Nottingham at 13. Two years later, he was cast as Pukey Nicholls in Shane Meadows' This Is England. Routinely cast as a delinquent in both screen and stage projects, the actor had his own brush with the law in his youth and was arrested aged 17 for drink driving. "And that was at the time when I was trying to be an actor at the Royal Court," O'Connell said. 'I was in real court the day I was starting a play called Scarborough at the Royal Court in London – waiting to find out if I was getting a custodial sentence.' O'Connell, who most recently starred in Michael B Jordan's genre-mashing vampire film Sinners received a suspended sentence and continued to perform in Deborah Bruce's play, which garnered rave reviews. O'Connell's comments arrive after Michael Caine divided fans last month by sharing a petition calling for a new general election. The synopsis for the petition read: 'I would like there to be another General Election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election.' 'This doesn't surprise me,' one social media user responded to the actor, who has previously been a vocal Brexit and Boris Johnson supporter.
