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11-05-2025
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Tenby Golf Club's 80th VE Day Anniversary Competition
Tenby Golf Club has raised £290 for Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion. The club commemorated the 80th anniversary of VE Day with its Allied Fours golf competition. 42 members took to the links for a day of remembrance and friendly competition. The course itself carries echoes of wartime history. During the First World War, the War Department took over parts of the land for firing ranges, and in the Second World War, the nearby South Beach dunes became minefields surrounded by barbed wire. One club legend recalls a member's fox terrier retrieving golf balls through the wire, as it was small enough not to trigger the mines. Vice captain Brian Jones said: "There was a real sense of reflection and remembrance throughout the day. "We thought of those former members who served in Flanders and at sea." The competition was close with Veronica Davies, Alan Sayers, and Chris Topliss in the top spot with 86 points, four points ahead of Ann Topliss, Andrew Bray, and Will Jordan, who celebrated his birthday. Many participants wore in 1940s-style outfits. The "Land Girls" of Tenby were joined by flat caps, plus fours, and plenty of camaraderie. The club's ties to the military go back to 1888, when it asked the War Department for permission to use the land. Mick Seal, chair of the competitions and handicaps committee, said: "Today was about honouring our club's history and supporting those who serve. "The money raised will help provide vital support for veterans and their families."
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tenby Golf Club's 80th VE Day Anniversary Competition
Tenby Golf Club has raised £290 for Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion. The club commemorated the 80th anniversary of VE Day with its Allied Fours golf competition. 42 members took to the links for a day of remembrance and friendly competition. The course itself carries echoes of wartime history. During the First World War, the War Department took over parts of the land for firing ranges, and in the Second World War, the nearby South Beach dunes became minefields surrounded by barbed wire. One club legend recalls a member's fox terrier retrieving golf balls through the wire, as it was small enough not to trigger the mines. Vice captain Brian Jones said: "There was a real sense of reflection and remembrance throughout the day. "We thought of those former members who served in Flanders and at sea." The competition was close with Veronica Davies, Alan Sayers, and Chris Topliss in the top spot with 86 points, four points ahead of Ann Topliss, Andrew Bray, and Will Jordan, who celebrated his birthday. Many participants wore in 1940s-style outfits. The "Land Girls" of Tenby were joined by flat caps, plus fours, and plenty of camaraderie. The club's ties to the military go back to 1888, when it asked the War Department for permission to use the land. Mick Seal, chair of the competitions and handicaps committee, said: "Today was about honouring our club's history and supporting those who serve. "The money raised will help provide vital support for veterans and their families."
