All the hard work and preparation paid off on Friday as the first event in the Holt RFC Under 14s Tour To Morocco got under way at Liz and Marc Mackenzie's Links Hotel at West Runton.
http://www.links-hotel.co.uk/
The teams gathered, the banter started and the fun began. A variety of players and skill levels were on show for the day, some better equipped than others. Some more experienced than others. Some just there to have fun and enjoy the day.
After all the serious stuff a quick brush up and change of clothes it was time to head to the bar and repay the hospitality of Marc and Liz, who had not only provided the course and facilities free of charge but also a lunch for the players and a superb evening dinner. Not only that they were on hand all day making sure everything ran so smoothly, supported by their three boys, Alex, Callum and Robert, who all pitched in.
The players were joined by partners and other supporters for the evening to hear the tales of 'daring-do' from the day, long putts that trickled in securing birdies and eagles, drives that sailed majestically over the fairways as well as those that spent a fair amount of the afternoon in the gorse retrieving balls and the holes that took perhaps a few more shots than intended.
Raffle tickets were sold, including a special raffle for a signed England Rugby shirt, which was won by Tina Casburn. Then came the auction of three great prizes; A golf day and dinner for a group at Dunston Hall, A pile of tickets for Saracens and collectable Canary to mark NCFC returning to the Premiership. All items were fiercely contested and well auctioned off by MC for the day Mark Simmons, who deserves a lot of thanks for chiefly organising such a super event.
The evening continued and the bar was well serviced! There were some sore heads in the morning but these soon cleared when Liz totted up the profit for the evening which came in at over £3,000!! Absolutely amazing and a massive thank you to everyone who supported, helped, attended, bid, bought raffle tickets and gave us all such a superb start to the fund raising.
We're on our way. Watch out for the next event and find out how you can help.
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