Both St Mary’s church in Ruabon and the Bersham Crematorium, Wrexham, were packed to capacity for the respective funerals of Allan Jeffreys of the Vale of Llangollen golf club, and Mary K. Jones of the Wrexham golf club, whose funerals were held just one hour apart last Tuesday. My first allegiance would normally be to [...]
Following the recent demise of Malcolm Edwards of the Wrexham golf club, local golfers will be saddened to hear of the loss of one of the Vale of Llangollen’s true characters, Alan Jeffreys, who passed away last Saturday. A friend and fellow golfer for over forty years, Alan and I used to visit each others [...]
The words “under the weather” seem to have separate meanings if analysed in a literary way. The Euphemism of “under the weather” suggests that of a person in less than perfect health, whilst the literary interpretation conjures mind pictures of a poor soul standing in the middle of a golf course or cricket field with [...]
The Vale of Llangollen’s press secretary to the veterans’ section of the club is Phil Coleman who diligently phones me every Sunday at 6.00 p.m. His valued comments are always appreciated because he offers background information about Llangollen trophies that I may not be aware of. Last week he spoke of the first Turkey Trot [...]