6 Leigh News Victoria Park Committee of Management Cypress Mulch available for Collection By residents of Inverleigh Please help yourself If you would like to make a donation to Victoria Park To assist with costs of removing and mulching these trees please use electronic banking and make a deposit into: Victoria Park Bank Account BSB 633 000 Account 113 002 075
GOLF RESULT – Nov/Dec/Jan- 21-22 27th Nov. Mixed Stableford Men J.Nicolle 38pts, I. Page 37pts, T.Lee 34pts. Ladies- L. Richardson 32pts, S. Dyer 31pts c/b G. Stevens 31pts N.T.P. 3RD S. Dyer, 8th J. Nicolle, L. Richardson Longest Drive Ladies, L. Richardson, Men, I. Page. 4th Dec. Mixed DFP Stableford D. Brown & G. Stevens 77pts, R. Lymer & S. Dyer 75pts. Longest Drive D. Mather, O/65yrs D. Brown. Women- S. Dyer N.T.P. 8th Women- D. Nicholls. 11th Dec. Mixed Stableford 1st Men-D.Waterfall 39pts, Ladies- A. Waayers 40 pts 2nd Men-S. Wemyss 36 pts c/b, Ladies D. Nicholls 37 pts. 3rd Men- D.Brown 36pts, Women S. Dyer 36pts. Longest Drive M. Hedger, O/65yrs T. Lee, & D. Nicholls. N.T.P. 8th G. Stevens 8th Jan Men- Stableford T. Lee 38pts c/b D. Brown 38pts, G. Smith 37pts. Longest Drive G. Smith, O/65 T. Lee Ladies D. Nicholls N.T.P. 3rd G.Smith, Ladies 8th D. Nicholls. 15th Jan Stableford, R. Lymer 38pts, J. Nicolls 35pts c/b I. Page 35pts. Longest Drive D. Mather, O/65yrs R. Lymer. 22nd Jan No Play.
A Police Story from the past
Dad was community minded and went to a football club meeting in his first year at Inverleigh. He was appointed senior coach and the team won the Woolworth section premiership. After the match he told the players "The town is yours tonight, but I do not want to be called out". I remember a large procession of cars making all soughs of noises slowly coming up the main street, turning at the police station and finishing at Victoria Park which was the original football oval. As things were progressing at the oval with a BBQ and everyone was enjoying themselves, Dad was advised somebody had a gun on them. He immediately went into action to try and find the offender. Unbeknown to him, two of his players sprang into action, followed him and acted as his body guard , if things had got out of hand. The offender was eventually caught, but I don’t know what the outcome was. Whilst on the end of year football trip, Dad was at the front of the bus and one of the players started to get unruly. One of the "bodyguards" said "Don’t worry Harold, I have just put him to sleep for a little while for you". Harold was president and received life memberships from both the golf and tennis clubs. He had a motorized golf buggy and on one occasion when playing in a group of four, he could not start his buggy. It just happened they were playing on the farthest hole from the club house. One of the players said with a funny smile “your spark lead has come off “. Dad soon realized that he had been set up. How many people would be game to do that to the local policeman in fear of retribution? He knew his people and they let it be known they could be counted on at any time. (Shared by John Crowe, son of former Policeman Harold Crowe)
