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HFH 2016 Venue and date announcement

PieMan said:
Well done to everyone who was involved in the day - from all the reports it would have been exactly how Rick would have wanted it......although I am sure he would have wanted to win one of the trophies of course!!

Sorry that I wasn't there. Very much hope to be next year.
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I sneaked a minor one for him, but a 6 at my last hole ruined my chances of winning the trophy for Rick.:( Rick will think I played six extra holes to get 39 points.:)
 
I have noticed some very generous donations on the justgiving site from some very kind forumers. A big thanks to all of you, and I am sure your generosity will take us well past £12,000, which was our target.
 
Well that was my H4Hs virginity broken and what a belter it was.

Started off by picking up the Liverpool Supporters Club up for the drive down so thank the lord we didn't hit any traffic, any more would have been unbearable ;). Arrived at Blackmoor in good time and was looking forward to getting going just by looking out of the club house window. The course was in fantastic condition and was a joy to play, so thanks to Rich for hosting and also Lee from Blackmoor who had the misfortune to play with myself, LQ and Dan. Four putting the first green from being just 30ft away in two was a slightly painful way to start though!

Great choice of curry house Robin, thoroughly enjoyed it, was a cracking atmosphere and very well priced as well, eh Stu C :D.

Onto Camberley Heath in the morning - the view of the 18th from the clubhouse certainly whetted the appetite and it didn't fail to disappoint. Was the first time I'd met Chrisd and Sandy and thoroughly enjoyed the round in their company, it was certainly better than the golf on display I think its fair to say. I too was a victim of the fox on the 1st, being on the fringe almost pin high, i could see in the distance the sneaky fox in its stance in the bunker having a look around before gently plodding onto the green, picking it up and doing one back into the woods - t'was a new pro v1 as well, the little git. Still, makes a change from it being a 10yr old kid round our way :D. I wouldn't normally ever say this but the carvery was sublime, so much so it bettered the curry the previous night. And i love curry!

It was a wonderful setup, the organisation was just brill and like many others have said, both Rich and Robin did superbly well as the celebrations to Rick were extremely moving and I'm sure he'd have been laughing his head off at the pair of ya, ready to throw some 'big girl' banter back at ya both :D.

Rich and ladies/Robin and to those lurking in the shadows who've helped out - thanks for the experience, thoroughly enjoyable, you did yourselves and Rick proud :thup: .
 
Great words Robin, especially at that hour of the morning! Well done on holding it together during your moving speech. Half of our table failed to hold it in. Great words, delivered from the heart. Well done mate! :thup:
Fish said:
Thank you for all the kind words that have been said openly on here, directly to my phone and through other social media networks towards me, it really is appreciated as it's truly a huge amount of work, time & effort that goes into organising the day and it wouldn't be possible without the commitment of Richard, his good lady wife Vicky and all the other supporting team members that don't take a breathe from the minute they arrive to leaving the hosting golf club not to mention all the preparation each year for months that goes into getting it off the ground in the first place.

My day started the afternoon before (Sunday) when I arrived in Farnborough, well in advance and in time to watch the match at a local pub, my intention, unlike previous years, was to pace myself and enjoy a few quiet beers leading up to the curry night and keeping a clear head for a very important and what I knew would be an emotional day. So as I walked into The Alexandra and ordered a pint of their best ale, I was then given a raffle ticket, "what's the prize I asked"?, "nothing was the reply!, for an hour before, during the match and an hour afterwards the ticket is for a free pint", it was buy 1 get 1 free :eek: well, that was my plan pretty scuppered from the start and a gallon of their finest was consumed over the next 4 hours before heading back to the hotel bar to meet some other forumites staying at The Village Hotel, where I sneaked another pint in :cheers:

We all then met in the Wetherspoons where of course another quickie had to be consumed before heading to the Zaffron Restaurant for our annual pre-day curry and merriment with forum members that had travelled from all 4 corners of the country and beyond. This year a good few extra numbers attended and I have to say, even though my Lamb Tik Tak was a little hotter than I could cope with, the taste of the food and their service was outstanding and my 2 large house red wines was top notch :thup:

So it was back to Wetherspoons where Herr Leader got a round in (thanks Mike) and we collectively chewed the fat for a while before all slipping away back to our hotels, where yes, well it was still open so it would have been rude not, a large port concluded my day/night :cheers:

I woke up in good time and went down for breakfast and then arrived at the club to find some of the prep had been taken care of (thanks to Tony & Guy) and due to the tables and layout of the room, we left the setting up of prizes and auction items to the ladies. so I just milled about welcoming people, passing on any messages whilst taking a few (80+) photo's, this was all a bit too well organised methinks :smirk:

I had an excellent fourball and I'd like to thank Ian (Imurg), Sean (Sawtooth) and Jimmy (Battleback) for their company, we all flittered in and out of playing some good stuff and some 5hite stuff but the crack was 90 and Jimmy is great fun to be around and is very dangerous off 24, I'd heard he was a bit of a bandit and knew he had been shot 7 times in the legs so I brought some extra large magnets so when he was in his back swing I'd point them towards his legs, the banter was top draw and I'd share a course with him anywhere any time.

With the round finished it was time to get ready for the main event, everyone picked up their raffle prizes (I've still never won anything) and sat down for dinner which was excellent, cards were being checked and verified (thanks Sean) there were a few minor delays due to team scores being hard to calculate as it was a struggle to match real names to the forum named start sheet, a minor oversight but nothing too drastic even though we were told the natives were getting restless, it's something that will be looked into and changed for next year.

I went and got my dinner and looked across at Fragger on my table after being kicked off Mikes table to make way for Rick & Peter's fourball, the sacrifices I had to make :whistle: anyway, I asked him "what he was doing with my new company logo'd cap in front of him"?, "I won it in the raffle he said"! I had left my personal cap on the wooden cutlery table I had all my notes on and the girls found it and stuck it in the raffle :eek: Luckily we had some spare caps and it was suitable swapped, that was pretty funny at the time :rofl:

Mark the auctioneer then got stuck into everyone (thanks mate) squeezing those extra bits of hard earned out of you all and then the fantastic carved memory of Rick was awarded to Sandy, thanks go to Paul for organising and Khamelion for bringing it down, speeches then ensued and the prizes were announced, there were some great scores in as always and everyone on the team hopes you all had a great day on & off the course.

We will post a full review of who has won what but we are still balancing everything currently but we're confident that we'll surpass the £12k announced :thup: Richart goes away for 2-weeks on Friday for a well deserved break so point any queries at me and hopefully I'll answer then for you.

Although, and I'm glad I did in the circumstances, consumed a fair amount of alcohol the day/night before, which was probably why I hooked my first tee shot off the 1st onto the driving range OOB (but I still finished with the same ball I started with), I had 1 solitary pint of beer on the day and that was bought for me by Twire (cheers mate), throughout the whole meal, auction, speeches etc I was drinking water like it was out of fashion, you may have noticed large amounts of it pouring down my face whilst doing my speech :o

Anyway, its very nice to be appreciated for the work that goes into the H4H's day and all the hard work leading up to it from all the team and thanks have to go to all our sponsors like Mike Harris who personally supports us along with Golf Monthly, Sandy, Mark, Peter & Rick and all the manufacturers and suppliers, BUT, it could never happen without all YOUR support, so, thank you for attending, thank you for all your donations and purchases and thank you for all the fantastic tributes posted for Rick our founder, he would have been so proud that we all got back on our bike's and saw it through and even more proud that we will endeavour to keep his legacy of the Help for Heroes Day going for a charity he believed in so much.

If I have missed mentioning anyone I am truly sorry, it's late (early).

See you all next year :thup:

Robin
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Fish said:
Thank you for all the kind words that have been said openly on here, directly to my phone and through other social media networks towards me, it really is appreciated as it's truly a huge amount of work, time & effort that goes into organising the day and it wouldn't be possible without the commitment of Richard, his good lady wife Vicky and all the other supporting team members that don't take a breathe from the minute they arrive to leaving the hosting golf club not to mention all the preparation each year for months that goes into getting it off the ground in the first place.

My day started the afternoon before (Sunday) when I arrived in Farnborough, well in advance and in time to watch the match at a local pub, my intention, unlike previous years, was to pace myself and enjoy a few quiet beers leading up to the curry night and keeping a clear head for a very important and what I knew would be an emotional day. So as I walked into The Alexandra and ordered a pint of their best ale, I was then given a raffle ticket, "what's the prize I asked"?, "nothing was the reply!, for an hour before, during the match and an hour afterwards the ticket is for a free pint", it was buy 1 get 1 free :eek: well, that was my plan pretty scuppered from the start and a gallon of their finest was consumed over the next 4 hours before heading back to the hotel bar to meet some other forumites staying at The Village Hotel, where I sneaked another pint in :cheers:

We all then met in the Wetherspoons where of course another quickie had to be consumed before heading to the Zaffron Restaurant for our annual pre-day curry and merriment with forum members that had travelled from all 4 corners of the country and beyond. This year a good few extra numbers attended and I have to say, even though my Lamb Tik Tak was a little hotter than I could cope with, the taste of the food and their service was outstanding and my 2 large house red wines was top notch :thup:

So it was back to Wetherspoons where Herr Leader got a round in (thanks Mike) and we collectively chewed the fat for a while before all slipping away back to our hotels, where yes, well it was still open so it would have been rude not, a large port concluded my day/night :cheers:

I woke up in good time and went down for breakfast and then arrived at the club to find some of the prep had been taken care of (thanks to Tony & Guy) and due to the tables and layout of the room, we left the setting up of prizes and auction items to the ladies. so I just milled about welcoming people, passing on any messages whilst taking a few (80+) photo's, this was all a bit too well organised methinks :smirk:

I had an excellent fourball and I'd like to thank Ian (Imurg), Sean (Sawtooth) and Jimmy (Battleback) for their company, we all flittered in and out of playing some good stuff and some 5hite stuff but the crack was 90 and Jimmy is great fun to be around and is very dangerous off 24, I'd heard he was a bit of a bandit and knew he had been shot 7 times in the legs so I brought some extra large magnets so when he was in his back swing I'd point them towards his legs, the banter was top draw and I'd share a course with him anywhere any time.

With the round finished it was time to get ready for the main event, everyone picked up their raffle prizes (I've still never won anything) and sat down for dinner which was excellent, cards were being checked and verified (thanks Sean) there were a few minor delays due to team scores being hard to calculate as it was a struggle to match real names to the forum named start sheet, a minor oversight but nothing too drastic even though we were told the natives were getting restless, it's something that will be looked into and changed for next year.

I went and got my dinner and looked across at Fragger on my table after being kicked off Mikes table to make way for Rick & Peter's fourball, the sacrifices I had to make :whistle: anyway, I asked him "what he was doing with my new company logo'd cap in front of him"?, "I won it in the raffle he said"! I had left my personal cap on the wooden cutlery table I had all my notes on and the girls found it and stuck it in the raffle :eek: Luckily we had some spare caps and it was suitable swapped, that was pretty funny at the time :rofl:

Mark the auctioneer then got stuck into everyone (thanks mate) squeezing those extra bits of hard earned out of you all and then the fantastic carved memory of Rick was awarded to Sandy, thanks go to Paul for organising and Khamelion for bringing it down, speeches then ensued and the prizes were announced, there were some great scores in as always and everyone on the team hopes you all had a great day on & off the course.

We will post a full review of who has won what but we are still balancing everything currently but we're confident that we'll surpass the £12k announced :thup: Richart goes away for 2-weeks on Friday for a well deserved break so point any queries at me and hopefully I'll answer then for you.

Although, and I'm glad I did in the circumstances, consumed a fair amount of alcohol the day/night before, which was probably why I hooked my first tee shot off the 1st onto the driving range OOB (but I still finished with the same ball I started with), I had 1 solitary pint of beer on the day and that was bought for me by Twire (cheers mate), throughout the whole meal, auction, speeches etc I was drinking water like it was out of fashion, you may have noticed large amounts of it pouring down my face whilst doing my speech :o

Anyway, its very nice to be appreciated for the work that goes into the H4H's day and all the hard work leading up to it from all the team and thanks have to go to all our sponsors like Mike Harris who personally supports us along with Golf Monthly, Sandy, Mark, Peter & Rick and all the manufacturers and suppliers, BUT, it could never happen without all YOUR support, so, thank you for attending, thank you for all your donations and purchases and thank you for all the fantastic tributes posted for Rick our founder, he would have been so proud that we all got back on our bike's and saw it through and even more proud that we will endeavour to keep his legacy of the Help for Heroes Day going for a charity he believed in so much.

If I have missed mentioning anyone I am truly sorry, it's late (early).

See you all next year :thup:

Robin
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richart said:
I really hope you all enjoyed the day, and judging by the comments above and those I heard on the day I think you did. Yes there was a lot of sadness, but I think everyone that attended the day, contributed auction items, bid for items, and generally got involved, all made the H4H 2016 day a success. This success would have made Rick so proud.

Must admit I have been thinking that this might be the last year. I knew Rick would want us to complete the day at Camberley, and I was happy and sad to do so. By the end of the day I can honestly say I have never felt so emotionally wrecked. I have been told that the lights were on, but no one was at home, and I think that is probably true. When I finished my round I walked back to the car parked out by the 11th by myself. My partners had walked out to our tee. It was a lovely walk, and apart from bumping into a few friends walking back to the clubhose, it was just beautifully quiet, and I said a few words to Rick, and shed a tear to my friend.

The day then became a bit of a blur, and just wanted to get through to the end. I had made the decision about my future involvement, and then I heard Robin's and Mike's words and then finally Sandy's. Some lovely words about Rick, but I expected that. What I hadn't expected was their words of support for the day as a whole, their promise to support the day as long as it was held. If they were prepared to support the day, then hopefully others will continue to as well. Assuming that is the case I had better pull myself together, and start the search for the next venue.

Thanks for the memories Rick, we had a blast my friend.
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Stirring stuff that guys and once again thanks for the organising.

I really feel that there is something missing in my life never having met Rick.

Fish - I have no idea how you managed to get to the club on time on Monday, let alone play a round of golf and everything else that you did in the day. Respect.

Richart - It might be a slog but your hard work is much appreciated. Can't wait to see where you choose next year. Thanks again.
 
Just wanted to especially thank Richard and Robin for yet another H4H day, absolutely spot on. More so than any other meet, it brings people together and is exactly what the forum is all about.

As someone who has jointly organised meets for 50+people, there is a lot of hard work that goes into it, but I can imagine H4H involves 5-6 times the work, to organise programmes, guests, auction items and much, much more.

Rich, lets face it you could have just walked away after Rick's tragic loss and we all would have understood. Rick would have wanted things to go on, and typical of your self-less attitude, you delivered for him. Robin, I hope that you are feeling very proud as you stepped in admirably to help, and did a fantastic job.

Midnight, Sawtooth, Vicky, Tony and any others that I dont know about, well done all and thanks for your efforts. It was an excellent day, that couldnt be faulted. I was also glad that Sandy managed to say some lovely words, after having time to compose herself, as it was worth it. I welled up a few times in the speeches, due to the kind and honest words spoken by all. Mike and the magazine have massively supported this day, and long may it continue as it is just another example of the magazine reaching out to it's community, which is rare in these days of austere times, and shows that it also has a heart and soul.

It was great that it was filled to the brim, and any other forummers watching in it is a great opportunity to meet some great people, play some golf and become a member of the GM forum family - we look after our own.
 
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Liverbirdie said:
Just wanted to especially thank Richard and Robin for yet another H4H day, absolutely spot on. More so than any other meet, it brings people together and is exactly what the forum is all about.

As someone who has jointly organised meets for 50+people, there is a lot of hard work that goes into it, but I can imagine H4H involves 5-6 times the work, to organise programmes, guests, auction items and much, much more.

Rich, lets face it you could have just walked away after Rick's tragic loss and we all would have understood. Rick would have wanted things to go on, and typical of your self-less attitude, you delivered for him. Robin, I hope that you are feeling very proud as you stepped in admirably to help, and did a fantastic job.

Midnight, Sawtooth, Vicky, Tony and any others that I dont know about, well done all and thanks for your efforts. It was an excellent day, that couldnt be faulted. I was also glad that Sandy managed to say some lovely words, after having time to compose herself, as it was worth it. I welled up a few times in the speeches, due to the kind and honest words spoken by all. Mike and the magazine have massively supported this day, and long may it continue as it is just another example of the magazine reaching out to it's community, which is rare in these days of austere times, and shows that it also has a heart and soul.

It was great that it was filled to the brim, and any other forummers watching in it is a great opportunity to meet some great people, play some golf and become a member of the GM forum family - we look after after our own.
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Nice one Peter , touch of class right there my man :thup:
 
Liverbirdie said:
Just wanted to especially thank Richard and Robin for yet another H4H day, absolutely spot on. More so than any other meet, it brings people together and is exactly what the forum is all about.

As someone who has jointly organised meets for 50+people, there is a lot of hard work that goes into it, but I can imagine H4H involves 5-6 times the work, to organise programmes, guests, auction items and much, much more.

Rich, lets face it you could have just walked away after Rick's tragic loss and we all would have understood. Rick would have wanted things to go on, and typical of your self-less attitude, you delivered for him. Robin, I hope that you are feeling very proud as you stepped in admirably to help, and did a fantastic job.

Midnight, Sawtooth, Vicky, Tony and any others that I dont know about, well done all and thanks for your efforts. It was an excellent day, that couldnt be faulted. I was also glad that Sandy managed to say some lovely words, after having time to compose herself, as it was worth it. I welled up a few times in the speeches, due to the kind and honest words spoken by all. Mike and the magazine have massively supported this day, and long may it continue as it is just another example of the magazine reaching out to it's community, which is rare in these days of austere times, and shows that it also has a heart and soul.

It was great that it was filled to the brim, and any other forummers watching in it is a great opportunity to meet some great people, play some golf and become a member of the GM forum family - we look after after our own.
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Quality words. A question for Rich and Fish, how easy is it to spread the load as I'm sure there will be plenty of willing volunteers especially after this year's efforts or does it become more dissolved and harder to co-ordinate. If you are happy, I'm happy to get involved in some capacity if you need me. I'm sure others will too
 
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Liverbirdie said:
Just wanted to especially thank Richard and Robin for yet another H4H day, absolutely spot on. More so than any other meet, it brings people together and is exactly what the forum is all about.

As someone who has jointly organised meets for 50+people, there is a lot of hard work that goes into it, but I can imagine H4H involves 5-6 times the work, to organise programmes, guests, auction items and much, much more.

Rich, lets face it you could have just walked away after Rick's tragic loss and we all would have understood. Rick would have wanted things to go on, and typical of your self-less attitude, you delivered for him. Robin, I hope that you are feeling very proud as you stepped in admirably to help, and did a fantastic job.

Midnight, Sawtooth, Vicky, Tony and any others that I dont know about, well done all and thanks for your efforts. It was an excellent day, that couldnt be faulted. I was also glad that Sandy managed to say some lovely words, after having time to compose herself, as it was worth it. I welled up a few times in the speeches, due to the kind and honest words spoken by all. Mike and the magazine have massively supported this day, and long may it continue as it is just another example of the magazine reaching out to it's community, which is rare in these days of austere times, and shows that it also has a heart and soul.

It was great that it was filled to the brim, and any other forummers watching in it is a great opportunity to meet some great people, play some golf and become a member of the GM forum family - we look after after our own.
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Class words mate - the forum is a special place and the recent 3/4 days shows everything that is good about it.

Rich/Fish - I have no doubt you will be flooded with volunteers to help out next year and continue to represent GM with a lot of class and passion
 
I did forget to thank Guy, Midnight, but to be honest he was getting a bit too friendly with Vicky.:mmm::D Top man, and a great supporter of the day.:thup:
 
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