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Bruce Henderson – LIFE MEMBER

July 12, 2021 July 2021, Sports Comments Off on Bruce Henderson – LIFE MEMBER

At the recent Club Day of MRFC Bruce Henderson was awarded Life Membership to the Club, a well deserving recipient.

Bruce started playing rugby in the JAB grade and played right through to a Senior, where he played 3 seasons (this was cut short as his son Nigel was very sick).
         He was a carpenter for the company that built the Clubrooms, along with Jim Harper and many more volunteers of the Club.  He joined the Clubs committee and remained there for approximately 15 years in which time he was Club Captain for seven and Secretary for two. … Continue Reading

Junior Football

July 12, 2021 July 2021, Sports Comments Off on Junior Football

Martinborough Junior Football Club is halfway through the 2021 season, so it is a good opportunity to provide an update. The Club is made up of two parts – Juniors (4 to 13 year olds) and Seniors. All of our teams play in competitions run by Capital Football. Capital Football do an excellent job organising the competitions and guiding Clubs through COVID19 impacts. 

Sometimes it easy to overlook the people in the background that support sports like football and make them fun to be involved with – so THANKS OUT LOUD to Capital Football. … Continue Reading

Martinborough Golf report

July 12, 2021 July 2021, Sports Comments Off on Martinborough Golf report

On Queens Birthday weekend we hosted the Martinborough Kindy Ambrose Tournament with a good field of 25 teams competing.  The winning team was Honor, Doug & Olivia Clark along with Austin Skelton with a nett 54.25.  Second was Nathan Fenwick, Dan & Matt Nicholson and Marco de Groot, nett 56, third Michael Fleming, Peter Warren, Ritch Wood and Shayne Cater, nett 57.62, 4th Guy Walmsley, Bob Barker, John Errington and Peter Schenk, nett 58.12, 5th Jenny & Tora Boyne, Kheinan Morrisey and Byron Hegglin, nett 58.37.

The Grumpies have been getting good numbers going out to play on Tuesdays with winners over the last few weeks being Sandy Bidwill, Chris Handley and Brian Russo.  Twos have gone to Andy Morison, Bob Tosswill, Brian Russo, Guy Walmsley, John Errington and Malcolm Bridge. … Continue Reading

MARTINBOROUGH GOLF CLUB REPORT

June 9, 2021 June 2021, Sports Comments Off on MARTINBOROUGH GOLF CLUB REPORT

It is a hive of activity at the course today – lots of men with rakes, leaf blowers and leaf suckers tidying up around the clubhouse and squash club.  The course is looking good and the greens have come back well after being cored early last month.

There have been good numbers playing Grumpies on a Tuesday with winners over the last few weeks being Brent McKinlay (twice), Raymond Matthews, Rob Lopez and Darren de Joux (ex Featherston but now residing in Sydney).  The last couple of weeks the Grumpies have played a hidden hole competition and an Irish Stableford – who knows what is in store for them next month!!  Twos over the last few weeks have gone to Mariana McDermott, Storm Robertson, Russell Walker (visitor from Mangawhai), Paul Riddiford, Whitney Griffiths, Brent McKinlay, John Warner, Rob McCreary, Chris Cole and Chris Ranish. … Continue Reading

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Golf pro-am success _ without clubhouse

By Karen Stephens A record field of 172 players, including 43 professionals from New Zealand and Australia, battled light winds, warm temperatures and even light early-morning fog at Martinborough golf’s 2024 CER Electrical and Holmes Construction pro-am on February 1. At least that was the range of excuses for some …

Featherston wrestlers go offshore

Two members of Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club’s senior class have again been asked to join a New Zealand team overseas.  Wairangi Sargent and Angus Read will take part in the Journeymen Tournament and Training Camp over Easter in New York state.  Over the week they are there they will be …

Martinborough Golf Club has tumbled down

The demolition of the Martinborough Golf Club is complete. In the last days prior to Christmas a fully-insulated pole shed, much like a top end farm outbuilding, was erected to act as both office and temporary clubhouse. New septic tanks, internet connectivity, power, water, and Porticom loos were installed. On …

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