A Fitting End to the Season at the Bedford

Members braved the ferocious Storm Bert weather yesterday to get together for the End of Season Dinner at the Bedford Hotel .

It was an enjoyable evening and as ever, the Bedford produced a top quality meal with great service.

Afterwards, there were a number of awards to be presented, including the prizes for the best photographic and art works brought along and voted for at the dinner.

These are the winners:

Commodore’s Cup – awarded at the discretion of the Commodore to the individual who has made an excellent contribution to the club – to Steve Kirby

Varley Trophy – awarded to an individual for their behind-the-scenes assistance to the club – to John Giblin

Cruising Cup – awarded for a cruise of note – to Steve Larratt (in his absence)

Jim Barnes Memorial Trophy – awarded to the winner of the Cruisers Pursuit Race – to Dick Brown

A bunch of flowers was presented to each of the outgoing Social Secretaries – Sue Coomber and Katherine Duncan (accepted by Rosie Duncan in Katherine’s absence).

The trophy for the Best Bulletin Entry went to Carol Horner for her narrative entitled “Jennycliff and Beyond”.

The engraved tumbler for the Best Artwork went to Dick Brown for his collation of images remembering Jim Barnes.

The engraved tumbler for the Best Photograph went to Steve Larratt (again, in his absence but received on his behalf by Chris Fillan).

And, finally the Minnow Trophy for an amusingly described unfortunate incident was awarded to Alison Coombs for her poetic description of getting diesel fuel into their drinking water!

We see from the above that the winner of the Cruisers Pursuit Race was, for the first time, recognised by the presentation of the new Jim Barnes Memorial Trophy.

This was designed by Chris Miller to commemorate the sad passing this year of Jim Barnes, who contributed so much to the club over his many years of membership. The fused glass was created by Wendy Bradberry and the wooden base by Harry Langworthy, both of whom have workshops at South Hooe close to where Jim lived and who both knew Jim.