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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

ACC Golfing Society

The Society has once again had a successful come up against some tough opposition this year
year with 2024 Captain Eric Lewis not only reflected in our losing to REME 5&3, PWRR 5.5
showing his golfing prowess, but also raising to 2.5 and RAPC 5&3. But as our 2024 Captain
over £1,400 for his charity ‘The Salisbury Food Eric Lewis reminded us WE BEAT THE RAF
Bank’, congratulations to him for a great year. and retained the ‘Bone of Contention’.
The society has 65 members with several new Another long standing (1976) match is played
members joining over the last year, however the between the ACC Officer’s Dining Club (ODC)
number of active players supporting the Society and the Worshipful Company of Cooks and this
events still remains at around 30, which I guess year for the second time running the Cooks came
is not bad considering the location and ages out on top.
of many of our loyal supporters. The last issue of To make matters worse two members of the
The Cauldron detailed the Tour, Spring Meeting ODC were eligible to play for the Cooks, and they
and the Corps Championships and in this edition did! See photo below, Geoff Acott, (centre) and
President’s Day,
we will summarize the President’s and Captain’s Marcus Appleton to his right.
l to r: Mark Byrne, Peter
Days together with a look at what the future holds Anyway it was a great day followed by a
Purcell, Steve Wheeldon,
for the Society, which unbelievable is now in its Alan Cochrane (Society wonderful meal, long may it continue.
62nd year. President) ACCGS The Future 2025 and Beyond
Congratulations to Steve Wheeldon on his
appointment as 2025 Society Captain. His Vice-
Captain Marcus Appleton was selected by the Past
Captains and has also stated that he is delighted
and honoured to have been selected. The 2024
Captain’s Day was the last time that we will meet
at the Army Golf Club for the foreseeable future,
which is sad in many ways considering that the
Society has been playing there for 61 years.
A stalwart of the AGC is ‘Paula’ who makes
everyone feel welcome at the ‘Halfway Hut’, we
shall certainly miss her cheerful smile.
However, the pressure of finance and travel has
taken its toll and in accordance with the wishes
of the members, arrangements are being made to
President’s Day was held at the Aldershot spread our Majors around the country. 2025 will see
Golf Club (AGC) in July and the 15 players who the two-day combined Spring Meeting and Corps
participated enjoyed spectacular conditions which Championship being played at Greetham Valley in
many described as the best they had experienced. Rutland on 30th April and 1st May. We have an
Alan Cochrane not only hosted the event but excellent number of 28 booked in at present and
walked off with the winners Claret Jug with Eric their deposits have been paid to secure the booking.
The Worshipful Company
Lewis runner-up. The Plate’s Light Horse Team of Cooks won for the Alan Cochran’s President’s Day will be held
Trophy was won by Steve Wheeldon, Mark Byrne second year running at his club Bedford and County on Thursday
and Peter Purcell. against the our ODC team 10th July 2025 and Steve Wheeldon has arranged
Eric Lewis’s Captain’s Day was played again
at the AGC in September and attracted a record
32 players, many of whom generously donated
items for the prize table. Eric will be providing a
report separately describing his year and this event.
Full results may be found on the Golf
Society page on the ACC Association website at
accassociation.org/golf
As to the matches for which we receive a grant
from the RLC Association to maintain ‘Esprit
de Corps’, these are continuing and our Match
Secretary, Tony Fryer, is doing a great job in chasing
our traditional opponents. That being said, we have

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