Tuesday 29th October

The first signs of winter today with a strong cold wind and a brief rain squall. David Low took first prize with 34 points and Ian Hind second with 32. Nineteen played.
The Maryport to Silloth road has reopened much to everyone's relief.

Thursday 24th October

Only two of the seventeen players today managed over 30 points, Roger Cutts with 35 and Joe Campbell with 31. The rest enjoyed a nice walk in the warm sunshine.

Silloth Road Closure

The B5300 road into Silloth is closed at Blitterlees to repair a big dip in the surface caused by a collapsed drain.
It is likely to take up to a week so the alternative route from the west is via Aspatria or accessing the B5301 through Allonby or Mawbray.
http://m.bbc.com/travelnews/cumbria/roads/planned/time
This gives up to date coverage.

Thursday 17th October

Another quiet day with fourteen competitors struggling to put a score together.
John Gibson's 33 points was enough to win with the recently 'in form' Joe Holmes one behind.

Sandpipers Web Site

The web site has been updated to include next year's fixtures and matches, also the minutes of our AGM, our Secretary's report and a gallery of photos from the prize giving kindly supplied by Harry Wright.
www.sunside.co.uk/sandpipers

Tuesday 15th October

Charles Woodhouse has figured in both this year's Texas Scrambles, this time alongside Tony Davis and Ian Hind with a remarkable nett 63.7 playing off 5.3.
An excellent turnout of twenty nine and the consensus of opinion at the 19th hole was that, if possible, the format should be repeated perhaps more often next season.

Thursday 10th October

What goes round comes round! 30 points won me £7.80p today at a cost of two shots. John Gibson was careless enough to come second with a worse back nine.
I forgot to mention welcome back to Willie Smith on Tuesday after a long lay off.
Don't forget that next Tuesday is a Texas Scramble and the more that turn up the better.