It is with great sadness that I have taken over from the late, great Minty Clinch as the club’s communications officer.
Following a suggestion in committee last year Minty and I agreed that I would one day succeed her in the job; both of us were hoping that it would be several years down the line.
Minty loved the role — which she performed in her own inimitable style — and she will be an extremely hard act to follow.
I’m afraid you will have to get used to a red-top sports hack as a poor replacement as a ‘legend in her own lunchtime’ writer on travel, skiing and just about everything else.
And I have to admit to being something of a one-trick pony croquet-wise… I play only GC and no AC, one-ball, short croquet or any of the other codes.
So here’s a plea to all members — and particularly those who I wouldn’t normally meet on the courts — to send all your news and results through to me.
We have been a bit thin on updates since Minty’s passing so I will try to keep you up to speed with what’s going on at the club. Better still, post your own reports!
In the meantime, for those who enjoyed Minty’s travel journalism, why not catch up with this fine example of her craft from 2022 at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/advice/learned-half-century-skiing-will-never-quite-like-60s-heyday/