LADIES’ GOLF UNION & BREAKTHROUGH BREAST CANCER FORM PARTNERSHIP
The Ladies’ Golf Union and Breakthrough Breast Cancer have announced a partnership that aims to raise awareness and funds with the help of lady golfers.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer is the UK’s leading charity committed to fighting breast cancer through research, campaigning and education and with the help of the LGU hopes that many within the golfing community will take up ‘Breakthrough’s £1000 Challenge’.
Speaking at the launch of the initiative at the Ladies’ Golf Union AGM in Edinburgh, Lesley Burn, its CEO said, “We feel that ladies’ golf is in a strong position to put something back into the wider community and are delighted to have formed a partnership with Breakthrough Breast Cancer.”
“Several of our staff and executive council will take up Breakthrough’s £1000 Challenge. Special Breakthrough golf pins will be available to all clubs and at our events. If our modest contribution helps towards greater knowledge of this devastating disease and helps achieve Breakthrough’s vision of a future free from the fear of breast cancer then something positive will have been accomplished from our partnership.
"It is with this in mind that we were today delighted to present Dr Smalley, Mammory Stem Sells Team Leader at the Breakthrough Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre, with a cheque for £1500 collected at our 2006 Women’s British Open.”
Chris Askew, Director of Fundraising at Breakthrough Breast Cancer was equally enthusiastic over the initiative and said, “We are excited to be working in partnership with the LGU and the golfing community as a whole. Through future innovative fundraising from lady golfers and golf clubs and through sales of the specially created lapel pins which reflect this partnership, you will be raising the vital funds needed to continue Breakthrough’s pioneering work.”
JANET BROWN TAKES OVER AS CHAIRMAN OF THE LADIES’ GOLF UNION
Janet Brown was appointed Chairman of the Ladies’ Golf Union at their AGM today in Edinburgh. She will serve for a period of 12 months.
Janet first became involved in golf administration in the period leading up to her taking over the captaincy of the ladies’ section of Melrose Golf Club, a nine hole course in the Scottish Borders. This was quickly followed by her captaincy of the Borders County and then a five year spell starting in 1993 on the Executive of the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association, where for three years, she was chairman of the Girls’ Championship.
On leaving the SLGA Executive in 1998, Janet sat the R&A referee examination and since then has officiated at major championships and international tournaments including the Vagliano Trophy and the Weetabix Women’s British Open.
She joined the Executive of the LGU in 2003 and served on the European Championship Committee for three years. As a handicap advisor she was involved in assisting clubs in the changeover to the CONGU Unified Handicapping System in 2004.
Since she retired from her career as a physiotherapist in 1998, Janet has been kept fully occupied in golf administration and in looking forward to her year in office said:
“This coming year will be a watershed for the LGU and with Chief Lesley Burn now reviewing our entire operation, it will be an exciting 12 months for ladies’ golf. We have many strengths within the LGU and we must reinforce these while at the same time taking forward new initiatives that will help to develop ladies’ golf.”
Janet lives in Melrose with her husband Derek, a past president of the Scottish Rugby Union. They have two daughters, Marnie and Jeni, a son Robbie and four grandchildren.
JOAN NEVILLE J.P.BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE LADIES’ GOLF UNION
Joan Neville J.P., the Chairman of the Ladies’ Golf Union in 1990, took up the position of President of the LGU at the Annual General meeting today in Edinburgh.
Mrs Neville will be the 22nd President since the position was instigated in 1908 and will commence her three years in office in succession to Catherine Booth.
Her career in golf administration started soon after she had joined her home club of The Monmouthshire in Abergavenny in 1962. She was the ladies captain there in 1972 and again in 1992 and is now a Vice President of the club. She has also been a member of Royal Porthcawl since 1980.
Mrs Neville commenced a 16 year spell on the Executive Council of the Welsh Ladies’ Golf Union in 1980 and was Chairman in 1995-1996. She served on the LGU from 1987-1990.
Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s Mrs Neville played for both club and county teams, a leisure activity that had to dovetail with her duties as a Justice of the Peace which ran from 1967-2006.
Mrs Neville is married to Kevin, a retired GP, and they live in Blaina in the ‘Welsh Valleys’, 10 miles from Abergavenny.
In expressing surprise at being asked to be President she said, “I retired from the court at the end of March and had started to wonder how I would fill my day when, out of the blue, four days later, I received the call inviting me to be President.
“It is a great honour to be asked and I am delighted to accept the nomination. I am certainly looking forward to working with our team of dedicated staff and officials in our common aim of taking the LGU forward into the 21st Century.”
The Ladies’ Golf Union and Breakthrough Breast Cancer have announced a partnership that aims to raise awareness and funds with the help of lady golfers.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer is the UK’s leading charity committed to fighting breast cancer through research, campaigning and education and with the help of the LGU hopes that many within the golfing community will take up ‘Breakthrough’s £1000 Challenge’.
Speaking at the launch of the initiative at the Ladies’ Golf Union AGM in Edinburgh, Lesley Burn, its CEO said, “We feel that ladies’ golf is in a strong position to put something back into the wider community and are delighted to have formed a partnership with Breakthrough Breast Cancer.”
“Several of our staff and executive council will take up Breakthrough’s £1000 Challenge. Special Breakthrough golf pins will be available to all clubs and at our events. If our modest contribution helps towards greater knowledge of this devastating disease and helps achieve Breakthrough’s vision of a future free from the fear of breast cancer then something positive will have been accomplished from our partnership.
"It is with this in mind that we were today delighted to present Dr Smalley, Mammory Stem Sells Team Leader at the Breakthrough Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre, with a cheque for £1500 collected at our 2006 Women’s British Open.”
Chris Askew, Director of Fundraising at Breakthrough Breast Cancer was equally enthusiastic over the initiative and said, “We are excited to be working in partnership with the LGU and the golfing community as a whole. Through future innovative fundraising from lady golfers and golf clubs and through sales of the specially created lapel pins which reflect this partnership, you will be raising the vital funds needed to continue Breakthrough’s pioneering work.”
JANET BROWN TAKES OVER AS CHAIRMAN OF THE LADIES’ GOLF UNION
Janet Brown was appointed Chairman of the Ladies’ Golf Union at their AGM today in Edinburgh. She will serve for a period of 12 months.
Janet first became involved in golf administration in the period leading up to her taking over the captaincy of the ladies’ section of Melrose Golf Club, a nine hole course in the Scottish Borders. This was quickly followed by her captaincy of the Borders County and then a five year spell starting in 1993 on the Executive of the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association, where for three years, she was chairman of the Girls’ Championship.
On leaving the SLGA Executive in 1998, Janet sat the R&A referee examination and since then has officiated at major championships and international tournaments including the Vagliano Trophy and the Weetabix Women’s British Open.
She joined the Executive of the LGU in 2003 and served on the European Championship Committee for three years. As a handicap advisor she was involved in assisting clubs in the changeover to the CONGU Unified Handicapping System in 2004.
Since she retired from her career as a physiotherapist in 1998, Janet has been kept fully occupied in golf administration and in looking forward to her year in office said:
“This coming year will be a watershed for the LGU and with Chief Lesley Burn now reviewing our entire operation, it will be an exciting 12 months for ladies’ golf. We have many strengths within the LGU and we must reinforce these while at the same time taking forward new initiatives that will help to develop ladies’ golf.”
Janet lives in Melrose with her husband Derek, a past president of the Scottish Rugby Union. They have two daughters, Marnie and Jeni, a son Robbie and four grandchildren.
JOAN NEVILLE J.P.BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE LADIES’ GOLF UNION
Joan Neville J.P., the Chairman of the Ladies’ Golf Union in 1990, took up the position of President of the LGU at the Annual General meeting today in Edinburgh.
Mrs Neville will be the 22nd President since the position was instigated in 1908 and will commence her three years in office in succession to Catherine Booth.
Her career in golf administration started soon after she had joined her home club of The Monmouthshire in Abergavenny in 1962. She was the ladies captain there in 1972 and again in 1992 and is now a Vice President of the club. She has also been a member of Royal Porthcawl since 1980.
Mrs Neville commenced a 16 year spell on the Executive Council of the Welsh Ladies’ Golf Union in 1980 and was Chairman in 1995-1996. She served on the LGU from 1987-1990.
Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s Mrs Neville played for both club and county teams, a leisure activity that had to dovetail with her duties as a Justice of the Peace which ran from 1967-2006.
Mrs Neville is married to Kevin, a retired GP, and they live in Blaina in the ‘Welsh Valleys’, 10 miles from Abergavenny.
In expressing surprise at being asked to be President she said, “I retired from the court at the end of March and had started to wonder how I would fill my day when, out of the blue, four days later, I received the call inviting me to be President.
“It is a great honour to be asked and I am delighted to accept the nomination. I am certainly looking forward to working with our team of dedicated staff and officials in our common aim of taking the LGU forward into the 21st Century.”
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