Bridlington Rotary Club Golf Trophy
Internal Competition for Members of the Club
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Bridlington Rotary Club Golf Trophy
This silver cup has been played for between members of Bridlington
Rotary Club for the last 67 years. It is unknown who originally
purchased the cup, but it is inscribed “Bridlington Rotary Club Golf
Cup.”
The cup stands 160mm (6 ½”) high on a pedestal with the winners
names inscribed below. Made from sterling silver, its hallmarks show
that it was made in Sheffield by Walker & Hall in 1904, making it
110 years old. There is a frieze around the rim depicting Roman sporting
activities.
The first date and name on the cup is 1949 – D.Dunk. Donald Dunk
was a local builder who built the Sandsacre estate. His son Richard runs
Dunk, Lewis & Graves, Estate Agents.
1950 – WH Boddington. Bill was Treasuer for the old Bridlington Town Council.
1951/54/55/59 – FS Hunter. Fred was the Gas Board Manager.
1958/61/63 – JR Beale Unknown
1960 – N Cooper Norman was manager of Barclays Bank
1964/65 – KB Dixon Ken ran a Timber Merchant business on Bessingby Ind Estate
1966 – F Clarke Fred was a Chemist with a pharmacy on Bridge Street
1967 – A Wheelhouse Alan ran a Portacabin business on Carnaby Industrial Estate.
1974/75/76/79 – J Bapty John was a retired optician.
1977 – D Porter Dennis was the manager of the GPO
1978/80/97 – R West Still a member of the Club, Roger was a scratch golfer.
1981/85/87 – CS Pickard Cyril was manager of the Halifax Building Society.
1983/84/93 – Richard Bough. Richard was a Chemist and manager of Boots Chemists.
1988/90/91/92 – Rev JC Meek. John was Canon of Bridlington Priory Church
1989 – D Thomas Don was manager of the Halifax Building Society
1994/96/03/05/11 – TT Nixon. Still a member, Tom is a retired
Chemist who had a pharmacy on Promenade
1995 – A Costello Alan was a Bailiff and is now sadly deceased
1999 – WR Thompson Roy is a retired local government personnel manager.
2000/01/09/10/13/14/16 – L Cook Still a member, Lance is a retired Building Surveyor.
2002/04/07 – GM Weightman. Geoff owned a Care Home, but now lives in Scarborough
2008/12 – H Barnett Still a member, Harry is a retired hairdresser.
2015 – P Walker Still a member, Paul is a Planning Consultant
2016 Last year the cup was contested.
Lance Cook 2017