The Abbey Tavern Golf Society

“How I Love Different as a Grandparent”
—I loved as a parent with urgency tight—
Wrapped in routine and sleepless night.
I loved through scraped knees and stubborn cries,
And prayers whispered under weary skies.

But now… I love different.

Now, love lingers longer on wrinkled skin,
With time to breathe it all slowly in.
It’s quieter now, this love I hold—
Like watching sunlight turn to gold.

I don’t rush to fix every fall,
I know they grow best when they learn to stand tall.
So I sit on the floor and I listen twice,
And say “yes” more than I offer advice.

I love with eyes that have seen it all—
The first steps, the teenage years, the calls.
But with grandkids, it’s wonder once more—
Like reliving magic I thought I’d stored.

I keep extra cookies. I don’t mind the mess.
I let them jump high in their Sunday dress.
I love in the pauses, the in-between,
In the silence where memories convene.

This love has no deadline, no tasks to do—
Just time, and laughter, and skies so blue.
It’s a second chance at all I missed—
A softer echo of every kiss.

So when they run to my open arms,
I hold them longer, shield from harm.
For I’ve learned that time is the rarest art—
And as a grandparent, I lead with heart.

Hi everyone here are the results from alicante
In3 hole 10 Keith price
NP hole 3 gold section dessie Shirley
Silver the ghost
Hole 6.paul Bishop
Hole 8 gold section Ian mccormack
Silver the ghost
Hole 12 gold Robert Wardrop
Silver the ghost
Hole 15 all Eddie mcgrath
Well done everyone see you all next week

Hi everyone I've been asked to post a list of the winners for the last year for all that could not attend the presentation night hopefully see you next time

Memorial competition won by
Paul Harper

Magic 2s
First Eddie mcgrath
2nd Keith fletcher
3rd Paul Bishop and John sayers

In2
1st Eddie mcgrath
2nd Paul Bishop
3rd cliff organ

NP silver section
1st Kevin maunders
2nd Alison hardie Peter harman and Joe ford

Gold section
1st Keith fletcher
2nd Eddie mcgrath
3rd dessie Shirley

Club champion
1st Eddie mcgrath
2nd Kevin maunders
3rd Tommy rhedin

Well done all sorry no photos