A group of Instanta staff and friends enjoyed a wonderful weekend recently at Formby Hall. They were contesting the annual Instanta Golf Tournament and here is organiser Lee Moore (right) presenting Service Manager Max Vidal with his hard won trophy. I hear that the course was a fiendish one and a number of scores topped the hundred mark but after two days and 36 holes Max came out on top, followed closely by Northern Area Sales Manager Peter Brindle and Sales Administrator Craig Buckley. A big thank you to Lee Moore for organising the event so successfully. Here are some of those who took part,(left to right) Carl (a guest) Nick Neal Sales Director,Peter Barlow from stores,Peter Brindle,Max Vidal, Craig Buckley and Mike Chubbs from our machine shop enjoying a post golf burger and chips.
It was our (almost) retirement party on Saturday evening and a group of ten of us were lucky enough to have wonderful weather for the do which went down very well. Local chef Brian Wareing came round and prepared us a lovely summer buffet and a fine selection of wines were provided by The Whalley Wine Shop - rather too many wines for me and, after six weeks of exemption from booze due to my diet, I literally fell off the wagon as the evening wore on and managed to bang my head on the ground. Fortunately the bump was a minor one or I could have ruined the evening and ended up as one of the binge drinking statistics in the local A & E. I woke up yesterday feeling like I had done a few rounds with Mike Tyson but fortunately the hangover is wearing off now although it took a lot of will power to drink the yogurt, kiwi fruit and banana smoothie prescribed by the diet this morning some thirty six hours later. Roll on the real retirement party
Our Buyer Gavin Ford was on holiday last week but found time to pop in and introduce us to his lovely little grandson Harvey. Harvey is almost two now and was a big hit in the office. He's a real little character.
Finally I would like to congratulate Gavin's mum Margaret who celebrates her sixty first birthday today. Margaret helps us out keeping the office and canteen clean and tidy. She's an animal lover and keen horsewoman who rides her own horse Max on a regular basis. When she's not looking after children (she's also a qualified child minder) and out with Max, Margaret loves listening to the music of Elvis and if there were a prize for his biggest fan, she would be well in the running. Have a wonderful day Margaret and many more to come.
We had a great soundtrack for our party on Saturday. I asked every guest to provide a list of their top ten all time favourites and we ended up with just over a hundred pop classics. I should had added this one.
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