FGMN News

On Friday 12th September 2025, the club came together to raise funds for Fore Get Me Not Golf.
A heavy downpour of rain before the event thankfully cleared to give us all a beautiful evening for the ever challenging 3 Clubs and a Putter event (Made ever more challenging when you are stood in a bunker holding an 8 iron!!).

Following the golf, everyone came together in the clubhouse where there was a speech from Dereham's Fore Get Me Not lead Sarah, and the prizes were kindly presented by Ladies President Jane Bizley.
There were prizes for the top three in both the Ladies and Mens divisions, as well as spot prizes for both divisions for Nearest the Pin on the par 3 12th hole.
Ladies Nearest the Pin was won by Jane Bizley with a lovely tee shot that skated off the top of the bunker and ran nearest to the hole, just beating out Helen Burrage's fine effort.
The Mens Nearest the Pin was won by James Noakes, who very nearly recorded his first ever Hole in One. Instead he had to satisfy himself with the easiest of 2s, knowledge that it would be VERY difficult for anyone to get inside his marker, and relief he avoided what would have been a chunky bar bill for the event!!
Peter Brightwell received the special recognition Gnome Trophy. We can neither confirm nor deny the reason he won it, but there was a slight resemblance between them. Well done Peter!

Overall, the evening raised a fantastic £132 for the Fore Get Me Not Golf sessions at Dereham, helping to ensure we can continue to run them and provide a great experience from those living with dementia and their carers.

A big thank you to Sarah and her team for organising the event, and an even bigger thank you to everyone who came out to support this wonderful cause.

There are more events planned in 2026, where we are looking to go bigger and better than ever before. Watch this space.

A fantastic turnout of 48 players took to course to raise funds for Dereham Golf Club's "Fore" Get Me Not Golf initiative.

The atmosphere before, during and after the Team Scramble was amazing, even if the weather didn't quite play ball.
Bravest Team of the Day award went to our friends from Home Instead, half of whom turned up wearing shorts!!

The best news is that, thanks to the generosity of our members and guests, between the golf, the raffle, the auction (masterfully handled by Tim Sims) and the half way house, we raised a jaw dropping £1,700.

We were pleased to welcome "Fore" Get Me Not Golf founder Tony Pennock to Dereham Golf Club for this event, who kindly gave a speech on the past and the future of this brilliant initiative, and also presented the prizes to our winners.

The Full Results:
1. Steve Beckham, John Chaney, Charlie Moore and Brian O’Riardon 60
2. John Hurn, Tim Sims, Richard Brownlow and Derek Sadler 61
3. Adam Gooch, Jonny Bidewell, Liam Cameron and Soren Gauntlett 62
4. Robert Barnard, Jo Barnard, Tony and Sam English 62 (c/b)
5. Stuart Elmar, Nigel Elmar, Ralph Myton and David Dobbs 63
6. Jenny Filby, Carol Parker, Mel Parker, Carol Turnball 65
7. Tim Wilkins, Tom McEwan, Robert Carter and John Henry 66 (c/b)
8. Anne Taylor, Diane Naylor, Linda Foster and Kevin Naylor 66
9. Peter and Sheila Brightwell, Mel Howe and Helen Howe 67
10. Neil Burrage, Rob Sparrow, Nick Batholomew, Neil Burton 70
11. Jane Bizley, Helen Burrage, Maria Fox and Christine Webster 74
12. Tony and Jeanette Fowler, Keith and Diane Davidson 81

An amazing turnout for out first Fore Get Me Not Golf session. After everyone getting out onto the putting green, a few moved on to playing the first hole.
Thank you to our kind volunteers who helped make today possible, be it by providing the 1to1 support or by donating the very delicious cake enjoyed by all. Thank you also to Sarah and Stuart for all their continuing hard work in getting this initiative off the ground at Dereham Golf Club.
The biggest thank you goes to our attendees and the family & friends. The smiles, laughter and enjoyment makes it all worthwhile.

We can't wait to see you all again for our next session on Thursday 21st March.