The hickory shafted Silver Cleek golf club was presented to Past Captain Mr WJ Anderson to commemorate the opening of the new Douglas Park extended course layout in June 1907 and was used to hit the first tee shot on the new course. It’s history since then is unclear however in 2017 the club was contacted by golf memorabilia collector, Mr Keith Baugh of Kirkcaldy and a sale was agreed. The club was presented to the then Club Captain Alistair Forrest and Club archivist Past Captain Harry MacAnespie. It was originally displayed in the trophy cabinet however it was always felt that a more appropriate setting was required. In 2024 at the request of Harry MacAnespie the Past Captains’ Society agreed to finance a display case for the Cleek. Local Milngavie resident, semi-retired paediatric ophthalmologist (and occasional cabinet maker) Professor Gordon Dutton very kindly agreed to construct a display case. The cost of materials was covered by the Past Captains’ Society. Professor Dutton declined payment for his labour requesting that a donation be made to local charity BEAM, The Bearsden and Milngavie talking newspaper service which provides recordings of local news items to visually impaired residents in the Bearsden and Milngavie area. Any members wishing to find out more about the services provided by BEAM see below. SPREAD THE NEWS IN SOUND The Bearsden and Milngavie Talking Newspaper Association – BEAM-was started in 1990 by the then Bearsden South Church with support from other churches in the area and with continuing community support restarted its service last November after a shutdown at the height of the Covid pandemic. The blind and visually impaired in the local communities of Bearsden, Milngavie and beyond, are sent recordings each week of the Milngavie and Bearsden Herald and extracts from the Community News all of which helps to keep them in touch with what is going on in the local community. Stories from the likes of the Scottish Book Trust are added to give a bit of light-hearted interest to BEAM’s recordings. Free boom boxes help our listeners access our recordings and the Post Office’s free postal service for the blind allows BEAM to provide this service to all our listeners without charge. Our teams of volunteers who work away week by week in Bearsden Cross Church are keen to reach as many as possible in the community who could enjoy our output. BEAM NEEDS YOUR HELP to reach members of your family, friends or neighbours who might be interested in having BEAM’s service. There is no need for anyone to be registered blind or visually impaired to have our service. Think about anyone you know and have a chat with them about this opportunity. If they would like to try BEAM’s service for a few weeks that would be great, just let me know. Many thanks Alisdair Meldrum 07597519791 email meldruma46@gmail.com