The barbecue roared and the sun shone down on 32 mixed doubles players, with ages ranging from 12 to 70, as the annual Barbara Beard Championship got underway on Sunday 7th September.
16 randomly drawn pairs were drawn into 4 round robin groups and the winners of each group made it through to the semi finals.
Each pair played the other 3 in their respective groups in quick fire best of 5 matches.
The semi final lineup was
Hayley Moss & Giles Jackson vs Helen Garrett & George Ryder,
Lucy Freeman & Rafa Bevan vs Pat Bird & Clare Campbell.
After two very close semi finals, the final was contested, a best of 5 games match as Lucy & Rafa beat Helen & George 3-1.
Many thanks to everyone who took part and especially to Jack for organising.