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MRS Golf Day 2008

22 players from the research industry gathered at Wyke Green on Tuesday 15 July 2008 for the annual MRS golf day, this year sponsored by Sample Answers and ConfirmIT. We were blessed with a warm day, with a steady wind and conditions were ideal for the two competitions that traditionally form the basis for the day’s activities.

As usual the day began with coffee and bacon ‘butties’ and at 8.30 a.m. the first 4 ball teed off for the morning individual (Stableford) competition with the following prize winners:

Nearest the pin – Niraj Patel (Field Facts).
Longest drive - Mark Whelan (MW Partners)
First 9 holes – Mark Dent (Sample Answers)
Back 9 holes – Mat Cudd ((Feedback)
Runner Up & Ladies Winner – Sue Heath (Dairy Crest)
Winner Overall – Richard Collins (ConfirmIT).

After a sustaining lunch of ham, egg and chips, the afternoon Greensomes competition commenced at 2 p.m. leading, eventually, to 4 more prize winners:

Runners up 2008 Greensomes – Richard Cowland & Mervyn Silver (both of Field Facts)
Winners 2008 Greensomes - Philip Dunn (Insight) & Sue Heath (Dairy Crest).

The day ended with a few drinks and sandwiches accompanying the prize giving including a prize draw raffle in aid of the benevolent fund. All in all a good time was had by the participants and the day raised a total of £367.60 for the MRBA. Our thanks are due to the sponsors and, in particular, to Mark Dent for organising the day and getting all the prizes.

Poetry in Motion

Research Network members Justin Gutmann, Malcolm Rigg and David Smith took part in an epic ride from Ghent to Aix on 8-10 September in aid of MRBA. The ride recreated the ride, from the Robert Browning poem 'How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix", though by bicycle rather than on horseback.

MRS Golf Day 2007

The MRS Golf Day took place on 9 July at Wyke Green Golf Club. It was a day of two halves... quite literally; the morning's play saw 18 holes completed in sunny, hot, beautiful conditions, while the afternoon was for many probably the most wet, cold and scary afternoon of their lives, with players stranded on the course for not one but two major thunderstorms. The game was finally abandoned on Health & Safety grounds after hailstones and lightning strikes!. In the end three players were tied on 36 points, so the prizes were awarded on count back. In first place was Sue Heath, second was Ray Tiwari and in third place was Phillip Dunn. Nearest the pin and the longest drive were both taken by Richard Collins.


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MRS Five-A-Side Football Tournament 2007

This year's tournament took place on 1 July at Hanwell Town FC. A record number of teams took part, with 38 male and 10 female sides lined up to fight for the trophies. Ipsos MORI triumphed in the men's tournament beating Millward Brown (Chamberlain) 2 – 1 with a late goal in extra time. In the ladies section, GfK overcame Hall & Partners 3 – 1.

MRS Scotland 5-A-Side Football Tournament 2007

Took place on Saturday 23 June 2007. Congratulations to this year's winners Ipsos-MORI.

Snowdonia Marathon: Former chairmen on the run

Two former Chairmen of MRS took part in the Snowdonia Marathon on the 29 October. Justin Gutmann (Chairman from 1999-2001) and David Smith (1995-1997) joined around 800 other runners to run up and then down Wales’s highest mountain in pursuit of raising money for charity.

Both runners were supporting the Market Research Benevolent Association and Justin also ran on behalf of a charity set up by MRS member Virginia Barstow in memory of her son and which supports the drilling of wells in Africa.

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