b'BRIDGE TRUSTSOCIETY 2019/20The aim of the Society is to bring together those whoheartfelt toast to absent friends by Andy Whitehall, attended HGS over the last 80 years. Our (in fact your)who spoke fondly of his father Stuart Whitehall and Society welcomes both current pupils and those whoalso Graham Wrightboth outstanding stalwarts who have left HGS to act as a point of contact for you togave so much time to the Society. They will be sadly meet and discuss happy times at Handsworth. missed and fondly remembered. The guest speaker was After an excellent start, the 2019-20 season has turned80s HGS old boy Jonny Gould who forged a career into one of the strangest ever following the ravages ofin TV and radio. He offered a humorous and anecdotal Covid-19. view of his time at school, and surprisingly has been invited back by the Headmaster to gain an insight into We held our Annual Coast2Coast fundraising cycle rideHandsworth Grammar now! As ever the Society and last August; sadly our geography was a little out, asguests were impressed with the input from the pupils we went from Bath, via Cheltenham, back to Romillypresent and acknowledged the well-delivered reports Avenue. Eleven riders set out in the school minibus andfrom Isaac Minto and Reanne Chandia.we actually brought the same number back as well. We raised 522 and made the first of an annual 100The Master of Ceremonies fulfilled his duties on the donation to HGS for a Sports Award. night superbly. Sadly he had contracted Covid-19 which worryingly meant that, soon after, he spent ten days in Our Clubhouse was host to 96 members and guests inICU on a ventilator. Thankfully he came through a very October for the Mens Supper, and we were entertainedscary and challenging time. The usual chat and tales royally by Mick Quinn. It was an evening of footballfilled the room, but it was fitting that towards the end history, with anecdotes and stories to delight all, givingof the night the beneficiaries of the quiz and the annual an insight into the world of the Premiership. The bestHeads and Tails game, along with a contribution night ever. from the Society, meant there was a solid donation January saw a rather more sedate evening with 18 pastto Heartlands Hospital (Ward 29) on behalf of the late Presidents gathered to welcome the President and hisStuart Whitehall. It was a super night and we look Junior Vice President. We were served a wonderfulforward to the future with our brilliant volunteers, current dinner by our usual visiting chef. The air was filledmembers and new friends of this fantastic Society.with nostalgia and anticipation in equal measure, withFollowing the improvements to the quality of the ground, members wanting to know of the Societys developmentthe Society is now requested by the AFA to host a Cup plans to increase membership and create greater use ofFinal. The Norman Worskett Cup on 14th March was the the sports ground. last event held on the ground before the pandemic shut The 132nd Bridge Trust Society Annual Dinner wasall sporting facilities. It was a huge success with over a celebrated at Handsworth Golf Club on the 7th March,hundred players and visitors from the C and D teams from making it one of the last social gatherings for manySilhill FC. They made excellent use of the pre-match bar, before the lockdown. It was a very well attended eventand after a tight game the trophy was awarded to the C with a rolling quiz organised by Brian Beggan and ateam. A celebration feast was held in the Clubhouse.44'