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| + | If anyone deserved the above title it was probably former Secretary/Treasurer Ted Biggs. We lost Ted a few weeks before Christmas, aged 76. But he left a legacy which greatly benefits present club members, and will benefit those who follow. This is by way of being a small tribute to his memory. | ||
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| + | After WWII service in the Fleet Air Arm, Ted joined the Sports Club Committee - that was in 1946. Always with an eye to improving and modernizing the club, Ted came up with many of those ideas from which members benefit today. In 1951 he was one of a sub - committee - the others being Bill Dell, Jack Dell, Sid Goodchild and Alf Stevens - who raised loans from members to purchase from Princes Risborough their unwanted pavilion and transport it to Lacey Green, there to rebuild and restore it with voluntary labour, replacing the ancient shed-like building. | ||
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| + | In 1951, after a spell as Assistant Secretary to Frank Chilton, Ted took over the job full-time and not long after combined it with that of Treasurer, continuing until well into the seventies until other commitments took up all his time. Never one to rest on his laurels, Ted decided the club should have a bar like ones he'd seen in bigger clubs. Lacey Green soon had the first bar in the Wycombe and District League. So you drinkers, raise a glass to Ted. | ||
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Revision as of 12:10, 3 November 2021
This obituary of Ted Biggs was written by Geoff Gomme. He titled it "Farewell Mr. Sports Club"
If anyone deserved the above title it was probably former Secretary/Treasurer Ted Biggs. We lost Ted a few weeks before Christmas, aged 76. But he left a legacy which greatly benefits present club members, and will benefit those who follow. This is by way of being a small tribute to his memory.
After WWII service in the Fleet Air Arm, Ted joined the Sports Club Committee - that was in 1946. Always with an eye to improving and modernizing the club, Ted came up with many of those ideas from which members benefit today. In 1951 he was one of a sub - committee - the others being Bill Dell, Jack Dell, Sid Goodchild and Alf Stevens - who raised loans from members to purchase from Princes Risborough their unwanted pavilion and transport it to Lacey Green, there to rebuild and restore it with voluntary labour, replacing the ancient shed-like building.
In 1951, after a spell as Assistant Secretary to Frank Chilton, Ted took over the job full-time and not long after combined it with that of Treasurer, continuing until well into the seventies until other commitments took up all his time. Never one to rest on his laurels, Ted decided the club should have a bar like ones he'd seen in bigger clubs. Lacey Green soon had the first bar in the Wycombe and District League. So you drinkers, raise a glass to Ted.
| 2002 Ted Biggs | |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Village | Lacey Green |
| Author | Geoff Gomme |
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| Social Period | Category:2000's |