{"id":439404,"date":"2026-02-22T09:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T09:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/439404\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T09:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T09:44:09","slug":"secretary-at-cornwall-golf-club-80th-birthday-marked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/439404\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary at Cornwall golf club 80th birthday marked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Brian Liggat, who has been club secretary at Lanhydrock Hotel &amp; Golf Club for more than three decades, was recently honoured by the club and its members.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Clare Bond, owner and director at Lanhydrock Hotel &amp; Golf Club, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.falmouthpacket.co.uk\/search\/?search=cornwall&amp;ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cornwall<\/a>, said: &#8220;Brian has been a constant and cherished presence here at Lanhydrock.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;His dedication, warmth, and legendary sense of humour have made him a part of everyone&#8217;s life here.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Brian celebrating his 80th birthday. (Image: supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;He has helped shape Lanhydrock into more than just a golf club \u2013 it&#8217;s a true community, and we\u2019re delighted to celebrate this milestone with him.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Brian first joined the club, then known as Bodmin Golf and Country Club, in 1991, attending the Open Day.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He was soon invited by the club captain to become secretary, a role he has held ever since.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Brian said: &#8220;In 1993, Bodmin Golf &amp; Country Club went into administration and was purchased by Hermon and Martin Bond, and I stayed on as the business transitioned to what we now know as Lanhydrock Hotel &amp; Golf Club.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;33 years later, I&#8217;m still here, loving golf, having fun, and spending time with friends who are like family \u2013 making memories I&#8217;ll never forget along the way.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  During his long service, he has supported events including open competitions, away days, and captains&#8217; charity initiatives.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  These have raised more than \u00a3100,000 for good causes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He said: &#8220;Being part of all the Club&#8217;s events over the years has been a real joy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It&#8217;s wonderful to see everyone coming together and supporting causes that really make a difference.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Knowing I&#8217;ve been involved in that and helped create those memories makes me feel very proud.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I would like to thank Graham and Clare for my small part in making Lanhydrock Hotel &amp; Golf Club a successful business.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To mark his 80th birthday, 55 members celebrated with a special golf day.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He also enjoyed a long weekend at The Belfry with his son Wayne, grandson Jack, and wider family.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Clare said: &#8220;We would like to wish a HUGE Happy Birthday to Brian, and thank him for being such an integral part of our story.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Liggat, who has been club secretary at Lanhydrock Hotel &amp; Golf Club for more than three decades,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439405,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-439404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}