Parkinson's Gala 2017

Sixteen teams took to the green carpet to vie for the top spot in the latest charity gala at Thornfield, this one in aid of Parkinson’s.

After the first round of games three teams were level on seven points, 'The Showoffs', 'Tripods' and 'X Rail'. In joint fourth were the other teams that won their opening fixture 'Lost Sheep', 'Chocoholics' and 'Inside Out'. 'The Showoffs' had taken sole custody of first place heading into the midway break, one clear of 'Tripods' and two clear of 'X Rail' and 'Lost Sheep'. 'The Poachers' were in fifth place but trailed the leaders by five points.

With three games gone 'Tripods' and 'X Rail' took advantage of a slip by the leaders to move into joint first. 'Lost Sheep' trailed them by a point and were in turn a point ahead of 'The Showoffs' with 'Sandy & Sue & Bob & Ron' completing the top five. With multiple teams in with a chance of finishing first the last set of fixtures provided a lot of interest but in the end there can only be one winner, 'X Rail' aka Messrs Martin, Kendall and Truman finished two points clear of 'Lost Sheep' in second place. Joint third went to 'Tripods' and 'Sandy & Sue & Bob & Ron' with 'The Showoffs' having to settle with fifth spot.