15th July 2025
O.B.E. Legends
Introducing the prestigious – and proudly tongue-in-cheek – O.B.E. Award: Over Bloody Eighty! This exclusive honour is reserved for those senior members who have not only reached the milestone age of 80, but have also shown unwavering commitment by playing in over 50 senior events.
It’s a way of recognising remarkable staying power, a great love of the game, and perhaps just a hint of stubbornness. While the O.B.E. has been unofficially awarded for some time, we’re now giving it and its recipients the spotlight, starting with the latest O.B.E. inductees: Laurie Taylor, Jack Huel, and Peter Ross – living proof that age is just a number, especially when it’s on your scorecard.
Here’s the full roll call of Eastwood’s very own O.B.E. legends…
Tom Coady, Dick Peebles, Charles Watt, Alan Wilkinson, Graeme Clough, Barry Emmerson, Jack Jones, Heinz Scherer, George Marshall, Peter Perry, John Willoughby, Geoff Norden, Peter Barnes, Wal McDonald, Rick Oakley, Don Mc Laren, Terry Drummy, Roger Davey, Bill Shaw, Paul Sands, David Evans, Bob Monaghan, Jan Boontjes, Bruce Ferrall, Mike Rawlinson, Leo Van Neuren, Alaister Harris, Joe Gombos, Anis Fakira, Roy Limb, Trevor Warren, Don Clark, Don Jenkins, Michael Sale and Rick Hendy.
