MJW takes on the mighty Brazil.
The highest highlight of the Birdfair each year is the charity football tournament which takes place in one of the car-parks [fields] on Saturday evening. As usual, Mike Weedon played on the mighty Windrush Harriers team and I was present on this auspicious occasion to record it for posterity.
The squad, comprising Mike Weedon, Dominic Couzens, Dave Gray, Rob Still, Rob Fray and Ian Lewington, 'managed' [shouted at] by Ralph Todd and 'sponsored' [T-shirted] by David Tipling (the Roman Abramovich of the birdwatching world) was sadly knocked out at the first opportunity, having had two no-score draws, a win and a defeat. What a shame.
The Rutland Sparrows (who drew with Windrush in the first round) played the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in the final - WWT came out on top and won the splendid trophy.
The real highlight was after the match when Tyto the dog stole one of Mike's boots. Foolish animal.
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