Country Matters 2017

Melplash
Show

Show Date 2017
24 August

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Dorset County
Show

Show Dates 2017
2–3 September

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Symonds & Sampson
a firm of surveyors…

Not Sportsmen!

Volleyball Skittles

A brave team took on the Battens Volleyball Tournament After a roaring start against
for the first time. Sadly, we didn’t claim the trophy but Albert Goodman the
with the superb coaching of Jan Merriott, who had to team decided we should
retire from playing early after a few heroic dives, we did keep up our losing streak
qualify in our heat and beat the hosts! At last a win for and throw a few stray
Symonds & Sampson! balls. Ross Willmington
managing to score an
104 impressive zero with one
hand. Needless to say,
Albert Goodman – 1,
Symonds & Sampson – 0.

Golf Croquet

Our annual outing at the Farnfields Solicitors Charity Golf A little known secret is that Moore Blatch Solicitors
Day saw Messrs. Robinson, Carless, Miller and Thorner in Lymington have their very own croquet lawn
gather at the lovely Rushmore course on the Wiltshire/ at the back of their office. However, we quickly
Dorset border. Despite the odd foray into the rough discovered this meant they had A LOT of time to
and water, the team managed a decent-ish score – no practise. Their balls effortlessly leapfrogged ours
silverware but no wooden spoon either, and a worthy in going through the hoops as we struggled to
cause to support Mosaic, a local charity supporting stroke in a straight line (we think that is the correct
bereaved children. term!) Another gracious defeat for S&S.

Cricket

We played two matches this year, one against local
builders CG Fry and the other against Palmers Brewery.
Perhaps inevitably we lost both, with some dubious
fielding from Jim Rowe, but with some smashing batting
from (notably) Ricky Stoodley we did at least give both
teams a run for their money.

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Barcelona

Montanejos, Spain

Mauritius Botswana

EIli sClarenedk,AFurastsrearlia The staff
have been
travelling
all over the globe
this year and wouldn't be
seen without their trusty
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Venice

Macchu Picchu, Peru

New York City

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Madrid

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Richard Taylor Roger Excell Jane Moir

Restaurateur in the West End – customers A park gardener.  Unlike the real A wildlife photographer travelling the

also paying for their own laser shows – job I could talk to the plants and world to take photos of extraordinary

an undoubted success … with a 2 star creatures in amazing places

Michelin chef! they wouldn’t answer back! Calton Stockley

Immy Robinson Running an apres ski bar in the Alps

Celebrity chef cooking in over the winter season and a coastal

Dorset bar in Cornwall during the summer
Greg Ridout

Flying through the air at

What a day for a1500mphasafighterjetpilot

Rachael James Jon Summers

Mark Lewis Running a rescue home for Stuart Philipps Running a mountain restaurant high
the abandoned cats in Corfu up in the Alps, where my wife and I
Working in the summer overlooking the Ionian Sea Taking the Parabolica corner can combine our love of cooking and

months at Busty Moo's magic at Monza at 200 mph before winter sports

surf hire on Polzeath beach receiving the chequered flag A-J Monro

Andrew Tuffin would be the ultimate A return to my previous career
Formula One dream as a professional polo player,
Globetrotting tractor and splitting my time between England,
Argentina and New Zealand and
combine driver during the
training young horses
summer months and a piste- Giles Wreford-Brown
basher driver in the winter Andy Wakinshaw

Patrick Woodford International wine buyer A grand slam tennis player with the
grace of Roger Federer
A landscape garden designer in sourcing new wines from

stunning locations. Capability innovative wine makers

Woodford sounds like a catchy Jack Edwards

nickname to me I would like to give Usain Bolt a

run for his money in the 100m Lucy Nolan

Trudi Gumbrell Inspired by the tales of
James Herriot, I would be

Travelling the world as a a small animal vet

mystery shopper for five-star James Stagg
holidays

To be part of Bear Grylls' research or

camera team enabling me to travel,

experience wonderful things and rock

climb, jump out of planes and climb

mountains

If I didn’t work for Symonds & Sampson

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