With a full house for the quiz night on Friday evening at Axe Cliff Golf Club’s clubhouse, steward Martin Chapple went to extremes to make sure he was in attendance, writes Dave Bruce.

Martin had been doing some work at Appledore, but, true to his nature, when he heard it was to be a full house back at the club, he arranged for a private helicopter to get him back in time to support his wife Donna and evening host Rob Grove.

It all paid off for the evening proved to be a huge success with some 70 quizzers taking part.

Apparently, Dave got his outfit from a local charity shop and will probably use it at the club’s 1960s’ evening, a date for which is expected to be announced very soon.