Burt’s angels (From Daily Echo)

Burt’s angels

6:00am Saturday 5th February 2011

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PENNY Burt is Acorn Social Club A’s number one supporter.

She never misses a cribbage match featuring her husband and team captain John.

The pair, who have been married for 41 years, have two daughter who each have three daughters.

John said: “That’s eight girls all together and they’re all angels.

“I was hoping for a boy so I could teach him golf!”

John, who suffers from Parkinson’s, is a great believer in “mixing it up” and not having regular playing partners. He said players must learn to read their partner’s cards.

“If somebody starts off with a two, you think possibly he’s got another two or a three,” he said. “So I’ll try and make it up to 28.

“Only it doesn’t always work. Sometimes that’s the only two he’s got.

“Last week we were losing 4-2 and came back and won. This week we were losing 4-2 and didn’t come back.”

Acorn Social Club has had a flood of membership applications following last week’s closure of near neighbours Brook Social Club.

Long-serving steward Bob Marsh retires at the end of March after overseeing the club’s 80th birthday celebrations last year.

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