This is an update on Roger Potter, perhaps many of you will not know that he has recently been seriously ill in hospital.

He was taken into hospital about 10 days ago with an acute lung infection.

He did not respond well to the medication and his condition worsened, so much so that some of Rogers’s family flew over from the UK and Australia.

Marie, Rogers’s wife, has been communicating with Bill Lowe and me but asked us to keep quiet with this news, fearing the worst.

Today Marie advised Bill and I that we can pass on the news, that Roger has progressed significantly to ease any major concerns, which is great.

He still has a way to go, but the timeline is unknown. He is in North Shore Hospital, Ward 15.

He is not allowed visitors at this stage.

We all wish him well and hope his recovery is not too slow and hope to see him on the bowling green in the near future.

Alan Daniels