Flight Refuelling PC are sad to announce the death on 27th December of one of their most long standing and treasured members, Joy Watts. She had been ill for a long time but still made the effort to attend each of their functions with the help of her partner of many years, Mike Gillingham.
Both Mike and Joy were familiar faces in the Southern region for many years enjoying the competitions within. Many league players of more than a few years standing will remember Joy as a fine pointer who was a stalwart of the Harriers team that swept the board in the New Forest League from 2010 to 2012. But even by that time she’d been a member of Flights Harriers for two decades.
Mike tells me that it was he who ‘persuaded’ her to pick up a set of boules as long as ago as 1990, and she never looked back. Not many of us can boast of a third of a century’s involvement in our sport!
Mike and Joy also played a big part in the club twinning with Cherbourg Petanque Club that gave way to lifelong friendships with the Choubrac family.
Everyone who knew Joy will miss her ready smile and her sharp wit, and she will not be forgotten by her many friends at Flights and throughout the league. She will be sadly missed.
Date of funeral: Thursday, 30th January 2025
Venue: Harbour View Crematorium, Randall’s Hill, Lytchett Minster, Poole BH16-6AN
Time 10:30
All welcome.
Please let Mike know if you intend to attend so that he can keep tab on numbers
Telephone: 01202 684284
