Hedley Greenslade RIP

Postscript: Comments are open if you wish to leave a comment please do. I have received an email from Hedley's son David thanking me for that which I have said below.

Died 23rd December 2009. I first remember Hedley when he played for Graesser RG football team at Sandycroft in the 1960's. Later I got to know him personally in the 70's as a member of Hawarden Golf Club. In the last few years I had become reaquainted with Hedley through golf on a Wednesday. This last 5 or 6 years Hedley had battled against cancer. Even this last year he still played 5 aside football and golf to a high standard. A courteous polite human being who will be sorely missed. Condolences to Sandra and family.

postscript. The tally grows, Archie Ferguson, Jeff Roberts, Mac Williams, Eddie Mansell, Geoff Atherton .......Men I have known from my youth.

The funeral is on 6th January 2010, 11.30 am St Mark's Church, Connah's Quay (the big one on the hill)

Further memories of Hedley.

Hedley was a perfectionist. I found him to be also very sensitive.  His golf bag used to tickle me. He had a row of four pencils perfectly sharpened. Hedley built a putting green next to his house. Its surface was as good as half the courses we played. Hedley was a practiser because he was a perfectionist. His golf swing a perfect precise mechanical motion. Not a violent flail as some of my other golfing friends have.

I found his memory prodigious. On a recent trip to Harlech he mentioned a game we had played that had happened 35 years previous.

On the minus side was his driving and navigation. He once turned up at Llanermynech when he was supposed to be playing Oswestry.

One of the final games he played was at Royal St Davids Harlech which is most fitting as it is one of the best courses in Wales. I picked up Alan Stubbs then we picked up Hedley. I knew the best most easy way to get to Harlech but on leaving Hedley's house he said go this way.

So off we go on an adventure. Instead of cruising along modern A roads we end up along single track roads with grass in the middle on the outskirts of Cerrigydriddion.
We end up battling to get there for our tee time which would have been easy on the A roads.


The trip itself was something special as Alan is a raconteur who has played football for Chester and worked for one of UK's largest banks at a high level.


On the way back Hedley and Alan swapped endless stories about football. Alan told us tales about the banking world and his time as a professional footballer . A perfect day out with perfect company.

keyword. Frank Accleton, golf professional, Rochdale, Hawarden