24/09/2026
So tomorrow we say our final farewell to Noel. It’s just so sad. He was one of life’s characters knowing so many people and so many knowing him as he always took the time to chat and had a word for all.
There’s a vacant feeling when you think that there will be no more confusion over “whose pint of Heineken is whose”, no more “Balls” after throwing a bad score and no more to see him hunch the shoulders with long outstretched arms with that cheeky grin on his face that says “that was easy” after a really good score or a class finish and we saw lots of that smile. And no more scores of 196 with 3 darts when he was chalking the board!!! But we all have great memories and the lads have great stories of him. The dynamic of the A team will change but they were and are so close that Noel’s spirit will be with them for sure.
And so to Sandra, The Butler family, his friends and all who mourn him we are truly sorry.
Rest In Peace Noel