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Extracts from the minutes of the
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
Held on Wednesday 19th October 2010
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The Treasurer circulated copies of a budget analysis to end-September, 2010.
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Highlights for the year are:
Bar sales down by £9k
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Subscriptions up by £4k, largely as a result of entrance fees.
Achieved budgeted amounts on visitors and societies.
Competition profits ahead about £3.5k, due mainly to extra open event in the year.
A letter should be sent to new members with regard to supporting the 200Club.
Administration was breaking even for the year.
Overall, there is a small surplus for the year of £1.5k
Final figures will be completed for Fairhursts by late November with a view asking Fairhursts to producing draft accounts by Christmas.
With regard to memberships, the Club currently has 15 vacancies for playing members.
As a result of resignations and re-categorisations, revenue of c£14.5 has been lost but this situation is expected to deteriorate over the next month or so (based on last year).
Fairways 1 – 3 – 4 – 7 – 16 have been heavily spiked and verti-drained;
The deep rough on the 9th and 16th fairways have had a winter cut
The 16th green has been roped off and the winter path opened up.
Mr. Dunnett has offered to clean the ponds of weeds, bulrushes and any other items in exchange for permission to keep all golf balls they find in the ponds.
Greens demonstrated the whizz wheel fitted with new tungsten teeth 50mm wide on the 7th fairway with excellent results.
The Greens to revert to the original plan to carry out all of the work on the 17th hole at the same time during the coming winter although the filling of the slots with aggregates/sand would be dependent on dry weather.
HA has contacted Ms. Emma Beggs, an agronomist at STRI, and been advised that her fee would be £730 plus VAT plus expenses. RESOLVED that HA proceed with the meeting with Ms. Beggs
Work is scheduled to start on the gents’ showers on 15th November and should last up to 7 days.
The gents’ locker room carpet will be fitted when the showers are complete
Delivery of towels for the gents’ locker room is now expected around Christmas.
United Utilities have agreed to install a power analyser to ascertain the cause of the power fluctuations.
With regard to the provision of a toilet for the disabled, DL understands that a modular cubicle may be available for this purpose. Anyone having information on this is requested to contact DL.
With regard to the end of season dinner, RESOLVED that wine should be placed on the tables and that port should not be provided;
It was noted that there were still a large number of tickets available for the Dinner Dance although the event is some time off yet.
RBE and CE had spoken to the R & A with regard to the permissibility of different tees in the same competition.
After discussion, RESOLVED that the Club diary for 2011 should be produced in the same format as that for 2010 subject to relevant textual amendments.
Following a discussion, RESOLVED that the current rule relating to the wearing of knee length socks with shorts should continue
Following discussion, RESOLVED that the relaxations in the former dress code specified in the Club diary should continue.
Victory Trophy Diary Dates:
i) Victory Trophy at Leigh GC on Saturday, 11th June, 2011;
ii) Junior Victory Trophy at Gathurst GC on Friday, 12th August, 2011;
iii) Senior Victory Trophy at Dean Wood GC on Friday, 9th September, 2011;
RESOLVED transferees of caddy cars have no automatic entitlement to the space in which such vehicle may have been stored at the Club under previous ownership.
The deposit of scorecards by competitors in the wrong returns box was discussed. The Handicap Committee are to provide a new competitions return box in a different location for the start of the next season. RESOLVED it was incumbent upon competitors to ensure that scorecards were placed in the correct competition box provided for that purpose. Anything less that this failed to discharge their duty to make a return to the Committee in accordance with the rules and would henceforth result in automatic disqualification from the competition.
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