Committee – Minutes

Minutes of Monthly Seniors Meeting

17/08/2020

Present: Christine West, Dave Clark, David Costin, David Dandie, Malcolm Voce, Patrick McDonough, Steve Duty, Stuart Murry

Aplologies: Keith Hepworth

Minutes

Special invite – Theresa Plimmer

Minutes of previous meeting:

  1. Minutes accepted as a true record

Matters arising from minutes:

  1. Theresa said that the Seniors have a place at Ramsdale and the Seniors will and should be able to play competitions.
  2. Access to the computer room has been granted so that the Seniors can now organise competitions.
  3. The Monday Club has lots of attraction from all members of the club and will still be run by the Seniors section.
  4. Stuart, the Seniors’ Captain, is to resign this year at the AGM, as per notification from the Main Club exec.
  5. In the Main Club’s constitution there is nothing to say that a rollover of captain cannot happen. In the Seniors constitution it states that the captain’s tenure can only be for one year.
  6. Theresa mentioned that a more formal Seniors’ day, for Seniors only, can happen on a Thursday, similar to the Ladies event on Tuesdays.
  7. The Monday Club will now have qualifying competitions, open to all and happen all day. Thursdays will be reserved for Seniors only.

Finance Report:

  1. We have a credit balance of £6624.92.
  2. Income of £40.00.
  3. Expenditures – £462.32.

Monday Club report:

  1. Competitions are to start on Mondays again now that access to the computer room has been made available.
  2. The Monday Christmas Club is a possibility. We will have to wait and see the notification for large groups from the government, for gathering for a meal afterwards. Whether we have the shotgun start is another matter.
  3. Competitions will be played on Mondays again, just need to sort out the various formats. They will be an all-day event.

Competitions:

  1. The John O’Neill Greensome will be organised, not for the middle of September but for some time in October.
  2. The Ryder Cup challenge is to be organised for October.
  3. The Winter Pairs Comp will take place this winter, starting in November, as the summer season will end in October, as previously agreed, earlier this year.
  4. The Winter Aggregate is being considered from November onwards on Thursdays.

Prizes:

  1. Nothing to mention at the moment.

AOB:

  1. The handicap listing has been sorted and will start the beginning of November.
  2. The captain and vice-captain – after discussion – will continue this year. Stuart stated that he would not consider running as vice-captain next year.
  3. The bushes and trees on the 15th Tee have been cut and trimmed for better viewing of the 15th
  4. The Juniors section will be sponsored and paid for by the Main Club Executive.
  5. Steve Duty asked how single players can access playing slots on-line.
  6. We have had a Seniors and Ladies comp in Nov/Dec and would like to continue it. The Seniors will pay for the food.
  7. Mike O’Brien has offered to repair the bench on the 15th Theresa has said that the materials have been acquired and will be looked into.
  8. The web cam has arisen again – that which to be placed in the entrance foyer between the sliding doors.

Matters for next meeting:

Date of next meeting

21st September 2020 at 1430