Building for the Future.
The Club Structure Review Team presented their initial recommendations to the Executive Committee on Wednesday. More work needs to be done creating terms of reference for each post but, in principle, the committee accepted the recommended changes. The main features are:
Local governance will be provided by a Board of Directors; the President will be appointed by invitation with an ambassadorial role; a Chairman will be installed to oversee club affairs, chair meetings and draw up long term plans. The Executive Committee will be reduced from 14 to 9 posts with equal emphasis on ‘business’ and ‘bowls’. Two new posts will be created namely a Bowls Secretary who will pull together the various strands of bowling activity and a Marketing Manager will coordinate social media and other means of improving community engagement. The existing Estate Manager post will be divided into a Greens Manager and a Buildings Manager. All critical posts will have a deputy. The title Club Captain will be discontinued and future nominations for Men and Ladies Captain must be accompanied by a Vice Captain to ensure succession planning
The membership will have the opportunity to ratify these changes at an EGM in August and, if agreed, the new posts will be open for nominations at the AGM in November.
In the meantime – Enjoy your Bowls!
Allen Brookes Review Team Leader
Peter Babbage Club Secretary
Latest News 5 April
THIS WEEK:
Tuesday 7pm Presentation to Short Mat winners 7.30pm AGM Come along and find out what’s in store for the new season.
Wednesday 2pm Final Social Whist – Our thanks to Sue for organising
Thursday 7pm Charity Crib Finals
BOWLING MATTERS:
Opening of the Green – Saturday 18th April.
A reminder that you can now say Yes or No via your Bowlr account to playing the Opening of the Green. As in previous seasons there is the options for Fish and Chips after the game and sheets will be posted on the notice board on Tuesday evening for people to make their choices.
A reminder – Bowlers Meeting Agenda:
- Apologies & Obituaries
2. Approval of Minutes
3. President – Introduction
4. Club Captain’s Address
5. Lady Captain’s Address
6. Estate Manager – Greens Report
7. Fixtures Secretary – Changes and Highlights
8. Competitions Committee – Club Competitions
9. Update on Club Finances
10. Short update on Bowlr
11.Short update from Coaching Team
OTHER MATTERS:
100 Club Draw. The April winners are as follows:
£50.00 No 10 Margaret McColl
£25.00 No 56 Sharon Hopkins
£15.00 No 16 Don Young
£10.00 No 14 Peter Petrie
Winnings can be collected from the bar.
Next draw 18 April Opening of the Greens, Single prize of £100.00
Thanks to all supporters.
Summer Bar Hours commence on Monday 13 April. Mon-Wed 4-30 to 10-30 Thurs-Friday 4-30 to 11pm. If the bar is empty at 9pm it will close. Weekends: Saturday Noon – 2pm and in support of Matches.
Sunday Lunch 19th April – The Sunday Lunch is restricted to 46 places. Cost:- £19.50pp
How to Book a Table:- Contact george.bevan1@virginmedia.com stating your preferred time of eating (this cannot be guaranteed) and each person’s lunch and dessert option.
You will be able to book a table from 12 noon in quarter of an hour intervals i.e 12:00, 12:15 etc until 2:00 pm, these times are dependent on your party size, therefore there may be some time differences due to larger parties.
Please Note: – No bookings can be made over the bar, this is to avoid the possibility of double booking and the organising of time slots.
Rod Stewart. Last Night’s Tribute Night was enjoyed by members and guests. The raffle madec £300 for the local Mind Song charity and the club made a few bob too. Our thanks to Nibbles and various helpers for ensuring ‘the show must go on’ and we wish Geoff a speedy recovery on his 49th birthday.
