The following notes show the 2025 Club Officials and pertinent information from the latest  club Committee Meeting.

1       2025 Officials

The following officials were appointed as follows: 
General Secretary - Toni Caswell 
Treasurer -  Debbie Hinks 
Welfare/Safety Officer  - Toni Caswell 
Fixture Secretary  - Steve Harris 
Handicap Secretary -   Martin Blatchford 
Webmaster - Geoff Bannister 
General Committee Members -  Andy Cole, Reece Lambert,  Alan Smith, Terry Cotton, Nathan Lambourne, Simon Bellamy, Dan Leney
Club Captain - Martin Blatchford
Club Vice Captain - Nigel Bow
Senior Captain - John Howes
Senior Fixtures Officer - Gary Rogers
Hardy A Captain - Craig Pitcher
Hardy A Vice Capt.- Nathan Lambourne
Hardy B Captain - Nigel Bow
Hardy B Vice Captain - Kevin Down
3 Counties Captain - Grant Jones
3 Counties Vice Captain - Simon Bellamy
RTTV Captain - Andy Cole

2    Notes from the Committee meeting held on 15th October 

3 Captains Reports
3.1 Club Captain
- Outstanding Actions: No outstanding actions identified.

2026 Day Away: Martin reported that the proposed arrangements for the 2026 Day Away were as follows:
Venue – Hampworth, Salisbury
Date: 12th June
Cost: £66
Content: Coffee and bacon roll on arrival, 18 hole stableford, 2 course evening meal.
Proposed by Tony Wynne and seconded by Grant Jones and unanimously accepted by the committee.

2026 Weekend Away: The arrangements for the Weekend Away were outlined by Martin as follows:
Venue: Lanhydrock House (as per 2025)
Cost: £294
Date: 25th-27th September.
Content: 2 nights bed & breakfast, 3 x 18 hole rounds of golf.
Twenty places have been reserved and places can be booked with a £50 deposit.
Proposed by Nigel Bow, seconded by Grant Jones, and unanimously accepted by the committee.

Other Comments: Martin Congratulated Derek Hinks and Simon Hughes for their second place in the DCGU handicap foursomes competition. Well played to Matt Lambert and Pete Anyan on representing the club in the scratch competition.

2025 Weekend Away : The weekend away had proved to be a great success enjoyed by all the participants. Martin congratulated Craig Pitcher for winning both the travellers Tankard and the Pitcher Trophy.

Knockouts: Martin congratulated the summer knockout winters: Club K/O - Simon Hughes, Senior K/O – Andy Brown, and Veteran K/O – Geoff Bannister. Martin confirmed that the Winter Knockout draw would be available on Friday 17th October.

Team Results: Grant, Simon and the 3CL team members were congratulated by Martin for their 3rd place in the Freeman Trophy.

Honours Boards: The honours boards should be available by the end of October following a meeting with Yellow Box.

2025 Trophies: Action is in hand by Martin for procurement of the 2025 trophies. These will be presented at the Christmas Stableford and draw on 20th December. (& Seniors Christmas Stableford on 16th December)

January Medal and AGM: It was confirmed that this will be held on 4th January, first tee at 10:00 am.

3.2 Senior Captain: Senior Captain John Howes reported that all the matches were now complete. He was pleased to report that the lady club members were now taking part in the senior events.

3.3 Hardy A Captain: Nothing to report except that the Hardy AGM will be held on 11th November.

3.4 Hardy B Captain: Nigel Bow was delighted to report the the team had won their final match against Parkstone and they had won the league by a massive 30 points.

3.5 Three Counties League Captain: The team finished in second place in the league and have won the shield. Grant thanked Simon Bellamy for standing in for captain Grant many times during the season. Grant was looking forward to next years competition.

4 Treasurers Report: Debbie confirmed that the balance remains healthy. There were no major issues to report. ( Details are available for members on request)

5 Secretary's Report: Toni stated that the club membership was continuing to increase and we now had 4 lady members.

6 AOB
Two Shot Penalty Rule: Andy Cole reported that following discussions with England Golf, it was confirmed that the two shot penalty when the ball is lost due to leaves etc should only apply to local Folke competitions and not external matches with other clubs.

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be held at Folke on Wednesday 12th December at 6:30 pm. All members are welcome to attend.