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 12th March

Captains Reports
• Club Captain
Club Captain Martin confirmed that the Summer Knockout draws were now available and can be seen on the Notice Board and the web site. All 3 competitions are ¾ handicap and the completion date for round 1 is 16th May. He also congratulated the 3Counties and Hardy B Teams for there recent knockout match wins.

• Senior Captain
Senior Captain John Howes reported that the team had been selected for the first match away at Wincanton on 29th April. He said that the family of the late Bob Jones had kindly donated his unworn club sportswear and the plan was to hold a silent auction via the web site to raise money for Julia’s House.

• Hardy A Captain
The first match is away to Lyme Regis on 19th April.

• Hardy B Captain
The first match away at Meyrick Park on 12th April resulted In a win for Folke 4:1 and the next game is home against Yeovil on 26th April and then Highcliffe in the next round.

• Three Counties Captain
The team play Wheathill on 3rd May. The date for the next round of the knockout is still to be defined.

Handicap Secretary’s Report
H/C Secretary Martin reported that he attended the England Golf Handicap workshop at Broadstone on the 2nd April. Points arising from the workshop were:
1) Qualifying rounds must be declared prior to the start of the round and could not be assigned as declared after round completion.
2) The attesting of cards can only be done if the attester is present during the round.
3) The club should have a Handicap Committee and as a result, Nathan Lambourne, Nigel Bow and John Howes, together with Martin Blatchford were nominated members of the Handicap Committee.
4) When members play at other venues, the scores should be entered before midnight on the day the round was played.
He further requested that the club Disciplinary Policy document should be updated to reflect the 2025 official signatories. Action: G Bannister

Treasurers Report
A detailed financial report was tabled by Treasurer Debbie. (It is available for members to review in the club house) The overall balance was still quite healthy with the main outgoings this month being the DCGU affiliation fees.

Club Secretary's Report
Secretary Toni reported that more players had now signed up bringing the current club membership total to 119.

Any Other Business
• Local Rules
Club captain Martin stated that the local rules and card information should be clearly displayed on the external Notice Board. In the absence of a local rules book an updated list will be compiled as local rules are defined and agreed by the committee.

• Buggy Requests
Two recent buggy requests have been agreed.

• Junior Golfers
The committee were concerned that the implementation of a Junior section would be difficult to achieve due to the significant safeguarding and DBS requirements.

• Day Away Prizes
The committee agreed to fund two £20 prizes for the Nearest the Pin and longest drive on the Day Away.

• Club Clothing
Secretary Toni reported that the were having some difficulty with the current supplier of club sports wear and were looking at alternative suppliers but with little success to date. The prime issue was matching the colours and styles of the clothing that has been sold to date at reasonable cost.

Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held at Folke on Wednesday 14th May at 6:30 pm. All members are welcome to attend.