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 23rd July

Captains Reports
3.1 Club Captain
Club Captain Martin reported that the Partners Evening had gone very well and had raised £200 for the Julia’s House charity. The plans for Captains Day on 26th were proceeding well with 39 names on the Entry Sheet so far plus £400 received from raffle ticket sales. Donations for raffle prizes would be gratefully received. Martin thanked Toni and Nigel for their support to all the ongoing events.

3.2 Senior Captain
No report was available but the seniors had narrowly lost away to Cannington on 22nd July
and the next match was away to Axe Cliffe on August 12th. Seven matches played to date – won 3, drawn 1, lost 3.

3.3 Hardy A Captain
The team had lost the recent match 6½ :1½ and the last match of the season is home to Christchurch on 9th August.

3.4 Hardy B Captain
The team was doing well with a 3:2 win at Parkstone and they are top of division 4. The next match is away at Yeovil on 2nd August.

3.5 Three Counties League Captain
The team had a 5:1 win at home to Cricket St Thomas and are second in the league by one point below Vivary Park. They play CST again away on 9th August.

4   Handicap Secretary
Martin reported that the Summer Knockout competitions are on schedule, and congratulated the winners so far. The arrangements for the winter knockouts will be addressed shortly.

5   Treasurers Report
Debbie confirmed that the balance remains healthy although there are outstanding payments for the weekend away and for the membership payments for the recent new members. (Details are available for members on request)

6 Secretary's Report
Toni stated that the club membership was continuing to increase and was now at 130.
The procurement of club clothing was still proving difficult due to the current designs being discontinued and large increases in the cost of alternative designs. Currently, a new supplier was being considered as well as the possibility of purchasing the garments and the embroidery separately.

7  Outstanding Actions
New Flag: This has been ordered and should be available by Captains Day.
Honours Boards: A date for the update to the boards is being progressed with the supplier.

8 AOB
Club Championships: The date for the championships is 6/7th September. The hire charge for the course for the two days is the same as last year so the committee agreed to the entry fees remaining as last year - £25 for 36 holes (includes senior champ fee for over 55’s) or £15 for just the 18 hole senior competition on the Sunday.
The food this year will be a cold buffet and there will be a 3 hole play-off in the event of a tied match.

3CL Winter knockout: Grant Jones confirmed that the deferred 3CL Winter Knockout final will now take place on 14th September.

9     Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held at Folke on Wednesday 13th August at 6:30 pm. All members are welcome to attend.