The weather in January was not too kind to us with the course being closed for a while due to snow causing the cancellation of the Ladies Fun Golf on 19^th. I was in Florida at the time, which was a lot colder than normal but certainly nothing to compare with the dreadful conditions in the U.K.

I was getting concerned for the Ladies Fun Golf scheduled for 16^th February, as the forecast was “heavy rain”. I had taken the precaution of asking Francis that, if he needed to close the course, to add a rider to his message that the Ladies Lunch would still go ahead. WHY DID I WORRY??  On the day the sun shone and the golf went ahead no problem. {Let’s hope we have that sort of success, weather wise at the Lady Captain’s Away Weekend in April at Whitefields Golf Course.}

A very enjoyable lunch followed and P.C. Steve Day, Crime Reduction Officer, was our after lunch speaker talking on “ Personal Safety”. This stimulated a great deal of discussion and the Personal Safety Alarms, at a cost of £3.00, sold like hot cakes due to their very feminine design and variety of colours. A donation of £30 was given to Steve for “The Police Benevolent Fund” as a token of our appreciation for his time. Please let me know if you wish to purchase a personal alarm as Steve has offered to obtain additional supplies if required.

On 19^th February we had further snow, which seemed to thaw very quickly but as I write this we have another blizzard, lets hope this goes just as quickly so that the Barn Dance scheduled for 20^th is able to go ahead and the Captains Challenges scheduled for next week. Pat and I are really enjoying the games and the company, to date we have only had to postpone one due to the weather let’s hope we can manage to play all the rest. We have kept March relatively free, just in case.

A chance meeting today in a “well known“ supermarket has led to a suggestion that we collect the School Vouchers they are currently giving out for a local school. So, all those members who have no one to give their School Vouchers to please place them in the container in the Locker Room and I will arrange for them to be passed on.

Let’s hope that as the snowdrops, crocus and daffodils appear so will wonderful springtime weather for golf. 

Wendy Elsdon - 19/02/10                                                              Lady Captain

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Oh my, what a busy month December has been.

Firstly on 1st December the Bring and Win Competition, a very frosty day but fine and dry which was a bonus. This was followed by cake and mulled wine and got us all off to a good start to the month of December. I am pleased to say my team came in second with a score of 52, to which I did contribute a little.

Next came the Coffee morning on 4^th December and how supportive everyone was. The stallholders, people who donated items and all those who came along on the day as customers.  I am very pleased to say we raised a creditable £435 for the Ladies Section, which easily covers the entertainment for our Christmas Dinner. In addition we made £160 for “The Laura Centre” from the Quilt Raffle and the Card Stall.

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.

Then came the Children’s Christmas Party on 6^th December!!!  40+children, games, dancing, bubbles, followed by Chicken Nuggets and Chips and of course ketchup. What a time they had. Of course Santa managed to fit a visit in to his VERY busy schedule and I believe Richard Senior has a photograph to prove it. It really was a joy to be a very small part of it all. Special thanks should go to the Social Committee for all their hard work in organising this event.

On 12^th December it was the Christmas Dinner Dance. This was an excellent evening, David Broadly, a singer from New Zealand, was very good, shame he is shortly going “down under” to live. Thanks again must go to the Social Committee.

The Ladies Christmas Dinner was on 16^th December, I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. Excellent food, superb service from our “ male waiters”, entertainment that even when you saw it you couldn’t believe it and then the Carols!!!!! WONDERFUL.

I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

AND

HAPPY GOLFING FOR 2010

Wendy Elsdon - 18/12/09

Lady Captain

 

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I can hardly believe that some 7 weeks have passed since I became your Lady Captain and some 7 weeks since that nerve wracking Drive-In. I have to say however, that on reflection, I had a lovely day and would like to say a big thank you to you all for all your good wishes and the support I have received. It has been a busy few weeks, I have had so many purses in use for all the money I have been collecting for various future events and the calculator has been well used.

My chosen charity for the year is: The Laura Centre.

We were very fortunate with the weather on the 17th November for the Fun Golf and Charity Lunch.  I think the golf was enjoyed by all and our President Phil Adcock and Men’s Captain Paul Wallace kindly joined us for lunch.

Following a very enjoyable meal  Gail Moore, Founder and Fund Raising Manager for the Laura Centre spoke to us about the origins of The Centre and the very valuable work it undertakes. I think Gail’s talk moved us all and the table collection raised £106.60.  I do hope that we have a successful years fund raising for this very worthwhile cause.

I am delighted to say that I now have Pat Chamberlain as my Vice Captain. I  am very grateful to her for taking on this role and am sure that Pat and I will work well together over the forthcoming year.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible for mulled wine and cake following the Bring and Win on 1st December.

Wendy Elsdon - 27/11/09

Lady Captain

 

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Ladies of Glen Gorse, thank you so very much for the table lamps that I was presented with last night at the Ladies A.G.M. They will always be a shining reminder of my year as Captain.

For those of you who were not there, I ended my report with the hope that I will be remembered as the Captain of the quotes.

I read out the card which Howard gave me before the meeting - 'If it goes to the right it's a SLICE, if it goes to the left it's a HOOK and if it goes straight it's a miracle.'  

Howard wrote inside the card  ' Yours is always a miracle.'  

Jane Linsley - Past Captain

A quick note to say that The Ladies Handicap Section won their division, which will mean that they will go up next season.

We are saying very little ref The Mail On Sunday as unfortunately we lost in the 8th round on Tuesday V Royal Norwich.

 

Regards

Jane 03/09/2009