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Langland Centenary Book
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did not prevent the Steward, Mr. Bryant, and his wife from
resigning. In fact they resigned in January, changed their minds,
and then resigned again in March with the object of living in
Spain.They eventually went to a golf club in Wigan! Interviews
began again and Mr. and Mrs. Munslow took over in June.
bunkers to the right of the old 18th Green were to be
transformed into Heather beds. A pleasant feature in front of
the Clubhouse.The Ladies section made an official request for
a toilet on the Course with the matter being looked into!
The social side of the Club did well in many ways with the
Men’s Dinner at the Langland Court Hotel being a sell out, the
St. David’s Day Concert presented by the Ladies Section a full
house, our Carol Night with the Ladies Choir a success and
the Children’s Christmas Party hugely popular. In order to
allow members to relax a little in the Lounge and Function
room, casual dress was allowed at all times except Club
functions when formal jacket and tie must be worn.The TV
room was completely re-decorated and some extra tables and
chairs purchased.
We mustn’t forget golf in 1992 when the Club Champion was
Mark Gorvett for the fourth time in five years and Chris Riley
of Llanwern won the last Bob Pressdee Tournament before it
was renamed the Welsh Open Youth’s Championship.
The year 1993 dawned with subscriptions increased again. Men
would now have to find £315.78, Ladies £265,25 and Juniors
£75.78, or a 7.6 % increase all round.Twenty 5-Day members
were made up to full playing and fifteen taken from the waiting
list and put on the five day list.Times were hard for those
trying to get into Langland as full members.
The Chairman recommended to the Board that there was an
urgent need for the Secretary to work full time.The amount of
work being generated made it impossible for the office to cope
with morning hours only. Jan Lewis, Ladies Captain in 1990, was
the first female to be elected to the Board and she proved to
be a useful addition to the House Committee. Ernest Billings, a
Club member for fifty-nine years was made an Honorary Life
Member at the AGM. It was also reported at this time that our
profits for the year were a respectable £12,677.
The Greens Committee made arrangements for the Course to
be measured again.They also decided that the 7th, 12th, 15th
and 18th tees should be increased in size.The new 18th green
came into play in 1993 thanks to the efforts of John Beer, Ken
Phillips, Mike James, Ken Payne and his staff. The Course was,
generally speaking, in good order with compliments coming
from all quarters. Plans were in progress for two more ponds,
these to be sited on the right of the first hole.Three new
bunkers were strategically placed on the 15th par 5 and the
Opening of new 18th green 1993
Catering was top of the problem league with the Steward Mr.
Munslow taken ill. Complaints about the standard of food being
provided during his absence caused headaches for the House
Committee with some meals more than satisfactory
intermingled with several less so.The situation had to be
monitored carefully to keep members reasonably satisfied.The
Annual Club Dinner Dance was held at the Langrove Country
Club for the first time and was very well attended. Members
enjoying both the food and music by the Cottle Brothers.
After much pleading by the Ladies their cloakroom adjacent to
the Function room was re-decorated.
The Club Champion for 1993 was David Jenkins, son of the
Secretary, and our First team won promotion to the 2nd
Division of the League under the Captaincy of Phil Balfry and
the Team Manager Peter Gorvett.The Welsh Open Youth’s
Champion was A. Mckenna of Pow Foot with a four round total
of 310 and played at Langland before moving around Wales
from 1994 onwards.
The first Captain’s Charity Day event was a success with Iain
Macgregor able to present a cheque for £1020 to Ty Hapus.
The Club’s Open Week was again well supported with
proceeds totalling £4,804.60. It was hoped that both would
become annual events on the Club Calendar. The Men’s Dinner
was held at the Langland Court Hotel with the guest speaker,
Richard Nixon of the Welsh Golfing Union, addressing a packed
audience.
The main topic of conversation in our Club at the beginning of
1994, and in most Golf Clubs, was the possibility of a rebate on
the VAT paid in subscriptions over a number of years. This
being a Customs and Excise matter with our Treasurer David
Billings playing a prominent roll in recouping what was likely to
be a considerable amount of money. Further details of this a
little later. Correspondence between the Club and the Ground
Landlords, relative to the purchase of land around the
Clubhouse, continued with various figures banded about i.e.
£40,000. Our interest in obtaining the freehold for land owned
by the Vivian Estate was rather upset when a figure of at least
£80,000 was mooted.
Frank Parker’s presentation of clock
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Authority was given by the Board for the purchase of a new
computer system, as soon as possible, but no decision taken on
increasing the Secretary’s hours of employment. We were