LBGC Centenary Book - Flipbook - Page 48
Langland Centenary Book
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tees at no cost to the Club (due to his persuasive powers with
his employers), and, the provision of the resurfacing of the car
park which he arranged at risible cost, and it was clear that as
an officer of the Club he would be sorely missed.
On the social side the rules for the Monthly Draw were
changed somewhat with a major decision taken not to give
‘bottles’ with the monetary prizes. These being increased to
£100, £50, £30 and £20 and the Snowball at £50, if present. It
was hoped to attract more members to join the Draw and at
the same time improve the standard of entertainment provided
and the signs were that it was working.The annual Men’s
Dinner was held at the Langland Court Hotel.
We arrived at the start of 1995 with the Club looking to spend
some money on a sprinkler system for the Course, thus using
some of the proceeds of the VAT rebate. Estimates obtained
for the work were in the region of £64,000 and apart from our
own funds we were looking at the possibility of obtaining
grants.The two new ponds would be used as reservoirs for the
system.The Treasurer indicated that with the rebate and our
own funds the Club’s financial situation was sound.
Due to the changes in the accounting year there would be an
AGM in November and then another one in March 1996. From
then on the AGM would take place in March each year.The
Secretary informed the Board that there were one hundred
and twenty males and twenty females on the waiting list to
join. It was decided to appoint a member of the Board to be
responsible for membership, this with immediate effect.The
phasing out of reduced subscriptions for Veterans continued
but not to everyone’s satisfaction. Cyril Goldstone, our Club
Solicitor, was to be offered Honorary Life Membership in view
of his unstinting efforts on behalf of the Club over many years.
The necessity for extra security led to the fitting of window
bars in the Secretary’s office and a new door into the Men’s
locker room. Remedial work was carried out on the
Clubhouse, with repairs to the roof over and the floor inside
the storeroom, this directly above the Pro’s shop.The Ladies
locker room door was fitted with a security lock and fascia
boards renewed around both the Clubhouse and
Greenkeeper’s sheds. Mr. and Mrs.Weekes settled in well and
were doing a good job with catering standards and Bar service
much to members satisfaction.There was another change in
venue for the annual Dinner Dance with a full house at Sketty
Hall.The social side continued to blossom with Dances all well
attended and enjoyed, a mini Pantomime written and produced
by Jan Lewis and a Welsh evening to celebrate St, David’s Day.
It was a pleasure to see so many members attending
these functions.
Unfortunately leaks were found in one of the new ponds but
fortunately repairs were possible. However this was not the
end of the problem. Contact with the firm responsible for
lining the ponds proved difficult and it became necessary to
involve our Solicitor in order to resolve the matter. In due
course new membranes were fitted to the ponds at a cost of
£4800.There was some criticism on the state of the Course
earlier in the Season but after an extreme effort by Ken Payne
and the Greens staff things improved considerably.Taking into
consideration the inclement weather, Bingleys gave a mainly
good report during their routine visit.They did however make
comments that attention should be given to both Men and
Ladies tees.
Notice was given that Watermation would start work on the
new watering system in September and likewise Penstar on the
boreholes.The latter to be near to the 5th tee with water
pumped into the top ponds.
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Open Week was once again a resounding success with almost
every day fully booked.The Gwalia Housing Association ProAm held in July went well with the first tee booked from 8.30
am until 2.30 pm. The departing Captain Tony Morris had
proposed a ‘Past Captains’ Competition to be held jointly with
‘local’ Clubs, Ashburnam, Cardigan, Carmarthen,
Haverfordwest and Pennard, during the year and with those
participating allowed courtesy of the Course. Further details
were awaited but Langland would be prepared to host the first
meeting. Another first in 1995 was the inputting of Medal
scores into the computer by competitors on completion of
their round. Apart from the occasional error, all went well.
One of our younger members Steve Hunt was the winner of
the Club Championship but our First and Second teams were
relegated from their respective Leagues.
A Development Committee was formed yet again to look at
ideas for improving the Clubhouse.Their aim being to present
plans to the Board in the not too distant future.
The Club continued to be financially sound with profits for the
year £24,829. It was confirmed that all male veterans and
female senior members would be in line and paying full
subscriptions within four years. Freehold Reversion of land
around the Clubhouse was completed during 1996, after much
delay.The Board announced that Tom Lynch would be retiring
next year and Ken Payne at the end of this year. The Board
decided to advertise for a Course Manager at once and
following a series of interviews Peter Gee was appointed on a
six month trial basis. He was given use of our Overland Road
house for the same period at a reduced rental. Ken Payne
agreed to stay on as a member of the Greens staff until his
retirement. The Watermation System was by now completed
and working well, with controls in the Course Manager’s office.
The borehole situation was less clear with Pensar now drilling
to the left of the 3rd Green. A writ was issued against the
