LBGC Centenary Book - Flipbook - Page 54
Langland Centenary Book
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Socially all went well during the year with the St.Valentines
Dance, St. David’s Day Concert and the Club Dinner Dance
attracting good numbers.The latter was a spectacular success
with one hundred and seventy members plus guests, filling the
Marriot Hotel.The Captain, James Hole’s, choice of The Fat Barry
Band to play, helped to make the evening a success. Similarly the
Christmas and New Year celebrations were fully supported.
Dress was on the agenda once again and after much discussion
it was agreed that shorts could be worn in the Clubhouse after
7.30pm but not at functions. Casual dress was only allowed if
the Captain deemed it suitable for the occasion, for example a
theme Dance. Enquiries into the cost of extending the Car
Park were completed but no action recommended. An access
to the Archives above the Professional’s shop was built at a
cost of £1,300.
The Handicaps Committee started to place the Competition
Starting Sheets in the Pro’s shop rather than on the Men’s
notice board, this for a trial period and in order to eliminate
mis-use. Captain’s Day went off without hitch, as did the
Charity Day and the August Mixed Open.The Millennium
Trophy took place at Pennard and was won by the home team.
A new name appeared on the Club Champions Board with
Austin Roberts the winner.
redecorated and a new upstairs kitchen installed. Due to the
disruption, Paul Cullen of the Complete Hospitality catering
firm, and one of our members, organised the Men’s Annual
Dinner in the Clubhouse.The use of round table tops meant
that one hundred and thirty were seated comfortably. Similar
tops were subsequently purchased by the Club for functions.
The Treasurer was able to report another good year on the
financial front with profits recorded as £54,349. At the end of
the year there were five hundred and sixty six Men members,
one hundred and fifty four Ladies and ninety nine Juniors. It
was agreed that numbers would only be made up twice a year.
The year 2002 began with the newly appointed Steward and his
wife settling in to their respective jobs. However there were
problems in both sectors, bar and catering, and at the threemonth probationary meeting it was agreed that they would not
continue. Mr. and Mrs. Brown stood in for us once again and
Paul Cullen agreed to cover any large Functions. During the
period April to July several different options were tried but
with little success.We then learned that Ann Morgans and
Peter Cook, previously of the Woodman Inn, Blackpill, were
available.They were interviewed and subsequently offered the
positions, to start at the end of July.This they accepted.and
very soon our members appreciated the service being given by
this likeable couple and all our fingers were again crossed.
The carpet in the Men’s Bar was threadbare and replaced but,
in view of the possible future refurbishment, with one not too
expensive.The Captain, Simon Hughes, requested that his chair
for the year in office, situated in the Men’s Bar for as long as
one could remember, be moved to the Lounge.There were no
objections to the move, in fact both the Captain and his chair
were welcomed with open arms.
Austin Roberts
There continued to be much concern about the drainage and
condition of the 14th green. STRI wanted a fee of £1,500 to
carry out a complete Course inspection and we decided to
look elsewhere. However the Course generally looked to be in
a good state at the start of the Season, that is apart from the
bunkers which yet again received much criticism. A klaxon was
purchased to warn members of fog or any other immediate
causes to close the Course under Health and Safety
regulations.The Foot and Mouth epidemic meant that the
Clyne and Pennard Courses were closed for a time. It was
agreed that a limited number of their members could play
Langland at half fees. Peter Gee the Course Manager produced
a report showing that the replacement of machinery over the
next five years could cost in the region of £74,000.
In September the Chairman John Pickard resigned from the
Board for health reasons and was replaced by Bernard Brazil
until the next AGM in 2002. John was thanked for his
contribution to the Club during his tenure as Chairman.Tony
Vaughan was co-opted onto the Board until the next AGM.
Another resignation was that of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, the
Steward and his wife, who departed having served the Club
well for two and a half years. So the round of advertising and
interviews started again and eventually a local couple Mr. and
Mrs. Dower were appointed. In the meantime the Club was
fortunate once again to have the services of our regular standins, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, until the Flat was completely
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Golden Jubilee Marquee
The Club’s Social whirl started and finished with top class
entertainment.The Captain Simon Hughes presided over all the
usual popular functions and the numbers attending were
complimentary to his enthusiasm.The Club Dinner Dance,
held at the Marriott Hotel for the fourth year running was a
success as was the Men’s Dinner which took place in the
Clubhouse. A pleasant evening was spent dining and dancing ‘al
fresco’ to celebrate the Queen and Prince Phillip’s Golden
Jubilee in June. It took place in a marquee positioned between
the car park and the 2nd fairway with two hundred tickets
sold. In addition to that John Lythgoe prepared one of his
Treasure Hunts of which the Queen would have been proud
and more than likely got lost.
Several items of maintenance were carried out during the year,
these including a refitting of the Beer Cellar and repairs to the
roof above the Secretary’s office and the Ladies changing
rooms. Following the break-in of a number of cars in the car