Two new members, Ger Eyres O’Brien and Elaine Buckley, were co-opted on to the JMC and welcomed at the meeting.
Garrett Donnery, director of Synergy Golf Ltd, attended the meeting and gave a report on all aspects of his company’s work with the club since the February JMC meeting.
The Hon. Treasurer (Dominic Holmes) briefed the meeting on the membership renewal. He stated that taking into account all the difficulties and strains arising from Covid-19, membership renewal in the club was very encouraging.
The meeting decided to immediately recruit a fifth course staff member. The new staff member will be employed until the end of Autumn.
The JMC welcomed the allocation of a grant of €12,400 under the Golf Ireland resilience grant. A sub-committee was set up to guide the club in compliance with Golf Ireland conditions of approval. Members of the sub-committee are: Dominic Holmes (convenor), Anne Connellan, Pat Mahon, P.J. Gannon.
The club’s constitution is currently being reviewed by a sub-committee. Golf Ireland has promised to provide a template constitution soon that will be suitable and helpful for all clubs.
The meeting agreed to a purchase order system under which purchase orders will require Hon. Treasurer approval and such purchases must be only for items provided for in the current year’s budget.
The meeting thanked and complimented the members of the Ladies’ Club, and in particular, Ann Cribben and Lady Captain Eileen O’Toole, for the flower beds upgrade already carried out and the additional flower baskets and planter containers due for arrival shortly.
Members expressed the hope that the club will be open for golf and ‘busy as a bee’ by the time of the April JMC meeting on 20th April.
Dear All,
Work is still ongoing in the club and we are delighted with the work that has been done. Ann Cribben organized for the old heather which had gone into seed to be removed and the flower bed planted up with new young heathers. What a transformation.
We are so lucky in the club to have people like Ann and our men volunteers who do some great work around the club.
Finally, along with their work on the course, there has also been a great job done strimming hedges around the first tee box and between the tee box and second green by the golf team which has further enchanced the look and general tidiness of the area.
Tommy & Eileen
Hello to all.
Big shout out to the lads in the Pro Shop for the Trojan work over the last 2 weeks in getting so many renewal payments into the club. It is certainly a testament to the club and the course staff who are also using the opportunity to get additional work done around the place as we are closed.
By the time you read this notice our draw for members who have renewed by the 17th March will have taken place and hopefully, we will have a number of very happy winners.
Both the Ladies Committee and Men’s Committee together with the JMC are continuing with Zoom meetings and making sure all work is continuing in the club in advance of re-opening.
Our club treasurer Dominic Holmes and Pat Mahon are working away and meeting all the club’s commitments with regard to service providers, mortgage repayments, insurance renewal for club and of course staff wages. All of the above has been made possible by you renewing your membership and putting your trust in the JMC. We wish to thank you all most sincerely for your understanding and loyalty. It is very much appreciated by us.
Captains’ Tommy & Eileen
The weather in the last week has been so mixed, the weekend was nice for golf but it has changed in the last day or so. Hopefully, it’s not too long before we all return to the course with some lovely spring weather to look forward to.
In line with our continuous course improvements, great work has been undertaken by Ann Cribeen to project lead and revamp the flower beds at the entrance to the course. This can be seen from the photographs below and when growth commences the display of flowers will be uplifting to us all.
Additional floral improvements are also planned for the entrance area to the club complex, together with some new welcome signage. We would also like to thank Alice Cronin who planted wild seed flowers on the course close to Kilcock Golf Club sign to the left of the fairway / rough on the 6th hole.
As we have continued uncertainty it has been decided on a one-off basis to have a virtual drive in which members will be able to view online and on social media. More details on this to follow.
These particular projects in the main are been financed by the Ladies section of the Golf Club. We do hope that everyone is keeping safe and well.
Captains Tommy & Eileen
