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Cheshire County Senior Ladies' Golf Association
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Friday 27th November 2009 at
Vicars Cross Golf Club at
11.15 a.m.
Present:
President Miss Hilary Lyall
Captain Mrs Wendy Thexton
Vice Captain Mrs Karen Schneider
Hon. Treasurer Mrs Rosemary Griffiths
Hon. Secretary Ms Pam Evans
Hon. Fixture Sec. Mrs Jenny Turner
Hon. Competition Sec (West) Mrs Barbara Leigh
Hon. Competition Sec (East) Mrs Mary Rawsthorn
61 Members as per the attendance sheets.
1. Notice convening the meeting. The Hon. Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.
2. Apologies. There were apologies from 8 Past Captains and 22 members.
3. Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on November 28th 2008.
4. Matters arising from the Minutes. There were no matters arising from the Minutes.
5. Captain’s Report. This is filed with the Minutes.
6. Hon. Treasurer’s Report and Balance Sheet. This is filed with the Minutes.
7. Election of Officers for 2009/10:
Immediate Past Captain: Mrs Wendy Thexton (Wilmslow)
Re-Election of Officers:
President: Miss Hilary Lyall (Wirral Ladies)
Hon. Treasurer: Mrs Rosemary Griffiths (Wallasey)
Hon. Secretary: Ms Pam Evans (Ringway)
Hon. Fixture Secretary: Mrs Jenny Turner (Upton by Chester)
Hon. Competition Secretary (West): Mrs Barbara Leigh (Helsby)
Hon. Competition Secretary (East): Mrs Mary Rawsthorn (Wilmslow)
Hon. Auditor: Mr Gedd Avison
8. Nominations for Committee:
9. Courses for 2010 Competitions and Matches
The Hon. Secretary read the Fixture List and County Matches for 2010.
12. Vote of thanks to officers, members and retiring members of the Committee:
13. Any Other Business
No AOB matters were raised at the meeting
14. Introduction of the New Captain:
Meeting closed at 12:00.
Captain
CHESHIRE COUNTY SENIOR LADIES’ GOLF ASSOCIATION
The Annual General Meeting will be held at Vicars Cross Golf Club, Littleton, near Chester, on Friday 27th November 2009 at 11.15 a.m.
AGENDA
1. To read the Notice convening the Meeting 2. Apologies for absence 3. Minutes of the last AGM (excluding Captain’s & Treasurer’s reports) 4. Matters arising from the Minutes 6. Hon. Treasurer’s Report 7. Election of Officers for 2009/2010 CAPTAIN: Mrs K Schneider (Caldy) Proposed by Mrs J Evans (Runcorn)
Seconded by Mrs H Meredith (Sale)
IMMEDIATE PAST CAPTAIN: Mrs W Thexton (Wilmslow) VICE-CAPTAIN: Mrs E Wilson ( Stockport) Proposed by Mrs W Thexton (Wilmslow) Seconded by Mrs J Evans (Runcorn) Re-election of Officers: PRESIDENT: Miss H Lyall (Delamere Forest)
HON. TREASURER: Mrs R Griffiths (Wallasey)
HON. SECRETARY Ms P Evans (Ringway)
HON. FIXTURE SECRETARY Mrs J Turner (Upton by Chester)
HON. COMPETITION SECRETARY (West) Mrs B Leigh (Helsby)
HON. COMPETITION SECRETARY (East) Mrs M Rawsthorn (Wilmslow)
HON. AUDITOR: Mr G E Avison
8. Nominations for Committee: East Side: 1 nomination for 3 years
Nomination: Miss N Lane (Didsbury) Proposed by Mrs P A Ward (Didsbury)
Seconded by Mrs R M Chapman (Didsbury) 9. Courses for the 2010 Competitions and Matches 13. Any other business 14. Introduction of the new Captain
CHESHIRE COUNTY SENIOR LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2009
INCOME Year ended 30/09.09 Year ended 30/09/08
£ £ £ £ Annual Subscriptions 3,880 4,005 Entrance Fees 128 145 Affiliation Fees 280 290 Field Days 386 736 East Float (30) (30) West Float (30) 506 (30) 896 Raffles 371 595 Donations 10 135
5,175 6,066
Sales 106 285 Opening Stock 671 699 Purchases 136 297 Less: Closing Stock 601 671
206 325
(100) (40) Bank Interest Received 32 245
TOTAL INCOME 5,107 6,271
EXPENDITURE
Subscription - NVLGA 996 1,054 Cost of Prizes- (inc. engraving) 1,479 1,316 Match Expenses 2,294 2,552 Committee Expenses 630 365 Printing and Stationery 649 616 Postage 161 111 Insurance - 300 General Expenses 202 150 Donation County Junior Girls 190 6,601 - 6,464
Excess of Expenditure over Income 1,494 193
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30th SEPTEMBER 2009 £ £ CURRENT ASSETS as at 30/09/09 as at 30/09/08
Cash at Bank - Current Account (94) 362 - Business Reserve Account 6,420 7,388
6,326 7,750 Stock 601 671 6,927 8,421
ACCUMULATED FUND During the year 1,494 193
6,927 8,421
Rosemary Griffiths Honorary Treasurer
I have examined the Balance Sheet and annexed Receipts and Payments Account, which have been prepared by the Treasurer, and certify that they conform to the books and vouchers of the Association.
GE Avison Honorary Auditor
Vicars Cross Golf Club at 11.15 a.m. Present: President Mrs Shirley Godward President Elect Miss Hilary Lyall Captain Mrs Judith Evans Vice Captain Mrs Wendy Thexton Immediate Past Captain Mrs Helen Meredith Hon. Treasurer Mrs Rosemary Griffiths Hon. Secretary Ms Pam Evans Hon. Fixture Sec. Mrs Jill Oddie Hon. Competition Sec (West) Mrs Gill Jennings 79 Members as per the attendance sheets. The Captain introduced the Lady Captain of Vicars Cross Golf Club, Mrs Enid Pattison, who welcomed members of the Association to the Club. The Captain opened the meeting and introduced the ‘Top’ Table: Shirley Godward (President), Hilary Lyall (President Elect), Wendy Thexton (Vice Captain), Rosemary Griffiths (Treasurer) and Pam Evans (Secretary). 1. Notice convening the meeting. The Hon. Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 2. Apologies. There were apologies from 8 Past Captains and 28 members. 3. Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on November 23rd 2007 The Captain asked the attendees if they agreed the minutes were correct. The minutes were approved and duly signed. 4. Matters arising from the Minutes. There were no matters arising from the Minutes. 5. Captain’s Report. This is filed with the Minutes. Vote of thanks to Captain. Mrs Alanna Vine (Stockport) congratulated the Captain on her year of office, her brilliant organisation, encouragement and commitment. It had been a great testament to Runcorn Golf Club to provide such a great Championship in view of the awful weather. Although the outcome of the Richardson Trophy may have been disappointing Judith’s enthusiasm was unfailing. She wished Wendy the very best for next year and was looking forward to playing under her captaincy. On behalf of the team Alanna presented the Captain with a memento for her year as Captain. Mrs Isabelle Slater (Sandiway) seconded the Vote of Thanks on behalf of Mrs Cecelia Lyon (Prestbury) who was unable to attend the AGM. Cecelia remembered the Championship’s dreadful weather conditions and the great support and encouragement that Judith provided, not only at Runcorn but throughout the year’s golf and training programme. 6. Hon. Treasurer’s Report and Balance Sheet. This is filed with the Minutes. Adoption of Accounts and Vote of Thanks. Mrs Sheila McKinnon (Royal Liverpool) proposed a Vote of Thanks to the Treasurer and the Adoption of the Accounts; this was seconded by Mrs Lynda Brenner (Ashton on Mersey). 7. Election of Officers for 2008/9: President: Miss Hilary Lyall (Delamere Forest) proposed by Mrs Judith Evans (Runcorn) and seconded by Mrs Helen Meredith (Sale) Captain: Mrs Wendy Thexton (Wilmslow), proposed by Mrs Helen Meredith (Sale) and seconded by Mrs Audrey Briggs (Royal Liverpool) Immediate Past Captain: Mrs Judith Evans (Runcorn) Vice-Captain: Mrs Karen Schneider (Caldy), proposed by Mrs Judith Evans (Runcorn) and seconded by Mrs Helen Meredith (Sale) Hon. Fixture Secretary: Mrs Jenny Turner (Upton by Chester) proposed by Mrs Pam Taylor (Pryors Hayes) and seconded by Mrs Jerolyn Price (Caldy) Hon. Competition Secretary (East): Mrs Mary Rawsthorn (Wilmslow) proposed by Mrs Wendy Thexton (Wilmslow) and seconded by Mrs Liz Robinson (Bramall Park) Hon. Competition Secretary (West): Mrs Barbara Leigh (Helsby) proposed by Mrs Theresa Mann (Helsby) and seconded by Mrs Kath Wilkinson (Helsby) Re-Election of Officers: Hon. Treasurer: Mrs Rosemary Griffiths (Wallasey) Hon. Secretary: Ms Pam Evans (Ringway) Hon. Auditor: Mr Gedd Avison 8. Nominations for Committee: West Side: Two vacancies, 1 for three years, 1 for two years: Dr Barbara Craven (Chester), proposed by Mrs Jane Robinson (Chester) and seconded by Mrs Sheila Watson (Chester) Mrs Barbara Pattison (Helsby), proposed by Mrs Lynne Rowlinson (Helsby) and seconded by Mrs Julie Connolly (Helsby) Scruitineers: Mrs Nan Paton (Ringway) and Mrs Audrey Briggs (Royal Liverpool) Result of Ballot: Mrs Barbara Pattison will serve for 3 years, Dr Barbara Craven will serve for 2 years. 9. Courses for 2009 Competitions and Matches The Hon. Secretary read the Fixture List and County Matches for 2009. 10. Vote of thanks to officers, members and retiring members of the Committee: The Captain, Mrs Judith Evans, proposed a Vote of Thanks to the Officers and Committee. Her thanks went to the President, Immediate Past Captain, Secretary, Fixture Secretary, Competition Secretaries – East and West, retiring committee members Dorothy Mellor, Vivienne Carroll, Sheila Wallwork, as well as remaining committee members. 11. Any Other Business No AOB matters were raised at the meeting 12. Introduction of the New President: Shirley Godward expressed her thanks to Helen and Judith for being such super Captains, it had been a pleasure to work with them and had provided many happy memories. She also thanked our very talented team members, the committee for their friendship, to her own golf Club, Bramhall, for their support, and to all the Association members. She had great pleasure in introducing our new President, Hilary Lyall. Hilary’s list of achievements is long, a very talented lady, who has played golf both right and left handed at a very high standard, has been both Cheshire champion and Cheshire senior champion. She has been Cheshire Senior Captain, Cheshire Captain and President and now Vice-President. Hilary has also edited a book on the centenary of Cheshire golf. Many years ago Hilary introduced Shirley as Cheshire Senior Captain so it was with great pleasure than Shirley could turn the tables and introduce Hilary as our new President and wish her two very happy and memorable years. Hilary Lyall thanked the past President for her kind introduction and the Past Captains for giving her the honour of being President for the next two years. She is looking forward to visiting the various clubs that are hosting competitions and to supporting the team matches. Cheshire has a strong team for the Richardson Trophy matches, with two English Internationals, so she hoped they will have great success in 2009 and bring back the trophy to Cheshire. Hilary wished Wendy a very enjoyable and successful year as Captain and wished everyone good golfing in the New Year. 13. Introduction of the New Captain: The Captain welcomed Mrs Wendy Thexton as the new Captain and passed on the Captain’s Badge of Office. Wendy is a member of Wilmslow Golf Club where she was Lady Captain in 2004. She has been a strong supporter of the Association, working as Competition Secretary for the East, as well as winning quite a few prizes at the Field Days. Judith hoped that Wendy would have a very good and successful year. Wendy thanked the Past Captains for inviting her to step in as Captain for 2009. She thanked Judith for all her help, both now and in the future and felt fortunate in having a very experienced Committee to help guide her in the right direction. She thanked Wilmslow Golf Club for accommodating next year’s events and asked for as much support as possible at the Championship and Silver/Bronze Meeting in April. Meeting closed at 12:00. CHESHIRE COUNTY SENIOR LADIES’ GOLF ASSOCIATION The Annual General Meeting will be held at Vicars Cross Golf Club, Littleton, near Chester, on Friday 28th November 2008 at 11.15 a.m. AGENDA 1. To read the Notice convening the Meeting 2. Apologies for absence 3. Minutes of the last AGM (excluding Captain’s & Treasurer’s reports) 4. Matters arising from the Minutes 5. Captain’s Report Vote of thanks to the Captain - Proposed by Mrs A Vine (Stockport); Seconded by Mrs I Slater (Sandiway) on behalf of Mrs C Lyon (Prestbury) 6. Hon. Treasurer’s Report Adoption of the Accounts and vote of thanks - Proposed by Mrs S McKinnon (Royal Liverpool) Seconded by Mrs L Brenner (Ashton on Mersey) 7. Election of Officers for 2008/2009 Seconded by Mrs H Meredith (Sale) Re-election of Officers: 8. Nominations for Committee: East Side – 1 nomination for 3 years Seconded by Mrs M Griffiths (Ringway) West Side – 1 nomination for 3 years and 1 nomination for 2 years Seconded by Mrs J Connolly (Helsby) Seconded by Mrs S Watson (Chester) Scrutineers: Mrs N Paton (Ringway), Mrs A Briggs (Royal Liverpool) 9. Courses for the 2009 Competitions and Matches 10. Vote of thanks to officers, members and retiring members of the Committee – Captain, Mrs J Evans 11. Any other business 12. Introduction of the new President CHESHIRE COUNTY SENIOR LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2008 INCOME Year ended 30/09.08 Year ended 30/09/07 £ £ £ £ Annual Subscriptions 4,005 3,959 Entrance Fees 145 138 Affiliation Fees 290 295 Competitions Championship 220 280 Field Days 736 - East Float (30) (40) West Float (30) 896 (30) 210 Raffles 595 441 Donations 135 25 6,066 5,068 Sales 285 93 Opening Stock 699 785 Purchases 297 - Less: Closing Stock 671 699 325 86 (40) 7 Bank Interest Received 245 210 TOTAL INCOME 6,271 5,285 EXPENDITURE Subscription - NVLGA 1,054 1,050 Cost of Prizes- (08 inc. engraving) 1,316 794 Match Expenses 2,552 2,435 Committee Expenses 365 365 Printing and Stationery 616 534 Postage 111 116 Insurance 300 315 General Expenses 150 579 New Flag 6,464 286 6,474 Excess of Expenditure over Income 193 1,189 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30th SEPTEMBER 2008 £ £ CURRENT ASSETS as at 30/09/08 as at 30/09/07 Cash at Bank - Current Account 362 532 - Business Reserve Account 7,388 7,143 Stock 671 699 Prize Vouchers at Cost 240 8,421 8,614 ACCUMULATED FUND As 1st October 2007 8,614 9,803 Excess of Expenditure over Income During the year 193 1,189 8,421 8,614 Rosemary Griffiths Honorary Treasurer I have examined the Balance Sheet and annexed Receipts and Payments Account, which have been prepared by the Treasurer, and certify that they conform with the books and vouchers of the Association. GE Avison Honorary Auditor Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Friday 23rd November 2007 at Vicars Cross Golf Club at 10.45 a.m. Present: President Mrs Shirley Godward Captain Mrs Helen Meredith Vice Captain Mrs Judith Evans Immediate Past Captain Mrs Audrey Briggs Hon. Treasurer Mrs Rosemary Griffiths Hon. Secretary Ms Pam Evans Hon. Fixture Sec. Mrs Jill Oddie Hon. Competition Sec (West) Mrs Gill Jennings Hon. Competition Sec (East) Mrs Lynda Brenner 77 Members as per the attendance sheets. The Captain introduced the Lady Captain of Vicars Cross Golf Club, Mrs Chris Carr, who welcomed members of the Association to the Club. The Captain opened the meeting and introduced the ‘Top’ Table: Shirley Godward (President), Judith Evans (Vice Captain), Rosemary Griffiths (Treasurer) and Pam Evans (Secretary). 1. Notice convening the meeting. The Hon. Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 2. Apologies. There were apologies from 10 Past Captains and 14 members. 3. Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on November 24th 2006 (excluding Captain’s & Treasurer’s reports) The Captain explained that as a copy of the Minutes had been sent to each club in advance, as well as posting them on the CCSLGA web site, they would not be read out. The Captain asked the attendees if they agreed the minutes were correct. The minutes were approved and duly signed. 4. Matters arising from the Minutes. There were no matters arising from the Minutes. 5. Captain’s Report. This is filed with the Minutes. Vote of thanks to Captain. Mrs Barbara Laird, Sandiway, congratulated the Captain on her year of office and thanked her for the tremendous support she had given the team. Her support at the Northern Championship and Jamboree events was also very much appreciated. On behalf of the team Barbara presented the Captain with a memento for her year as Captain. Mrs Alanna Vine (Stockport) seconded the Vote of Thanks and added that the Captain had always been very reassuring and supportive, even when things were not going smoothly, quoting the example of when she had to re-organise the Yorkshire match! 6. Hon. Treasurer’s Report and Balance Sheet. This is filed with the Minutes. Adoption of Accounts and Vote of Thanks. Mrs Luci Foster (Bramhall) proposed a Vote of Thanks to the Treasurer and the Adoption of the Accounts; this was seconded by Mrs Sue Barrett (Sale). 7. Vote of thanks to Secretary: Mrs Nan Paton (Ringway) proposed a Vote of Thanks to the Hon. Secretary and this was seconded by Mrs Barbara Leigh (Helsby). 8. Election of Officers for 2007/8: Captain: Mrs Judith Evans (Runcorn), proposed by Mrs Audrey Briggs (Royal Liverpool) and seconded by Mrs Pat Hood (Ringway) Immediate Past Captain: Mrs Helen Meredith (Sale) Vice-Captain: Mrs Marjorie Griffiths (Ringway), proposed by Mrs Helen Meredith (Sale) and seconded by Mrs Audrey Briggs (Royal Liverpool) Hon. Secretary: Ms Pam Evans (Ringway), proposed by Mrs Pam Hegarty (Ringway) and seconded by Mrs Dorothy Richards (Ringway) Hon. Competition Secretary (East): Ms Jan Dooley (Ringway), proposed by Mrs Marjorie Griffiths (Ringway) and seconded by Ms Pam Evans (Ringway) Re-Election of Officers: President: Mrs Shirley Godward (Bramhall) Hon. Treasurer: Mrs Rosemary Griffiths (Wallasey) Hon. Fixture Secretary: Mrs Jill Oddie (Royal Liverpool) Hon. Competition Secretary (West): Mrs Gill Jennings (Bromborough) Hon. Auditor: Mr G E Avison 9. Nominations for Committee: East Side: Mrs Sheila Wallwork (Mere) co-opted for one year West Side: Mrs Jenny Turner (Upton by Chester) for 3 years, proposed by Mrs Margaret Langford (Upton by Chester) and seconded by Mrs June Croft (Upton by Chester) 10. Courses for 2008 Competitions and Matches The Hon. Secretary read the Fixture List and County Matches for 2008. 11. Any Other Business: No AOB matters were raised at the meeting 12. Introduction of the New Captain: The Captain welcomed Mrs Judith Evans as the new Captain and passed on the Captain’s Badge of Office. Judith has been an active and ever present member of the Association since she joined in 1998, serving on Committee for the past three years. Judith congratulated Helen on a wonderful year and presented her with the Past Captain’s Badge. She was delighted to be Captain for 2008 and thanked Helen and the President, Shirley, for all their help. Judith wished the team a successful year and looked forward to meeting as many members as possible at the Championship and other events during the season. Meeting closed at 11.30 a.m. Captain
Captain's Report 2007 I begin my report with our step into the 21st Century. After several months of preparation, we were able on February 10th to go live on the world wide web. Whilst we appreciate that many of you do not have Internet access and indeed I’m told, would not want internet access, we cannot afford to lag behind our “younger golfing counterparts” and we felt the time was right to take the Cheshire Seniors forward with the aid of a little technology whilst still retaining the basic traditions of the Association. The Website is still of course, very much in its infancy, but we are hoping it will grow with the Association to continue to provide information for our members. If you have any suggestions for improvement please let us know via the “contact” page or even by more conventional means of communication like the telephone! For those of you interested in statistics, we have had almost 2000 visitors to the site to date and if curiosity were to overcome those of you without a computer, you could always add to that tally by a visit to the library. Pass on one of the little cards you will find on the table by the door and the Librarian will log on for you to have a little peek. We have further tried to reduce our carbon footprint this year by the extensive use of email which has proved of paramount importance in spreading information across the County and helping to make us a more “paperless” Association. We were very fortunate earlier in the year to acquire a laptop computer from our County Colleagues and we were also gifted a printer by our President, Shirley. We wanted the computer to help our Competition Secretaries run our Medal competitions and produce the results sheets which now under the Congu system, have to be returned to each Club. However, the versatile computer software is such that I am hoping sometime in the future, all our competitions will be run using this method. On the 21st of March, I was privileged to be invited to the County Centenary Lunch and Book launch at Mere Golf Club. It was a lovely day, enjoyed by all and if anyone has not seen the Centenary Book, I can strongly recommend it as an enthralling insight into the history of Ladies Golf in Cheshire. My congratulations to all concerned with its production. We started our season of matches with the game against the Cheshire Senior Men at Sale Golf Club. We negotiated five shots from them and won the match by four games to two. The men were understandably disappointed but very gracious in defeat and I suspect that next year the shots may be a little harder to come by. Our Championship was held at the end of April and “summer” came to Sale for the three days. Major re-furbishment meant that we were without our usual changing facilities but at the eleventh hour the men’s changing room was made available for our use. Vandalism on the course ten days before the Championship meant that we had to play two temporary greens but everyone seemed to take all the difficulties in good spirit and produced some good golf out on the course. For the first time, last year’s Champion did not have automatic qualification and a cold wind on the first day made the golf tricky with some surprisingly high scores. Conditions were calmer and warmer for the final day and Barbara Laird was a worthy winner in her first year as a Senior, beating Alanna Vine in the final by 3/2. The match against our Welsh counterparts took place on May 15th at Sale. We still had to be content with the men’s locker room and two temporary greens and two days before the match we played host to a herd of cows who had strayed from a farm in Hazel Grove. However, on the day of the match, I was assured they had gone. Our team played well against a stronger than usual Welsh team and the match ended in a draw. At the end of May the Northern Division Championship was held at Ilkley Golf Club. Twelve ladies from Cheshire made the trip to Yorkshire and Sue Dye, Barbara Laird and Luci Foster qualified from the first day’s medal round. Luci won the 2nd Handicap prize with a 75 nett but Yorkshire took all the remaining prizes. Luci lost her first round of matchplay to a very “on form” Julia Smith of Yorkshire. Barbara won through to the semi finals where she just missed out on a place in the final, losing to Elaine Elliott of Northumberland by one hole. Sue got through to the final and played under par golf to beat Elaine by 3/2 and become the Northern Champion. At the beginning of June we travelled up to the North East to begin our defence of the Richardson Trophy against Durham and Northumberland. On a very cold June morning we beat Durham at Durham City Golf Club by 4 ½ to 2 ½ . A good start! We moved on to Northumberland later in the week to play at Hexham Golf Club. The match was very close towards the end but just didn’t go our way and we lost by four matches to three. The game against Lancashire was played at Worsley Golf Club and followed several days of high winds and torrential rain. The games were fairly even at the half way point but the back nine holes seemed to take their toll on our team and although four games went to the eighteenth we lost the match 6/1. At the end of July we were host to Cumbria at Sale. Glorious sunshine greeted match day and we were privileged to witness some great golf. Almost all of the matches were very close with five of them going to the eighteenth and it ended in a draw against a much improved Cumbrian side. The match against Yorkshire should have been played on 3rd July at Sale but the torrential rain which had affected much of the country had made the course unplayable. The match was re-arranged for the 3rd August which turned out to be a glorious day and all the matches were close through the front nine. However, once again, the day was not to be ours and we lost by four games to three. Northumberland went on to take the Richardson Trophy for the first time in twelve years. Well, we may not have brought the Trophy home this year but Cheshire has had great success in the form of Sue Dye and Barbara Laird. I’ll just list their achievements to date: · Sue won the Northern Championship at Ilkley · She was the leading qualifier at Delamere in the English Seniors · She won the English Senior Ladies Strokeplay in Northumberland · She was picked for the England International team to play in Sweden where England won the Silver Medal · She led the Northern team to victory at the Jamboree in Cromer · And was part of the winning England team playing against Ireland, Wales & Scotland, in Ireland in September. Barbara, in her first year as a Senior: · Won the Cheshire Seniors’ Championship · She was semifinalist in the Northern Counties Championship at Ilkley · She came 4th in the English Senior Ladies Strokeplay · She was picked as 2nd reserve for the England team · She played for the North in the Jamboree team at Cromer and was unbeaten, winning 3 and halving 2 of her matches. I am sure you’ll agree that is quite a tally. Congratulations to both of you. At this point I would like to present Team Colours to Barbara Laird, Sue Goulty and Karen Schneider all of whom have represented Cheshire in at least two Richardson Trophy matches this year. The Northern Veterans Annual Meeting was held in Leeds in October and Northumberland were congratulated on winning the Richardson Trophy with Yorkshire being the Runners up. Northumberland had won four of their five matches to take the Trophy. Cheshire were placed joint 4th with Cumbria. It was agreed at the meeting that in next year’s Championship in Durham, the 0--5 handicap players would, where possible, be given a later start time instead of the customary, “handicap order of play.” The subject of the cost of the Championship was raised, as it is at nearly every meeting. It was agreed that the dinner was an important part of the event but in order to try and reduce costs each County was asked discuss with their Committees whether or not they would be willing to pay for their Captain and President rather than the host County having to pay for 20 to 24 meals. Cheshire put forward a proposition to make a few small changes to the wording of the Constitution. This was passed unanimously. It was also agreed at the meeting that if extreme weather situations prevailed again in the future, an extension up to 10th September could be given for all Richardson Trophy matches. The Northern Championship in 2008 is to be held at Brancepeth Castle Golf Club, on May 13th-15th and in 2009, Cumbria is hosting the event at Brampton Golf Club, on May 20th-22nd. The Jamboree in 2008 is being hosted by Scotland at Southerness on August 12th-14th and in 2009 the Jamboree will be at Bath City Golf Club, on August 3rd-6th. We were very proud to see Mrs Ruth Whitehead take over as Captain of the North and we wish her well in her defence of the Miller Sterling Trophy at Southerness next year. Our last match was played against our County Junior girls at Sale on the 7th October and enjoyed by all. The Junior team was one short but that didn’t prevent Charlotte Wild showing the rest of the team the way with a single handed victory over our first couple. We were privileged to watch the talented Juniors and witnessed “birdies” galore but I hope that they will take from the day that sometimes experience and skill around the greens can often overcome the prowess of hitting that “long ball!” The match ended as an honorable half and it was an occasion which I hope will be enjoyed for many years to come. I now move on to the Field days Our Silver and Bronze Field day was held at Delamere Forest Golf Club on Thursday, July 12th. We had 54 entrants and the course was immaculate despite the recent extreme weather conditions. We used our “new” laptop and Puma software for the first time at a Field Day and the printer churned out the results for each Club’s players. The CCS came out at 74. In the Silver Division, the winners were: Best Gross—Barbara Laird, Sandiway-- 79 gross H’cap Salver & Captain’s Prize—Isabelle Slater, Sandiway—72 nett 2nd H’cap Prize—Jennifer Hart, Warrington—73 nett 3rd H’cap Prize—Audrey Briggs, Royal Liverpool—74 nett President’s Prize—Margaret Hawksworth, Sandiway—74 nett Bronze Division Best Gross—B. Barry, Alderley Edge—106 gross H’cap Salver and Captain’s Prize—A. Cooney, Alderley Edge—79 nett 2nd H’cap Prize—A. Hunter, Stockport—80 nett 3rd H’cap Prize—B. Barry, Alderley Edge—81 nett President’s Prize—C. Bland, Heswall—84 nett The team prize was won by A. Unsworth and J. Hart from Warrington with a 146 total. We held the Prize giving at the end of the day where the Lady Captain, Mrs Alice Shore made us all very welcome and we are indebted to Di Weston for all her help in organizing such a successful day. I’ll now move on to our Team events and can I ask the winning teams to come up and collect your trophies from our President after I announce your names. If they are not here perhaps someone from their club would take the trophy for them. On the 25th July, we held our 3 Ball team event at Warrington where we had 108 players taking up 36 tee times. Weather wise, it was a lovely day and the Lady Captain, Mrs Hilary Wood was down early to make sure that everything was in place for us. The last players did not come in until about 5.45pm and as there was quite a gathering in the lounge enjoying their refreshments we decided to hold an impromptu but informal, presentation. In 3rd place from Sandiway and Astbury were Isabelle Slater, Chris Mitchell and Margaret Booth with 69 points on the back nine In 2nd place from Sale, Didsbury and Bramall Park were Moira Forster, Kate Jones and Elise Matthews And the winners from Royal Liverpool and Heswall were Sara White, Val Howell and Rhona Jones. The professional organized a “2’s” competition which was won by Juliet Preston from Upton by Chester and Cathy Bennison from Runcorn. They each won 18 balls! We played our next Team Event at Bramhall, the home of our President, Shirley. Another glorious day but recent heavy rain meant that the course, although in superb condition, was playing long with little or no run on the ball. We had 132 competitors with several having been balloted out because of over-subscription. We were very grateful for the support offered by the Lady Captain, Mrs Brenda Bruce who had even organized flower arrangements in our County Colours. In 3rd place were A. Shaw-Davidson, P. Dee and B. Lieberman from Dunham Forest with 78 points In 2nd place were C. Ball, L. Redfern and D. Mason from Bramhall with 79 points And the winners of the day were Sue Barrett and Sophie Casey from Sale, playing with Jean Nield from Bramall Park with 80 points. Our final two Field Days were played in September on two very contrasting days. We went to Chorlton cum Hardy for the first of our 4BBB events and were greeted with a glorious “summer’s” day. 70 competitors enjoyed the course in superb condition and again, we were warmly welcomed by the Lady Captain, Mrs Muriel Walton. In 3rd place was the Past County Captain, Mrs Pam Draper from Chorlton playing with L. Skilton, C. Kelly and D. O’Brien from Bramhall with 82 points In 2nd place were H. Cox, B. Page, W. Thexton and M. Campbell from Wilmslow with 82 points on a cpo And the winners were M. Rawsthorn, M. Nicholson, L. Black and J. Kerr also from Wilmslow with 83 points. On September 21st we went to Wallasey for our last 4BBB competition. We had 132 competitors on the start sheet with 22 teams of four having been balloted out. What a day! Torrential rain hit me as I drove onto the M53 and I had doubts that even Wallasey with its remarkable drainage, could hold this amount of water. By the time I arrived several ladies had already decided not to go out but the early starters were still braving the deluge. The green staff worked frantically to keep the greens free of water but by about 11.30am the course became unplayable and we had to abandon the competition. Wallasey very kindly agreed to waive any costs and we were able to refund all entry fees to the competitors. As Wallasey is such a popular venue, the Committee has been able to arrange an extra Field Day there next year, to be held on Thursday, June 19th and surely, the weather can only be better! We are extremely grateful to Wallasey Golf Club, their Past Lady Captain, Mrs. Maureen Langford and to our own Treasurer, Rosemary Griffiths for all their help on a very difficult day and for securing the extra competition for us next year. We do hope you will all support it. The Committee has decided that next year there will not be a ballot for over-subscription on a Field day. Entries will be taken on a first come first served basis. All the Competition details can be found on the Website or in the Handbook which should be out in January of next year. I would like to thank all the Clubs whose courses we have visited this year. As an Association, we are very dependent upon all our Cheshire Clubs and we have been warmly welcomed by everyone. I would particularly like to thank the Council, the Lady Captain and Lady President and all the members from my own Club, at Sale, who have been instrumental in making this a very successful year. Our Selectors, Mrs Nan Paton and Mrs Margaret Langford have given freely of their time and expertise this year and I do thank them for giving me so much help. As Margaret retires this year, we are very pleased to welcome Mrs Mavis Carnochan of Vicars Cross Golf Club to the “fold” and hope that together with Nan and Judith they will help to bring the Trophy back to Cheshire. I have had wonderful support this year and none more so than from our President, Shirley. She has been there to guide me all the way and been a constant source of wisdom. I have enjoyed your company Shirley and valued your help but I must apologise for speeding in the buggy. I am sure you will have a much “calmer” ride next year. My Past Captain Audrey has been my mentor and always on the other end of my email and my Vice Captain Judith, has been an ever willing volunteer when called upon for help. The Committee has worked extremely hard on your behalf this year to deliver a healthy bank balance, up to date administration, the competitions which you have asked for, on some of our wonderful Cheshire golf courses. My special thanks must go to our Fixture Secretary, Jill, who has continued to negotiate discounted Green Fees for us on some wonderful courses. To our two Competition Secretaries, Gill Jennings and Lynda Brenner who have shown exceptional, organisational skills in running all our competitions. To our Treasurer Rosemary Griffiths, and our Secretary, Pam Evans who both in their first year of office have taken to their respective roles like ducks to water. All the members of Committee have played their part in supporting both myself and the Association throughout the year and I sincerely thank you all very much.
2009 DATES Championship Monday 27th (Qualifying Comp) Tues 28th and Wed 29th April Wilmslow Silver/Bronze Field Day (*see below) Monday 27th April Wilmslow Field Day & Team Events Team Event Wednesday 8th July Vale Royal Abbey Team Event Monday 27th July Reddish Vale Team Event Friday 7th August Heswall Team Event Thursday 27th August Vicars Cross Team Event Friday 18th September Sandiway RichardsonTrophy Matches Cheshire v Durham Thursday 28th May Billingham Cheshire v Northumberland Wednesday 10th June Arcot Hall Cheshire v Lancashire Friday 26th June M/cr Hopwood Cheshire v Cumbria Monday 29th June Wilmslow Cheshire v Yorkshire Monday 20th July Wilmslow Other Matches CCSLGA v Cheshire Snr Men Monday 30th March Wilmslow CCSLGA v North Wales Vet. Ladies Monday 10th August Wilmslow CCSLGA v Cheshire Girls Sunday 27th September Wilmslow Northern Division Championship Cheshire, Lancashire, Durham Wednesday 20th May - Brampton Northumberland, Yorkshire, Friday 22nd May Cumbria. Handicap Limit 18 Jamboree North, South, Midlands & Tuesday 4th August - Bath City Scotland teams playing Thursday 6th August for the Miller Stirling Salver *The Silver/Bronze Field Day is being held in conjunction with the qualifying round of the Championship event in 2009. Players can opt to play in both events or just one. Please refer to the 2009 handbook for full details. 1. To read the Notice convening the Meeting 2. Apologies for absence 3. Minutes of the last AGM (excluding Captain’s & Treasurer’s reports) 4. Matters arising from the Minutes 5. Captain’s Report Vote of thanks to the Captain - Proposed by Mrs B Laird (Sandiway); Seconded by Mrs A Vine (Stockport) 6. Hon. Treasurer’s Report Adoption of the Accounts and vote of thanks - Proposed by Mrs L Foster (Bramhall); Seconded by Mrs S Barrett (Sale) 7. Vote of thanks to the Hon. Secretary - Proposed by Mrs N Paton (Ringway); Seconded by Mrs B E Leigh (Helsby) 8. Election of Officers for 2007/2008 CAPTAIN: Mrs J P Evans (Runcorn) Proposed by Mrs A Briggs (Royal Liverpool) Seconded by Mrs P Hood (Ringway) IMMEDIATE PAST CAPTAIN: Mrs H K M Meredith (Sale) VICE-CAPTAIN: Mrs M Griffiths (Ringway) Proposed by Mrs H K M Meredith (Sale) Seconded by Mrs A Briggs (Royal Liverpool) HON. SECRETARY: Ms P Evans (Ringway) Proposed by Mrs P Hegarty (Ringway) Seconded by Mrs D Richards (Ringway) HON. COMPETITION SECRETARY (East) Proposed by Mrs M Griffiths (Ringway) Ms J Dooley Seconded by Ms P Evans (Ringway) Re-election of Officers: PRESIDENT: Mrs S Godward (Bramhall) HON. TREASURER: Mrs R Griffiths (Wallasey) HON. FIXTURE SECRETARY: Mrs J Oddie (Royal Liverpool) HON. COMPETITION SECRETARY (West): Mrs G Jennings (Bromborough) HON. AUDITOR: Mr G E Avison 9. Nominations for Committee: East Side – West Side – 1 nomination for 3 years Nomination: Mrs J S Turner (Upton by Chester) Proposed by Mrs M Langford (Upton by Chester) Seconded by Mrs J Croft (Upton by Chester) Scrutineers: Mrs B Pattison (Helsby); Mrs C Killeen (Withington) 10. Courses for the 2008 Competitions and Matches 11. Any other business
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