LADY CAPTAINS UPDATE – August/September

Hi Ladies,

I do hope you are all keeping safe and well. Golf is now in full swing and we have caught up with most of the competitions due to so many being postponed earlier in the year.

We had a very successful FUN lady captain’s day which was enjoyed by those that attended, unfortunately I was relegated to driving around in a buggy serving refreshments. My thanks go to Debbie Satchell and Kathy Smith who manned the halfway house.

The ladies open was arranged by Judith (Vice Captain) this year and though we had reduced entries it was agreed it had been a successful event. The format was changed this year, but all teams had a good day. We were very lucky that the Covid restrictions were changed in time to allow a sit down meal which everyone enjoyed and a little normality returned. I would like to thank all the ladies that gave up their time to help on the day, without you it would not have run smoothly.

We have been lucky to have been able to play some of the friendly matches this year home and away so if you want to join in these please keep checking the IG as this is where you can sign up for these. It’s a great way to play other courses and meet new ladies.

I chose Westerham Golf Club for My Captains away day and what a fabulous day this was, once again I decided to make it a 3 ball team FUN event. We all enjoyed the day, the course was in brilliant condition, the sun shone, and the hospitality of the Staff and pro shop was 2^nd to none. A special day and long awaited for us all.

The belated Pegasus (Mens) friendly was played on Saturday 28^th August and though the ladies put up a good fight we lost, but it was a very close game. Thank you, Bob, for an excellent day. I have stressed the fact that he is only looking after the shield for one year!!!!

The mixed away day was played at Boughton Golf Club, another event that had been postponed. The weather was a little miserable but did not stop the pairs enjoying the day, there were some brilliant scores (made better by Mulligans) the course was in good condition and the food was excellent. Thank you, Lydia, for making the arrangements.

On the 5^th & 6^th September we had our long-awaited overnighter at Old Thorns Golf Club, all the ladies took a Covid test before arriving at the venue to safe guard their room mates. The weather was hot, hot, hot, the course was outstanding though demanding, all in all a great weekend. Thank you, Diana for arranging this.

We have the Autumn meeting on Tuesday the 21^st September and for the first time since 2019 we will be able to celebrate with a sit down meal altogether. I think everyone is looking forward to some normality. A change of clothes is not essential for this day.

On Sunday the 3^rd of October there is a Texas Scramble with teams of 4 at £10 pp this includes coffee and bacon roll before the start of play and a raffle for the Captains Charity.

I am pleased to also announce that Jeannette has agreed to be our Quiz master on Friday the 8^th October, this will include sausage and chips at a cost of £8.50 pp on tables of 6 (max) So come on let’s get buying those tickets for a fun evening.

I so look forward to seeing you all soon,

Carol Lady Captain

Qualifications for competitions in 2022

 Hi ladies,

Just a reminder that 6 stableford or Medal cards must be submitted in 2021 to qualify for all competitions in 2022. Come on ladies get those cards in.

Carol (Lady Captain)

Old Thorns

 Ladies we have received the following information from the hotel about the overnight stay.

It's just a couple of days until we welcome you to Old Thorns. Please find below some useful information about the resort and some top tips for making the most of your stay. See you very soon! Team Old Thorns Room Check-in Time: 3pm Room Check-out Time: 11am

Current regulations

It is great news that restrictions have eased, but with high case numbers in the country, and many of our guests and staff still awaiting their full vaccinations, we would greatly appreciate you following the safety measures we have in place.

Face Coverings We would appreciate it if you could continue to wear a face covering when moving around inside our resort, if having a spa treatment or when in confined spaces such as our Pro Shop. You may remove your mask in your room/apartment, when seated at a table in our bar/dining outlets and when in the gym or pool area. If you choose not to wear a mask, then please keep a safe distance from other guests and staff members.

Check-in At the entrance to each outlet you'll find an NHS QR code which you can scan with your mobile device. This is no longer mandatory, but will be in place for those wishing to use it. Old Thorns does not store or have access to this data; it goes directly to the NHS Test & Trace scheme. We recommend downloading the app prior to arrival if you do not already have it installed.

Social distancing There are no limits on the number of people that may be together indoors or outdoors, but we do recommend keeping socially distanced from those that are not in your party where possible. Please be respectful and considerate towards other guests and staff, as everyone will have different precautionary measures that they are following to help them feel safe.

Please note that it remains a legal requirement to self isolate should you contract Covid-19, be told to self-isolate by NHS Test & Trace or if you have returned from a country in the last 14 days that requires you to quarantine or self-isolate. If any of these circumstances applies to you, then you should not come to Old Thorns for any reason. Please contact our reservations team who can manage your booking: reservations@oldthorns.com

Pre-book pool and gym

We are currently operating a booking system for our pool and gym facilities. We encourage guests to use their rooms to change and arrive swim/gym ready. However, our changing facilities are available, should they be required.     If you would like to pre-book your session before arrival, booking opens 48 hours in advance. You may book a session from midday on your arrival day and up until 11am on your day of departure.    It is not a requirement to book your facility use before arrival, but we do recommend it. Booking is on a first come, first served basis. You are also welcome to book a session in either facility at any point during your stay, by speaking to our Health Club reception desk, or calling the Health Club from your in-room phone. Spa facilities such as the sauna, steam room and jacuzzi are accessible via the pool and included in your pool session.     Please note that use of the facilities is subject to availability and there is no guarantee of their use. No reimbursement will be provided for facilities being fully booked. If you are a spa package guest, your facility sessions will be booked by the spa team and you should contact them directly if you wish to clarify your booking times.    Book a Session 01428 738 535

Gym Sessions Weekdays: 06:30 - 21:00 Weekends/BH: 08:00 - 20:00 90 min sessions

Pool & Wellness Weekdays: 07:00 - 20:45 Weekends/BH: 08:00 - 19:45 45 min sessions

Harvest Cup

 The Harvest cup is open for sign up on IG now. This is a twelve hole competition open to any lady over 75 years old. It will follow the Autumn Meeting and of course we will lunch together.

Autumn Meeting

The Autumn meeting is now open, please sign up online for the competition.

As usual after the game there will be a meal, this year it will be roast chicken followed by a seasonal crumble and custard, there will also be a vegetarian option. The cost to members will be £10.50, this price is subsidised by £5.00 from the Ladies Section (past members are welcome at a cost of £15.50). It will not be necessary to change this year, however if you would like to, you can of course do so. 

There will be a sign up sheet in the changing room for the meal, please look near the white board downstairs, the cost will be via your gold card on the day.

Update to Overnighter 2021

 Hi Ladies

I would just like to give you all an update on the overnighter, first of all I would like 

to advise everyone to please take a home Covid test before the event as everyone

will be sharing a room.  I can only advise you but it is for the safety of your roommate

and of course yourself.  

Secondly I have changed the meal time from18:00 which we were never going to make,

 it's  now 19:45 which was the latest time they could give us.

As I mentioned in the earlier blog the first tee time on Sunday is 11:50 last one at 13:00

I have now done the draw for Sunday which I will list below. The format will be 4BBB 

with full course handicap no higher then 36 due to limited time.   There will be a

1st & 2nd prize for wining pairs plus nearest the pin on the 7th hole each day.  Hope

 the weather turns up for us, it may be the week when that heatwave 

they been mentioning turns up, fingers crossed. 

 Sunday Draw

 11:50   Carol M                   Sally                                                                      Diana                 Jean

 12:00  Rena                         Caroline                                                                Judith                  Stella

12:10   Gina                          Shirley                                                                  Debbie                Penny

12:20   Eileen                       Hazel                                                                     Donna                 Georgina

12:30   Ginny                       Janice                                                                    Jane                      Lydia

12:40    Coral                       Annette                                                                 Pat                         Carol E

12:50    Julie                        Gill                                                                        Lorriane                Sadie

13:00    Jennette                   Helen                                                                    Lesley                    Molly

I'm really looking forward to the day, hope you all are too...

          

 

Topsy Turvy result

Thank you to all that entered the Mixed Topsy Turvy, we had a fun dry day. Though the white tees were way back due to the Men’s medal weekend the ladies coped well. The results were: 1st Place - Lew Evens, Rena Jones & Peter & Jackie Hunt on 84 points - 2nd Place - Bob Appleby, Carol Eldridge & Clive & Sadie Millgate on 81 points ocb 

Carol Martin

Fun Kent mixed competition! Sign up ASAP

 

The Presidents Prize Team Competition signup closes on 25th August 8th September at The Darenth Golf Club Stableford competition played in teams of 4 (2 best scores to count) Teams can be mixed any combination – all men, all women or any combination of the two We would like you to join the post AGM fun and take part in this friendly team event. To find out more information and to enter online please follow this link. We look forward to seeing you soon! Happy golfing from the Kent Golf Team

 LADIES V PEGASUS SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST - HURRICANE COURSE

Format is 4BBB Matchplay, play off own card 90% CH and then difference off lowest.

Please be on the tee for 10.15 as we need to queue, refreshments will be kindly provided by Pegasus on the 7th tee.  Handicap indexes will be checked the day of play.

Bob Appleby(13.1) 1 & Mark Miller(20.6) 8 V Donna Chuter(12.8) 0 & Diana Scott(24.5) 12

Joe Sword(12.3) 0 & Andy Martin(21.6) 9 V Jane Woodward(14.2) 1 & Sadie Millgate(24.1) 11

Bill Sangha(7.4) 0 John Appleby(20.6) 14 V Julie Harris(14.9) 8 & Carol Martin(23.8) 17

Clive Millgate(12.9) 0 & Gerry Miller(18.4) 6 V Sue Stickland(17.4) 5 & Sally Payne(23.7) 11

Chris Burbridge(10.2) 0 & Steve Lewis(16.2) 6 V Caroline Harrison(18.3) 9 & Shirley Miller(21.9) 13

Peter Burbridge(12.8) 0 & Chris Nicholson(21.0) 9 V Sue Gofton(18.5) 6 & Rena Jones(22.2) 10

Richard Hart(13.8) 0 & Danny Minchella(19.4) 6 V Anne Smart(21.6) 8 & Gill Newson(23.9) 10

Ed Jarvis(10.7) 0 & Goff Norrington(19.6) 9 V Lesley Shott(18.8) 8 & Carol Eldridge(21.1) 11

Richard Mills(14.3) 0 & Matt Snape(16.0) 2 V Sara Burbridge (19.9) 6 & Judith Parkhurst(20.3) 70

RESERVE : EILEEN TUSON

Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children - Feedback from the charity

 Ladies, 

Diana has received the following details from the charity that she and Lew Evans chose to support during their Captains Year. I am sure you will agree that the money was well spent and has clearly changed the families lives for the better.  The photographs referred to are shown in the changing room.

 

Dear Diana,

 

I hope that you had a wonderful weekend.

 

Please find attached details of the children that have benefited from your fundraising and year as Ladies Captain.

We are able to share 4 stories with photographs of some of the children as their families have given permission. The other children are not mentioned personally; however you can see by the records the number of local children that you have helped.

 

Thanks again on behalf of all the 11 families for what you have achieved as it has made a fantastic difference.

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Paul

15999 – buggy 

Jessica, aged 8, Jessica has low functioning autism and requires supervision at all times to maintain her safety. She has no

awareness of danger. Her behaviour fluctuates on a day to day basis.

We hope to be able to receive a new disability push chair for Jessica. This will enable us to ensure her safety and give us the opportunity to enjoy more family days out. I believe this will boost our mental health as a whole family.

16006 – car seat – no detail 

16016 – car seat 

Harriet, aged 9, scoliosis with Global Developmental delay, non walking, non-verbal, very limited understanding, poor muscle control uses hoist at school due to height and weight.

Harriet able to escape from her standard car seat making journeys dangerous for both Harriet and her family who are at their wits end. 

16022 – accessories

16050 – buggy – no details

15520 – buggy

Katie, aged 7, Katie is non verbal autistic and has hypermobility in her joints.

She is too big for her pram at the moment but we don't have any other option as on a good day which is rare she will walk maximum 200 yards. most days she won't get out and walk at all. Days out are very difficult and cannot cope without a pram / stroller, as she is too heavy to carry now and also with her

additional needs she always has to have certain foods and nappies etc with us.

 

15786 – seating – no details

 

16109 – buggy – no details

 

16110 car seat

 

Jack, aged 6, has complex epilepsy and a rare tumour that has led to speech and communication difficulties. Jack also has a lack of understanding and it can become very stressful for him when trying to get him in and out of his car seat and because of this his family only go out in the car for essential journeys.

 

16393 – buggy – no details

Kent golf competitions

 Divisional competition 

Thursday 14th October   Held at Rochester and cobham.

Individual stableford £45 inc lunch.

It’s a great day and always v busy so please register ASAP!

Full details and you enter yourself

https://www.kentgolf.org/competition.php?compid=1103

Please check the Kent golf website for ongoing news and other competitions !

Good luck

Sue Gofton

Kent rep

Mid Season Pairs

 Ladies earlier this year rain stopped play for the mid season pairs, due to popular demand we have rescheduled it for October 17th so please sign up on IG if you would like to play. 

 LADIES V PEGASUS SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST

SIGN UP NOW ON iG OR ON THE CLUB WEBSITE

 LADIES OPEN TUESDAY 10TH AUGUST

WE HAVE A BOTTLE/BALL RAFFLE, ANY CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED.

ANY DONATIONS CAN BE LEFT WITH LARA IN THE OFFICE

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

Ladies Overnighter Old Thorn Manor

 

Hi Ladies,  as time is approaching our overnighter 

at Old Thorn Manor just

thought I should give you some details for that 

weekend. 

Check in is on Sunday the 5th of September  at 4:00 so I suggest you leave 

your bags in the car until your in from the golf.   Check out is

Monday the 6th so take bags to your car before you go out

to play.

Our first tee time on the Sunday is at 11:50, we have 8 tee times

and 10:00 on the Monday

If you wish to get there early and have breakfast the restaurant is 

big enough to accommodate us . If anyone 

needs a buggy make sure you order

with plenty of time, don't get caught without one.

We will be sitting for dinner at 6pm till 8;15

it consist of a two course hot buffet main & dessert.

I will give you more details of format and prizes closer to the 

date. I know Jane and Debbie are planning some 

games (OH NO!!!) I'm sure once again

it will be a good time.. 

 DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES LADIES!

MONDAY 30TH AUGUST (BANK HOLIDAY)

MIXED AWAY DAY AT BOUGHTON GOLF CLUB

TEA/COFFEE WITH BACON BAP ON ARRIVAL

18 HOLES OF GOLF  - PRIZES

2 COURSE LUNCH

COST £40 PER PERSON PAYABLE ON THE DAY

Lady Captains away day at Westerham Golf Club

 Good morning ladies, We have the Lady Captains away day on the 24th August at Westerham Golf Club.

The sign up is on the IG and the cost pp is £44.00 this includes coffee or tea on arrival, 18 holes of golf, light lunch and prizes. Places will be limited so please sign up ASAP so that I confirm numbers with the club.

Many thanks,

Carol x

Lady Captains Day

 There were 36 ladies today for the Lady Captain’s Day and I am sure they will all agree it was a lovely day. The weather was dry at least, there was plenty of Pimms flowing, although I am not really convinced it helped some teams, but they left happy anyway. A special well done to Shirley who was clearly in a lot of discomfort but continued to the end, l hope you don’t suffer too much tomorrow.

The results were;

1st. Rena Jones, Eileen Tuson and Jacqueline Hunt  77 pts. (o.c.b.)

2nd. Anne Smart, Jill Gambling and Janice McConnell 77 pts. 

3rd. Deborah Tennant, Jane Woodward and Julia Smith 76 pts.

Nearest the pin on 8th Lesley Shott

Nearest the pin on 13th Lorraine Cox

Nearest the line Diana Scott.

Well played ladies.

Lady Captains Day

 Good morning ladies just a quick update for Sunday’s Captains day. Could you please arrive earlier than your tee time and sign in at the clubhouse lounge area so that we are aware that the teams are altogether, plus also there will be raffle tickets available with lots of prizes at £5 per strip, we have also a 4 Ball voucher for The London club, tickets are £10 each for this amazing course. All proceeds will go to the Captains charity.

Thank you for your support and looking forward to seeing you Sunday.

Carol

Lady Captain’s Day

 Ladies can you please confirm with the club by tomorrow if possible, whether or not you are going to stay for sandwiches and cake after the game. The cost will be £9.50, all the food will be plated for each person to ensure it is COVID safe, so you can only swap sandwiches at your own risk if someone else is willing. 

Joining together for food is a big part of Captains day so please join us if you can and help make it a day to remember for Carol.

If you have any dietary requirements please let the club know when you pay.