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John presenting the Charity Collection 2024/25 to The Ark
Bird and Bat Box Project
Update 15 October 2025 This week the team embarked on an audit and clean up of all the boxes including the owl box on the 6th. The bird boxes have survived with no squirrel damage following the reinforcement of the hole plates last year. The fallen box on 6th has been re-sited and another fallen box on 13th has been sent to the Repair Shop ! We are pleased to report that nesting material was found in 11 of the boxes, appears to be blue tits /great tits as there were small eggs in 4 of the boxes. All of the bat boxes are still in place, no conclusive evidence of activity as yet. We will continue to monitor long term in the hope that we see some bats in the years to come. We were encouraged to find that once again the owl box was full of owl debris and pellets and barn owl feathers. This has been cleaned out ready for new season. For reference, a link below to an article by Dr Marie Athorn regarding golf courses supporting birds and other wildlife. If anyone has any interest or ideas on this topic please contact Chris Horn. https://sustainable.golf/news/articles/how-golf-courses-are-supporting-birds-and-other-incredible-wildlife The designs for bird and bat boxes and other information from RSPB are available in PDF form to download on this website under "more" at the right hand end of the banner above. WHS Handicapping Changes from 1st April 2024
Your handicaps will be calculated differently from 1st April 2024. More details are available on the Golf Information page under Handicapping. Full new rules and additional information can be found at https://www.englandgolf.org/2024-whs-update-resources |
Up and Coming Events
The fixtures below are as currently planned but may be subject to change. December Tuesday 16 Pairs Betterball Tuesday 23 Am-Am Tuesday 30 Santa's Scramble January Tuesday 8 Texas Scramble Tuesday 15 Am-Am Tuesday 22 American Foursomes Tuesday 29 Individual Stableford Next Competitions
Tuesday 16th December Pairs Betterball
COMMITTEE POST
The committee are looking to fill the role of Halfway House Manager. If you can help, please approach anyone on the committee. The Halfway House Manager would be responsible for ensuring the halfway houses are stocked and manned for inter club matches and several major competitions including the Senior Open. You would not be expected to man the halfway house yourself and miss out on golf. Bookings
Below are some points to note regarding booking: The booking and subsequent draw will be carried out via HowDidiDo and the V1 system:
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Photos of recent events
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Alan McLean receiving his honorary membership certificate from Chris Horn
