Recruitment Early signs of renewals and category changes suggest that we will need an influx of some thirty new members to maintain our traditional healthy membership level, and in accordance with the club’s practice of meeting challenges head-on; your Committee has decided to adopt an aggressive recruitment drive to fill these vacancies. With the above in mind, we will be advertising some thirty vacancies for the nine months period April to December at the following prices:
Full Male Membership - £690
Full Female Membership - £625
Mid-week Membership - £580
All of the above prices are inclusive of a one-off entrance fee payment which will, no doubt, be widely regarded as generous. Nevertheless, your committee is keen to ensure that any measures adopted are successful for the long term and not merely a “quick-fix”. In the meantime, if you are aware of anyone interested in membership of Leek Golf Club, please feel free to publicise our intentions and thereby qualify for a £50 member’s introduction reward (credited to your members’ club account for any new member recruited). Retention
Of course, membership recruitment is only part of the challenge of maintaining a healthy membership level; equally important, if not more so, is retention of current members. Early signs of this year’s resignations indicate that the club’s failure to cater for the occasional golfer continues to be a significant factor. Committee recognises that the recent “Flexible Membership” proposal put before members at the AGM failed to gain the required 75% majority required for a membership category change within the Company Articles. However, the problem still exists and needs to be addressed. Consequently, Committee proposes to address the issue through the payment mechanism of a single existing category i.e. “Full Membership” as a trial only. In adopting this approach Committee has taken into account members’ support for the “Flexible Membership” proposal which only just fell short of the 75% required. In view of the above and specifically the need to address the concerns raised by members at the AGM regarding the “Flexible Membership” proposal, Committee has approved the introduction of the “Occasional Golfer Payment Scheme” detailed below:
- The scheme is to be adopted as a trial to assess the concerns raised by members;
- Available for “Full Member” category only.
- Availability is limited to twenty-five existing or past members.
- Transfer to or from the scheme is only available on a subscriptions renewal anniversary.
- Fee – Annual Payment 50% of appropriate subscription plus payment of 50% of the appropriate green fee prior to each occasion of commencing play.
Please feel free to get back to me if you wish to comment or would like further detail on the above or any other matter.
If you wish to take advantage of the “occasional golfer” facility, please contact the office as soon as possible.
Keeping you posted, Hon. Secretary
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