Annual General Meeting at Brocton Hall

The 2010/2011 President Andrew Dathan receives his badge of Office from the retiring President.

The Annual General Meeting

President Professor David Thomas chaired the meeting which had an attendance of 42 people representing 22 Clubs.

The President, in his address, thanked all those who had made his two years in office so enjoyable and wished his successor, Andrew Dathan of Whittington Heath an equally enjoyable and successful term of office.

A full transcript of the presidents address is available by clicking on the icon on the left.

The Accounts
The Accounts for 2009 and the budget for 2010 were presented to the meeting by Jeremy Duffy, Treasurer of the Union. These accounts were adopted by the meeting without dissent.

The County Card Scheme
The County Card Secretary, Barry Whitaker, explained the background to the scheme and stated that there were 21 Staffordshire clubs in the scheme in 2009 and that so far this year another nine clubs had expressed a wish to join.

The Nine Newcommers

Aston Wood
Burslem
Great Barr
Lakeside
Lichfield Golf & Country Club
Perton
Swindon
The Manor
Walsall

Details of the County Card Scheme including a County by County list of participating clubs may be accessed via the link on the right. There are now more than 900 clubs in the scheme.

Election of Officers
The Elected Directors and the Treasurer were re-elected unopposed. Other appointments were:
President: Andrew Dathan (Whittington Heath)

President Elect Jim Whitehouse (Sandwell Park) is congratulated by our new President, Andrew Dathan.

County Captain Dean Porter (Sandwell Park) with outgoing Captain Brian Belcher.

2nd Team Captain: Kevin Beattie (Wolstanton)
Junior Organiser: Roger Waite (Bloxwich)
County Membership Scheme: Barry Whitaker (Oxley Park)
Seniors' Secretary: Neil Portas (Trentham)

Club Representatives
Glen Ridley (Little Aston)
Mike Tunnicliffe (Stone)
Sean Randel (Enville)
Brian Belcher (Beau Desert)
Glen MacBryde (Stone)
Jim Whitehouse (Sandwell Park)

County Golf Partnership
During the meeting the EGU/EWGA Regional Development Officer, Sharon Heeley, made an excellent presentation of the County Golf Partnership, explaining what monies were available to help Clubs in the County to increase membership through the 'Whole Sport Plan' for golf . The County have formed a County Partnership with the Staffordshire Ladies and the PGA, a necessary first step to draw down funding.

The next Annual General Meeting will be held at Brocton Hall on Monday 7th February, 2011.

Light refreshments were available after the meeting.