Information for Members 11/05/20

Latest Update for Members 11.05.20    8:30pm

The committee would like to update members on the discussions and decisions taken at today’s meeting.

The meeting was very pro-active in moving us closer to re-opening the course despite all the ambiguity from government and England Golf over the last 24 hours. The committee have had to reconsider their plans and preparations multiple times in a matter of hours because of the lack of clarity from these official bodies.

Despite this ‘flip-flopping’ the committee have now completed and produced the following:

All this information will be shared through the usual media channels and will be made available to members arriving at the course on reopening.

Volunteers are now the key to when we can open the course. They will be ensuring the club’s plans are adhered to and ensure as far as possible the safety and wellbeing of all our staff and members.  Discussions are currently on going to organise and secure enough volunteers to enable us to open on Wednesday 13th May and beyond. Thank you to all our members who have responded to our volunteer appeal. You will all be contacted this evening to agree, with you, how and when you can become involved. If any other members would still like to volunteer then please get in touch by emailing houghton.golf@btconnect.com

Once the committee are clear we have sufficient volunteers to manage our duty of care to our staff and members, and to fully implement our plans ensuring social distancing, then a decision on the date of reopening will be announced tomorrow, 12th May 2020.

Thank you for your patience and support during this difficult period for golf clubs.

The Committee

 

Update 8am 11/05/20

England Golf, following the Prime Minister’s statement on the 10th May, have confirmed that golf will be able to resume in England on Wednesday 13th May 2020 with the following limitation that it must be played alone or within a household group.

The Committee have been preparing and planning for this restart making the facility and golf course ready for play for its members. These preparations are well advanced.

The next steps, now we understand the strict limitation on numbers imposed upon us, is to review and adjust our BRS on-line booking system so it is compatible with these playing restrictions. You will all appreciate the limitations on numbers are not what we hoped for and ask for your patience at this time while we consider all options to try and build in fairness to the booking system.

We will of course be totally reliant on our volunteers to enable our plans with the priority on ensuring the safety and wellbeing of everyone involved. Volunteer schedules will be drawn up using our pool of existing volunteers in the first instance and gradually expanded using our new volunteers going forward.

The Covid 19 sub-committee will be meeting by video conference at 12 noon today to discuss all the above and to determine the earliest, and safest time the course can re-open.

We will update you later today.

The Committee

HLSGC

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