Arrowe Park Golf Club

Club Rules

1. The Club shall be called the

ARROWE PARK GOLF CLUB

2. The objects of the Club shall be:

(a) To encourage the playing of golf in the true spirit and etiquette of the game.

(b) To fix a handicap for each member.

(d) To provide means of social intercourse.

3. (a) The club shall be managed by the Committee which shall consist of The President, The Captain, The Past Captain, The Secretary, The Treasurer, The Bar Secretary, The Fixtures Secretary, The Handicap Secretary, The Junior Secretary, The Veteran's Secretary and up to seven (7) other members of the club. The President remains static and the retiring Captain shall sit for one year as Past Captain. All other Officials and Committee shall retire each year but shall be eligible for re-election.

(b) All nominations for Officials and Council together with name of Proposer and Seconder to be received by the Hon. Secretary twenty eight days (28) before the A.G.M. date.

(d) The Committee shall have the power to appoint Sub- Committees to assist them in the management of the Club, and may also from time to time make such by-laws as they deem necessary.

(e) The Committee shall nominate members of the Committee concerned with the purchase for the Club or with the supply by the Club of intoxicating liquor.

(f) The Committee shall have the power to co-opt members to fill any vacancies on the Committee which may arise during the year.

(g) The Committee shall have the power to expel any undesirable member.

4. The A.G.M. of the Club shall be held on the 3^rd Monday in March each year at a place to be appointed. A notice shall be displayed in the Club House on January 1st each year stating the date, time and place of the meeting. The agenda for the meeting will be added 10 days before the meeting date and this shall include any intended motion to be considered. Copies of the agenda, the balance sheet and the proposed fixtures will be available for members at the Club House, from this day. The business at the A.G.M. shall include the installation of the Captain, Election of Officers, Council, and any other business.

5. Notice of any intended motion to be considered at the General Meeting must be given to the Hon. Secretary at least twenty-eight days (28) before the meeting.

6. Special General Meetings of the Club shall be called when found necessary by the Committee or on notice given to the Secretary signed by 30 members of the club, and stating reason for this request.

7. No member shall vote at any meeting until his subscription has been paid for the year. Social members are not allowed to vote.

8. Each candidate, for admission, must be proposed by one member and seconded by another. Each candidate shall be voted for by the Committee and shall be elected by a majority of votes. Each candidate shall then be reviewed after completing three months of the golf season (April-October). A list of new members to be reviewed at the next Committee meeting will be displayed on the notice board for a minimum of 48 hours to allow the membership to raise objections.

9. Entrance fees and Annual Subscriptions shall be increased by up to a maximum of £5 in any one year at the discretion of the Committee if felt by them to be necessary. Any increase in excess of £5 shall be decided at the A.G.M. or at an E.G.M. called by the committee at a time deemed appropriate. Members in receipt of State Pension shall have full membership on payment of Associate Members fee. In order to benefit from Associate Membership, a person must have been a member of the club for a minimum of five years, paying full yearly subscription.

10. All members reaching the age of 75 shall be granted Honorary Membership on notification to the Secretary.

11. Junior Members shall become Seniors on reaching the age of 18.

12. New members shall be required to pay their subscriptions before being entitled to the privileges of the Club. Members elected after the 1st June shall only be liable for half the years' subscription, but for the full entrance fee.

13. No first year member can propose or second applications for membership.

14. Members may introduce Guests to the Club, but not more than two (2) guests may be admitted at any one time by one member. The same persons may not be admitted as guests on any more than six (6) occasions in any twelve month period. The member and his guest must sign the "Visitor's Book" kept for the purpose at the entrance to the Club. The member must accompany his guest while on Club premises and is responsible for ensuring that the rules of the Club are strictly observed. No member introducing a guest shall permit his guest to make any purchase of intoxicating liquor or other refreshment while on club premises. No person whose membership application has been rejected or whose membership has ceased or been suspended shall be admitted as a Guest.

15. The Club shall admit as Visitors, members of Affiliated Clubs, members of visiting sports teams and their supporters and members of visiting Societies/Clubs. Such persons shall sign the "Visitors' Book" including the name of the Club or Organisation. Visitors may purchase refreshments and intoxicating liquor while on the Club premises.

16. Intoxicating liquor may be sold for consumption on the premises to NON MEMBERS of the Club who are neither Guests nor Visitors;

1. When attending at the Club premises in the course of legitimate Club business.

2. When attending a function which has been authorised by the Management Committee which is either:-

a) A Club function or entertainment, or

b) A function which has been booked by a member for an event of a private nature i.e. Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays etc.

17. No 'Off' Sales will be made to any person other than a Club Member.

18. Subscriptions for the ensuing year shall be due on the 1st March and any member not having sent in his resignation to the Secretary in writing, previous to such date shall be considered a member and be liable for his subscription.

19. When a member's subscription is not paid by 31st March his membership ceases but he is still liable for his subscription under Rule 18.

20. The Captain, or in his absence, an Ex-Captain shall preside at all meetings of the Club, and in the case of equality of votes, shall have the casting vote.

21. The Hon. Secretary shall keep the correct minutes of the proceedings and shall produce same at all meetings hereof.

22. The Hon. Treasurer shall record all financial transactions and shall produce a Balance Sheet (duly audited by two members) at the A.G.M. of the Club.

23. The Club shall not make a distribution of any surplus save to another profit making body or, in part or in whole to the members on dissolution.

24. The payment of Club accounts must be by cheque with amounts of £50 and over in joint signatures of two members of the cheque signatory panel. Cheques up to £50 and may be signed by the Treasurer alone. The Banking Account shall be in the name of the Club.

25. The Committee shall have the power to limit the number of members of the club, and after the limit has been reached, new members shall only be elected as vacancies occur.

26. A Handicap Committee shall be appointed and shall meet as required. It shall be the duty of the Handicap Committee to see that all handicaps and alterations are displayed in a prominent place. All new members must return three cards of eighteen holes, expressly marked for handicap purposes, two signed by club members, the third marked by a member of the Committee. All three rounds must be played from the competition tees. He must be allocated a handicap before taking part in any competition.

27. No alteration shall be made in these rules except at a General or Special meeting of the Club. Notice of such a proposed alteration shall be given on the circular convening the meeting.

28. The Election of Captain: It shall be the duty of a Committee of all available Past Captains who are still active members of the club with the Captain as Chairman to select The Captain Elect. A minimum of 5 Past Captains must be available before the selection process can take place.

29. Dress on the course shall be generally accepted golfing attire. This does not include jeans and similar fashionable clothes.

30. Any non-golfer can apply to the club to be considered as a Social Member. He or she must be Proposed and Seconded as for a full member and he or she must state the reasons for applying. All members' wives or girlfriends shall be automatically considered to be Social Members. No Social Member can introduce guests to the Club.

31. Rules of the Club Room:

(a) The General Hon. Secretary shall keep at all times upon the Club premises a register of the names and addresses of the Club members.

(b) He shall as and when required each year produce to the Justices a return giving the particulars required by the Licensing Act.

(d) He shall keep a Stock Ledger accounting for all saleable goods.

(e) An inventory shall be kept in respect of all fixtures and fittings, etc.

(f) He shall see that the law is observed in every respect within the precinct of the Club Room.

(g) The Club Room will be open when deemed applicable.

(h) The opening hours for the sale of intoxicating liquor shall be determined by the Management Committee and shall be within those times stated in the Club Registration Certificate.

(i) It is the responsibility of all members to ensure that their Guests, who have made use of the Club Room's facilities on SIX occasions in any one year, will thereafter be required to apply to become a Social Member of the Club.

(j) Dress in the Club Room shall be smart casual attire. Unacceptable dress - jeans, tee shirt, golf shoes, golf waterproofs and any sort of headgear.