Ladies, like me as a member of Midland Vets, many of you will have enjoyed many years of friendly, pleasurable golf at lovely, varied venues all very well organised by our secretaries and committees. Everything is done for us and we just need to turn up and play. We are lucky to be members of such a thriving Association. For this to continue, however, we need those who are able to help to come forward.
Our secretary, Margaret Hunter, retires at our AGM on 17th October and we urgently need someone to replace her. Please do not be put off by Margaret's super-efficiency! All that is needed is a little organisational skill, a little time, and a wish to see our association continue to provide the benefits to its members it does today. Some knowledge of the workings of the website would be helpful but this is not difficult to learn or to do. If your current Captain was able to learn the basics, then anyone can!
Anyone taking on the role will be able to ease herself into it without worrying about next year's competitions. Margaret has done all that work and all venues for next year are booked.
The Divisional matches are the sole responsibility of the Captain and there is no work for the secretary involved in these.
This year, in anticipation of Margaret's retirement, a few changes were made to the way we work in an effort to lighten the secretary's workload and the committee will continue to look at further ways of achieving this. Now, each of the four competition meetings has a Convenor who is responsible for the competition from beginning to end - taking in the entries, liaising with the Treasurer, doing the draw and posting it on the website, running the competition on the day, and posting the scores and results.
Please be assured that the role of secretary is not as daunting as it might first appear and anyone offering to fill the post will have an excellent guide in Margaret Hunter who is happy to go over what is required.
Ladies, please think about it and if you wish to be our secretary please contact Margaret or me or, indeed, any committee member and we will take it from there.
By the way - a perk of the post is a guaranteed place in the SVLGA's September meeting at Blairgowrie. There's an incentive!
Lorna Bennett (captain)
