CHANGE OF ASSOCIATION NAME

75 years ago, the Scottish Veterans Ladies Golf Association was founded in 1950 by Miss Charlotte Lyon, an Honorary Life President of Aberdeen Ladies, and has continued to thrive ever since. 

In 2023 the English VLGA wanted to change the name from Veteran Ladies to Senior Women because they felt Veterans gave the wrong impression on how they were perceived in the golfing community in today’s modern world.  

Following VLGA’s decision, the SVLGA discussed a change of name from Scottish Veterans Ladies Golf Association to Scottish Senior Women’s Golf Association, at the Annual General Meeting in September 2024 where a vote taken was in favour of the change. 

The Association will now be known as SSWGA and our division will be known as SSWGA.Midlands.  The other 7 divisions will adopt a similar format.

Although we are a bit behind the other divisions in making the change, over the coming weeks you will begin to see the name changed on the Blog and various other pieces of communication. 

The name may have changed but the friendly welcoming like minded women who make up our membership will always remain the same.

 Happy New Year to one and all.   We hope you are gearing up for a busy golfing season

Annual Subscriptions for 2025

The annual subscription as agreed at the Annual General Meeting for 2025 is £20 and is due to be paid by the end of February 2025.  If you are paying by BACS transfer please ensure you include your name and post code in the reference area.  

 Pay £20 by BACS (Bank of Scotland) Account No:  00306303 Sort Code:  80 91 29

Pay £20 by cheque and post to Midland Vets Treasurer:  Elaine Moffat, 28 Claybraes, St Andrews, KY16 8RS

Dates for your Diaries

We have some exciting courses for our various meetings this year :-

Spring Meeting - Tuesday 15th April                Crail Golf Club

Summer Meeting and Championship                Muckhart Golf Club

Thursday 12th June (Qualifier and 1/4 final) & Friday 13th June  (Semi Finals and Final)  

Summer Meeting - Monday 11th August           Auchterarder Golf Club

Autumn Meeting - Thursday 11th September    Alyth Golf Club     

Details can also be found on the left hand side of the website on the Competitions Venues page.      

New Members

If you know of anyone in your Club who is not a member of the Association but would enjoy playing golf on some super courses with like minded ladies, please encourage them to check out the website and complete the application form.  We have currently suspended the joining fee, so only the annual subscription fee to pay. 

We Have a New Committee in Place

You may be aware that at the AGM there was a great concern about the sustainability of the Association because we did not have a Committee to continue with the administration required in order to keep the Association going this year.

Following the meeting, a small number of volunteers have come forward to take on the main administration roles with some doubling up/sharing duties, which will allow the Association to not only continue but hopefully thrive over time.

Your new Committee Members are:

Morag Wardrop                                    Acting Captain / Secretary

Anne MacGregor                                 Acting Vice Captain/ Webmaster         

Elaine Moffat                                       Treasurer

Anna Hunter                                        Secretary

Elinor Arkley                                        Merchandise

Sheila Travers                                     Committee Member

 

The new Committee are busy getting up to speed with what needs to be done for the coming golfing season.  Meanwhile if anyone else feels that they are able to offer any help no matter how small, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

 

Best wishes,

 

Morag Wardrop

Acting Captain