With the induction of Penny the other week (Penny was also at Cork & Fork with her daughter Olivia BTW) we have now grown our female membership from 5 in 2015-16 (or 12% of our total membership) to 7 in 2016-17 and now 10 in my year with another potential female member in the wings – making it currently 23% of our total membership. I’m so pleased that the Club has got behind my call for a more diversified and balanced club.

Sadly I need to close this week with the news that I have reluctantly accepted the resignation of Graeme Maddox over the weekend. Graeme’s circumstance with Chris means that he feels he can’t participate in the way that he would like to. I and the entire Board would like to thank Graeme for his many years of service to our Club which we gratefully acknowledge. Graeme has done pretty much everything in the Club including being President in 1998-99. Graeme, you are always welcomed back to visit as our guest.