GM UPDATE

Changing Room Refurbishments – 18th September – 15th October

On Monday 18th September we will be starting a four-week project to install disabled toilets, refurbish the men’s toilets, as well as the ladies changing rooms, including readjusting the current layout. There will be a temporary toilet facility brought in for everyone’s needs as well as the possibility, depending on the stages of work, for the ladies to continue to use their toilets at a point.

Robin Cheng General Manager

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While I know a lot of you would want these places to increase in size, unfortunately there is only so much we have to work with, and I hope that the changes we are making, both increase the quality of the product, but also introduce a much more functional space.

Dear Redbourn Member,

Sustainability

Welcome to the August edition of the Redbourn Members’ Newsletter. For all those reading this, we either thank you for renewing your membership, or welcome you to the club! The last newsletter saw us coming into a new membership year where, in a tough economic climate, people had to make decisions about how to spread their finances. While everyone’s circumstances are different, I am glad you all saw value in your membership here at Redbourn Golf Club, and rest assured, we will continue to work at improving the club to payback your decision.

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Whether people believe in climate change or not, I think we can all agree on certain things. In recent years we have had some very extreme weather, both in this country and abroad. We are also facing the looming depletion of fossil fuels in the coming years. Redbourn, as well as all clubs within the BGL group are working towards being net zero or better in emissions. Luckily with over 1,400 hectares across the group, our carbon sequestration massively helps us to achieve this, as long as we are looking after, and nurturing our green spaces. Also, water is a precious commodity that needs to be conserved, as shown with The River Ver that runs through our course. Too much extraction in places leads to rivers running bare and entire eco-systems being lost.

In recent years we have installed a bore hole and reservoir to utilise surface water rather than relying on mains water. More recently we have changed all lighting in the clubhouse to be LED, in addition to installing timers and sensors that help us reduce our Kwh. We are also looking to move away from gas completely. Currently, we are reliant on gas for our heating, our ovens and our fryers. Using solely green tariff electricity with the idea of installing solar panels will help to make us more self-sufficient.

Getting away from utilities, we also send all of our food waste to special facilities where it is anaerobically digested, and biomethane is then produced, which is re-used as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels.

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Recycling is also high on our priority list with our waste management company making sure that only 0.25% of all waste taken away from our sites goes to landfill. Many of you are probably wondering why I am going on about sustainability, but it truly is a goal that both Redbourn and all clubs within the group are trying to achieve. I would therefore like to propose the following two incentives for members to help us within our journey to being a more sustainable club:

1. Use your re-usable coffee mug you received upon renewal and get a free upgrade to a large coffee, when buying a medium. This will help us reduce the use of takeaway cups and also cut down on resources.

2. Help us recycle by bringing in all your empty bottles and rubbish back to the clubhouse to us so we can properly sort them and recycle them. For every bottle brought back, at the end of every month we will credit your members card 10p on either range or bar credit.

Costs

Unfortunately, three months ago, I had to remortgage the house after my five year fixed term period ended. I decided at the time to play the rates and go for a two year tracker rather than a fixed deal. Currently I am probably on the wrong side of that debate, but am hopeful that come the end of the year and into next, it may start going the other way.

With this being said, costs are ever increasing for everyone, both as individuals and businesses. Currently our food inflation is in the region of 24%, yet we have made the decision to keep holding our prices as long as possible. Course spend is increasing, as well as the need to combat hot dry summers as well as some very prolonged mild and wet weather that encourages disease on the course. We are dedicated to paying all our staff at least the National Living Wage as opposed to Minimum Wage, as well as offering benefits to all our staff members. This allows us to retain good staff, and deliver stability and consistent high standards in the service we deliver.

While we accept that Redbourn Golf Club, needs to itself absorb a lot of these costs, it is also not possible to remain flat on our pricing. Please do not panic and think this means an immediate price increase in food and drink however. This is simply an openness to the challenges we face.

Machinery Investment

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!

Our brand-new greens mower should be arriving any week now and the course team are looking forward to being able to test out what it can do. Parts have been shipping and arriving in the country and currently in a line, waiting to be built.