2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ANNUAL DINNER The 90th Annual General Meeting was held at Ruddington Grange Golf Club on Friday 3rd April 2009. There were 46 members present. The President, W.Bro. David Shakespeare (St Mary’s), welcomed the Right W. Bro. Robin Wilson, our Provincial Grand Master.

Charity donations of £1,000 were made as follows: Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance £125, Teddies for Loving Care £125, Rumbles Catering Project Ltd £250 and Skin Cancer (Photographic Biological Unit, QMC) £500.

The Provincial Grand Master presenting a donation of £250 to Rumbles Catering

W.Bro. John Bassford (Radcliffe) was elected as the new President. The following were elected: W.Bro. Tony Breeze (Lady Bay) as President-Elect, W. Bro. Mike Bardill (Old Elizabethan) as Treasurer, W.Bro. Derek Prudham (St Mary’s) as Secretary, W.Bro. Bill Haynes (Dame Agnes Mellers) as Match Secretary, W.Bro. Kevin Shaw as Auditor and W.Bro. Peter Wells (De Vere) as Provincial Charity Representative. W.Bros. Richard Marvin (Dame Agnes Mellers), Brian Ross (Bramcote) and Roy Whitehead (Broxtowe) were elected onto the Committee.

The AGM was immediately followed by the Annual Dinner.

The 2010 AGM and Annual Dinner will be held on Wednesday 31st March 2010 at Ruddington Grange Golf Club starting at 6.30 pm

SPRING MEETING The Spring Meeting was held at Springwater Golf Club on Friday 29th May. The weather was very hot with a little wind. The greens were slow and it was difficult to find the ball off the fairways.

Brian Johnson (Bentinck) won the Hayward Clarke Cup for the best score with 41 points (and having a better back 9 than Mike Bardill who also had 41 points). Berry Durose (Musters) won the Smart Cup for those with a handicap of 19 or more - by scoring 40 points. Other awards were: 1st Division (1-18 handicap) Mike Bardill (Old Elizabethan) 41 points 2nd Division (19+ handicap) Richard Kerr (Broxtowe) 39 points Best 9 Out Jim Adams (Broxtowe) 23 points Best 9 In David Stoakes (Broxtowe) 19 points Longest Drive, Nearest to Pin John Bassford (Radcliffe

Brian John (Bentinck) with the Hayward Clarke Cup and Berry Durose (Musters), winner of the Smart Cup

SUMMER MEETING Our Summer Meeting was held at Rufford Park Golf Club on Friday 26th June. The weather was hot. Both the fairways and the greens were in good condition.

George Newstead (Ravenshead) won the Butcher Cup for the best score with 40 points. The Jeff Gayton Trophy, for the best score on four par 3s, was won by Peter Pickering (Mansfield Manor Mark) with 10 points. Other results were as follows: 2nd David Roberts (Minster) 37 points 3rd Brian Ross (Bramcote) 36 points Best 9 out Tony Breeze (Lady Bay) 20 points Best 9 in Derek Prudham (St Mary’s) 19 points

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v LINCOLNSHIRE MATCH For the first time we ventured into Lincolnshire to play a match against the Lincolnshire Province at Holme Hall Golf Club, Scunthorpe. The match on Monday 20th April resulted in a convincing win 4-0 for Lincolnshire.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v STAFFORDSHIRE MATCH This match, held at Beeston Fields Golf Club on Friday 3rd July, ended in a 3-3 draw.

NORTH v SOUTH MATCH The annual match between the North of the Province and the South of the Province took place at College Pines Golf Club on Thursday 16th July. The weather was warm with a shower of rain before the end of the competition. The greens were hard with the ball bouncing through to the back or beyond the greens. For the second year running the South won. Although the result was very close last year (3-2), this year the South was a surprising clear winner (4½-½).

Derek Prudham (Secretary)