Dear Members,
Welcome to what I am sure will be an excellent year for all both on and off the course.
2023 was an extremely tricky year dealing with horrendous weather but thanks to the
efforts of all our greens staff, in truly terrible conditions throughout this winter we can
look forward to excellent playing surfaces for the year ahead.
I give thanks to outgoing captain John Barnes for entrusting me to be his vice-captain
and congratulate him, not only in overseeing many important changes within the club
but also on winning the Pattersons Doubles, he must’ve had a good partner to carry
him!
I would like to welcome the many new faces around the club this year. We are delighted
to have the Fat Ox team in charge of catering now and if you haven’t had the chance to
enjoy the menu yet I can thoroughly recommend it. Also we welcome Ross Crowe Golf to
the pro shop, this brings a raft of new brands and equipment for members to try and buy
and I’m sure he will be well supported. I also welcome the many new members we have
had join over the winter, I am sure you will find Arcot to be a very sociable club and will
make many new friends out on the course and in the clubhouse.
I give thanks to all the committee members who give a huge amount of their time to
make sure the club continues to thrive and grow. You will find we are a very amicable
bunch and are always open to suggestions to improve the whole experience of Arcot be
that competition ideas, social nights or any other thoughts you may have that could
benefit the members.
I look forward to team nights on Thursdays and invite everyone to come along and
support and watch some fantastic golf. After finishing a fine fourth place in the NDGL
first division last year we definitely have our sights set on a podium spot this year.
I am delighted to be assisted by Mark Wilson as my Vice-Captain this year and know
that the club will be in excellent hands next year and into the future. I also am very
pleased to work with Ladies Captain Lesley Barnes and wish her and the ladies section
the very best for the season.
Following on from my immediate past captains, I will be keeping the Arcot Hall
clubhouse as my charity for the year ahead.
Best wishes to all, play well, but most importantly enjoy your golf.
Lewis Carter
Lady Captain 2024 – Mrs Lesley Barnes
As Lady Captain for 2024, I would like to welcome you all to Arcot Hall Golf Club. As a member for nearly forty years, I feel it is a club like no other offering a great course, great friends, and a huge network of both golf and life experience in evidence throughout the club.
As we go into the new season, we are so pleased to field three shield teams in the Northumberland County Ladies Golf Association, in addition to the two Percy teams and the Evening League, enabling our ladies to take part in inter-club matches. We have a wide range of handicaps in the section but our club supports both competitive and social golf. We all have one love and that is playing golf.
Our Ladies competition day is every Friday, and open to all handicaps. We also have an alternative day on the previous Sunday, for flexibility, and boast a thriving Academy section for those ladies wishing to ‘Get into Golf’, run successfully by our Professional, Kris. We have fun competitions each week throughout the winter, weather permitting, open to handicap and non-handicap players, which helps keep the camaraderie and swing going.
In support of Wellbeing for our members, we have weekly Crafternoon sessions which focus on learning new skills as well as a chat to stay connected in the winter, when the days are so short, but can be so long.
I am delighted to work alongside my Vice Captain, Vivienne Air, this year and give thanks to our diligent, friendly committee members, giving their time to make sure our ladies get the best from the Arcot Experience, but also to support any members throughout the year, be it the Ladies, the Men’s, the Seniors and the Juniors, in any way we can.
My chosen charity this year is Diabetes (UK) RVI Newcastle, a cause close to my heart. Breast Cancer Now, Prostate Cancer and CHUF are also being supported in various guises throughout the year.
I look forward to working with Lewis Carter, our Club Captain, and wish him and his team every good wish for a successful season ahead.
Let’s hope the sun does shine and the ball flies true, but most of all let’s enjoy.
Lesley J Barnes
Lady Captain