New golf clubhouse build, fund-raising up and running
Martinborough golf’s new clubhouse build is well under way _ as are fundraising efforts.
It doesn’t seem long since we watched the demolition of the old clubhouse and now the frames for half the new building are in place with scaffolding up ready for the roof timbers.
Everything is going to plan – let’s keep fingers crossed for a dryish autumn so that the building can be watertight ready for winter.
Project manager John Thompson said while things are going well there are always a few hitches along the way, like finding an old septic tank which must have been buried for more than 50 years!
Fundraising is the main focus of the club currently with members putting hands in pockets to help as well as a number of funding applications in progress _ including one to the Pain Estate. Given the multi use of the facility for meetings, functions and as a civil defence community hub it is hoped that funders will look favourably on the applications.
More will be needed though and a number of events are planned. … Continue Reading
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