The Original Clubhouse
When Alma Newbury joined the club in 1950, there was no clubhouse, just ‘Bert Dedman’s Hut’. He had a primus stove and made cups of tea for people coming off the course. There was nowhere to meet and people changed in their cars.
Materials weren’t freely available, but the men set about building a clubhouse. They bought planks from old sheds which had been knocked down. A separate building housed two changing rooms.
Some notes about the photograph…
- The club house was acquired by Mr Newbury and erected by the members close to the bungalow.
- The verandah was added in the late 1950’s
- The bungalow was first occupied in 1969 by Ron Crockford, his family, and Alsatian dog.
- The ball racks for the first tee are in front of the clubhouse.
- This photograph is the one that was used in the centenary brochure but when the brochure was printed it showed the bungalow at the left hand end of the clubhouse.
- The photograph was provided by Peter Reeves.
Opening of the New Clubhouse – 28 November 1975
Back row – Left to Right: John Harris, Tony Pogson, John Wright, Bob Linnell, Alan Haigh, Bernard Hunt,
Bob Harvey, Fred Hartwell, John Heathcote, Peter Reeves, Harry Lewis
Front row – Left to Right: Philip Payton, George Smith, Frank Lindley, George Davis, Iris Heathcote, Michael Dunne
Back row – Left to Right: John Harris, Tony Pogson, John Wright, Bob Linnell, Alan Haigh, Bernard Hunt,
Bob Harvey, Fred Hartwell, John Heathcote, Peter Reeves, Harry Lewis
Front row – Left to Right: Philip Payton, George Smith, Frank Lindley, George Davis, Iris Heathcote, Michael Dunne
Left to Right: Alan Haigh, Michael Dunne, George Davis, Bernard Hunt, George Smith, [who?]
The plaque is where it is today in the main Clubhouse but then it was at the top of a flight of stairs which no longer exist.
Early Photo of New Clubhouse 1975