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procedures including computerisation to handle the accounts, payroll and members’ subscriptions and handicap records. In 1988 the post was changed to that of Managing Secretary and Ray continued in office to complete over 18 years service with the Club before resigning to become Secretary of Te Association of Golf Club Secretaries. Te present Secretary, Barry Manning, previously with Shirehampton Park


for a short period and for many years a member of Henbury, was appointed in January 1990 (Plate 50). Barry has continued the upgrading of business methods and also chairs the Secretaries’ meetings of local Bristol and District Golf Clubs who meet twice a year. His office assistant, Gill Bishop, joined the Club in 1989 and has typed the manuscript for this book.


GREENKEEPERS Te first mention of a greenkeeper in the early Minute Book of 1894 is of


Arthur Watts a local handyman, who worked part-time, cutting the greens ready for play at the beginning of the six months season starting on the 1st of October. He was allowed to borrow a hand mower from time to time from one of the members. Watts as he was called, worked on the course for four or five years and the Minutes suggest he was not very reliable, in one year, probably his last, he did not appear for much of the summer. George Kingston (Ron Kingston’s father) arrived on the scene about 1898


and worked closely with the past Captain and Treasurer (W.J. Kempe). Kingston was also a part-time employee and worked at Portishead Golf Club and elsewhere. He was responsible for preparing the greens and tees of the nine hole course and changed the layout considerably in his time at Long Ashton (see Chapter 1). Another local gardener/handyman, Sam Jones, was employed for several years


on a part-time basis before the first World War. He was able to keep the tees and greens cut with the help of members and our Minutes note that they also assisted in applying sand to the bare patches in the greens. In 1909, Mr E. Richards was appointed Professional/Greenkeeper and he


apparently had one or two workers to help on the course. He was followed in 1911 by a Mr P. Shoesmith who was also responsible for teaching and course supervision. Albert Kam arrived in 1914 and the Minutes note that his staff was reduced to two at the beginning of hostilities. He was released in 1916 and replaced by Percy Attwood, as Professional/Greenkeeper. During the 1914-18 War, members helped to maintain the Course under the


general direction of “Blink” Attwood as he was called. Frequently holes were not in play and most of the Golf Course was grazed by horses, sheep and cattle, during the growing season.


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