powfoot
golf club
Involvement
He told us, “I have been employed at Powfoot Golf Club since
February 2006 first as Office Manager and then as Club Manager
with responsibility for the general running of the club including
the clubhouse operation, member services, visitors, the club
shop, liaising with the course manager and all the financial
aspects of running the club.
After more than 20 years in banking, I was looking for a fresh
challenge and the prospect of working in an environment where
dealing with people was a major part of the job combined with
being involved in a sport I had played and watched for many
years was a great attraction.”
T.A. Francis & Sons
FAMILY BAKERS ESTABLISHED 1913
T.A.Francis & Son is a family run bakery business operating
out of Annan and Dumfries in the south west of Scotland.
Standing the test of time with 100 years of trading and in its
fourth generation, we are dedicated to our craft.
We produce fresh baked goods every day and are proud to do so.
The Role
“The most challenging aspects of my role are the same as they
are for many small businesses, including trying to balance the
books to make sure that the club continues to be inexistence
for another 100 years, ensuring that the club complies with the
ever changing regulatory requirements and keeping up with the
social media boom – hard for a fifty something technophobe!
SCOTTISH
BAKERS OF THE
YEAR 2014
REGIONAL GOLD
AWARDS
FRUIT SCONE
SCOTTISH
BAKERS OF THE
YEAR 2014
NATIONAL
BRONZE AWARDS
GI LOAF
Find us at
39 High Street, Annan Tel: 01461 202793 or 77 Friars Vennel Dumfries Tel: 01387 269688
The most rewarding aspect of the role is the face to face contact with the
public and welcoming back visitors who return to the club year after year
to enjoy the course and hospitality.”
2015
“The mood at the club is generally positive at the moment, after a year or
two of financial concerns, the club is on a more stable footing and looking
forward to the future. We plan to continue the upgrade of the course
drainage which started last winter and is part of a 5 year plan.
Marketing is becoming one of the most important aspect of any golf club
and we are looking to deliver initiatives to encourage more golfers to join
or visit the club by highlighting that the golf course is open and playable
the whole year round – on full greens for most of the winter.
We offer a Winter Ticket where golfers, whether members of a club or not,
can play the course from November to the middle of March for only £160.
We are also targeting more Country Members as it takes just over an hour
to travel from the centre of Glasgow to the club.”
Youth
“Youth Development is extremely important to the club as this is the future
of the game and we need to encourage as many children as possible to
take up and continue to play golf. There are regular coaching sessions held
throughout the year for children of all ages with a view to adding to the
junior membership of the club.
We are a Development Centre under the auspices of ClubGolf and hope
to develop our extensive practice facilities over the winter by adding
a covered building for our driving range which will provide cover over
the winter months for the junior coaching, as well as for the members and
visitors to the club. We also hope to add a small 5 or 6 hole course on the
driving range to provide a step between the novice golfers and playing on
the course.”
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