Members Newsletter - September Edition

From Our General Manager Ben Evans

Dear Members,

I hope this message finds you well as we transition into September.

The upcoming Club Championships is creating quite a buzz! To everyone competing, I wish you all the very best. It promises to be a great event as we gather to watch our club's finest amateur talents vie for the top position I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing who will come out on top!

In gym news, I'm thrilled to introduce you to John, our newly appointed Head PT. John comes to us with a wealth of experience having spent over 8 years in the army overseeing various fitness departments and bring a fresh perspective to the team As we pride ourselves on the warm and welcoming nature of our club, I trust he'll soon feel right at home with you all.

On the 29th of September, we're hosting our much anticipated Macmillan Coffee Morning Whether you have a flair for baking or, like me, simply enjoy indulging in a slice of cake or two, this event promises to be an entertaining morning. I'll personally be attending the event, eager to meet some of you, hear your feedback, and listen to any suggestions you might have We'll be gathering from 8 am to 12 noon in a show of support for this wonderful cause More details will follow soon, so keep an eye out!

Taking onboard your feedback, we've made some adjustments to better suit your needs Specifically, we're amending the children's swim times from the 8th of September The new schedule will be:

Monday – Friday: 3.30 pm – 5 pm

Saturday & Sunday: 8am – 10am

Finally, I would like to thank you for continuing to be part of our club community. Your feedback, participation, and shared enthusiasm continues to make this place special.

Kind regards,

Ben Evans

Membership Updates

We are proud to announce that last year’s ‘Macmillan coffee morning’ was a huge success, due to your generous donations.

This year, we have decided to host an even bigger event, in our boardroom/balcony area on the 29th September The event will be open to all members and guests and we would be grateful for any cakes/bakes or donations. There will be tea’s, coffee’s and sweet treats served throughout the day where all donations will be dedicated to ‘Macmillan’

The event will start at 10:30am-3:30pm and we kindly ask that all donated bakes are handed to our main reception desk by 9am the morning of the 29th September.

We hope to see many of you there and hope to hit a new high for such a wonderful charity

Sincerely,

Lauren Rayner

Membership Executive

Christmas Wonderland

7th & 8th Dec

Meet Santa Hot chocolate station

Craft stations

Singing characters

And many more festive activities

Breakfast is served!

From a classic full-english to smashed avocado and eggs on toast - available from 8am daily in our Spikes Bar.

We will be continuing our later summer opening times throughout September so please do come in and support us

September Product Bundle:

• Combine the Elemis Micellar Water with their White Flower Eye and Lip Cleanser

• Suitable for all skin types, leaves your skin feeling refreshed and revived.

• Worth £56, but purchase for £48 until September 30 th.

White Flower Eye and Lip Cleanse

Use every evening, shake thoroughly to combine. Apply 2-3 drops to a cotton pad and hold over eyes and lips to gently sweep away makeup.

Eye and Lip Cleanse benefits and ingredients – conditions eyelashes, with vitamin B5. Skin feels refreshed and soothed f h h d h d ated from the white peony.

Micellar Water

Use every morning and evening, soak cotton wool pad with 1-2 pumps. Wipe cotton wool pad gently over the eyes and face.

Micellar Water benefits and ingredients – Cleanses the skin of makeup, daily pollutants, and grime without upsetting your acid mantle. Apple Amino Acid and Rosehip Oil lift impurities from the skin, and the chamomile leaves your skin feeling calm.

Membership Discount Days

Membership discount days for Sept: 11th, 19th & 28th - 20% off all treatments.

Members who have a treatment with us on these days can also make use of our Himalayan Salt Spa and cosy Relaxation room.

Our gorgeous Himalayan Salt Spa has three heated couches, perfect for warming your muscles before your massage. They are heated to 35 degrees, and they are at the exact angle as recommended by a chiropractor to promote relaxation.

Our candlelit relaxation room is perfect for extending your pamper time after your treatment. You can relax here after with a glass of water or herbal tea.

Sincerely, The Spa Team

Dear Members,

Welcome John Thurlbeck: Cambridge Country Club's New Head PT from 1st September

We're excited to introduce our members to John Thurlbeck, who will be joining us as the Head Personal Trainer from the 1st of September.

John is no stranger to discipline and commitment, having dedicated 13 years to the British Army Within this tenure, his invaluable experience with the Parachute Regiment and then the Royal Army Physical Training Corps has provided him with top-tier PT qualifications. Furthermore, as a testament to his continual commitment to professional growth, John is presently undertaking his Level 4 Strength and Conditioning certification and is also a qualified Sports Massage therapist, adding another string to his bow

With such an impressive background, John is well-equipped to understand and guide individuals from all walks of life Whether you're just taking your first steps in the gym or you're a seasoned fitness enthusiast, John's expertise stands ready to assist

Whilst John will be a fresh face on our gym floor come September, he is keen to dive right in. We encourage you to approach him, get acquainted, and discuss how he can elevate your fitness journey

Exclusive Offer for Members: Set the tone for your fitness aspirations by booking a complimentary induction session with John during the month of September by emailing us.

Head Personal Trainer

New Term Starting Soon

Studio Fogg Dance Company

We are pleased to announce that a new term is starting from 4th September 2023 with the Studio Fogg Company.

Weekday classes will be running between 4-6pm Saturday between 12-3pm Sunday between 9-11am For ages 5+ and pre-school classes available

This exciting new dance school is offering exciting classes in; acroabtics, ballet, jazz, modern, musical theatre and street dance!

Final free Taster Session: 2nd September 2023

For class timings and to book your place, please email laurie@studiofogg.co.uk, or visit studiofogg.com.

GOLF

DearMembers,

August has seen some great events happen at Cambridge Country Club

Last month’s newsletter was released at around the same time as ladies captains day hence the release in this months newsletter Our ladies captain Donna Pollock organised a teddy bears picnic theme for the event It was great to see so many weird and wonderful costumes and the camaraderie was brilliant To do a beat the pro as part of that was great fun. Well done to Donna and her support team that put together a superb day at the club. The pictures really don’t do justice to such a great day

This month we unfortunately say goodbye to Richard Bramley It has been a great pleasure working with him over the last 2-3 months. He has been a real asset to the pro shop and will be missed I wish him well as he continues his education in Michigan, USA. It has been great to play some events with members over the last month. I hope to do this more often once I have additional staff to fill the void now that Richard has gone I'm looking forward to the captains away day at Wellingborough at the end of August.

August has also seen the new tee time system installation. As with any change, it hasn't been without the odd teething issue but we are moving towards a better streamlined system at the club. Thank you for your patience during this time.

The Taylormade golf day at the beginning of the month has been a great success and a lot of members are well on their way to enjoying some new equipment and making some golf gains. I hope you enjoy these days because PING have just confirmed the 4th of October for their demo day Please book in with me asap as we have limited timings available.

We have had both Breheny civil engineering and NSPCC host charity days this month and both raised an incredible amount of money for charity. Combined they have raised more that twenty thousand pounds We at Cambridge Country Club are very proud to host, promote and support these events.

Next month we have many exciting events such as the Club Championship and the ladies Rose Bowl competition I wish you all good luck and hope you continue to enjoy the course improvements that Simon and his team are making.

Happy Golfing

Sincerely,

Aaron Howard Accredited PGA Head Professio

Head Greenkeeper SimonWinters

Head

Greenkeeper’s Report

My first anniversary of working at CCC has just arrived and hopefully, you can all see the course moving forward in the right direction We have started preparing for the Club championships. Giving the greens a bit more pace but also keeping the trueness.

On the 14th of September, we hold the Ladies Robb Rose Bowl a county event which will be the first county event we have held since I have been here. We will be showcasing this fabulous course to ladies from all over Cambridgeshire, which is a great honour.

Hopefully with the course still improving we will get to hold over county events in the future. Once these events are over we will be looking at preparing the greens for winter I want to take the greens into and through winter being healthy which in spring will give us a big head start on this year, enabling us to push the greens to the standard that I think they should be at.

A Message From

The Men’s Captain

1/ Matches continue at a pace with both Friendly and CAGU coming to a close in September

2/ Pro Captain match against Dave Hubbard & Graham Craver produced an excellent game and win for Dave and Graham

3/ Captains Away Day at Wellingborough on the 30th August with 24 people travelling for the day

4/ The Golf course continues to improve and impress under the care of Simon and his team

5/ Mens Club Championships fast approaching and please sign up and see where your game is

With Autumn fast approaching let’s all get out and enjoy our beautiful course!

A Message From

The Senior’s Captain

The second leg of the CAGU Seniors Knockout Trophy was hotly contested by CCC at St Neots Golf Club The first leg lead held by CCC from their home tie was 2 ½ to ½, but St Neots - a very competitive club meant the match was never going to be easy

…..but how did the Seniors from CCC get to this point?

For those new to the Club this is a Cambridge Area Golfing Union Interclub Seniors Knockout, 4 BBB competition, with each round being drawn – in order to equalise the home advantage.

Round 2, Safron Walden at CCC Colin Dye/Nick Webb won 1 up, David Ritchie/David Teather won 3/1, Steve Richardson/Andy Barnard won 6/4.

Round 3, Brampton Park Golf Club at Brampton. Andy Barnard and Steve Richardson Won 2/1, Dave Teather and Dave Ritchie won 3/1. Colin Dye and Nick Webb Won 3/2

At this point Andy Barnard had to drop out because his handicap went under the lower limit, well played Andy, thanks for getting us this far Round 4, Semi Final. Nene Park Golf Club at CCC, Steve Richardson and David John won 3/2, Dave Ritchie and David Teather won 3/2, Colin Dye and Nick Webb lost 4/3.

Round 5, The Final, played over 2 legs, home and away against St Neots Golf Club. For the first leg we were drawn at home with Steve Richardson and David John winning 1 up, Dave Ritchie and David Teather won 5/4 Colin Dye and Nick Webb match halved. 2 ½ to ½ lead for CCC.

Round 1, Bye

3 – 0 to CCC

3 - 0 to CCC

2 – 1 to CCC

….and so to the 2nd leg at St Neots. It was clear from the outset that St Neots had restructured their team to put some of their better players out against us, and it almost worked. In match 1, Steve and David lost a few early holes, whilst in match 2, the 2 Daves were striding ahead and at one point leading by 5 holes. In match 3, myself and Nick were struggling to keep up with our opposite pair and eventually went down 5 and 3 During the morning, our supporters (Graham and Mike) were keeping us up to date with scores and match 2 was looking bad with the St Neots pair suddenly switching into gear and pushing the match right to the 18th and forcing a half That meant we were almost certain of a win but needed match 1 to really push it home, which they did and took their game to the 18th and won

Second leg result was a very well fought half, 1 ½ to 1 ½ Overall result a win for CCC 4 matches to 2

The absence of any CAGU official at the celebrations after the final match meant that it fell upon the members of St Neots to present the Trophy and Mementos to the winning team. A task that they performed very well and as the pictures show the day ended with a lot of humour and smiling faces Thanks to St Neots for their generous hospitality

As Seniors Captain, I would like to thank all players for their efforts over the whole series of matches and the Senior Section for encouragement and support throughout the competition.

Captain's Day

Ladies Captains Day took place in July on the only good day of weather for that week The theme was Teddies Bear Picnic and the ladies excelled hemselves with a wide range of fancy dress options. The day started off with the committee breakfast and concluded with a fabulous meal by Cotto and prize giving Over £800 was raised for Maggies through the affle and teddy bear auction with further monies still o come from beat the pro on the first.

Outside of Captains day the ladies have played in a successfully got ean Wilkinson Club competition in the als will be played at St

We are also hosting the Inter Club Competition – The Mary Cole Rose Bowl on the 14th September at CCC This is an individual stroke play competition with FOUR players from each team and the best three scores to count We are wishing all our ladies lots of luck in both competitions.