In Attendance: Tony Monk, Vice President & Major’s Coordinator; Graham Smith, Chairman; Geoff Acott Treasurer & Membership; Terry Reddings, Society Captain 2020 & 2021; Joe Beaver Society Captain 2022. Welcome and Opening Remarks: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked all members of the Committee: Tony Monk for co-ordinating the majors again this year. It is no easy task putting out all the information, collating the returns, organising the draw, confirming the details for all attendees as well as playing in the competition, checking the scores and managing the prize giving. Also for putting together a lot of information for today’s meeting which is most useful and greatly appreciated by everyone. Mike Bell for liaising with match Secretaries, coordinating the matches and sending out team selections and details for each match. Alan Cochrane, for agreeing to assume the position of President and attending all the Majors and speaking at dinner each evening, especially his tribute to Geoffrey Hawkins recognising his contribution to the Society over the past 50 years. Terry Reddings, having spent two years as Captain during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic and his contribution playing in all the matches and major competitions. Geoff Acott, for managing the accounts and membership records and also for his role in co-ordinating the annual Society Golf Tour. Joe Beaver, attending as 2022 Society Captain. The chairman said “enjoy every minute throughout your year as it will go by very quickly”. Overall the Chairman considered that the Society had a very successful return to golfing activities, with a lot of members not seen for some years returning to play, particularly on Captain’s Day in September which was reminiscent of the old days with over 30 members and guests attending. Apologies for absence: Apologies for absence were received from Allan Cochrane President, Mike Bell Match Secretary & Paul Critchley, Member. Minutes of the 2019 Committee Meeting & Matters Arising: These were sent out to everyone prior to the meeting so the Chairman did not intend to go through them in any detail at the Committee Meeting. Matters Arising: There were no matters arising from the Minutes. Proposed by Terry Reddings, seconded by Geoff Acott that the Minutes were a true and accurate account of the 2019 Committee Meeting. Confirmation of 2022 Committee Appointments: The committee members agreed the following Society appointments: President Allan Cochrane, Vice President Tony Monk, Vice Chairman Mike Bell, Captain Joe Beaver, Vice- Captain David Fox. Finance Report Accounts Report: Society Treasurer Geoff Acott presented an up-to-date Statement of Account to the committee. The account is currently in credit by £4129.14 of which £416.41 is society stock such as shirts, ties and blazer badges. Those members wishing to receive a full statement of the accounts for 2021 may request an unaudited copy from the Treasurer after 31st December 2021. The accounts will be checked during the Annual Tour and submitted for agreement at the Society Ratification Meeting on 8th May 2022. RLC Grant: It was confirmed that the annual grant of £3,500 had been requested from the RLC Association Trust which should be received in April 2022. Review of Subscriptions : Due to the small number of members (52) it was agreed there was little point in raising subscriptions as the sum realised would be insignificant. Review of Charges for events 2022 : Once the Army Golf Club golf and catering charges have been received the cost for Major’s will be reviewed in early 2022 to ensure that they remain attractive for members, particularly those regularly travelling some distance to attend. Review of Prizes Policy: Following discussions it was agreed that cash would remain for all individual competitions with prizes in kind for all team events and spot prizes. Membership Report Geoff Acott provided a membership list for all those that had paid their subscriptions as at 1 st November 2021. Committee members agreed to liaise with Geoff Acott regarding the latest contact and membership details held. The Committee reviewed those members that have lapsed and other than Andy Main it is most unlikely that anyone else will return to the Society. The current subscribing membership is 56 of whom four are currently out of contact. The ACC Golfing Society is open to all former and serving Army caterers and anyone wishing further information can contact Membership Secretary Geoff Acott at . New members for 2021 were Marcus Appleton and Steve Parry and a welcome return from Darren Vincent, Eric Lewis and Vincent Pearson. It was agreed that Past President Geoffrey Hawkins would be invited to be an honorary non-paying member of the Society due to his immense contribution over the last 50 years. 2021 Events Report Society Majors: Tony Monk provided the following report on the Majors held during 2021: 2020 was a complete write off like so many Association events. However the Society held three out of four majors during the year as well as matches against PWRR, RAPC and RAF Caterers. The 2021 golf results can be found on the as can the 2022 Programme of Events, but the main winners were: Corps Championships Eric Lewis (h/c 6) Scratch competition with a score of 118 over 27 holes. Presidents Day Tony Monk (h/c 18) with a Stableford score of 41. Captain's Day Division 1 Stableford - Peter Purcell (h/c 13.7) with a score of 39; Division 2 - Paul Hollely (h/c 20) with a score of 42. Captain's Day held on 30th September was a poignant affair attended by a record 33 players and guests. Aside from the golf, it was the opportunity to thank Geoffrey Hawkins for his 50 year contribution to the Society as he retired from being President over the last few years. Current President Allan Cochrane presented Geoff with an engraved wine box complete with a couple of bottles of his favourite Shiraz red wine. Accompanying this was a parchment containing good wishes and anecdotes from his many friends in the Society, both past and present. Society Matches: Mike Bell provided the following report: "Four matches are planned for 2022 which are detailed in the Society Programme of Events on the . The exact date and location for the RAF match has yet to be confirmed as they may well want to treat it as their home fixture next year. I have written to Mick Garrett, the RAF secretary saying that I have arranged a date of the 7th September at the Army Golf Club if he wants to play in Aldershot. The RAF Secretary has assured me that The Bone of Contention and The Bone of Consolation have a permanent home at the school of catering in Worthy Down. I will contact him to see who is responsible for getting them engraved. At present the RAF match is still over 36 holes but I am looking to try and bring it in line with all our other matches which are now played over 27 holes". Society Tour: It was confirmed that the Society Tour for 2022 will be held in South Yorkshire with 18 holes per day over four days. Accommodation will be at the Aston Hall Hotel near Rotherham and the Society Ratification Meeting (was AGM) will be held on Sunday 8th May 2022 at 6pm. Secretary Geoff Acott is co- ordinating the applications and will be supported by other members for the day-to-day running of the golf including the draw and collation of scores etc. Mike Webster is thanked for his contribution in arranging the accommodation and tee bookings with the respective golf clubs. No lunch will be included and confirmed bookings had been received from 19 members of the Society to date, which is good to see and bodes well for another successful Tour after a two year break. Details are included in the programme of events for 2022 which has been sent out to all members for their information. Any Other Business: Geoff Acott has again agreed to chair the 2022 Ratification Meeting on the first day of the Society Tour in Yorkshire. Captain's    Charity : Terry Reddings the 2021 Society Captain selected "Parkinson's UK" as his target and managed to raise around £500 through the generosity of society members and other organisations with which he is associated. His generous donation of a ball for beating his score and a welcome pack was a nice touch and came in handy for those who rarely keep the same ball throughout the day! After prize-giving he presented the 2022 Captain's Jacket to Joe Beaver whose charity is The Down’s Syndrome Association. David Fox was selected as his Vice-Captain by the past Captains in accordance with the Society Constitution. There being no further business to discuss the meeting closed at 12.40pm. Graham Smith Chairman ACC Golfing Society 1 st Nov 2021