The newly formed A40 Golf Society held it's inaugural golfing event at Monmouth Golf Club on Friday and Saturday.

Having moved to Ross-On-Wye from Preston, Lancashire in September 2005, A40 Captain, Andy Waldis had the idea for a 'Ryder Cup' style challenge against his former golfing mates from the 398 Golf Society.

Following several months of planning, the two teams of ten pitched themselves against each other over two fantastic days of matchplay golf, comprising nine hole Fourballs and nine hole Foursomes competitions on Friday, and eighteen holes Singles on the Saturday.

The final result was a victory for the A40's, winning by 12.5 points to 7.5.

Between the golf matches, a North v South skittles competition was held at The Barrel in Brookend Street on Friday evening. This resulted in a victory for the visitors from Preston. At the pre-match awards presentation, Andy said, 'I always said that success would be for everyone to enjoy the event, and for us to be invited up to Preston in 2008 for a rematch. Winning the competition was good but the fact that everyone had a great time was what I really wanted to achieve'.

Commenting on the event, 398 President John Morris said, 'The 398 Golf Society has been running for over twenty years and this is definitely one of the best events we've been to'.

Initial plans are now underway for next years event.

NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE will be held on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 at 7.00pm in the Corn Exchange

Items to be discussed are detailed below and members of the public are invited to attend the meeting

AGENDA

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• APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
  To receive and accept any apologies for absence.
• ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
• ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN
• DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
  To receive any declarations of Councillors' interests, whether personal and/or prejudicial, In matters to be considered at this meeting.
• MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
  To sign the minutes if the meeting held on Tuesday, 24 April 2007 (attached)
• TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
  The following issues are outstanding from previous meetings:
  (i) Seating/replacement furniture - it was decided to leave this for the incoming Council in May.
  (ii) Town Council Christmas card - it was decided to leave this for the incoming Council in May.
  (iii) Appointment of Deputy Clerk - it was agreed that this would be on-going. There were various aspects of an appointment that needed to be discussed.
  (iv) Standing Orders and Terms of Reference for Committees
• BUDGET REPORT AND ACCOUNT BALANCES
  To receive the attached report and account balances
• REQUESTS FOR GRANT AID
  To consider requests for financial support from organisations within the town
  

Signed

Town Clerk

NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the
AMENITIES COMMITTEE will be held on
Wednesday, 23rd May 2007 at 7.00pm in the Corn Exchange

Discussion items are detailed below and
members of the public are welcome to attend

AGENDA

.

• APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
  To receive and accept any apologies for absence
• ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
• ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN
• DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
  To receive any members' declarations of interests on agenda items
• MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
  To receive and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on
  Wednesday, 2nd May 2007
• MATTERS ARISING FROM THOSE MINUTES NOT FORMING
  AN AGENDA ITEM
• BUDGET REPORT
• TUDORVILLE CEMETERY
• TUDORVILLE ALLOTMENTS (attached correspondence - item 3)
• DEANHILL PARK
• ST. MARY'S CHURCHYARD
• BANDSTAND
• STREET CLEANSING
• CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
• WEATHER STATION (attached correspondence)

Signed

Town Clerk

Ross-on-Wye Weather Station is located by the tennis courts and bowling green at 'Crossfields' and is one of the important stations around the country which regularly sends data to the Meteorological Office. This is why Ross-on-Wye is sometimes mentioned on the BBC weather reports. It is currently still a manually monitored station and readings are taken twice per day by husband and wife team, June and Rex Swallow.

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