Dear Members,
We are delighted to be writing our first letter to you all as your new team at HTSG. As the outgoing committee members have already said their goodbyes, we want to thank them all for their hard work and dedication over the years and acknowledge that we have large shoes to fill! Our first exciting piece of news is to let you know that Rosemary Barlow has agreed to take on the role of President. She is delighted that a new committee has been assembled and has offered her continuing support for which we are extremely grateful. In addition, we are also pleased to say that Ginny Elliot will be staying with us but in a new capacity as Vice President along with Jane Holderness-Roddam. We know that they need no introduction to you, and we are bolstered by their desire to stay involved with HTSG under our new stewardship. You are all very familiar with Spencer who has agreed to wear the Chairman’s hat. The rest of us are by no means as instantly recognisable but we are all looking forward to introducing ourselves, and we are excited for Badminton so that we can meet as many of you as possible. As we bask in the reflective glory of an outstanding summer of eventing culminating in Olympic team Gold and an Individual Bronze medal, we as a committee are energised to continue HTSG’s involvement in supporting Team GB. Last year’s donation of £12,500 made by the outgoing committee to that Paris team may just have made all the difference! Fulfilling that purpose has left a minimal amount in our fundraising account so we will be putting every effort to replenish funds over the next Olympic cycle so that we are in a strong position to continue supporting Team GB all the way up to LA in 2028 and beyond. To achieve this, we will be focussing on increasing our fundraising endeavours and have some fun ideas in the pipeline. Our main source of funds however remains your membership fee, so we need to ensure that at the very least, we retain your valuable membership, whilst we work hard to recruit new members. We are pleased to say that there will be no increase in the membership fee for 2025. The fee enables you to contribute to team GB funding as well as benefit from having a full season car pass and a warm dry base at Badminton which we feel we are so lucky to be able to enjoy. We are extremely grateful to the Badminton team for continuing to subsidise this and make room for us. We are full of energy, determination and goals so will keep you posted on some new initiatives and events in the New Year. In the meantime, we can confirm that your new committee is full steam ahead with the organisation of the wonderful Badminton tent. We hope you’ll all continue to join us as all as your new jockeys take up the reins. With very best wishes Spencer and all the new committee members Spencer Sturmey Jeanette Nielson Deborah Walter Marie Ryan Harriet I’Anson Fi Harper Hayley Dunstan Sarah Taylor
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
HTSG - NewsArchives
February 2025
Categories
All
|