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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    Thanks. Sounds like your extra fees are being spent productively. I think we had an exchange on this, our place is also developing a...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    Thanks, useful insight. Are members generally happy with the condition of the course and clubhouse, obviously aside from the recent...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    Thanks. Do you never get dissent if set too high (in some people's opinion) or are they generally reasonable for most? What were last...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    I could probably find the answer to this if I trawled all 70 plus pages of this thread, but I'd be interested to hear how other clubs...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Golf Course Closed again.
    Finally (no hurry guys) our leaders have introduced a 'traffic light' system, starting from today. Hence we are open today but with...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    We have a bit of that at my course. The board often say we are 'good value' compared to other similar clubs (we have the good fortune to...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Golf Course Closed again.
    Yes, as I said in my long post, and the article I linked to explains very comprehensively, you are unlikely to be able to ban buggies or...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Golf Course Closed again.
    Then mine (which as you know is Minch) is an exception. I don't think we have ever opened and banned buggies with medical exceptions...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Golf Course Closed again.
    Whether woke is the correct term or not, a big part of the problem here is protective legislation, specifically the Disability...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    Yours is an interesting tale, one I relate to happenings at my own club. For me, at least, it comes down to the extent members have...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    Yes that is currently the better option. Avening is improving but the fairways have been muddier over the past few months.
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    Which course?
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    Correct it is Minch. A year or so ago they proposed what you say, a big first year rise then 3 consecutive years of 4% over CPI. That...
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    That is pretty much my intended meaning but I think your version is better than mine. I think that's what he meant, he couldn't justify it.
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    federalexpress replied to the thread Membership cost increase.
    Is that not a little simplistic? I've posted a few times on the position at my club where they are driving up membership costs (albeit...
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