Chief Executive’s Message

Dear Member,

I hope everyone is enjoying the warm summer and it is pleasing to hear the many compliments we are receiving about the presentation of the golf course, grass courts, croquet lawns and gardens. David Howe and Chris Hughes who head up those teams are doing a fabulous job coping with the lack of rainfall and efficiently using of our irrigation to keep everything looking so green and colourful. This helps to offset the unattractive sight of our building works which thankfully will all be completed by early September.  A summary of the completion dates:

New Bar Terrace is due to open on Saturday 23rd August

We are aiming to open the Bar Terrace on Saturday 23rd August for the Bank Holiday weekend. Access can be from 8am for an early morning coffee through to when the Members’ Bar closes at 10.30pm. The Bar will be open as normal at 11am each day.

Once the Terrace is open we will be able to commission an acoustic assessment of the Members’ Bar and Terrace to see if we need to introduce any retrospective measures responding to some Member concerns.

Bar Terrace Gardens

The lawn and gardens under the Bar Terrace will be open for the Bank Holiday weekend as they will be tidied up but there will be some renovation works still to do over the autumn. The tarmacking of the areas under the access staircase to the Terrace will also need to be done in September so again, thank you for your patience while we block off certain areas to complete this.

Tennis Courts 7-10 and 1-3

We have had these courts resurfaced with a new Plexipave acrylic to eradicate the erratic bounces we had been experiencing. This is the same surface as used for the US and Australian Open championships. These courts will be ready for play by the end of August.

The works team will then move into the Indoor Tennis Centre (ITC) to smooth out the cracks on courts 1-3 and repaint them ready for the indoor winter season.

Visitor Car Park repairs- 18th and 19th August

The Visitor Car Park will be closed on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th August for resurfacing repairs as patches have become quite worn since the car park was opened in 2010. Please can all Members use the Members’ Car Park and the overflow in Rosslyn Park for those two days. The new line-marking works will be completed during a day the following week which will involve a day’s closure as well.

Club Bistro Evenings

Join us each Thursday and Friday evening from 12th September to 10th October in the new Polo Room and Terrace for a themed bistro menu created by our Head Chef and his team. Click here for this month’s delicious Malaysian menu

Book your table at Reception or give the team a call on 020 8480 4200. Last orders at 9.15pm.

Sunday Carvery

Join us on the first Sunday of each month in the Polo Room for a delicious Sunday carvery. Book now for the next one on 7th September.

Adult prices: main course only £ 23.95  |  Three courses £38.50  |  Two courses £31.50
Children’s prices: main course only £11.50  |  Three courses £20.50  |  Two courses £16

Book your table to dine between 12 – 3.30pm. Book by 7pm on the Saturday before the Sunday.
Book online via the Members’ website, speak to the team at Reception or give them a call on 020 8480 4200.

Salute the Services Golf Day

London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers an advanced trauma team to London’s most seriously injured patients. Join London’s Air Ambulance aircrew and staff at the Club on Thursday 4th September to play golf and hear short presentations during the post-golf meal. Click here for the poster.
£55 Members only – book now via Intelligent Golf.  Includes halfway hut refreshments and a two-course lunch.  Arrive 08:30, shotgun start at 09:30, lunch 15:00.
For any queries email Matt Fidler, Golf and Games Manager at matt.fidler@roehamptonclub.co.uk. or Oli Vargo, Golf and Games Assistant at oliver.vargo@roehamptonclub.co.uk

Sheer Luck Holmes Murder Mystery Dinner: The Case of the Floating Fiancée

Wednesday 10th September 7.30pm

Get ready for an exhilarating night of mystery and mayhem as you join Holmes, Watson and Mrs Hudson as they re-enact their latest mind-boggling case. With hilarious characters, deadly twists, dastardly turns, and a three-course meal that’s simply to DIE for!

So, dust off your magnifying glasses and prepare to super sleuth your way through a fully interactive murder mystery evening. Will you use your powers of deduction and discover who dunnit? or will it be down to Sheer Luck?

Members £65 | Guests £70 Click here for the menu
Book now at Reception, give the team a call on 020 8480 4200 or log in and book online via the Members’ website at www.roehamptonclub.co.uk

The Walk and Talk Movement – for health, for wellbeing and for community

Join the inaugural Walk and Talk on Saturday 6th September 10.30am From The Green Man, Putney Heath

The Walk and Talk Movement is on a mission to get as many communities as possible walking and talking together across the UK. Walk and Talks are an easy, laid back, friendly and supportive way for anybody and everybody to come together for a stroll and a chat. The Walk and Talk Movement is launching a new community walking group based in Putney and Roehampton, open to all but particularly welcoming those who may be struggling silently. The aim is not only to encourage movement and connection, but also to build a supportive, stigma-free culture around mental health and wellbeing. There is no need to book and no fee.

Best wishes,

Marc

marc.newey@roehamptonclub.co.uk