CLUB MANAGEMENT
The Club is controlled by a Management Committee. This Committee is made up from employees of BAE SYSTEMS and Emersons Ltd. The Management Committee is voted for each year as new candidates are nominated for positions. However, with the influx of private members over the last several years, only 2 committee positions are currently taken officially, with private members making up the numbers as co-opted members, who are voted onto the Committee by its members. The Committee meet once a month on the third Monday of each month with the exception of October when there is no meeting due to the Committee's role in membership renewals.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Chairman - Position not taken
Secretary - Andy Frost
Vice Chairman - Vacant
Treasurer - Dave Peachey
Committee Members
Terry Oxenham
Paul Carey
Gary Bucklen
Raysham Cheema
Bev Drummond
Karen Hughes
Dave Roots
Jean Sheaves
Duncan Watt
Stuart Blake
STAFF STRUCTURE
Andy Frost also acts as the Clubs manager, putting the proposals of the Management Committee into effect and controlling the day-to-day running of the Club and its staff. Other staff members include:
Stuart Blake- Club Steward
Joe Cheema - Assistant Steward
Jason Ryder - Head Chef
Kevin Harms - Head Groundsman
Judith Michie - Head Lifeguard
The Club was built in 1963 and formally opened on 17th January 1964 by the BP refinery in Grain as a facility for its employees. It changed hands in 1982 when GEC took over the building, moving from its original site in Featherby Road, (now the 442 Club). GEC changed its name to BAE SYSTEMS in the early 2000s, and at the same time began to remove the funding that it provided to the Club in an effort to make it a stand alone business. In 2010, the Club was renamed The Village Community Sports & Social Club and is now open for anyone to join.