Eastbourne Borough Council has introduced that golf membership operator Get {Golfing} has been chosen to take over operations at Eastbourne Downs Golf Membership in East Sussex.
The choice to award the working contract to Get {Golfing} adopted a bidding course of that attracted curiosity from over 30 events, with six submitting formal responses.Eastbourne Downs, which is positioned on the South Downs overlooking Eastbourne, was based in 1908 and boasts an 18-hole championship golf course designed by JH Taylor. One its proudest sons was Main Cyril Tolley, who the Newbie Championship in 1920 and 1929 and who performed within the Walker Cup no fewer than seven instances.
Chris Knight, a member of Get {Golfing}’s senior management group, stated: “Get {Golfing} is thrilled to include a membership with such a wealthy and prestigious historical past into its portfolio.”
Knight added that Get {Golfing}’s founder, Ed Richardson, who sadly died final 12 months, ‘would have been proud to have seen a membership of the standing of Eastbourne Downs be part of the Get {Golfing} household’.
Get {Golfing} operates as a charitable organisation, reinvesting all surpluses again into its venues. The charity at the moment employs 250 salaried workers throughout its 12 golf venues – together with Hampton Court docket Palace, Redlibbets and North Downs – supplemented by as much as 300 seasonal workers. Annual revenues final 12 months reached £19 million, with surpluses exceeding £2 million.
Over the previous 5 years, Get {Golfing} has allotted roughly £7 million towards facility enhancements. The organisation’s main aims centre on selling golf participation and its related well being advantages. It prioritises delivering prime quality enjoying surfaces and course shows inside an inclusive, welcoming environment that is still financially accessible. Furthermore, Get {Golfing} emphasises neighborhood integration, making concerted efforts to embed its golf equipment inside their localities.
