Club News
What's been happening
Dear member
It's been a testing few weeks weather wise, the regular un-forecasted overnight down pours have certainly kept the green keepers guessing. That said, the 12 hole course has at least kept us golfing when several other courses have been closed.
It's been nice to get back on all 18 holes this week, the sun peaked out and we've even spotted a few short sleeve shirts paired with shorts... Perhaps a little too early for that, but who am I to judge.
Thank you to all of you that have carried during this time, it makes a huge difference to the course especially around the hard wear and wet areas. The greens and tees were hand cut this week and the greens have also had a roll so they should be putting nicely in the coming days. Just to temper expectations, we will not be moving back onto the grass tees for at least two or three weeks.
You might notice that some trees have been cleared near the chipping green, this is to allow for an expansion of the car park.
I'm pleased to report that we will have a new expanded buggy fleet for the season. We have operated with 6 electric buggies and 2 petrol buggies for several years now.
As of April / May we will have 5 brand new lithium electric buggies and 5 new (to us) petrol buggies, plus we will keep two of our older ones for back up purposes. The petrol buggies are necessary in the evenings once the shop has closed, users can simply park them up in the designated area and walk away, where as the electric ones need to be placed on charge ready for the next day which we quite rightly can't expect customers to do.
Memberships have been flooding in, thank you to everyone that's settled thier bill already, it allows us to budget with more confidence. Please be reminded that membership fees are due by Saturday 28th February. Payments can be made by BACS, Credit cards or Debit cards either in person or over the phone.
If you need to discuss your membership, please contact me or Gemma in the office asap.
COMPETITIONS
It won't be long before the Club Knock Out comps go live on the members APP. Keep an eye on the Knockouts link via the golf tab. They should be live to book during March, the draws will take place toward the end of March and 1st round matches will begin in April.
REMINDER TO ALL - ESPECIALLY NEW MEMBERS - MAJOR COMPETITIONS
You must have played in three handicap qualifying individual competitions in the 365 days prior to the major competition date, before being eligible to win.
Friday Stablefords, Saturday or Sunday stablefords / strokeplays all count towards your tally and new for 2026, so do county championships or national championships.
It's looking like another busy year golf wise, the Friday stablefords will begin on the 3rd April and run all the way through to the end of October. The 9 hole grand prix starts on 6th May and runs for 17 weeks, culminating in the finals night on Wednesday 26th August.
The kitchen and bar will open late on Wednesdays and Thursdays from the beginning of May and with the World Cup starting in June, we will be showing the games live offering food and drink in an effort to get you stay and watch!
The club diary can be viewed via the website by clicking here:
https://www.themillbrook.com/club-diary
Highlights of which:
Saturday 7th March - Captains Drive In
Saturday 18th April - Champion Swindle
Tuesday 16th June - Seniors Open
Saturday 18th July - Captains Charity Day
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September - Club Championship
Saturday 21st November - End Of Season Presentation Event
Our Friday night Texas Scramble & BBQ's start on Friday 24th April, and will take place the last Friday of each month, April to August.
We have a social event planned for the last Friday or Saturday of every month during 2026.
SOCIAL NIGHTS
The quiz night was fully booked, thank you to all our keen quizzers for your support and to Helen & Paul Masters our quiz masters, great night had by all...
We now look toward NIGHT GOLF on the 27th February! Available to book on Club V1 now!! Limited to 56 players - so be quick!!
200 Mile Run.....
Joe who works in the pro shop on Thursdays and Sundays is taking on a personal challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer, a form of cancer that is currently affecting several of our members along with a member of Joe's family. It is also our Captains charity of choice for 2026/27.
In order to raise money for charity, Joe will be running 200 miles throughout February, basic maths, that's 7 miles or 11.3 kilometres a day, No easy task....
If you can find a few ££ to help fight prostate cancer and motivate Joe in the process the link is:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/joe-dilly?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
PREFERRED SUPPLIERS LIST
The following members have have joined our list and are advertising on the screen in the clubhouse, they will also have an advert on the website. We welcome other members to advertise their services with us. Please contact me should you wish to join the list.
Business Partners:
Brendan The Chilli Man - Sauces (4 in a pack) £15 instead of £22. OR £20 per case of 6 of the Red Pepper Snapper, usual price £30.
Wards Builders ( Tom & Josh Ward )
Ben Abbott Plumbing & Heating ( Ben Abbott )
Globe Home Improvements ( Phil Bush )
Jalori Restaurant, Woburn Sands (15% discount off food on production of membership card)
Woburn Rai Restaurant
(10% discount on food upon production of membership card)
Webster Digital (Dan Webster)
Offering any business at the club a free 1 hour website and marketing consultation.
AMC Aircon (Alan Cowan) offering 15% discount on air conditioning / heating units to members
It's been a testing few weeks weather wise, the regular un-forecasted overnight down pours have certainly kept the green keepers guessing. That said, the 12 hole course has at least kept us golfing when several other courses have been closed.
It's been nice to get back on all 18 holes this week, the sun peaked out and we've even spotted a few short sleeve shirts paired with shorts... Perhaps a little too early for that, but who am I to judge.
Thank you to all of you that have carried during this time, it makes a huge difference to the course especially around the hard wear and wet areas. The greens and tees were hand cut this week and the greens have also had a roll so they should be putting nicely in the coming days. Just to temper expectations, we will not be moving back onto the grass tees for at least two or three weeks.
You might notice that some trees have been cleared near the chipping green, this is to allow for an expansion of the car park.
I'm pleased to report that we will have a new expanded buggy fleet for the season. We have operated with 6 electric buggies and 2 petrol buggies for several years now.
As of April / May we will have 5 brand new lithium electric buggies and 5 new (to us) petrol buggies, plus we will keep two of our older ones for back up purposes. The petrol buggies are necessary in the evenings once the shop has closed, users can simply park them up in the designated area and walk away, where as the electric ones need to be placed on charge ready for the next day which we quite rightly can't expect customers to do.
Memberships have been flooding in, thank you to everyone that's settled thier bill already, it allows us to budget with more confidence. Please be reminded that membership fees are due by Saturday 28th February. Payments can be made by BACS, Credit cards or Debit cards either in person or over the phone.
If you need to discuss your membership, please contact me or Gemma in the office asap.
COMPETITIONS
It won't be long before the Club Knock Out comps go live on the members APP. Keep an eye on the Knockouts link via the golf tab. They should be live to book during March, the draws will take place toward the end of March and 1st round matches will begin in April.
REMINDER TO ALL - ESPECIALLY NEW MEMBERS - MAJOR COMPETITIONS
You must have played in three handicap qualifying individual competitions in the 365 days prior to the major competition date, before being eligible to win.
Friday Stablefords, Saturday or Sunday stablefords / strokeplays all count towards your tally and new for 2026, so do county championships or national championships.
It's looking like another busy year golf wise, the Friday stablefords will begin on the 3rd April and run all the way through to the end of October. The 9 hole grand prix starts on 6th May and runs for 17 weeks, culminating in the finals night on Wednesday 26th August.
The kitchen and bar will open late on Wednesdays and Thursdays from the beginning of May and with the World Cup starting in June, we will be showing the games live offering food and drink in an effort to get you stay and watch!
The club diary can be viewed via the website by clicking here:
https://www.themillbrook.com/club-diary
Highlights of which:
Saturday 7th March - Captains Drive In
Saturday 18th April - Champion Swindle
Tuesday 16th June - Seniors Open
Saturday 18th July - Captains Charity Day
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September - Club Championship
Saturday 21st November - End Of Season Presentation Event
Our Friday night Texas Scramble & BBQ's start on Friday 24th April, and will take place the last Friday of each month, April to August.
We have a social event planned for the last Friday or Saturday of every month during 2026.
SOCIAL NIGHTS
The quiz night was fully booked, thank you to all our keen quizzers for your support and to Helen & Paul Masters our quiz masters, great night had by all...
We now look toward NIGHT GOLF on the 27th February! Available to book on Club V1 now!! Limited to 56 players - so be quick!!
200 Mile Run.....
Joe who works in the pro shop on Thursdays and Sundays is taking on a personal challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer, a form of cancer that is currently affecting several of our members along with a member of Joe's family. It is also our Captains charity of choice for 2026/27.
In order to raise money for charity, Joe will be running 200 miles throughout February, basic maths, that's 7 miles or 11.3 kilometres a day, No easy task....
If you can find a few ££ to help fight prostate cancer and motivate Joe in the process the link is:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/joe-dilly?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
PREFERRED SUPPLIERS LIST
The following members have have joined our list and are advertising on the screen in the clubhouse, they will also have an advert on the website. We welcome other members to advertise their services with us. Please contact me should you wish to join the list.
Business Partners:
Brendan The Chilli Man - Sauces (4 in a pack) £15 instead of £22. OR £20 per case of 6 of the Red Pepper Snapper, usual price £30.
Wards Builders ( Tom & Josh Ward )
Ben Abbott Plumbing & Heating ( Ben Abbott )
Globe Home Improvements ( Phil Bush )
Jalori Restaurant, Woburn Sands (15% discount off food on production of membership card)
Woburn Rai Restaurant
(10% discount on food upon production of membership card)
Webster Digital (Dan Webster)
Offering any business at the club a free 1 hour website and marketing consultation.
AMC Aircon (Alan Cowan) offering 15% discount on air conditioning / heating units to members