Job vacancy - Hertfordshire CDO working 32 hours a week

Mon 23rd Jan
Hertfordshire is looking for a new County Development Officer to work 32 hours a week helping to drive forward some of the development initiatives in the County.



The vacancy arises as current CDO Rachel Spry is moving on to work at the Olympics from April 2012.

The County Development Officer will be responsible for developing the aims of the Herts Golf Partnership through the strategy identified in the Development Plan.

Main duties will include, continuing to develop and implement the HGP 16+ participation programme, delivering and promoting GolfMark, and maintaining and developing the HGP website and other marketing tools such as social media.

The position is home based, although the successful candidate will be required to travel (vehicle and driving licence essential) as necessary to meetings in and out of the county and occasionally work weekends, evenings and school holidays as required.

For more information, including how to apply, please download the pdf from the "CDO information" link above.

Closing date for applications is Friday 17th February 2012.

Related:  CDO information

Hatfield/London is sold and rebranded
as Essendon CC

Wed 11th Jan
Hatfield London golf club has recently been acquired by family-business owners Kieran and Liam Griffin, along with their partners Elaine and Clare. The club will now be renamed Essendon Country Club and will soon join the County Card scheme.


Liam explained the reasons behind purchase from Tokyo Leisure, who have owned the club for 30 years.

He said: "As local residents and golfers ourselves, when the club came up for sale we saw a great opportunity to create a great a family-friendly golfing environment - we both have young families who are keen and starting to play."

""Along with the new name, Essendon Country Club, we will launch a new logo and branding in the spring, ready for the golfing season.

Kieran said: "We are taking our time to assess the situation and we realise there is a great deal of potential here that we want to make the most of.

"With our business expertise, we are confident we can build on the strong foundation here and create an inclusive and integrated club."

Elaine added, "Visitors are always welcome at the club and the County Card scheme will help show off our facilities to a wider audience, as well offering huge benefits to our existing members."

Essendon Country Club features two 18-hole golf courses plus a nine-hole par 3 course, set in an estate of almost 400 acres with a number of privately owned residential properties situated on the estate.

BCR save Hertfordshire clubs £122,000 in 2011

Wed 4th Jan
The HGU's first year of partnership with Business Cost Reduction Associates (BCRA) has saved Hertfordshire Clubs a massive total of £122,000 on their energy bills.

Savings varied from £65,000 to £180 across just ten of Hertfordshire's clubs with more clubs scheduled to work with BCRA in 2012.

BCRA's Kim Harris said: "We are here to work with Hertfordshire clubs, and save them whatever we can and this shows the value of getting a review of your club's outgoings.

"Our offer to Hertfordshire clubs is simple - a free no-catch cost review. At worst you get a free "health check" for your cost base and at best we will find you extra profit through savings.

"Nine out of ten of our clients save money and the average saving is 23% - which is extremely worthwhile in the current financial climate.

"Our supply chain network gives us access to information, data and tariffs that you would find hard to come by on the open market - even if you had time to do the research.

"We have specialist teams in all areas, we only deal with reputable supply chain partners, and we manage the whole changeover process for you."

We have just won the Best Service category at the prestigious Best Business Awards 2011 which is tremendous recognition of the support that we provide our clients

BCRA make no charge for their services and their client's retain 100% of any savings realised as they are paid by their suppliers for the retention and acquisition of customers.

Their portfolio of business cost reduction services includes:

* Electricity (Contracts/Management/Advice)
* Gas (Contracts/Management/Advice)
* Telecoms (Lines and Calls/Mobiles/Data)
* Insurance (General/Tailored/Specialist/Credit)
* Staff (HR Regulations/Compliance/Protection)
* Water (Rebates/Audits/Efficiencies/Boreholes)
* Finance (FX/Capital/Asset/Banking)
* Vehicle (leasing/Finance)
* Rateable Values (Assessments/Appeals/Rebates)
* Forensic Banking (Reclaiming overcharges)
* Green Services (Carbon emissions/CRC/renewables)


For more information contact Kim Harris at BCRA in Harpenden.

Email: kim.harris@bcrassociates.co.uk

Web: www.bcrassociates-kimharris.co.uk
Tel: 0844 556 1307