Lottery funding for Whitehead

WHITEHEAD Golf Club has been awarded £4,520 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Energy Efficient Venues programme.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th May 2011, 10:41 BST

The club, which provides a focal point for members of the community, will use the funding to install fibreglass insulation in the roof-space and to carry out an energy audit to work out improvements needed to reduce annual heating costs.

Local man David Maxwell, who has been a member of the club for 52 years, explained that the money saved will be ploughed back into the running of the club house.

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He said: “Whitehead Golf Club has a long history and dates back to 1904. We are a non-profit making organisation and all the money we make goes back into the upkeep of our club house so it’s fit for the local community to use.

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