News
Meal For Two
18 November 2009
Two Course Meal for Two. £25.00 per Couple
Book Early with caterer. Saturday 5th December 2009.
Quiz Night
16 November 2009
The monthly Quiz restarts on Wed 25th November 2009.
Wine Tasting Tickets now available at the bar
12 November 2009
Tickets for the Wine Tasting which will be held on 27th November 2009
are now available from the bar priced at £5.00. For more details contact
the Bar.
Tickets for New Year's Eve 2009 Now available at the bar
03 November 2009
Click here for full details of the New Year's Eve Formal Dance
Prize Winners' Photographs now online
03 November 2009 After a sucessful Prize Winners evening the complete list of winners is now online. We have also added some photographs from the evening. Click here for the list of winners and here for the gallery of images.
Rule change on Permitted Hours of Play for House Members Introduced
03 November 2009
Changes to the House Members' Permitted Hours of Play are due to be introduced on the 01 January 2010. Click here for more details
Anthony Sinclair takes Gold at Deaflympics
14th September 2009
Congratulations go to Anthony Sinclair (our Captain Robert's son), who has just scooped the gold medal at this year's Deaflympics taking place in Taiwan. Anthony is taking part in the Tennis and won his medal in the mixed doubles partnering Catherine Graham. They beat the Italian team who have had a stranglehold on this medal since 1989
so well done indeed! Click
here for further details:
Thursday Night Grand Finale - Thursday 17th September 09
14th September 2009
In a tense end to the season, the current cup holder, Michael Mooney and the vice Captain, Peter Smith are separated by a single point with one week remaining. The VC has the advantage but it's anyone's guess how who will take the final honours.
As usual there will be 'a cornucopia of prizes' for all players on the scoreboard and for those not lucky enough to make it this year - but who have taken part. Prizegiving is expected to take place around 8pm so come on down and enjoy the craic.
Click here to see the latest leaderboard.
Upcoming Menus now online
14th September 2009
Menus for the upcoming Italian theme night and Neil Diamond night are now available online. Click here for the Italian Night and here for the Neil Diamond evening (both open new windows and require Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Wednesday Boys Annual Charity Competition
13th September 2009
The Club's Wednesday Boys have held their annual Charity Competition this year in support of REACH which was established to promote the relief of children with upper limb deficiencies, to include provision of support and information to the families of carers of such children and to encourage and support research and development. The sum of over £300 was raised. Further details on REACH may be found at reach.org.uk
The Charity Shield trophy association with the competition was won by David McShane, the putting competition was won by Gordon McIlroy with Gordon Walker in second place. Also presented was the Summer League Cup which was won by Job Palmer closely followed, in the three way tie, by Gerry Murray, Norman Kennedy and Mervyn Menown.
Following the High Tea entertainment was provided by Club President Bill Eakin, David Lindop, David McShane and Jim Wilson.
For more information on the Wednesday Boys click here
For a larger version of the image click here
President's Prize Photos now online
18th August 2009
Photographs from the President's Prize Presentation are now online. Click here to see the Gallery.
August Newsletter now online
14th August 2009
The August edition of the club news letter is now online. Click here to download a copy (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Recent wins for some of the Ladies' Teams
14th August 2009
Congratulations to Mary Field and Louise Tully who came third in the Australian Spoons qualifier at Cairndhu Golf Club on 3rd August and have gone through to the all Ireland Final in Tipperary. Also, congratulations to Anne Adamson and Judith Caruth on winning the Daisy Ferguson Trophy at the final in Royal County Down on 10th August.
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Tall Ships Day Menus now online
13 August 2009
The full menu for the Tall Ships' "Parade of Sail" is now available online. Click here to see the meals available this Sunday.
Holt Shield Team narrowly beaten.
12 August 2009
After the best run in the competition for several years, the Holt Shield Team were beaten by the narrowest of margins to go out of the competition. After a 4-1 "home" victory over Ballyclare the team were beaten "away" by 4.5 - 0.5 meaning they won't go through to the next round. The club would like to extend its congratulations to the Team for a magnificent effort over the last few months and thank the many members who took time out to come and support the team in their campaign. Click here to see the Team photo and a full list of the team's results this season.
August Event Tickets Selling Well.
08 August 2009
The club has seen a very strong response to this month's social events with tickets for both the Abba night and Tall Ships selling very well. There are still a few tickets left for both events though and we'd urge members to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Wednesday Boys Photos Added
3rd August 2009
Photographs from The Wednesday Boys' prize presentation have been posted in the Gallery section. We've also added a new section on the Wednesday Boys under the Member's Area. Click here to view the new section or here to view the photos.
Thursday Evening Comp. Now Online.
3rd August 2009
The 2009 Thursday Evening Competition's Order of Merit is now available online. Click here to see the full list.
Holt Shield Team continue sucessful run
2nd August 2009
The Holt Shield Team continued the club's most sucessful run in the competition for several years by beating Ballyclare 4-1 in the home leg of the quarter finals. See the Gallery section for full results and a larger picture of the team.
All support is encouraged for the next leg at Ballyclare on Sunday 9th August.
Holt Shield Quarter Final fixture dates now available.
24th July 2009
Details of Helen's Bay's quarter final match in the Holt Shield are now available. The two leg match against Ballyclare will be held at the following times
HOLT SHIELD 2009
Quarter Finals vs Ballyclare G.C.
Home Leg
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Tee off 10:00
Away Leg
Date: Sunday 9th August
Tee off 14:30
***All Support Welcome***
Holt Shield Team through.
19th July 2009
Helen's Bay are through to the next round of the Holt Shield after convincing home and away victories over Cliftonville. After winning 3-2 away, the team won their first three matches at Helen's Bay to go through to face Ballyclare in the next round. Please watch this space for details of upcoming matches as any support will be greatly appreciated.
Great win for Helen's Bay
17th July 2009
Helen's Bay recorded a great 3-2 Away win in the 1st Leg of their match against Cliftonville in the Holt Shield. The Home Leg will be held this Sunday at 2pm and we'd encourage you to come down and support the team. For more details on the Holt Shield click here (opens a new window)
More Lady Captain's Day Photos. 17th July 2009
We've posted some more photos from Lady Captain's Day. Please click here to visit the Gallery
Open Week Results now posted
15th July 2009
The first Open week results are now posted on the Open Week page. Click here to see the full list. More results will be posted as they come in.
Holt Shield Fixtures Confirmed
14th July 2009
As you may be aware, Helen's Bay are into the final 16 in the Holt Shield. Our next match is against Cliftonville (home and away) and all support is welcome.
Helen's Bay vs Cliftonville G.C.
Away Leg
Friday 17th July - Tee Off 17:00
Home Leg
Sunday 19th July - Tee Off 14:00
For those of you that don't know, the Holt Shield is one of the most competitive local competitions for low handicap golfers (max handicap = 6).
For more details see
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"What's On" Section Re-Launched
10th July 2009
With so much going on at the club it can be difficult to keep track of it all. To help we've now pulled all the event listings into one place under the new, improved "What's On" section. Click here to get complete details of all the upcoming social and golfing events.
Longest Day Golf Challenge
10th July 2009
Gordon Rea, Mark Leinster, Alan Thomson, Colin Small, Michael Bell, David Graham, Mark Kelly & Richard Mann are playing 72 holes of golf in one day in aid of Macmillon Cancer Support. For more details click here and give them your support.
Holt Shield win for Helen's Bay
08th July 2009
Congratulations to the Holt Shield Team who have won their section of the competition. The Holt Shield is one of the most competitive local competitions for low handicap golfers (max handicap = 6) and the team now go through the second round against Cliftonville. For more details see www.holtshield.com
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New Gallery Section updated.
29th June 2009
The Gallery section of the Website has been updated with a photo from Lady Captain's Day. If you have a photo of an event at Helen's Bay you'd like to submit please contact us.
Juvenile Members' upcoming events letter is now available online. See the Juveniles' News page in the Members' Area section or click here for more details.
Tall Ships Tickets Now Available.
Tickets for the Tall Ships' "Parade of Sail" on August 16th are now available at the club. Click here for more details of all the day's activities.
Captain's Day Message now online.
The Captain's Day Message is now online. Please click here to view the captain's summary of the day and see the list of winners. Photos from the evening are also available in the Gallery section of the Member's Area.
Captain's Day Results
The complete results of Captain's Day are now available online. See the Men's News page for more details
Captain's May Message now available.
The May Captain's message is now available on the Members' Area. Click here to read the entire message.
Members Welcome Evening "Highly Successful"
A well attended and highly successful informal welcome evening took place last night (Monday 15th June). New and prospective members were welcomed by the Honorary Secretary, John McCullough acting as MC for the night!
Captain Robert Sinclair gave a brief and informative overview of the club's history and ethos, focusing in particular on the strong and enduring links with the local community as well as the friendly and welcoming atmosphere that is such an important part of the club's tradition.
He was pleased to note that we appear to be bucking the trend and increasing our membership during these difficult economic times.
Vice Captain Peter Smith focused more on the golf side of things - we are a golf club after all! After commenting on how well the course had come back after such a long and wet winter, it was pleasing to note that Helen's Bay were progressing well in many of the inter club competitions. This was in no small part due to some of the 'new blood' coming through from the junior section which is vibrant and growing. Unlike many clubs, Helen's Bay's age profile continues to fall and this can only be good news for the long term future of the club.
John McCullough concluded proceedings by reiterating the welcome to all new and prospective members who were then invited to a hot buffet meal and wine. During the meal, members of Council were on hand to answer queries and personally welcome attendees.
All in all a very enjoyable and successful evening was had by all and by agreement this is a format that will be repeated on a reasonably regular basis
New Website Launched
The new look Helen's Bay website is now available, with a more up-to-date design and an improved structure. As well as giving the website a cleaner and more modern design, we wanted to make it more user friendly – which meant completely overhauling the structure.
Popular sections such as The Restaurant and Visitor Information have been improved and we've added more ways for you to give us feedback on the course and club. We have also updated the "Location" section making easier for visitors to find us. One new innovation is the addition of results and news from the Men's and Ladies' competitions.
Finally, as part of our role in the local community we've also added a new section - "Community News", where local groups and charities can advertise their up coming events free of charge.
Please let us know what you think by sending us some feedback
Captains Day confirmed for Saturday 20th June The club is pleased to annouce that this year's Captains Day will take place on Sat the 20th of June. A time-sheet is now available in the men's locker room and we recommend that you book early.
Welcome Evening for new and former members.
A welcome evening for new and former members will be held in the club at 7.30pm on Monday 15th June. No booking is required.
Lady Captain's Day
Lady Captain's Day has been confirmed this year for Tuesday the 23rd June.
Open Week Fixtures Confirmed for 2009
Opne Week 2009 fixtures have now been confirmed for Sunday 12th July - Saturday the 18th July. See the Open Week page for more details.
Special House Membership Deal Introduced
To ensure as many local people as possible can enjoy the facilities of the club we have introduced a new offer on House membership. For only £95 you can use the Bar and Restaurant facilities throughout 2009. For more information see the Membership page.