Please note that from January 1 the new structure for the E.L.G.A., voted 
for at the recent EGM and following a huge natonwide consultatoin, will come 
into force.  One important change is that it will henceforth be the 'English 
Women's Golf Association', not 'Ladies'.  This will obviously be most 
clearly seen at club level in the change from Lady Captain(L.C.) to Women's 
Captain - yes - W.C. -deep joy!!

Seriously, things are afoot as the Welsh Ladies Golf Union and the Welsh 
Golf Union have already agreed to merge.  The English equivalents are 
talking (probably for the first time in history) but they have stalled 
already as the EL, sorry - W - GA 'refuse to move to The Belfry'.  Nice to 
know that the names and the structure have changed but little else seems to 
have done:((

Love & peace

Janet (who will never have the W.C. tag - at least not for the above reason!)


url:http://www.myreader.co.uk/gp/1232-1.aspx

Janet Homer wrote:
> Please note that from January 1 the new structure for the E.L.G.A., voted 
> for at the recent EGM and following a huge natonwide consultatoin, will come 
> into force.  One important change is that it will henceforth be the 'English 
> Women's Golf Association', not 'Ladies'.  This will obviously be most 
> clearly seen at club level in the change from Lady Captain(L.C.) to Women's 
> Captain - yes - W.C. -deep joy!!
> 
> Seriously, things are afoot as the Welsh Ladies Golf Union and the Welsh 
> Golf Union have already agreed to merge.  The English equivalents are 
> talking (probably for the first time in history) but they have stalled 
> already as the EL, sorry - W - GA 'refuse to move to The Belfry'.  Nice to 
> know that the names and the structure have changed but little else seems to 
> have done:((
> 
> Love & peace
> 
> Janet (who will never have the W.C. tag - at least not for the above reason!)
> 
> 
> url:http://www.myreader.co.uk/gp/1232-1.aspx

What was wrong with 'Female'? At least it would have maintained an 
pronouncable acronym.

I would be happy to be in a unified EGU as the word Golfers should 
include everyone who participates in the game regardles of age or gender 
and until the EGU as it is starts to approach their business in a way 
which is inclusive of all it's stakeholders, for wont of another word, 
it will find it hard to rid itself of it's blazered fuddy duddy image.

PS I thought the EGU was based at Woodhall Spa not the Belfry.

-- 
Durram

"Janet Homer"  wrote in message 
news:3d8732ab02f14f8891aa4291302461a7@newspe.com...
> Please note that from January 1 the new structure for the E.L.G.A., voted
> for at the recent EGM and following a huge natonwide consultatoin, will 
> come
> into force.  One important change is that it will henceforth be the 
> 'English
> Women's Golf Association', not 'Ladies'.  This will obviously be most
> clearly seen at club level in the change from Lady Captain(L.C.) to 
> Women's
> Captain - yes - W.C. -deep joy!!
>
> Seriously, things are afoot as the Welsh Ladies Golf Union and the Welsh
> Golf Union have already agreed to merge.  The English equivalents are
> talking (probably for the first time in history) but they have stalled
> already as the EL, sorry - W - GA 'refuse to move to The Belfry'.  Nice to
> know that the names and the structure have changed but little else seems 
> to
> have done:((
>
> Love & peace
>
> Janet (who will never have the W.C. tag - at least not for the above 
> reason!)


I used to play a lot of ladies hockey and one day it was suddenly called 
women's hockey for some reason - I never did understand why hockey had to 
change then as I don't know why golf has to change now!
What was the reason for changing it?

MaggieB wrote:
> "Janet Homer"  wrote in message 
> news:3d8732ab02f14f8891aa4291302461a7@newspe.com...
>> Please note that from January 1 the new structure for the E.L.G.A., voted
>> for at the recent EGM and following a huge natonwide consultatoin, will 
>> come
>> into force.  One important change is that it will henceforth be the 
>> 'English
>> Women's Golf Association', not 'Ladies'.  This will obviously be most
>> clearly seen at club level in the change from Lady Captain(L.C.) to 
>> Women's
>> Captain - yes - W.C. -deep joy!!
>>
>> Seriously, things are afoot as the Welsh Ladies Golf Union and the Welsh
>> Golf Union have already agreed to merge.  The English equivalents are
>> talking (probably for the first time in history) but they have stalled
>> already as the EL, sorry - W - GA 'refuse to move to The Belfry'.  Nice to
>> know that the names and the structure have changed but little else seems 
>> to
>> have done:((
>>
>> Love & peace
>>
>> Janet (who will never have the W.C. tag - at least not for the above 
>> reason!)
> 
> 
> I used to play a lot of ladies hockey and one day it was suddenly called 
> women's hockey for some reason - I never did understand why hockey had to 
> change then as I don't know why golf has to change now!
> What was the reason for changing it?
> 
> 
> 
> 

When I wer a lad back in t'days when I wer deliverin' Hovis on mi push 
iron down t'cobble streets, being called a gentleman was a compliment 
and a term of respect. Maybe these days men are no longer gentlemen and 
women are no longer ladies, and the words are now linked more to public 
conveniences rather than a way of behaviour.

Personally, I have never felt patronised by being called a gentleman, if 
ever the person calling me one felt it appropriate to do so, but I'm not 
sure it's the same for women. The term lady seems to have a inference of 
not being in as much control as the word woman maybe, or even it has 
something to do with class. Somehow, 'the women of Blackpool' seems to 
have a subtle difference about it to 'the ladies of Blackpool'.

More attempts at politically correct driven social engineering and 
amorphousisation by the thought police I fear. Hopefully they wont stop 
me making almost unpronouncable words up!

It also seems to tag an age aspect to the person too and we have 
witnessed just this week a quite capable 'gentleman' being hounded out 
of his job by faceless people constantly badgering him about his mature 
years. In our youth worshipping society I suppose men and women are 
young, and gentlemen and ladies are old from of a time long gone

-- 
Durram, 45yo and looking every year and more of it - not much chance for 
me then!

"MaggieB"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Janet Homer"  wrote in message 
> news:3d8732ab02f14f8891aa4291302461a7@newspe.com...
>> Please note that from January 1 the new structure for the E.L.G.A., voted
>> for at the recent EGM and following a huge natonwide consultatoin, will 
>> come
>> into force.  One important change is that it will henceforth be the 
>> 'English
>> Women's Golf Association', not 'Ladies'.  This will obviously be most
>> clearly seen at club level in the change from Lady Captain(L.C.) to 
>> Women's
>> Captain - yes - W.C. -deep joy!!
>>
>> Seriously, things are afoot as the Welsh Ladies Golf Union and the Welsh
>> Golf Union have already agreed to merge.  The English equivalents are
>> talking (probably for the first time in history) but they have stalled
>> already as the EL, sorry - W - GA 'refuse to move to The Belfry'.  Nice 
>> to
>> know that the names and the structure have changed but little else seems 
>> to
>> have done:((
>>
>> Love & peace
>>
>> Janet (who will never have the W.C. tag - at least not for the above 
>> reason!)
>
>
> I used to play a lot of ladies hockey and one day it was suddenly called 
> women's hockey for some reason - I never did understand why hockey had to 
> change then as I don't know why golf has to change now!
> What was the reason for changing it?
>
>
>
>

Because these days all ladies are women but not all women are ladies! :-)


Stephen

"Janet Homer"  wrote in message 
news:3d8732ab02f14f8891aa4291302461a7@newspe.com...
> Please note that from January 1 the new structure for the E.L.G.A., voted
> for at the recent EGM and following a huge natonwide consultatoin, will 
> come
> into force.  One important change is that it will henceforth be the 
> 'English
> Women's Golf Association', not 'Ladies'.  This will obviously be most
> clearly seen at club level in the change from Lady Captain(L.C.) to 
> Women's
> Captain - yes - W.C. -deep joy!!
>
> Seriously, things are afoot as the Welsh Ladies Golf Union and the Welsh
> Golf Union have already agreed to merge.  The English equivalents are
> talking (probably for the first time in history) but they have stalled
> already as the EL, sorry - W - GA 'refuse to move to The Belfry'.  Nice to
> know that the names and the structure have changed but little else seems 
> to
> have done:((
>
> Love & peace
>
> Janet (who will never have the W.C. tag - at least not for the above 
> reason!)

Yeah you wouldn't want anyone taking the piss. :-)

Sorry couldn't resist.


Stephen