Noticeboard

Extended Pool Opening Hours for Residents

Dear Residents,

We are delighted to announce that, from Wednesday 8 July, the swimming pool will remain open until 7:30pm on Wednesdays and Fridays for the exclusive use of residents.

The pool will continue to close to visitors at 5:30pm as usual. From 5:30pm onwards, the facilities will be available to residents only, allowing you to enjoy a quieter evening swim.

We hope this extended opening will be a welcome addition for our residents. The arrangement will remain in place until further notice and will be reviewed periodically based on resident usage.

We look forward to seeing you at the pool.

Kind regards,
Customer Care Team

18:36, Monday by Graeme Cordell

Voting results for new RA Committee

Please find below information regarding the new Sandy Bay QRA committee.

Yesterday, the secretary of the QRA emailed Dave Phillips to confirm that the voting had closed and that the results had been checked and verified.

We asked Dave if he would like us to share the results with all members, as we of course are the ones that hold the emails for you all. Dave and his executive committee will not have access to the database until after the 1st of September 2026.

Therefore please see information below as requested by Dave Philips, your Chairman Elect.

Congratulations to the new committee.

Hi good morning Tracey

I think it would be best to announce the voting results please on my behalf showing the results welcoming the vice chairman and the top five committee members by name with my apologies for the delay and will be messaging all concerned early next week to arrange a meeting prior to the upcoming AGM to be held on the 9th of September at The Paddocks

Thank very much

Dave

Dave, the votes for the new QRA committee have now completed, and the votes counted and verified.

the Results are as follows:

170 people voted

1 spoilt paper

9 papers without a vote for Vice Chair

Vice Chair position:

Michael O'Brien 89 Votes

Geoff Webb 71 Votes

Committee Positions:

Dave Langston 126 votes

Kaz Duffield 116 votes

Suzy Harrington 102 votes

Simon Fox 92 votes

Julie Crudgington 83 votes

Kind Regards

Tracey Wakeling - Secretary

Sandy Bay Park RA

14:03, 03 Jul 2026 by Graeme Cordell

New RA Committee Applications and voting

Following on from last weeks notification about the new RA Committee nomination, all application forms are now being made available for your perusal. Please click on each of the names below, to view their application profile. Please note that some application forms have more than one page, so please scroll all the way down.

Vice Chair person

Geoff Webb

Michael O’Brien

General Committee

The vote will be held in the Sandy Bay Bar from 9:00am untill 9:00pm on Wednesday 1st July.

Can we remind all RA members that it is one person per household that is able to vote. This is not a stipulation of Sandy Bay, but a National stipulation.

You may vote for one of the Vice Chair nominees, and up to, but no more than 5 committee nominees. Therefore that is 6 votes maximum per household.

All voting slips will be available from the RA Committee in the bar on the day. Please remember to bring your membership card with you, as you will NOT be able to vote without it.

If you have any questions please reach out to a member of the current RA Committee or get in touch by emailing sandybayparkra@gmail.com.

15:51, 29 Jun 2026 by Graeme Cordell

Candidates for new RA Committee

The nomination window has now closed, please see below a list of candidates for the incoming Committee.

Vice Chair person

Geoff Webb

Michael O’Brien

General Committee

Alan Rumsby

Stephen Ferguson

Geoff Webb

Roger Graves

Harry Toms

Julie Crudington

Kaz Duffield

Suzy Harrington

Simon Fox

Dave Langstone

All candidates have been asked to confirm that they are happy for their resume to be shared, once they have all confirmed these will be available via email on request.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Kind Regards

Tracey Wakeling - Secretary

Sandy Bay Park RA

08:08, 25 Jun 2026 by Graeme Cordell

Pool Usage Reminder

Dear Residents,

We hope you are all enjoying the warm weather.

We have been asked to remind residents that the pool is reserved for exercise purposes only between 9:00am and 10:00am. During this time, the pool should be used for activities such as swimming lengths or walking exercises.

We appreciate that the recent temperatures have been particularly high, and all residents are very welcome to enjoy the pool for leisure and relaxation from 10:00am onwards.

Thank you for your cooperation and consideration of fellow residents.

Kind regards,

Customer Care Team

11:47, 24 Jun 2026 by Graeme Cordell

Pedestrian Gate & Access fobs

Dear Residents,

As you may have noticed, a new pedestrian access gate has recently been installed at the front of the park.

Over the coming weeks, the gate will be brought into operation and residents will be able to use the same red fobs currently used for the ANPR barriers to gain access to or exit the park.

We appreciate that some residents who do not own a vehicle may not currently have a fob. If this applies to you, please contact the Main Office, where a fob can be issued and activated for your use.

We will provide a further update once the gate is fully operational. In the meantime, we wanted to give residents advance notice to ensure everyone has sufficient time to obtain a fob if required.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Kind regards,

Customer Care Team

15:15, 12 Jun 2026 by Graeme Cordell

New RA Committee Nominations

*** UPDATE 8th June 2026 ***

We have been asked to reopen nominations for the new committee.

This is because of an oversight of the new incoming chairman and secretary.

Nominations will be open from Wednesday 10th June and will close at 5pm on the 24th June.

All those people who previously put themselves forward will not need to apply.

As the new chairman only requires 5 general committee members. There will automatically be a vote which will be from 9am on 25th June till 5pm on 1st July.

Re voting. Details will follow nearer the time.

Nomination forms can be requested by emailing the RA (sandybayparkra@gmail.com) and a copy will be delivered to your address.

Sandy Bay Park RA

*** UPDATE 28th May 2026 ***

The existing Committee will, over the next week, provide nomination forms for those that wish to apply for the new committee, further details on dates to collect forms, and then to vote will be shared later. There have been ongoing conversations with the current committee and the incoming Chairman and Secretary, which has resulted in the email below, sent to us from the incoming Chairman. Please see his email below.

Good afternoon everyone,

Firstly, I would like to apologise to all residents affected by my initial selection of the new committee. This was due to a lack of information and misinformation I took on board having read various constitutions regarding the correct election process and taking advice from newly nominated committee members.

I have now reviewed and studied the correct QRA election process for the incoming committee. The process will now proceed on the basis of all Resident Association members voting for the required committee positions, in accordance with the constitution. Associate members may still be appointed by the elected committee, as permitted under the constitution, to work alongside and support the new committee when required.

There will also be a short additional nomination period for any other residents who may wish to put themselves forward for a committee position. Details of this process will be set out by the existing committee, and any new nominations will be added to those already received.

This process will be undertaken and explained by the current committee, with assistance from myself, the incoming secretary and treasurer, and an independent person overseeing the final counting of votes, ensuring everything is carried out as smoothly as possible and fully in accordance with QRA requirements.

Chairman Dave Phillips
Secretary Amanda Bastable
Treasurer Julie Torrence

We need 5 more members to be chosen from the nominations, the positions will be for Vice Chairperson and General Committee members. The incoming Committee will continue to support/organise sports activities across the park for all residents.

The residents who have already submitted nominations are:

Kaz Duffield ( general committee member)
Harry Toms ( general/sports co-ordinator committee member)
Alan Rumsby (general committee member)
Julie Crudgington ( general committee member)
Suzy Harrington (general committee member)
Roger Graves ( general committee member)
Stephen Ferguson ( general committee member)
Michael O’Brien (Vice Chairman nomination)
Geoff Webb (Vice Chairman nomination)

Thank you for your understanding, patience, and cooperation.

Dave Phillips (Incoming Chairman)

Kind Regards

Please note that Charity work will still be undertaken by Tracy Harris and Tracey Wakeling, this is NOT a QRA function, but previously both Tracey's were on the QRA committee, but will not be from 1st September.

Tracey Wakeling - Secretary

Sandy Bay Park RA

18:53, 08 Jun 2026 by Graeme Cordell

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