4 INTERCLUB • VOLUME 28, ISSUE 1 - 2022 REACHING CLUBS SINCE 1995 Clubs of Marlborough has put in a new Kidzone with five Playstation consoles and a cinema style TV . c l u b l i f e : C L U B S O F M A R L B O R O U G H Representing Excellence Master Plumbers 11 Purkiss St, Blenheim | 03 578 0060 | info@morganplumbing.co.nz | morganplumbing.co.nz PLUMBING ROOFING DRAINLAYING GAS SUPPLIER & FITTER order online 24/7 F irst for foodservice A cut above for fresh meat .co.nz 03 547 5349 2/750 Lower Queen St, Richmond. Nationwide Foodservice Distributor Proud to supply Clubs of Marlborough One-stop supply solution delivering quality fresh fruits & vegetables Dry Foods Frozen Food Fresh Meat 100%NZ Owned and Operated, South Island wide and proudly supplying & supporting Clubs of Marlborough for the last 10 years. We keep our pricing honest and champion excellent service, our wide range includes fresh, chilled & frozen goods, ambient grocery and liquor. 0800 555 130 queries@trents.co.nz www.trents.co.nz Cash’n Carry Locations – Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill Having worked behind the scenes to create a place for the whole community to enjoy, Clubs of Marlborough is in a good position to provide its 4000 members and their guests with a premier enter tainment centre, and looks forward to the time when patronage is no longer restricted by Covid. Clubs of Marlborough has been under new management since March 2021, and has already seen a lifetime of ebbs and flows in those few shor t months. By July, things were going well and the club was turning over a good profit, then the August lockdown put a dampener on that growth cycle. Coming out of lockdown in September, business picked up but was of course restricted to initially capacities of 50, then 100. “On a good Saturday night, we will have 600 people here, so a capacity of 50 was pretty devastating,” says Clubs of Marlborough CEO Dan Roos. “By November, we were back up and running but with smaller capacity due to mandates. The past six months have been tough to get by.” Clubs of Marlborough has tightened its belt, managing its expenses categorically, and continues, as it always has, to maintain a large adver tising presence on social media, billboards, radio, and newspapers. “That has contributed to a good constant flow of feet through our doors, and even membership has increased in the past year from 3300 to 4100.” The Club has placed an emphasis on diversifying its offerings, in the hopes of attracting a broad range of clientele, building a club for the future. “We put in a Kidzone with five Playstation consoles and a cinema style TV, and we updated our kids’ menu with self-made desser ts which have proven popular. “We upgraded our bistro with booth seating, and we upgraded our outdoor area. Now we’re waiting for the economy to return to normal, and hopefully that happens soon.” Club well placed for “return to normality” Kelly Deeks When it does, Clubs of Marlborough will be ready with a new menu and lots of live enter tainment and events. Its monthly comedy night, which features three local comedians and one headline act, will lead to a Comedy Gala at the end of this year, featuring all headline acts. Quiz nights, cards, housie, raffles, and live enter tainment are regular and ongoing weekly events at Clubs of Marlborough. Family events feature heavily at Clubs of Marlborough for the rest of this year, with the Easter bunny making an appearance soon, and Santa will visit at Christmas. Kids Bake Offs and Kids Quizzes are scheduled for April. Later this year, Clubs of Marlborough is promoting entrepreneurship throughout Marlborough with the hosting of an Entrepreneurs’ Day for the kids, where they will be invited to set up their own stall with key speakers coming to teach them some business skills. “We upgraded our bistro with booth seating, and we upgraded our outdoor area. Now we’re waiting for the economy to return to normal, and hopefully that happens soon.”
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