Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Interview With The Club Manager
Interview
His Name:
Mike McGrath
From:
The United Kingdom
How long have
you been at The Club?
20 years
What are the membership
types of the club?
Yearly
Membership:
Costs 7800 AED for the first year
Daily
Membership:
During Week: 70 AED
During Weekend: 140 AED
Note: To be a member you must be invited by another
member
What is the
Number of members?
About 5000
What is
Members Nationalities?
From 84 Countries
5% of the members from UAE
What is Staff
Nationalities?
British, Australians, Seri Lankans, Indians, Africans,
Pakistanis, Bangles, Philippines
How many
Sport sections in The Club:
10 sections
What is your
biggest challenge?
To continue to be good
How the club
developed while you are here?
The club expanded and added new buildings
What makes
the club unique?
Its people and staff who worked for about 30 years
Also, The Club won best British club in the world
according to Telegraph newspaper
The Club: Past and Present
The Club: Past and Present
The Club used to be called the British Club, but now
it is called The Club. Its story begins when H.H Sheikh Shakbut, the Ruler of
Abu Dhabi at that time, gave the British oil workers some land in 1962. After
that, in 1967 H.H Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan gave The Club waterfront
properties, so the Club`s location moved to a new place. The Club was a place
for expatriate workers and their families to have fun and do leisure
activities. In the beginning, it was only one building that is called
Henderson`s Folly, but now, The Club has expanded.
It has a lot of
facilities like tennis courts, gym, restaurants, cafes, swimming pools and a
lot more. Also, there are two beaches; adult’s beach and the main beach. In
addition to that, there is a theatre and a library which includes a special
section for children. According to the manager of the club, the secret of The
Club`s success is it is a nonprofit organization. In other words, the money
that comes from the club members is spent to improve The Club.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
A famous sport woman
Mary Peters
moved to Ballymena when she was eleven. She won the Olympic gold medal in the
women’s pentathlon. Mary Peters had many awards like CBE, MBE and Dame Commander.
The charities she supported were the Outward Bound Trust and Springhill
Hospice. The track named after her is N. Ireland’s premier athletics track.
She won in the Commonwealth Games 2 gold medals for the pentathlon plus a gold
and silver medal for the shot put. She lives now in Lisburn, just outside Belfast.
Her nationality is British. The woman who holds the current gold medal is
Jessica Enmis.
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