Managing lockers has been frustrating for members and committee. The club has limited space for lockers. Members have had difficulty obtaining lockers. Some lockers were unavailable due to lost keys, or uncertainty about who was using them. We have now overhauled how we manage lockers and hope that this will make the process easier for everyone.
Locker Audit
An audit of lockers was undertaken at the working bee to reconcile our locker register with actual usage. There are a number of lockers that are not empty but are not being paid for. Notices have been placed in these lockers asking that the user contact Hugh James as soon as possible. Any locker not claimed by 1 September will be cleared and reallocated. Other lockers have a notice saying who our records show that it is allocated to. If your locker and the notice do not match, please also contact Hugh so we can amend our records.
Applying for a locker
There is now a form on the website which you can use to apply for a locker. Signs near lockers havea QR code to take you to the form too. Remember that only full members 18 years or older may apply for a locker, and only one locker. When a locker becomes available, it will be allocated to the next eligible applicant. No lockers will be allocated except by use of this form. Please don't ask the lodge manager or committee members to allocate one or try to swap lockers with another member.
Lost keys
When keys are lost or not returned, we will install brackets and padlocks instead. You may notice that this has happened on a number of lockers already. This means that locks can be easily replaced in future without the need for the expense and effort requried to procure replacement locker keys.
Clearing of lockers
Lockers that are not being paid for will be cleared and reallocated to other members. This includes lockers that were allocated to unfinancial members and former members.
We trust that these changes will free up more lockers and create a better way of allocating them to members.