New Members

The board of directors and general manager are delighted to extend the very warmest of welcomes to Mrs Clarke and Messrs Chaufhry, Lambert, Manchester, Mulligan and Widdowson who have recently joined your beach club.

Covid-19

1. All arrivals must be preregistered via a new simplified registration form which should be sent to concierge@sandylanepoa.com. Please click here for the SLPOA Registration Form.

2. Masks must, for the time being, be worn on arrival / departure and when using the bathrooms or approaching the bar.

3. We’re still asking all arriving at the beach club to check in at reception and as a precaution will be asked to sanitize their hands and have their temperature taken.

4. When visitors are preregistered we do NOT require their email address – however we do need to know the name and email address and email of the person registering them, whether that’s a member, long term tenant or their agent.

5. The preregistration and check in process is important from a Covid-19 point of view and also to prevent any unauthorized access.

Barbados Travel Protocols

To keep up to date on current Barbados Travel Protocols, please click the link below:

BTMI Travel Protocols

Staff Update

Winnie Williams has retired and her admin / accounting role has been handed over to Annell Atherley who can be reached on the same email address:

manager@sandylanepoa.com.

Please click here to view Annell’s CV.

Staff uniforms

I am sure you have all noticed the smart new uniforms being worn by the staff.

All uniforms are made of cotton and include the Sandy Lane Estate Beach Club logo.

Focus on staff

Nash

What is your name?  Nash Husbands.
When and where were you born? Barbados.
When were you born? My birth certificate says 1st June and my mother says it on the 2nd, so i celebrate both days.
Where do you live? In St. Lucy.
Are you married? Yes.
Do you have any children? Yes, 3 boys.
Do you have any siblings? Yes, 7.
Do you have pets and how many? Yes, 5 dogs but one died the morning of this interview.
What is your favourite drink? Coca cola (he was drinking one in the interview).
What is your favourite sport? Football.
Who is your favourite team? Sutherland United.
What is your favourite travel destination? If I was asked I would definitely say England.
Did you win any awards? Never.
What is your current job title? Supervisor.
Where else have you worked? In many other fields.
Why do you like your job? I like to make sure guests enjoy their stay and feel welcome. Everyone should be treated the same.
How would you describe your career in three words? Owners, vibe, teamwork.
What makes you unique in your profession? I’m an Encyclopedia for the club.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? Each person is different and so is their story but their business is their own.
If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? While you are young, spread your wing and gain as much knowledge as possible.
What are the best skills you bring to your career? Leadership, commitment and loyalty.
What do you think is the key to success in your area of work? This is a private member’s clubs and member’s take priority.
Is there anything that can improve your area of work? Umbrella weights and locks.
Any words of advice? We all need to pull together and work together.

Nadia

What is your name? My name is Nadia Antoinette Boyce.
Do you have a nickname? Some people call me Nadz.
When and where you where born? I was born on December 9th 1995 in the beautiful island of Barbados.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I’ve always wanted to be a Soldier.
Where have you lived? I’ve lived in Barbados for the past 25 years.
What are some of your favourite hobbies? Cooking, traveling, learning.
What is your favourite travel destination? Cancun, Mexico.
What cause are you passionate about? Animal welfare, civil rights, violence against women, and human rights are in the top ten list of causes I’m passionate about.
What is an interesting fact about you? I’m  known for my bold ideas, open communication, and the ability to philosophize about anything!
What is your current job title? I’m a supervisor of concierge.
Where do you work? Sandy lane property owners Association
What other job titles have you had in your career? I’ve been a bartender, Waitress, and hostess.
Where else have you worked? I’ve worked the SoCo Hotel, coral bliss hotel, guardman Ltd, Williams construction and Vivian’s Catering, services, also Jumas restaurant.
What was your first job in your current industry? My first job I was a waitress.
Why do you like your job? It helps me with developing tolerance, and interpersonal skills.
Why did you choose to work in the current industry you are in? The hospitality industry allows me to develop myself – professionally and as a person. Not only did I improve on the professional skills already possess.
How would you describe your career in three words? Upward, learning, Evolving.
What makes you unique in your profession? I am an exceptional problem solver who possess a natural ability to organize things. In my current role as supervisor of concierge, I oversee the operations of the concierge department, creating effective strategies to get the job done efficiently. I make me more unique, I enjoy learning new things and am constantly seeking out new learning opportunities.
What is your favorite thing about you career or industry? I am constantly learning new things everyday.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career and why? I’ve learnt to never depend on one skill. Once you have a valuable skill people will want you to use it again and again. If you keep doing this you will eventually get bored which will result in you never increasing your value in the organization. So after you master one skill, learn another skill on the side, until people are willing to pay you more to use that one.
What do you wish to to accomplish in your career? I want to be able to cover every level of management.
What effect do you want to have on your industry? To keep create effective strategies and procedures to improve the operations of the organization.
If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Always try to be the best vision of yourself, no matter where you come from or how hard you’ve had it growing up.
What are the best skills you bring to your career? I am a quick thinker, and I work well under pressure.
What do you think is the key to professional success? I think the key to professional success is being coachable.
What do you enjoy most about the industry? I love meeting new people, and providing guests with an enjoyable experience.

Bar and restaurant

Regarding the bar and kitchen we continue to offer and all day menu, however please look out for the specials and the blackboard menu which change from week to week.

During the quiet months we will be closing the restaurant on Mondays as well as on Tuesdays or Wednesdays depending on the number of occupied villas and registered guests.

Please also see the bar menu here or on the website sandylaneestatebeachclub.com.

Coolers on the beach

Regarding coolers on the beach, there has been a number of questions concerning the SLPOA policy which is mainly due to Covid restrictions but also to discourage large gatherings of renters and invited guests on the beach, which has resulted in parties which have gone on after closing which isn’t ideal from a security point of view and damaged SLPOA property – mainly the gate.

To be clear personal coolers for personal use are fine however big party coolers full of alcohol are not permitted.

Events

Please take a look at the images below of the events we held over the Easter weekend:

Saturday, 16th April — Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Sunday — Kids Club and Face Painting 

Easter Monday — Sand Castle Competition

Maintenance

The trees on the car park and beach side of the property will have been trimmed by our usual contractor.

There will also be some plumbing work scheduled in June when we are quiet, as it may be a little noisy / disruptive and could take up to 4 days to complete.

Some areas of the car park surface were showing signs of loss of asphalt, however this was addressed by C.O. Williams – we will continue to monitor.

Termite inspection

Please note that on Wednesday 29th June there will be a termite inspection of all cabanas and the club house.

As we don’t have keys for all cabanas could you kindly ask your property manager or villa staff to open up your cabana at this time of leave a key at the beach club so we can open your cabana for the inspection.

Short term rentals

As short term rentals continue on the estate a number of properties have experienced 4 weeks or more of short term rentals which triggers the short term rental supplement.

We are therefore delighted to confirm that 6 new payments have been received since the AGM.

We will continue to monitor short term rental access during the course of the year.

Estate Matters With West Coast Limited

AGM

The WCL AGM went ahead as planned at 3.30pm Feb 11th. All resolutions were voted against however a new board was established which is as follows:

Bernard Gover — Treasurer
Brian Jones
Edwin Thirlwell
Stuart Mottley
Errol Walrond
Evelyne Mondou
Beth Myers

Road and Estate committee

The Roads Committee is currently made up of all the Directors of WCL.

Current activity includes:

— Quotes have been requested from three reputable contractors to repaint speed humps and road junction markings.

— Quotes are also being sought to repair the potholes throughout the Estate.

— Subject to the approval of a representative sample, the Committee has sanctioned the investment into replacing all road signage.

— Further to the Visual Road Condition Survey submitted by Professional Engineering Services Ltd., the committee has elected to commission a topographical survey of two roads deemed to be in the poorest condition, Cooper Hill and West Gap Road #1, by the independent surveyor Douglas Willkie of Wilkie Surveying Inc, recommended by PESL and who offered the most competitive rate between themselves, HHF Surveying and RSW Surveying. Armed with the results of the survey PESL are to produce drawings identifying areas for road rehabilitation along with a specification of works for their design. Whilst this exercise will identify any critical remedial work the main purpose is to enable the committee to tender the full cost of refurbishment of all our roads with which to more accurately budget what the Road Fund Trust contributions should be from this October to ensure it is sufficiently funded to initiate the works in say, five years time.

Consultant

PESL

Architectural Committee

Evelyne Mondou
Beth Myers
Max Mulligan

Consultant

Billy Bain. The board are also in the process of selecting an architect.

Recycling on the estate

Some of you may already be using B’s Recyling. Please click here to see the attached proposal for recycling services which are available to everyone.

The fee is BDS$10 per month per property.

Please contact B’s Recycling directly should you wish to use their services.

Security

There have been recent reports of security issues on the estate. In one instance wallets and personal possessions were stolen while guests were present in the house enjoying dinner.

As a reminder please ensure any security issue is reported to the office on manager@sandylanepoa.com and the emergency number for police is:

Emergency: 211

Hotline: (246) 429-8787 or PBX (246) 430-7100

The number for Holetown Police Station is (246) 419-1700

Other Matters

There have been a number of complaints regarding persons parked on the estate roads or in the reserved parking spaces by the tennis courts.

Furthermore some owners or their managers have not been respecting the quiet times on the estate which are after 5pm Monday to Friday, Saturday after midday and all day Sunday.

As a reminder, please click here to view the Code of Conduct document. Please could you kindly take the time to read through the points and also share with your property manager or any long or short term tenants.

As a reminder depending on the amount of garbage on the roads and the number of occupied villas the private garbage collection service occurs on Mondays and or Tuesdays. The Government service usually occurs on Thursdays or Fridays.

Regarding the estate fogging service this occurs on Thursdays from 4pm – as a reminder should you wish the truck to enter your property for additional treatment please keep your gates open at this time.