I have just received another invitation to the Kangaroo Court at Wentworth. How could I thought emigrating from Russia 14 years ago that I will become the "political prisoner" in the UK at Wentworth Club at the mercy of its CEO, who was trying to evict all Club Members?
Thank you all for your support, all our "Club elected officials" are still looking for the right words in my support publicly.
Maybe you can try to help me, after I was trying to help all of us?
We've been there. Unfortunately, you still have to learn.
Respectfully, yours.
KK
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."
MARTIN NIEMÖLLER.
Update April 15, 2016.
I am still waiting for Wentworth Club CEO to spell out all my accusations, so that I can address them properly. Instead, I have just received another invitation to the Kangaroo Court. How could I thought emigrating from Russia 14 years ago that I will become the "political prisoner" in the UK at Wentworth Club at the mercy of its CEO, who was trying to evict all Club Members?
Unfortunately, even after WC EGM held last week and resolution unanimously supporting myself and demanding to stop all legal and disciplinary threats by WC towards democratically elected Tennis Captain - WC CEO is not dropping those insinuations. My only "crime" is that I was fighting for you and our Wentworth Club - British Heritage with almost 100 years of history.
Wentworth Club Tennis Captain Resolution was voted unanimously:
“RESOLVED,
That the Members request that the Wentworth Club abandon all efforts to chastise, discipline, or otherwise muzzle Mr Kirill Klip, the democratically elected Tennis and Health captain 2016.”
In the words of all WC Golf members I have met this week after EGM: “It is totally outrages and they all support me as well as Tennis members”!
I have received this morning another invitation to disciplinary hearing on 1st of April without addressing my questions about all necessary information to make it a fair hearing.
I am totally shocked by this bullying tactic organised in the UK against democratically elected Tennis Captain at Wentworth Club who is expressing the views of thousands of WC members. I am surprised of WC CEO continuing refusal to spell out the allegations made against me and to allow my lawyer and, if appropriate, witnesses to attend.
I am not able to attend any hearing without full disclosure, in writing, of the allegations being made against me (including who has made those allegations) and a reasonable opportunity to investigate them.
I insist on having a lawyer to attend, which I believe I am entitled to given that this is a disciplinary hearing, as well as many club members as I choose to bring with me (given that WC CEO says this is a club matter) and if appropriate, witnesses of my choosing (once I have been told the allegations being made against me and who is making them).
I demand that all legal and disciplinary threats by WC CEO against democratically elected Tennis Captain will be withdrawn immediately.
Thank you ALL for you continued support, please share it with all your networks.
Kind regards,
Kirill Klip.
Wentworth Club Tennis Captain WERC and WRA ExCom Member Wentworth Heritage Group
Despite prolonged attempts at finding a solution so that existing members can remain at the club, Reignwood remain intransigent. This has resulted in the resignation of many long standing and devoted members. The Club is being sucked dry of its heritage.
Of the three memberships: Golf, Tennis & Health and Social, Golf membership is the most expensive and some golfers may be natural targets for Reignwood’s debenture. However, Wentworth has developed into a country club and Tennis & Health is actually the largest membership category, but pay less. Additionally, the social members comprise many long standing and loyal members who rely on the club as their social hub. We owe a duty to all members that they shouldn’t be abandoned.
You may well have seen the various press articles over the weekend highlighting the issues we face. The response by the Club was in the form of an article by Mr. Ni that we feel totally misrepresents the views of the vast majority of Wentworth club members. The articles are available at this link:
WHG recently carried out a survey of Wentworth members. The concept of a debenture was rejected by 97% of respondents and Tennis & Heath members were only willing to accept a fee increase of up to 10% for the promised improvements to the facilities. Tennis and Health membership fees are in line with expectations and there is no realistic prospect of this membership category participating in a debenture. The WHG is therefore taking a tough line with management defending this group’s interests. The belief is that if members reject the debenture, Reignwood will have no choice but to back down.
In the last week our Tennis and Health Captain, Kirill Klip, has been summoned, by Club management, to a disciplinary hearing for representing the views of the majority of members, as demonstrated loudly and clearly in our survey. A further survey, the results of which are available on the link below, clearly set out that members support Kirill and actually believe it is Reignwood that has brought the club into disrepute. Unfortunately, the legal and disciplinary threats have not yet been withdrawn by the Club.
We would like to thank you for this fantastic show of support for Kirill and ask that any further written support is forwarded to the following email address:
clubmanagement@e-business.com
Please put SUPPORT KIRILL in the title of your email. Your response will automatically be forwarded to Club management.
We are now able to confirm that an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Wentworth Club members will be held in the WC Ballroom on Tuesday 22nd March at 8pm. The purpose of the meeting will be to communicate the progress being made in the challenges to the Club’s proposals, and to ask the membership to vote on a series of motions that will shape our on-going strategy. Please attend in person with your family. We need as many members as possible to be there to express their views and send the strongest possible message to Club management.
To help us gauge the number likely to attend the EGM please respond to this email at the following email address:
EGM@e-business.com
Please put ATTEND EGM in the title of your email and specify the number of family members who will attend in the body of the email.
We will provide further updates about the EGM as soon as we have them.
At the Tennis & Health AGM (T&H), there was a unanimous vote to reject the Reignwood idea, to expel all WC Members and to introduce a so called “Debenture proposal”, as totally unacceptable.
As such, the T&H Captain for 2016, Kirill Klip, has formed a group of T&H members, under his chairmanship, with the sole aim of opposing the Reignwood plans through co-ordination and partnership alongside both the Golf members and Wentworth Residents.
The group has been called the Wentworth Heritage Group (WHG). The name was chosen in order to differentiate the working parties. The groups will work together as a united front for the greater good of the Club members and the community. Read more."
Dear T&H member,
The purpose of my note to you today is:
- To update you on the progress being made by the Members groups to
jointly save our club and with it the T&H membership
- To ask for your input and support to achieving this objective
A lot of hard work is taking place to try and save our T&H club. You
have probably noticed the press articles but you may not know that there
has also been a great deal of lobbying with influential stakeholders.
A full financial analysis of the Club’s proposed ‘debenture’ has been
produced and now a legal challenge to the new proposals is underway.
Please take a moment to review the documents and articles in the
