We have almost reached another milestone of 400 signatures on our petition. We have always prided ourselves on our great sports traditions in Bermuda. The Bermuda Tourism Authority is now focusing their tourism campaigns around golf, sailing, football, cricket, rugby and other sporting events. Some of the World’s best golfers, sailors and rugby players have come to our island to compete because we offer some of the best facilities in a beautiful location with an ideal climate. Despite Bermuda’s small population, our sports programs have produced some top athletes thanks to islands commitment to our youth leagues and professional development programs. Our forefathers had the vision to recognize that they needed to preserve some of Bermuda’s limited land for recreation purposes. Even before Bermuda’s strict planning rules were implemented to protect recreational space, the founders of Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club Ltd. understood the value of sport on our island. In 1921, the oldest golf course in Bermuda was formed by a 1921 Act of Parliament which states “The Company shall have the power to engage in and carry on in the Islands, the business of proprietors of places of amusement, entertainment, recreation and sport…” It would be a travesty to allow real estate developers to close down this historic golf course and sell the real estate in violation of the 1921 Act of Parliament. This is a precedent that jeopardizes all sports clubs in Bermuda. Please spread the word and tell the people in Government that represent you to enforce the 1921 Act. Riddell's Bay Golf and Country Club can and needs to remain as a golf course.