Levin RSA and why it is broke

The Levin RSA in the Horowhenua has for sometime now been going downhill and its not surprising why. With poor management and a lack of decisive actions with the old school mentality has lead to its decline with overpriced food & terrible hospitality skills. The worse thing is that they, the Executive Committee want to sell the Bowling Club premises to pay there debts and not lose face & its this Executive that is to blame not the members. This is wrong as that land was gifted for a reason & stiplified as such. But at the same timew the premises were too big and they should have looked at down sizing to a smaller club which they may do in the future.

There is no reason why any RSA in NZ cannot make ends meet if they use their brains and have committee members who have skills in the hospitality arena, and not by popular demand. The problem facing some of the RSA's is management as we see with Palmerston North closing & hair brain schemes that failed. The RSA needed to come to grip with what happened in the food dept over the last 2 years then wonder why members decided not to go for a meal there which means they tell others who tell even more and the place gets a bad name. Very easy to see why people go to Cobb and Co, or Raywyns by the Railway Station for lovely roast meals daily or the Cossie Club where the meals are value for money. Well this has been the norm for well over the last 2 years and this committee hasn't done a thing about rectifying the situation when for years they were over $200,00 in arrears. The new Chef may slightly change things but the main income of alcohol is the down side & will never bring about income to cover.

The Paraparaumu RSA is sharing with the Kapiti Club now due to a $180,000 debt after a failed expansion a few years back. Both will share premises at the Kapiti Club on Marine Parade, Paraparaumu Beach now. Both clubs voted in favour as it was either that or the RSA would close. Levin could do the same instead of wasting more money by selling land & not getting rid of Management which will be there demise.

Now Levin RSA thinks by selling up its property it will get better but they need to realize get rid of some of the Management staff first thats contributed nothing? & take on staff who have international experience and know the hospitality industry not part of.

Now Friday May 8th 2015 Levin Chronicle headlines below:

They had the opportunity to rectify some years back and did nothing? They should give the land back to the Clark family who donated it if they sell as the same management will still be there & how can they realize by selling the Bowling club that runs at a profit is the way to go. Have these members had a say?? or is Bronwyn Coombes thinking she can turn the RSA around by selling the Bowling club.

Read the June 5th 2015 writeup in the Levin Chronicle

The latest writeup is from the Clarke family who should be reconized. No sale of the gifted bowling club should take place if this land was gifted. If not used for this purpose it needs to go back to the original owners.

The lovely Bowling Green --well this be next???? for the RSA Executive to pay the bills

Now RSA members have come together to save the RSA June 17th 2015

in the Levin Chronicle news but it never happened

Update 19th June 2015

Levin Chronicle News: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH 2015 CLOSURE NEWS

THE FINAL CURTAIN HAS COME DOWN ON THE RSA LEVIN

The Levin RSA in Oct is still running but they have now downsized. Read the latest from

the Levin Chronicle. Lets hope things will work out for the better.

But check out Foxton RSA as they are running a great RSA club

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