Owners will be pleased to learn that SGCC's secure payment system is back online.

More info and a direct link to the service is on the Financial Matters page.

A family of owners recently arrived at their lodge to find it already occupied.

The Rentals page explains how to make sure your lodge is available when you want it.

• Reception is open 8.00-18.00 Monday-Friday, 8.00-19.00 weekends. If you will arrive outside these hours without your keys, please make arrangements with reception in advance to leave them for you.

• The Restaurant is open every day from 8.00-22.00 with lunchtime brasserie and tea & cakes at 16.00. The Restaurants page has full details.

Meet the Marshal and find out what's happening on - and off - the course on theNews page.

Our marketing programmes continue to boost 2010 rentals. More on the News page.

The season started with a bang - of thunder and flashes of lightning. More...

A survey of CityJet passengers conducted by Brive airport during its first month of operation brings more good news: the findings reveal that 82% of passengers were tourists, and for 34% it was their first trip to the region - a clear indication that the airport is bringing new business to the area.

After a very successful summer and high pre-bookings for September, CityJet will continue the direct route from London through 31st October and is considering plans to run from Easter to October 2011. Local French residents have also asked for flights during Christmas and the London sales. London is also becoming a hub for connections to the Dordogne from Dublin and Luxembourg.

CityJet also operates several flights a day to Paris Orly with onward Airlinair connections to Brive.

SGCC was there for the opening and continues to be involved in promoting the airport. More info below.

Though many thought the day would never come, Brive Airport opened to commercial traffic with its first flight from Paris on 15th June. Chris von Koettlitz was on hand to greet the inaugural passengers (and pilots, and firemen...) along with the Harringtons from Lodge 91 who provided the photos.

Daily Airlinair flights from Paris year round are supplemented by weekend flights from London on CityJet from June to October. Find out more on the Brive Airport website.

Having welcomed visiting dignitaries to Brive, Chris got the VIP treatment herself on the first flight to London on 25th June. She reports: "Flight was very agreeable and about 80% full. Arriving into London along the Thames on a bright day is a real privilege! Connections from London City Airport (Dockland Light Railway, Jubilee Line, Rail from London Bridge) to Sussex is very efficient – better than going from Gatwick, which is nearer our final destination. Drinks and a sandwich were included in the price – best sandwich we’ve had on a flight for a long time. And of course, golfers can take their golf bag for free."

Click the gallery for photos (it's slow, but there's only 5 pics - and you can move them around).

Speaking of VIPs, Ludo Hanks was among 400 guests invited to the official inauguration (how many synonyms of "opening" are there?) by France's Minister of Transport, Dominique Bussereau. Click to enlarge the images of Ludo accompanying Jean Claude Laval, Mayor of Souillac and Jean Launay, MP for the National Assembly.

What are they smiling at? The two ladies smiling back are Martine Bouchet of the Lot Tourist Board and Chantal Lacassagne, director of the Souillac-Rocamadour tourist office.

In response to requests from owners and the board, we are implementing a Secure Section to the owners website that will not be visible to the public. This is currently being tested and should be available by the end of July. You will hear more about it closer to the launch date.

To accommodate this change and add other suggestions from owners, we are redeveloping the site. Are there any changes you'd like to see? What would make the site easier to use or more valuable to you? Now is your chance. Send your ideas to