The honour of hitting the first ball of the season went to Geoff Harvey for the amount of work he has done to get the course ready for the start of the 2026 season. Members in the background are, left to right, Stuart Potter, Leon Mann, Kerry Raven, Leonie Harvey, Mark Beattie, Pug Cullen, Maree Cullen, Liam Stopps (partially hidden), Chris Stopps, Brad Bath and Andrew “Easter Bunny” Bayles. Hiding behind the camera was Carmen Bath and David Letts.