On 25th February 2011 Kieran Wilson and Marie Clarke took part in a 10 minute stamina test swim. Kieran achieved 175 metres and Marie achieved 250 metres. Well done!

The Pingles Leisure Centre now has a FANTASTIC inflatable. The 15 metre medieval themed water play challenge inflatable will be available during this half term. Floats and toys will also be available in the Leisure Pool.

The premiere day to see the new inflatable, will be at the Pingles Leisure Centre on Tuesday 22nd February. To enjoy a free session which starts at 1.45pm and runs until 3.30pm, please click on the link below to download a voucher and for further information. 

http://www.nbleisuretrust.org/inflatable/

The session will also be on at the same time on Thursday (please note our FREE voucher only covers Tuesdays session) and will then run every Saturday 2-4pm!

Junior price – PTL £2.20     NPTL £2.90
Adult price  – PTL £2.20     NPTL £3.20

A full February half term guide can be viewed/printed/downloaded here:

www.nbleisuretrust.org/page468.asp

On 11th February 2011

• Daniel Hodge swam 25 metres for his badge and certificate
• Martell Swinton swam 10 metres for her badge and certificate

Well done to you both!

Paul McKillop swam 100 metres for his badge and Certificate on 4th February 2011.

Gurvinder Garcha swam 200 metres in 10 minutes for a timed swim certificate, also on 4th February 2011.

Well done to both of you!

Well done to the following people for their achievements in January 2011:

Joshua Watson completed his 25m distance award for his badge and certificate.

STA Helper badges were awarded to the following regular helpers:

• Sheena Baird (Level 1 teacher)
• Simon Godfrey
• Amina Malik (not presented)
• Emma Wilson
• Jenny Slater
• Jane Sharpe

Connor Allton collected his T shirt as he was one of quite a few who missed the Christmas party because of the very bad road conditions.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Christmas Party and Presentation Night  17^th December 2010

Heavy snow followed by ice during the day affected Coventry very badly – Bedworth and Nuneaton escaping the worst. Unfortunately, some members could not get to the final swim of 2010 and missed the party. Father Christmas had no such problems – it was perfect conditions for sledge and reindeer. All the younger members gave their last requests for the big day and received an early present.

Photographs will be on the website soon.

Club T shirts were presented to all members – thanks to the fund-raisers for this. Regular members unable to get to the party will receive theirs in the New Year.

Hinckley Gala Certificates and Goody Bags were presented to some of the 12 swimmers who represented the club in the Hinckley Gala. Again, some will have to wait until the New Year.

Fundraising certificates were awarded to:

Martelle Swinton and Clifton Hall (not present)

Paul McKillop

Fundraiser of the Year Certificate

Marie Clarke (not present)

Volunteer Certificates

Amina Malik

Simon Godfrey (not present)

Long Service Award

Nicole Rush (not present)

Thank you gift

Sheila and Pete Carey

Kevin Whitmore Trophy (Annual Junior Endeavour)

Ashley Campbell-Barker

Colin Bunn Trophy (Annual Senior Endeavour)

Helen Deakin (not present)

A very special presentation was made to Mandy Younger for all her years of service to the club as treasurer and secretary. Thank you so much Mandy. Mandy has handed over her duties to Marie Clarke and she intends to continue as a committee member.

As always, the raffle took some time to draw because of the generosity of members donating prizes. The list of ticket numbers drawn is published separately.

Thank you to all who managed to attend and all of you for your support throughout the year.

Merry Christmas and a happy and successful New Year to everyone. See you on 7^th January 2011.

Bedworth Disabled Swimming club                             Raffle tickets drawn on 17^th December 2010

Well done to all the winners and sincere thanks to all those who donated prizes.

We now have a good collection of prizes for our raffle draw, which will take place during the Christmas Party, on Friday 17th December 2010. Tickets are 20p each or £1.00 a strip, with all the proceeds going towards the club funds.  If you have not already bought your ticket(s) they will be on sale at the party, so please don’t forget as this will be your last chance to buy them and win a great prize!

Congratulations to Mark Day who swam 300 metres in a 10 minute timed swim, for a stamina test certificate on 19th November 2010. Well done Mark!

The Christmas Party will be held on Friday 17th December 2010 at 7 pm in the cafe after the usual club session. Contributions of raffle prizes and ticket sellers are needed. Please speak to a member of the committee for further information.

The pool will be closed on 24th December 2010 and will close at 1.30 pm on 31st December 2010. Therefore, the party week on 17th December will be the final swim of the year before the pool reopens and we have our first club session of the new year on Friday 7th January 2011.