Well done to Elle-May Dempsey who got her 100 metre badge on 27th November and Robert Burr who got a special certificate for swimming 2 metres all on his own (underwater, but on his own!)

Two assistant teachers joined us for the first time, also on the 27th. Sue Smith and Karen Whinmill have helped many children to learn to swim at Exhall Grange. If they can spare the time to come on a regular basis, more of our swimmers will get a proper lesson or coaching.

Lily Neil has raised another £15.20 for club funds. They must be very good cakes! Archie Neil completed his 200 metre badge on 23rd October 2009. Well done to you both.

Lillian Neil has raised almost £20 for club funds by holding cake sales at her school. She celebrated by swimming 200 metres for her badge on 16th October. Double congratulations Lillian!

Congratulations to Jadene Ellis who gained her 25 metre badge on 4th September. Well done Jadene, keep up the good work!

A record 14 members have entered the Hinckley Gala on 3rd October. If there are any further entries, please let Sheila know as soon as possible. Many thanks.

Daniel Hodge got his badge and certificate for swimming 10m on 24th July. Congratulations!

We said a sad farewell to Peter Wolffsohn and his family as they are moving to Birmingham. We wish them all well and they have promised to try to come back and see us.

The club will continue to operate throughout the holidays, although there may be fewer committee members than usual for some weeks. Please be patient if you need equipment or help.

Chris Lanwarne has produced a newsletter as we have quite a few new members. A copy of the newsletter should be available to read on the website soon.

Well done to Peter Wolffsohn who gained his final NASCH award, NASCH 5

Ex-member Emma Wilson has offered to help to teach the younger members to swim, continuing the work she has been doing as a post 16 student at Exhall Grange School. Thank you Emma, we look forward to seeing you at the club sessions.

Well done to Shannon Hearne who swam 300 metres on 26th June for a 200 metre badge. On 3rd July Alan Potts swam 5 metres and gained a  badge. Congratulations to you both.

We will soon be trying to raise some much needed funds for the swimming club by asking members if they would like to do a sponsored swim.  All the money raised goes towards the club expenses and helps to pay for things like more badges and equipment. It would be a great challenge for the summer holidays for any swimmer who has not done any fund raising in the last couple of years. Every penny counts! Sponsor forms are available from any of your committee, or can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.

Sponsored Swim Form

Congratulations to Alan Potts who gained his “I Can Swim”  certificate on 19th June 2009. If any other swimmers would like to try for distance badges can they please ask within the next two weeks. After that we are hoping to raise some funds for the club by doing sponsored swims. More information is available in the next post. Thank you.