URGENT – TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE RUGBY GAMES.

If anyone gets a £100 parking charge, please DON’T PAY IT and let Sheila know. Instructions should follow on Tuesday 27/05. Thank you.

EDIT : Please send copies of the paperwork to Sheila, who will forward them to the organiser to get them cancelled.

Results from Rugby Games are attached.

Sam Lamb has been missed off  Event 3. He has a 3rd place plaque to come.

Jo Patterson was sent off on 47 secs instead of 67 in Event 16 so his net time should be 68.38.

Many congratulations to the following swimmers who beat their entry times by more than 15%. You will all get a super fast swimmer certificate for your efforts.

25m Breaststroke     Amos Mc Grattan

25m Freestyle            Ralhie Palmer, Jo Patterson, and Matthew Lewis

50m Freestyle            Ralphie Palmer and Jo Patterson

I am still trying to get the results from the NASCH gala. We still do no have funding for pool hire for our gala. I will continue to try but we may have to pay for it ourselves this year. 

Welcome to Dominic Patterson (Josiah’s father) who has signed up as a helper. Many thanks.

Sheila

Congratulations to Lainey Milligan and Chantele Lindley who have completed  atonal Plan Stage 4.

Thank you to everyone who has returned trophies. There is just one left to comee in and then they can go for engraving and the repair.

It is very disappointing that the NASCH results are still not available. I will keep asking.

Sheila

We have started National Plan today with some immediate graduations. Adela Witman and Lainey Milligan both passed their Stage 3. Matthew Lewis passed his Stage 4.

I still need the following trophies for engraving 

Gala Trophy   Lacey 

NASCH Girls Adela

NASCH Junior Kacie

Sheila

Some results from Rugby Sports Day.

Hall Sports

Target Kurling            Josiah Patterson     1st

Athletics

Ladies Long Jump     Chloe Lawrence    2nd

Men’s Long Jump       Lucas Brookes      1st

Swimming  (handicapped on previous best times, so in theory, finish position is a lottery)

Men’s 25m Breaststroke   Jay Ellis       1st

                                              Aidan Tully   2nd

Ladies 25m Breaststroke  Beth Evans   3rd

Men’s 25m Freestyle          Amos McGrattan 1st       

                                              Jay Ellis          2nd

                                               Sam Lamb     3rd

                                               Lucas Brookes 3rd

Ladies 25m Freestyle        Beth Evans      2nd

Men’s 25m Backstroke      Josh Bailey     2nd

                                              Jay Ellis            1st

                                              Josiah Patterson 3rd

                                               Matthew Lewis  3rd

Ladies 25m Backstroke     Lainey Milligan   1st

                                               Sonia Kelly          2nd

                                               Beth Evans          3rd

Men’s 50m Freestyle          Amos McGrattan  2nd

                                               Lucas Brookes     2nd

Ladies 50m Freestyle         Lainey Miligan      2nd

Special performance award Ralphie Palmer

4 x 25m Relay (not handicapped, all teams off scratch)

‘A’ Race       Bedworth A                 1st

                     Bedworth Ladies       2nd  (beating all the Men’s’A’ teams except ours!)

‘B’ Race       Bedworth ‘B’               3rd

Well done everyone!

The Halesowen Swimming Gala, will be held on 16th August 2025, at Halesowen Leisure Centre. More details to follow when we get them.

Good luck to our team of 14 travelling to the Rugby Games on Sunday:

Josh, Lucas, Matthew, Sam, Amos, Josiah, Aidan, Gurvinder, Jay, Ralphie, Sonia, Beth, Chloe and Lainey.

There are still no results from the NASCH Gala. The Junior trophy which was badly broken when it was dropped on the pool floor cannot be repaired by us and needs to go to the shop. Therefore please could I have all the trophies in for engraving at the same time?

Sheila

Entries are now open for the British Junior Swimming Championships 2025. Please see link below.

https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/9643-entries-open-for-british-junior-para-swimming-championships-2025

News for 25th April 2025

Congratulations to Adela Witman who was presented with her club t-shirt for regular attendance.

Rugby Games next week

Competitors who are taking part in sports events please check the time table for your start time. Competitors who are only swimming need to report be 12.00noon at the latest. There are lots of Have-A-Go events if you want to arrive a bit earlier.

The team entry fees have been paid, so anyone who has not paid owes me (Sheila), not the event organisers.

Please find the attached programmes for our Sports Day on 4th May. 

Please remember to inform us at our reception desk of all your vehicle registration numbers (unless of course you would prefer to pay the £60 fine if you stop too long).

Also be aware that the leisure centre is cashless (apart from the £1 pieces for the swimming lockers), but our Tombola is just the opposite! It is cash only, so bring some along if you want to join in the fun.

Could those of you that have not yet paid your entry fees please pay on the day.

I look forward to seeing you all, 

Bernard Purdy