Well done to Nicola Page who achieved a 5 metre swim on 25th February 2011 for her badge and certificate. Keep up the good work!

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!

Many thanks to Robert Burr who raised £20.00 for “The Big Push For T-Shirts” in January 2011.  A great start to the fundraising in the new year!

• Many thanks to The People’s Postcode Trust who very kindly awarded us £650.00 to buy some new equipment.  This article was published in the Tribune on 20th January 2011.

2010 was a busy year for Bedworth Disabled Swimming Club.  Here is a list of fundraising events and donations that the club very kindly received.  Many thanks to everyone involved, we really appreciate your support. Lets hope 2011 can be an even more successful year for us!

• December 2010 the Christmas Raffle raised a total of £72.00
• December 2010 Chris Lanwarne and Barbara Lanwarne donated £25.00
• December 2010 A Christmas Pudding sale raised a total of £66.00
• December 2010 Martelle Swinton and Clifton Hall donated £20.00 to The Big Push fundraising effort
• December 2010 Paul McKillop’s Big Push sponsored swim raised a total of £56.50
• December 2010 we received a £650.00 grant from the Postcode Trust to replace old equipment and buy some new items. It is to be spent between January and March 2011
• November 2010 we received a £250.00 grant from CSW Sport Physical Activity Small Grants Scheme to buy equipment and coaching development
• July 2010 we received a £250.00 donation from Helping Hearts (Part of the Heart of England Co-Op)
• April 2010 The Grand National Sweepstake raised a total of £61.00
• March 2010 Marie Clarke’s sponsored swim raised a total of £324.00

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.