HOME CHAMPIONSHIP’S PRESENTATION EVENING

This will take place on Friday 31^st January – times as follows

12’s AND UNDER PLEASE ARRIVE AT 6.30pm – WE WILL AIM TO START THE PRESENTATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU ARE THEN WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE BUFFET.

8pm – COLD BUFFET

13’s AND OVER TO ARRIVE 7.45pm – THE BUFFET WILL BE AVAILABLE BEFORE YOUR PRESENTATION. HOWEVER, YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO ARRIVE EARLIER TO SUPPORT THE YOUNGER AWARD WINNERS AND ENJOY THE EVENING.

The venue will be Ringwood Conservative Club, 22 Christchurch Road, Ringwood, Hants. BH24 1DN   (entrance is from Christchurch Road next to Keystone Car Sales or via Kingsbury Lane off the Bickerley Road, although prone to flooding). Car park available to rear of club or, if busy, use Blynkbonnie car park, accessed from Christchurch Road.

There will be a fully licensed bar available and a buffet will be provided, courtesy of the swimming club. ALL members are expected to attend the awards evening. Some of you may have won an award you were not expecting!!!

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO SEALS SWIMMING SESSIONS ON THIS NIGHT.

I just wanted to share a little bit of news about our daughter’s recent achievement outside of Seals.I know she is not in the top 2 or 3 swimmers in her year at Seals but she works hard nevertheless and has progressed.She recently competed in a pony club tetrathlon (horse riding, swimming, running and shooting) event out near Shaftesbury. Her results were so-so but in the swimming she was placed first of ALL the girls in her age group across ALL the clubs. She was very pleased.We just wanted you to know that her work and especially all the efforts of the coaches often pays off in ways that you don’t get to see.

(an e-mail of thanks was sent to Anne, Annette and Carol on behalf of the parents).

To whom it may concern, thank you for the lovely weather we have enjoyed 2 years running for the Seals barbeque – what a relief!

I have a few big thank you’s to pass on as without their help the day would not have happened.

• My hubby, Paul (1^st chef) – for chopping 25 onions, cooking and just being there.
• Paul and Jo Davison (2^nd chefs) – for enduring an eye watering, smoke fuelled cooking session when things got rough.
• Sally Dixon, Annie Collins and Letitia Cox – excellent roll cutting and dealing with the hungry crowds.
• Kay Eyre – for providing gazebo’s. Without the shade I think the helpers, and rolls, would have crumpled!
• Trevor Cox – Knight in shining Armour for second year running. He know’s what I mean.
• Julian Percy – sending out invites to all members.
• Simon – excellent potato salad and for being on “standby” as barbeque chef.
• The children  –  those who helped and those who were just brilliantly behaved. It was lovely to see all age groups having a great day together.

If I have forgotten to thank anyone else I apologise. Give yourself a pat on the back from me. x

The team would like to apologise for the delay in serving the food – it certainly was not our intention for it to be that late. Although both barbeques were lit at 11.30am, they did not have enough ventilation to draw the air in. Although they were hot enough to cook the food, they were very slow for the amount of food we had. I think they are probably suited to smaller groups for cooking – it’s a shame as the venue itself was ideal.  However, I am sure you all enjoyed your day and let’s hope the weather next year is good to us too (whatever the plan may be………….).

Kim

This event has been cancelled.

I have contacted SnowTrax ski centre (Matchams Lane, near Christchurch) to enquire about a combined 1 hour activity for the children. For £10.25 per child they can have half hour Ski-bobbing (age 6 – adult) and half hour Ringos (age 3 – adult).

I am looking at holding this event on Wednesday 25th April 6 – 7pm.

The maximum amount of children (or adults) per activity is 20 (only 40 spaces in total).

If you wish your child (or yourself) to join in this fun activity then please contact me either at Seals (Fridays only), via the noticeboard or by email.

I will require a £5.00 deposit per person in order to secure this booking and will need to know by Tuesday 3rd April at the very latest.

I think it will be a great opportunity for the children to mix socially outside of the swimming group. If all goes well I will be looking at other activities to book in the near future.

Kim
Club Secretary

TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 22nd MARCH AT 7.30pm IN STUDIO 2 (END OF DOWNSTAIRS CORRIDOR)

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