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.

Well done to our younger swimmers who are still busy completing distance awards. The latest successes (on 5th June) are: Harriet Potts 25 metres, Jordan Brace 50 metres, Lillian Neil 100 metres, Archie Neil 100 metres and Jordan Brace 1,000 metres. Congratulations everyone, keep up the good work!

Thomas Slater completed 1200 metres to collect his badge and certificate for 800 metres and a certificate for 1200 metres. Older brother Ben, completed 1500 metres. Well done to both swimmers.

Well done to Joseph Brookes and Katie Mae Potts who both gained their 25 metre badges on 15th May.

Congratulations to:
– Daniel Hodge for gaining his 5 metre swim badge and certificate.
– Shannon Davidson and Peter Wolffsohn have both swum their first strokes unaided for the “I Can Swim” certificate.

Well done!