We have now received our first ever cheque from Easy Fundraising for £27.22, which is the amount we raised up to the end of September 2011. Many thanks to everyone who has registered and helped us to raise this money.

Please visit http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/bedworthdsc  if you would like to register and help us raise some funds while you shop online, at no extra cost to yourself.

Thank you!

We have been awarded a generous grant to cover our planned expenses for the next year. This grant does not include competition items such as trophies, medals and engraving. It also depends on our continuing to fundraise at the previous level. We would to thank Sported for this kind grant.

James Askew presented Treasurer Marie Clarke with a cheque for £1049.83, which was kindly donated by the “Ram Ravers” for the disabled. James has been a member of the Ram Ravers for several years, but it has now sadly closed. As a result, their funds are been given to other clubs who help disabled people. We are very grateful for this donation, and it will be used towards the running costs of the club.

Ashley Campbell-Barker swam 400 metres for his badge and certificate on 25th November 2011.

Thomas Slater swam 1000 metres for a certificate on 25th November 2011.

Emily Robbins was presented with her T-Shirt.

The donations made in memory of Walter Clarke (Kay’s husband and Marie’s dad) have raised a total of £375.00 for the swimming club. Many thanks to everyone who contributed, it is very much appreciated.

Huge thanks to everyone who helped out on the stall, donated prizes, or came along and supported us at the Nuneaton Carnival on 12th June 2011. It was the wettest Carnival for 30 years but we still managed to raise just under £75.00, which considering the weather was fantastic.  Photographs and information about the day can be found at http://www.NuneatonCarnival.org. A blog post about our stall can be found at http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/blog/section/our-good-causes/our-amazing-causes/

Many thanks again for your support, it is very much appreciated!

Congratulations to Daniel Hodge and his mum Julie, who are the winners of our Grand National Sweepstake Draw. Many thanks to everyone who entered the competition, we raised a total of £20 for club funds.  Apologies for the delay in posting the result on the website.

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