If you would like to support Bedworth Disabled Swimming Club by playing The Borough Lottery, please visit

https://www.boroughlottery.co.uk/support/bedworth-disabled-swimming-club?fbclid=IwAR0fdPHopXJBsl1rrlbpKKpCM5YR29oqeAXz3QESmkIfRfA2xb4nG-p9rI4

Thank you!

Between January to December 2020, £185.50 was raised for club funds through the Borough Lottery. Between January to March 2021, £32.50 has been raised. This brings the grand total of funds raised for the club, through the lottery to £589.00, since April 2018.

https://www.boroughlottery.co.uk/support/bedworth-disabled-swimming-club

During 2020, £82.02 was raised for club funds, through EasyFundraising. This brings the grand total of funds raised through EasyFundraiaing to a fantastic £1059.18.

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/bedworthdsc/

Thanks to everyone who has helped to raise this, the money has paid for our insurance for 2021, ready for when the club is able to return.

We are trying to encourage people to follow our page on Facebook (Carers Trust Heart of England) to keep up to date with the help, advice and practical and emotional support the charity can offer those caring for loved ones in Coventry and Warwickshire. If any carers would be interested in receiving a free carers assessment/wellbeing check to support their own health and wellbeing the info on how to do so is included in the post – hopefully this will be helpful. Many thanks Christine.

https://www.Facebook.com/CarersTrustHeartofEngland/posts/1392044154496082

Our friends at SimplyhealthUK are giving away another unforgettable experience for a child aged 5-12 from your organisation (or your family) to be a virtual mascot for the England’s final game of the Women’s Six Nations Championship on Saturday 24th April.

One lucky winner will receive England match kit and feature in a video for England Rugby social media and on the match day Big Screen, to motivate the Red Roses to win their 3rd consecutive Six Nations – all from the comfort of their own home!

Please share with parents from across your organisation and you are allowed to enter your own child(ren) too!

To be in with a chance to win this incredible prize, apply here by 10am, Wednesday 7th April.
T&Cs apply

Any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch and good luck!

The Sported Team

If anyone would like to support Bedworth Disabled Swimming Club on The Borough Lottery, please visit https://www.boroughlottery.co.uk/support/bedworth-disabled-swimming-club
Although we have not been able to open since March 2020, we have just paid our insurance for 2021, so that we are covered for when we are eventually allowed to open again, so every penny really does count to keep the club running. Thank you!

We will be hosting a Christmas Party on Zoom on Wednesday 23rd December at 6pm. We have a Christmas Quiz to start things off. We know this can’t replace being able to go swimming, but hopefully this will give us a chance to all catch up after what has been a difficult year. Feel free to wear your Christmas jumpers and bring a mince pie to eat! We might even sing some Christmas carols too!

If you would like an invite sending via email, with the meeting details on, please let Marie know, either via Facebook or marieclarke5@btinternet.com

Hope to see you there!

Hi all, message from Sported’s Disability lead.  Please see message from Disability Rights UK below. Please send onto any members who you think might be interested in this opportunity.

We want to make a big effort to ensure that any messages and influencing we do on the upcoming government strategy for disabled people are coming directly from disabled people. We are currently looking to hear from individuals who have anything to say about their experience of life.

We are asking disabled people to tell us what matters to them by emailing webelong@disabilityrightsuk.org. People can also send us audio or video of you talking about the things that matters to them.

Please see the link below for incontinence swimming products for Adults and Children, in case any of our members will find it helpful.

https://www.incywincy.net/

For your chance to win a family forrest staycation and help support Bedworth Disabled Swimming Club at the same time, sign up to the Borough Lottery before 31st October 2020 here: https://www.boroughlottery.co.uk/support/bedworth-disabled-swimming-club
Thank you!

Following discussions with the leisure centre management, to discuss if our club will be able to reopen, whilst adhering to social distancing measures and keeping our members, volunteers and staff safe, it has been agreed that when the leisure centre next review and update their timetable, there will be a 50 minute swim  (main pool only) from 6pm on a Friday evening for disabled swimmers. This will be an individual lane swim, similar to the public arrangements with only 3 lanes being used. Swimmers need to be able to swim continuously for several lengths and preferably for the duration of their swim. For the latest information on changing and showers please refer to the Everyone Active website.Please keep checking the website for the latest updates. We do hope to be able to welcome all swimmers back soon.

http://www.everyoneactive.com