On 17th May Joe Mainwaring was awarded a “Good Work” certificate and Clifton Hall swam 50m for his badge and certificate.

At the presentation evening Jenny Wilkins, Megan French, Megan Williams and Emma Wilson were given their new HELPER T shirts and a thank you certificate.

Fundraising certificates went to Kolin Basra and Joy Day. The trophies for 2013 were awarded as follows:

Kevin Whitmore Junior Achievement ­- Leanne Gardner

Senior Swimmer of the Year – Lisa Haydon

Championship Gala – Thomas Slater

The photographs are on the photos page.

Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM – the biggest attendance ever recorded. Perhaps we should always hold it after the presentation evening!

The minutes will be posted shortly when they have been checked.

Very well done to all the swimmers who went to Tamworth. The results will be posted as soon as we get them. Highlights were Leanne’s excitement when she won a medal, Thomas’s speeding ticket for breaking the 20 second barrier in backstroke and finishing a really close second in the mixed relay to an unmixed team!

A really big thank you to Megan Williams who helped to make sure all the swimmers were at their starts on time.

The club’s annual presentation evening will be held this Friday (16th May) after the swim session. All members are welcome.

The AGM is also being held this Friday, attended by the club’s committee members.

Bedworth Disabled Swimming Club is running a sweepstake on the winning team in the Tour de France.

Tickets are available to purchase for £1 for each attempt from the club or can be downloaded from the links below.

Completed tickets should be returned to Sheila Carey before 27th June when the draw will be made. Each ticket will draw one of the 22 teams randomly.

The draw will be published on the web site before the racing commences with the first stage in Leeds on 5th July.

It is then possible to follow the progress of the teams until the final sprint on the Paris Champs-Élysées on 27th July.

This should make exciting viewing for three weeks for a minimum of just a £1 entry!

Best of all you are helping to support the swimming club each time you buy or sell a ticket.

Please note there is no limit to the number of tickets that one person can purchase.

The Tour de France Sweepstake (1) (Word)

The Tour de France Sweepstake (PDF)

Tour de France tickets 2014 (1) (Word)

Tour de France tickets 2014 (PDF)

For those of you that are going to the Tamworth Gala on Saturday and would like a postcode for your sat nav, the address is:

Leisure Island, Riverdrive, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7ND

The Easter Egg Raffle raised a total of £37.00 for club funds. The winners were Barbara Lanwarne, Holly (C/O Marie Clarke), Julie Hodge and Chris Hayden. Many thanks to everyone who bought tickets and thanks to Joy Day for organising it.

T-Shirts

Our new t-shirts have arrived! They are in Carolina Blue, with a white logo on the back.  (See photo). This was the most popular choice of colour and position of the logo when we asked our members. All of our members will get a new t-shirt free of charge. We also have new helper t-shirts in the same colour.

Hoodies

We have a stock of BDSC hoodies for sale in a range of sizes. They are exactly the same as the ones we already have, in Carolina Blue, with a white logo.   (See photo below) We are asking members to pay £10 each towards the cost.  If you are interested in buying one, they will be available from 9^th May.  Please speak to Marie Clarke or Sheila Carey.

Our AGM and annual presentation evening will be held on Friday 16th May, after the club swim

We have entered 13 swimmers for the Tamworth Gala. All those who requested a swim in the mixed relay have been accommodated as follows:

Sheena asked for a relay reserve place.

The entries remain open until Monday 7thApril. If there is anyone who would like to be added to the entry please contact Sheila asap. (07984 590259).

There will be no swim session on Good Friday (18/04/14) as the Leisure Centre is closing at 6pm.

Just a quick reminder that from this Friday (4th April), our swimming sessions will be back at Bedworth Leisure Centre, at the usual time of 6pm-7pm.

Tickets for the Easter Egg Raffle will be on sale this Friday, at 50p a strip. All proceeds will go to club funds. Please see Joy Day.