The 2012 Tour de France Sweepstake

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 link at the bottom of this post.

Completed tickets should be returned to Sheila Carey before  22nd 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 Liège on 30^th June.

It is then possible to follow the progress of the teams until the final sprint on the Paris Champs-Élysées on 22^nd 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 your club each time you buy or sell a ticket.

These are the teams

The Tour de France Sweepstake

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Good luck everyone!

GOLD MEDAL                         SILVER MEDAL                    BRONZE MEDAL

Elle-May Dempsey 61.2*           Brooke Pollock 86.2*

Marie Clarke 40.6                      Kevin Rumble 57.9 *            Victor Palmer 68.7

Daniel Hodge 44.4                     Matthew Buckler 53.0*       Kieran McFarland 65.2*

Chris Lanwarne 46.2                  Kieran Villers 54.8              Stuart Croshaw 87.7*

Ashley Campbell-Barker 36.0      Edward Davis 36.0           Joshua McFarland 69.1* and Robert Burr 118.2*

Sonia Kelly 25.1                         Emma Wilson 30.4            Mark Day 30.5

Bethany Kelly 20.4*                   Thomas Slater 21.2*        Sheena Baird 24.3

* DENOTES PERSONAL BEST TIME

The Bedworth Lions Trophy for the best performance of the competition (based on previous best performance) is awarded to Edward Davis. Edward improved from 55.0 seconds to 36.0 seconds. Well done to all swimmers.

The following swimmers have medals to collect on 9th May when Edward’s trophy will be presented

Victor Palmer

Stuart Croshaw

Kieran Villiers

Kieran McFarland

Joshua McFarland

Edward Davis

Robert Burr

Elle-May Dempsey

Well done to all swimmers!

On 30th March Leanne Gardner was presented with her first badge and certificate for completing 5m unaided. Aaron Peters was awarded his 25m badge and certificate.

Helen Field, Sonia Kelly and Bethany Kelly received certificates to recognise the effort they put into their sponsored swim. Sonia handed more than £350 to chairperson Barbara Lanwarne and says there is still a bit more to come in. Thank you so much all of you.

There will be no swimming on Friday 6th April (Good Friday) as the pool will be closing at 6.00pm.

Very well done to Sonia Kelly, Bethany Kelly and Helen Field who all completed sponsored swims on 16th March 2012.

The distances were:

Bethany and Helen  64 lengths = 1600 metres = @ 1 mile

Sonia  74 lengths = 1850 metres = @1.15 miles.

Well done ladies and a very big thank you for raising a fantastic amount for club funds.

Kieran McFarland swam 25 metres for his badge and certificate on 9th March 2012

Two groups completed 10 minute timed swims and the following swimmers earned certificates for improving on their previous distance:

Jordan Brace  125 metres

Victor Palmer  150 metres

Liam Wright    200 metres

Ryan Bratt     200 metres

Paul McKillop   375 metres

Thomas Slater 375 metres

Well done to all!

Dates for the Diary

The Annual Club Galas will be held on the following dates:

Small Pool Gala  13th April

Main Pool Gala   27th April

On 24th February 2012

• Robert Burr swam 25 metres for his badge and certificate
• Joshua Watson swam 50 metres for his badge and certificate

Well done to you both!

This year’s Nuneaton Carnival is being held on Sunday 10th June 2012 and the theme is Britain at it’s Best. Bedworth Disabled Swimming Club took part last year with a charity stall on the gala field. Our stall included a tombola, hook a duck and games such as name the teddy bear. It was a good way to raise funds and awareness of our club. We are considering organising a stall again this year, but to do so, we will need volunteers to come along and help us on the day. If you are interested in helping us on 10th June, please speak to Marie Clarke or email her at marieclarke5@btinternet.com, or via the contact page on here. Thank you!

Rugby Sports Day for the Disabled 2012

This very popular event is being held on Sunday 6th May 2012 at the Ken Marriot Leisure Centre. It is once again being run by the three Rotary Clubs of Rugby in conjuction with Rugby Sport for the Disabled Association (RSDA).

After being left out of last year’s programme, swimming is back in again.

Entry can be arranged for individuals, if anyone is interested.

Tamworth Gala

This year’s gala at Tamworth is being held on 16th June 2012.

On 20th January, we held a presentation night, as we were unable to hold it before Christmas. It was a chance for us to get together and thank everyone for their help and support throughout 2011.

The Colin Bunn Trophy was awarded to Sheena Baird (See photo below)

The Kevin Whitmore Trophy was awarded to Gurvinder Garcha. (See photo below)

New Club T-Shirts were presented to all of our members.

Certificates were awarded to everyone who was part of the team at the Hinckley Swimming Gala.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the snacks, sweets and drinks for the evening.