Newsletter July 2014
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Page 1 Newsletter July 2014 @WarrenderBC IN THIS ISSUE A Word from the President parent survey. The results were discussed at the last Management meeting and, whilst we were delighted that over 90% of respondents were satisfied or extremely satisfied with the service being provided by the Club, we have also reviewed individual comments and will try to address these Top Club Award at Scottish Gas through the newsletter and at parent National Age Group Championships! meetings next term. Swimmers from Warrender Baths Club Comments regarding the reliance on completed a very successful week of volunteers were interesting and there racing in Aberdeen at the Scottish Gas were suggestions as to why we couldn’t National Age Group Championships (25- I hope that you are all having a lovely cover more jobs on a paid basis. As 29th June 2014), winning the top Club summer break and whilst we don’t many of you may know, the last two award for the first time since 2011! usually have a newsletter over the years were loss making for the Club page 10 Summer, there was so much going on where reserves had to be used in order that we thought that it would be good to to ‘balance the books’. So whilst we keep in touch. would love to be able to pay for resource, there is very little scope for The Commonwealth Games are now this and therefore we have a heavy well underway and I would like to wish reliance on volunteers to enable us to all the Warrender swimmers taking part minimise fee increases where possible. the very best of luck - we will all be cheering for them. I would also like to However, the fundraising effort congratulate Laurel Bailey our Head contributes to both the running of the Coach who has been selected for the Club and also towards some of the coaching team. costs for equipment and transport etc and I would like to thank the team for all Success in the Pool their efforts this year. We have continued to have successes in the pool and in particular it was a In order to continue this work, the great achievement to win the Scottish launch of the ‘126’ club is imminent and Selfie of the Month!! National Age Groups this year for the you will shortly receive communication This month’s winner comes from Greece! first time since 2011. This followed a about it. successful performance at the Scottish A different form of race training for Gas National Open Championships National Boys and Girls! We have also been very active this year which we also won! Tweet your selfies for next month to in applying for funding and had some @WarrenderBC or email to successes and will continue to do more [email protected] There were some great swims in of this next year where we can meet Aberdeen at the Age Groups and it was criteria. good to see some of our younger swimmers starting to make progress on Kind regards the national stage. Gillian Hepburn HOLD THE DATE! I would like to thank all the WBC coaches President, Warrender Baths Club , who have helped swimmers across the club AGM on 18th November achieve such great results this year. 7.30pm at Myreside Parent Survey More information to follow. I would also like to thank everyone who took time to complete our first ever Page 2 About our Sponsors As a volunteer-led club, Warrender is Had-Fab Ltd Aston Scott Group currently very fortunate to have several "Had-Fab are specialist steel fabricators ‘Risk is a fact of life in business but the active and engaged sponsors all with our own design and detailing way in which it's handled can mean the supporting our swimmers. Our facility. We have been in business for difference between success and failure. sponsors contribute significantly to the 21 years during which time we have That's where we can help. Aston Scott success of our club, so we thought it continually grown and developed our Group combines the commercial would be useful to highlight who they staff facility. We are looking for young, insurance skills of Aston Scott Ltd with are and what they do. enthusiastic engineers and people who the risk management expertise of ASG have an interest in engineering as a Risk Management Ltd. With a reputation Currently our three main sponsors are career. We are looking for the next for integrity and professionalism, we are Aston Scott Group, Chiene and Tait generation to take the company forward committed to providing tailored risk and Had-Fab Limited. to continue to push the boundaries as solutions with a level of customer we have in the past 21 years. service that exceeds expectations. We Chiene & Tait deliver this to clients in Scotland through “Chiene &Tait (C+T) provides innovative “As a Warrender swimmer you have our office in Glasgow.’ and adaptable professional services; shown your ability to commit your time including business support, assurance, and energy. It is people with your Visit www.astonscott.com for more info. tax, human resources and IT commitment and drive that we are consultancy. Our clients range from looking for. individuals and small businesses to large companies, and match our “Please contact us if you are interested Interested in becoming a extensive experience in a wide range of in a lucrative career in engineering Corporate Sponsor? services and sectors. We are a leading excellence." independent firm with over 100 years of See page 8 to find out more. experience, delivered by eight partners Find out more about Had-Fab Ltd at and 110 staff. Headquartered in www.hadfab.co.uk. Edinburgh, with a London office we are able to provide a truly UK-wide service.” To find out more visit www.chiene.co.uk. Sportscotland Assistance from Ryden We also continue to be very grateful to Warrender is grateful to Commercial Property Consultant Ryden for assisting Sportscotland for their support of the with the production of the newsletter. Ryden is the largest and leading Coaches’ Training and Development independent firm of commercial property consultants in the North of the UK with Programme which not only directly six offices, 32 partners and around 110 staff. Ryden’s primary business is benefits our coaches, but in the longer advising on commercial and business property, offering a complete consultancy term, our swimmers. service backed by local knowledge. Visit www.ryden.co.uk for more information. Page 3 Development Changing of the Guard - Squads for introducing our new coaching next season team! All squad moves to take place from We have a number of changes to the Wilkie Red – we welcome Maxine Sunday 17th August from the coaching team which will take effect McLoughlin to the role as Lead Coach Development squads have now been from the beginning of the new season of Wilkie Red. Maxine and her family notified. This will mean a few changes (August 2014). Listed below are the moved from the Isle of Skye twelve in administrator so please don’t be confirmed appointments: months ago. Maxine, a Level 2 UKCC backward at coming forward to Coach, was heavily involved in volunteer! National Boys – we welcome Lana coaching her daughter Rebecca Smith Borwick to this role. Lana is a UKCC (Elite Squad) and is now very much Many thanks to Susan Stanton of Wilkie Level 3 qualified coach and has come looking forward to taking on a whole Red after years of service in that role, to us from Inverleith ASC, where she new squad! and thanks to Jacqui Wright for was the Head Coach. Lana has had stepping in to fill that slot. Likewise some great success at the Club, with We thank Connor Mollison for filling thanks to another stalwart, in Mandy a number of swimmers improving the interim role of Coach to Wilkie Red Galloway of Wilkie White who will be significantly; one who has qualified for over the last few months; we know replaced by Fiona Reid. Both Jacqui this year’s ASA Age Group that the swimmers have very much and Fiona have previously been Championships. We are very excited enjoyed working with him! administrators for younger squads. to begin working with Lana and look forward to her fresh enthusiasm within Benson White - we welcome Lucy We will be looking to fill gaps in both the Club. Cornish to the role of Lead Coach. Benson Red as Graham Shulman’s Lucy has recently graduated and she daughter is moving up and Benson We say farewell to Jordan Taylor, who has a UKCC Level 2 Coach White as Jacqui Wright’s daughter is sets off for his new role in America in qualification. also moving up so grateful thanks to the middle of August. Jordan will be both for their assistance at Entry Level working as a Graduate Assistant We take this opportunity to thank when everything is so new to everyone. Coach whilst undertaking a Master’s Kayleigh McGurk who is returning We will be all set to go with a number of degree in Sports Science. Jordan has home after graduating, for the year new youngsters from SwimEasy and given the Club many years of his time she has spent coaching with us and elsewhere on Sunday 17th August. and experience, and we wish him all we wish her all the very best in her the very best in his new role. new career. Hope you are all enjoying a great summer. Junior Age Group Squad – this lead Benson Blue – we welcome Sarah coach post is currently still to be filled Eaglesham to the role of Lead Coach Frances and we are looking to make a suitable of Benson Blue.