Newsletter October 2015
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Page 1 Newsletter October 2015 @WarrenderBC @WBC_Water_Polo IN THIS ISSUE A Word from the President Gilchrist win the ClubSportEdinburgh award for Outstanding Achievement. We congratulate them both, and Kris has kindly created a section in this newsletter, about Scott and his Award, so please look out for it below. Elite Squad swimmer Scott Quin wins silver at the IPC World Championships We have a few new coaches this season. It was great to meet them at their kick-off session, at Craigroyston Elite squad swimmer Scott Quin won a and we extend a warm welcome to silver medal at the IPC World Championships in Glasgow in July, his first them all. at World level! Scott’s whole squad were supporting in the stands. Scott - and Coach Club Survey - thank you to all those Kris Gilchrist - also received Welcome back to the new swimming parents and swimmers who took part an 'Outstanding Achievement Award' at the season! in our 2015 Club Survey. Your recent Club Sport Edinburgh awards. Read comments, ideas and feedback are Scott’s story on page 7. I hope you all had a good summer and very important to us. Please read the are already working hard for our Club report on the survey in this newsletter Championships and the many swim for more details. meets this side of the year. A few things coming up: Our swimmers had a very successful summer again with some excellent I am pleased to be able to inform you results and swim times at all levels that we have a new Club Website from Scottish and British to World Manager. Ita Corrigan has kindly Championships. We would especially volunteered to manage the site, so like to congratulate Warrender please reach out to her swimmer, Dan Wallace and Elite ([email protected]) if you Squad members Scott Quin and Keri- would like something added or Youth Squad enjoy a night out! anne Payne on their amazing changed on our website. We will be achievements this year. Please be refreshing the website over the next 10% Discount on Adult Memberships sure to read Laurel’s Head Coach couple of months. report in this newsletter, for all our Adult WBC members are now eligible for a recent swimming achievements and Back by popular demand – The 10% discount on all Edinburgh Leisure results. Warrender Ladies Afternoon Tea is Adult Memberships. All you need to do is planned for Sunday 15th November @ print the information on page 17/18 and I was very proud to be able to attend Waldorf Astoria, in the beautiful take it to any Edinburgh Leisure facility, the Edinburgh Sports Awards a few Pompadour Room from 2pm - 5pm. inform them you are a member of weeks ago, to see Scott Quin and Kris Tickets are £30 inc a glass of fizz and Warrender and they can apply the discount a sumptuous afternoon tea. Anyone to your membership. Page 2 continued from page 1 who would like to try to put a table Warrender Baths Club and all 4 of his together, please let me know. Tables Best regards children were members of the club with can be of 8, 10 or 12. Please support Marjory Verth son Peter remaining an active member. this excellent fundraiser, which is President always a lovely way to spend a Sunday A Celebration of Sir Peter's Life was afternoon. Sir Peter Heatly: In Memoriam held at Colinton Parish Church attended by several Warrender members and One big reminder to join our 126 Lotto On 17th September Sir Peter Heatly huge numbers of sport, swimming and Club – This is a great opportunity for passed away, age 91 years following a diving personnel from throughout you to win some cash prizes and raise very full life in which he was most widely Scotland. It was followed by a much needed funds to support our known as a diver, having won Reception and reminiscing at the Royal swimmers. There are prizes every Commonwealth Gold Medals in 3 Commonwealth Pool. month so please do join! successive Games - the only Scot ever The form and more information can be to have done so. He was awarded found on our website. Associate Life Membership of Diary Dates Warrender Ladies - Autumn Afternoon Tea (Sunday 15th November) More details on page 3 or email [email protected] Gentlemen’s Annual Dinner (Friday 20th November 2015) Apex International Hotel, Grassmarket, Edinburgh See page 16 for more information or contact [email protected] 126 Lotto Please remember to join our 126 Lotto Club. This is a great opportunity for you to win some cash prizes and raise much needed funds to support our swimmers. There are prizes every month so please - join the 126 Lotto Club! The application form and more information can be found on our Website. Selfie of the month! Junior Elite’s Jess, Katie and Taylor working hard! Assistance from Ryden Warrender is grateful to Commercial Property Consultant Ryden for assisting with the production of the newsletter. Ryden is the leading independent firm of commercial property consultants in the North of the UK with five offices, 35 partners and around 110 staff. Ryden’s primary business is advising on commercial and business property, offering a complete consultancy service backed by local knowledge. www.ryden.co.uk Page 3 The Club Shop Warrender Baths Club Shop offers members the opportunity The Warrender Club Shop also stocks essential items of kit to purchase Club Kit including branded clothing, as well as including kick boards, pull buoys, mesh bags, snorkels and equipment required for training and racing. hand paddles. These are available at competitive prices due to discount arrangements with our suppliers. Run by volunteers, Sandra Birrell and Jacqui Wright have taken over responsibility for it from August 2015. The Club Membership at Warrender also gives access to an online Shop is open at the beginning of Development Meets, as well discount at Blue Seventy which manufactures a range of as at the Club Championships and the Warrender Junior Age items including training and racing suits and goggles. The Group Meet. Swimmers from the senior squads can contact discount code for 20% off here is currently WARRENDER20. the shop using the contact emails for Sandra and Jacqui which are [email protected] and The shop is always looking for volunteers, so if you wish to [email protected] respectively. get involved and help out for a couple hours at one of the meets please speak to Sandra or Jacqui. When representing the club in competition it is compulsory for all swimmers to wear some items from the club kit range whilst on poolside. This normally includes a t-shirt of which there are a variety of styles available for purchase. It is also compulsory that swimmers choosing to race in a swim cap wear a Warrender cap and nothing else. There are also other branded items available including hoodies and shorts, and some swimmers choose to purchase this also. Warrender Ladies Autumn Afternoon Tea Back by popular demand - Our Ladies Afternoon Tea! At the Waldorf Caledonian Hotel in the beautiful Pompadour room on Sunday 15th November from 2pm - 5pm. Tickets £30. A sumptuous afternoon tea will be served with a glass of fizz and some fun opportunities to win some great prizes. Get together with friends from both inside and outside the club to catch-up and raise funds to support our swimmers. What a lovely way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon! If you would like to reserve tickets or tables (tables can be 8, 10 or 12 ladies), please email: [email protected]. Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. So don't miss out! Page 4 Response to 2015 Club Survey Thank you to everyone who took date. Having coached Junior Age Coaching Swimming qualification the time to respond to our 2015 squad over the last year and courses to allow both our existing Club Survey. We received 75 helped out considerably along with coaches to enhance their responses, down 10 on last year. Frances in covering sessions, we qualifications and senior swimmers Where a need was identified, we are pleased that Hammy Smith will to embark on assisting with addressed individual concerns now have increased capacity to coaching. The coaches refresh directly. In response to feedback manage the progression of our their National Rescue Awards from last year’s survey, the 2015 Development Squad coaches. biannually. survey could be completed Hammy will work with the coaches anonymously. Unfortunately, some as a mentor on and off poolside so Promotion Criteria parents responded with comments that they can benefit from his which we would like to have acted extensive coaching experience. The survey identified demand for more transparency regarding on but we could not identify either criteria for squad moves. This is the coach or the squad from the In addition, Laurel is running a something which Laurel talked information provided. You are able series of coach workshops about at the recent squad to give us feedback at any time at throughout the year to bring the [email protected] meetings. Our reporting system for m and you can raise issues of Development Squads is designed concern with your coach by email to highlight areas requiring further or by asking for a meeting after work and reflect on attendance training, or with any member of the based on the session registers management committee, listed on 86% which the coaches are keeping. our website. These supplement coach to swimmer feedback during sessions Satisfied with and parents are always welcome to By the time that this report is coaching request a meeting with the coach printed in the newsletter, Laurel will at the end of a session if they need have completed parents’ meetings more individual feedback.