Motherwell and Wishaw ASC mini Gala(Sunday 17th Feb)

COMMITTEE VACANCIES

Due to recent resignations, we are looking for two parents to join the committee. Anyone interested in applying should add their name to the notice board

The committee members will hold the pre-AGM meeting on Wednesday 6 March. If any parents would like anything brought up at the meeting, can you please notify me in writing in advance of the above date. I can only accept questions I receive in writing so please don’t post these on Facebook or IMessage me.

Thank you

Parents, Please Note:

 Squads A,B & C only

You will receive forms for all Parents and Children to read together and sign together entitled 'Parents Code of Conduct', 'Athlete Code of Conduct' & 'Athlete's Disciplinary Procedure'. 

This is in line with Scottish Swimming rules and regulations and is there for the benefit of Swimmers, Parents and our Club.

please read through, sign and return to the Child Protection Officer as soon as possible:

• Robin Hughes
• Clare Doyle

If you have any queries regarding this form, pease speak to one of our Child Protection Officers above,

Please Note for reference Child Protection Officer title will be changing to :

Wellbeing and Protection Officers

Dates:

• Saturday 9th Feburary
• Saturday 23rd February
• Saturday 16th March

Note : normal training should still be attended as this is not a substitute for any other training session. 

Good Afternoon,

My name’s Becca and I'm currently casting for a new BBC show called Teen Taxi. I was emailing to ask whether you would be able to help me spread the word at your Club? As we’re looking for active teens and their families to get involved.

We’ve just finished Series 1 and looking for fun, outgoing families to join our current cast of people all over the UK! We’re looking for families with at least one teenager between the ages of 14-19 to take part, younger siblings are also welcome J

Here's a little bit more about the show:

Rarely parents/ guardians get the opportunity to connect with their kids having to compete with technology, selfies and Snapchat! But there is one place where no one can escape – the family car!

In this exciting series we aim to explore the relationships between parents/guardians and their teens from all walks of life in all different directions – from dropping them off at sports clubs, social events, and even to their first date.

If you would like to know more about the show or would like to help please feel free to get in contact! I’ve also attached our flyer for you to have a look at!

Many Thanks

Becca

Germany trip 2019 - Parents meeting
There will be a meeting regarding above trip on Thursday 17th January - Wishaw Sports Centre - 7.30pm

Scottish National Age Group Championships 2019 are being held at Tollcross International Swimming Centre from 27th – 31st March.

Scottish Swimming would like to give clubs the opportunity to offer their swimmers a chance to be volunteer kit carriers for the evening sessions (approx. 16:45 – 19:30). They are also looking for a couple of adult volunteers to supervise each evening too. Child Volunteers need to be aged 10 and over.

If anybody is interested, please could you provide me with the parent/guardian contact details and which evening (s) your child would be available. I need to let Scottish Swimming know by no later than Monday 25th February.

Thank you

Lynne

Panto tickets are still availble for this Wednesday 12th December. 

Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Please Note: No training on Wednesday.

Last Training Session of the year will be Thursday 20th December

• Squads Dev1 to Dev4 will go into Pool 6.30pm to 7.30pm
• Squads A,B & C will go into Pool 7.30pm to 8.30pm

Both Sessions will be fun time!           

1st Training session of 2019 

Monday 7th January 2019 - usual training session

Please Note : pool will be closed over the festive period until 5th January

Presentation Dance will be on Friday 30th November in :

South Dalziel Historic Building
240 Orbiston Street
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 1Q

Tickets now on sale. 

• £10.00 Adults
• £5.00 Swimmers/Child

Tickets are selling fast so please can you place your order asap via facebook,email or in person and please pay June by Thursday 15th November.

Trophies awarded to Club Championship Finals winners and also to overall Club Champion in each age category, so make sure you get your tickets to ensure your child received their award on the night.

Starts 7.00pm prompt.

There will be a Team photo so get your best outfit looked out for the evening.

Training is cancelled Tuesday 6th November as swimmers have an early start at the NLL schools on Wednesday

Training cancelled this Wednesday 7th November as both North and South Lanarkshire schools competition are on

Upcoming Gala closing dates
Please note:
West District SAGs and Ren96 meet closing date coincide with this Thursday's Club Championships. Paul Doyle will be available all week to book in swims as he may be too busy on Thursday.
West District exended to Monday.

MW Swim Team

Details of our upcoming trip to the Twin town of Schweinfurt will become available soon here, Swimmers are invited to add their name to the list for this trip.

Dates are confirmed as: Sat 13th July 2019 to Sat 20th July 2019

Swimmers from the age of 10 can participate, during the trip there will be a swimming competiton between both Clubs of Motherwell &Wishaw and Schweinfurt.

Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by a parent.

Flights and accommodation are still to be confirmed, as are prices.

More details to follow.....

Speak to a member of the Committe or a Coach for more info

MEMBERSHIP CHECK

I am in the process of updating swimmers details, if your child swims in Group DV1, DV2 or DV3 can you come to the top desk at poolside tomorrow night (27th September) to complete new paperwork

Please note:

Our Club Championships will take place end of September into October, ALL swimmers will take part within the relevant Heats.

More details will follow, please take a note of the dates for your calendar.

 Development Gala Draft programme available on Galas/Competitions page

MW Swim Team

Bag packing
B & M Bargains, Motherwell
Sat 8th and Sun 9 Sept
All monies raised go to club funds
The sheets with be on the club notice board from training tonight for volunteers to pick a slot. Would be good if we could get all slots filled as bag packing opportunities are difficult to come by.
Thanks in advance

REMINDER For St ANDREWS SWIM CAMP. The bus will leave at 8am Tuesday 7th Aug from the sports centre We will leave to return on Saturday 11th at 2.30 . The Thursday kids leave also at 8am the bus will leave St Andrews to return at 7.30 pm . Hope all the kids are all looking forward to their training camp trip. Bring your pocket money with you tuck shop will be available. Enjoy .

June

Can all outstanding Swims for Cumbernauld, Larkhall & Bellshill please be paid before we finish for the summer. 

Please pay Paul Doyle or Tracey asap on or before Thursday July 5th.

We would also appreciate if any future swims could be paid for prior to the start of any Meets.

Thank you for your cooperation

MW Swim Team

Parents,

Please note: if your child has not arrived by warm up at any future Galas and we have not received any notification on the same day your child will/will not be attending, your child will be withdrawn from competition.

Organisers at this weekends Gala (Cumbernauld) had to amend the competition entries during the swimming gala leaving swimmers waiting on the starting blocks.

If you need any clarification on how a Gala is run, what you should do prior to and during a competition, entering your child into races, or are unclear on any information around this, please speak to a coach or committee member.

MW Swim Team

Please Note:
Gym sessions will now be from 5.10pm until 5.55pm from today onwards

For Squad D & Dec only.

Other Squads not affected and remain at 6-6.45pm

REMINDER CLUB AGM WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY

Our Annual General Meeting will be held in Wishaw Sports Centre on Friday 20 April, 2018 at 7pm.

All parents and swimmers are cordially invited to attend this meeting.

Thursday 19th April

A Child Exploitation and Online Protection Officer from Police Scotland has been invited to attend during the above evening to give a talk on cyber bullying, online safety & sexting.

The first 40 minutes of this presentation is aimed at children and Parents, followed by a 15 minutes session for Parents Only.

This presentation is to help children to cope with modern day social media technologies they use in their daily lives.

The last 15 minutes aimed at Parents Only is to give them guidance in the event that something does go wrong.

This talk is taking place on Thursday 19th April in the Spin Room, and we encourage all children and Parents to attend, because of this the training will be rescheduled to suit as follows:

Reschedule Training

• Spin Class will NOT be on this evening
• Squads DV1, DV2, DV3 & D Squad who normally train at 6.30pm to 7.30pm will train at 7.45pm to 8.30pm after the talk.
• Squads B & C - no change to training.
• Squads A - will now train from 8.30pm to 10.00pm

**REMINDER** Any swimmers who have not yet paid £53 SASA must contact me before this Thursday (22nd March). Swimmers without SASA after this date are not permitted to train or compete in galas until payment is received, please email Clare (club email) ASAP to arrange payment 

Note to all Swimmers during competitions:
All swimmers must remain poolside for each session before leaving poolside.
Please adhere to this for the benefit of the Club, coaches and yourself.

Andrea
Head Coach

Parents, 

last night (15/03/18) was the deadline for paying SASA fees, there are still some outstanding swimmers still to be paid for, this is a reminder that swimmers that train in the Club MUST be a member of the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association, and also if they intend to compete at competitions. Please contact Clare Doyle (Membership Secretary), or contact the Club email address  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Clare can deal with this as prompt as possible, 

If you need any more information please contact us and we can answer any questions you have, 

thanks for your co-operation, 

MW Swim Team

Tonight is the last night for SASA payments.

Every swimmer in the club must be a member of Scottish Amateur Swimming Assocation (SASA) in order to train and participate in galas. The cost for 2018/19 is £53, this includes £43 SASA fee, £6.50 membership of Motherwell and Wishaw ASC and a West District Membership of £3.50. I will be collecting money tonight ( cash or cheque made payable to Motherwell and Wishaw ASC) at the top desk and the deadline for payment is Thursday 15th March 2018

Clare Doyle

Membership Secretary

No training Tuesday

No Training Wednesday.

No Training Thursday.

No Training Friday (2nd March)

No Training Saturday (3rd March)

Training should resume on Sunday, but check here again.