January 2023
| Date | Event |
| 5th | The swimming club resumes after the Christmas break. |
| 10th | Friendly League AGM Club chairman Philip Croxall travelled to the Hyndburn Leisure Centre in Accrington for the AGM of the Friendly League. Main points: 1. Each Club paid £20 affiliation fee 2. The Age Groups would remain the same as 2022 3. Clarification of swimmers with Lancashire Qualifying Times. They could swim up an age group provided they were slower than that qualifying time. 4. Fixtures were worked out. Meeting ended at 8:55pm |
| 11th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 11th January 2023 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M. Ennis, O. Rudolph,K. Critchley M. Turner Apologies: J. Foulkes F. Roberts. The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. The teachers S.T.A. course would be based at our pool on a Monday and Thursday evening with one weekend. Dates yet to be confirmed. 2. Oz had sent the current balance statement to everyone, we were still in a healthy position. I would let Oz have all the funds and receipts from the club next week in order for him to do the end of year balance sheet.. He has looked into the possibility of changing the accounts to get the most interest on our monies. The Skipton Building Society was offering the most, he would bring the form down to the pool for Philip to sign. 3. We would advertise for sponsorship for our website. 4. Philip asked for help with the collection of Membership money for a period in January when he was on holiday and Frankie wasn't able to help. He would ask at the club. Correspondence: 1. Confirmation from ASA about our Swim Mark Accreditation. 2. A letter from Hamm Swimming Club in Germany to attend their swimming Gala which we were supposed to go to in 2019 as part of Pendle Twinning Group. 3. A letter from Swim England concerning the depth of water to dive into. Any Other Business: 1. Philip had attended the Friendly League Meeting on Tuesday 10th January and the league fixtures had been arranged. The format had not changed for the coming season. 2. The first Club Trials of the year would be Thursday 2nd February. 3. The Cherry Wilkinson Age Group Gala will be held on Thursday 9th February. 4. We would like suggestions for both a Club Trip towards the end of June and Sponsored swim sometime in October to be discussed at the next coming meetings. 5. I would contact Colne Rugby Club as a possible venue for our Presentation this year. 6 The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 1st February at 8.00p.m.. The meeting finished at 8.30pm. |
| 15th | January 2023 Newsletter The January newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. January 2023 Newsletter |
February 2023
| Date | Event |
| 1st | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 1st February 2023
Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M. Ennis, O. Rudolph, K. Critchley, M. Turner & M. Charldwood Apologies: J. Foulkes, F. Roberts. J. Hugginbottom The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. We were awaiting the dates for our Teachers course to begin. 2. Oz had sent the current balance statement to everyone, we were still in a healthy position. He would be bringing a form from Skipton Building Society who were offering a little more interest on our savings, down to the pool tomorrow evening for Philip to sign. 3. We would advertise for sponsorship for our website. 4. Suggestions for the Sponsored swim in October were Pendle Young Carers and Pendleside Hospice. There was plenty of time to make a final decision, and for the Club Trip we would ask at the pool about going to Outdoor Elements again to get their opinion. 5. I haven't been able to get any response from the Rugby Club yet would keep trying. Correspondence: Any Other Business 1. Club Trials were re-commencing tomorrow evening with the next one being 9th March. 2. The Large pool would remain open during the coming Half Term, I would contact Deryn to see if she wished for the small pool to be closed. 3 The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 1st March at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.35pm. |
| 6th | It was decided to cancel the small pool on Thursday, 16th February due to lack of teaching cover during the school half-term holidays. |
| 9th | Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Gala - February There were a total of 24 girls and 13 boys who competed in the February Age Group Gala. Click here for results..... |
| 11th | Carlisle Aquatics Masters Meet 2023 Club Chairman Philip Croxall returned to competition at the new Sands Leisure Centre in Carlisle for the Carlisle Aquatics Masters Meet 2023. He found it difficult in the 50 to 54 years age group after a competitive break since October 2019. He finished last in all three of his events as he managed 34.81 for the 50m Freestyle, 1:37.78 for the 100m Breaststroke and 1:17.67 for the 100m Freestyle. |
| 12th | MOST IMPROVED SWIMMER JUNE 2022 - FEBRUARY 2023 BOYS SAMI CLOUGH 18.73% DANIEL WARNER 2.50% THOMAS HOLGATE 6.88% GIRLS ISOBEL SAVAGE 14.12% LUCIE SHEPHERD 9.93% BETSY TOWNSEND 9.73% BETSY RIDER 7.36% ABIGAIL SCANLAN 6.55% LIBBY COX 2.26% MARTHA GREEN 2.17% ELEANOR HOLGATE 1.73% ZOE BLACKADDER 0.13% |
March 2023
| Date | Event |
| 1st | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 1st March 2023 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M. Ennis, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, M. Charldwood Apologies: J. Foulkes J. Higginbottom The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. The Teachers course was starting tomorrow evening Thursday 2nd March, we had four people going on this course. 2. Oz had sent the current balance statement to everyone, we were still in a healthy position. He brought a form from Skipton Building Society for Philip and myself to sign as we were transferring our savings to another account which was offering a little more interest on our savings. The committee approved the transference of accounts from Branch Saver to Savings account for Clubs, Charities or other unincorporated Bodies. Signatures being the same as any two from three of Oz Rudolph, Treasurer, Philip Croxall, Chairman and Joan Croxall Club Secretary. 3. It was decided to go with Outdoor Elements for our Club trip. I would contact them. 4. Our Club constitution had been submitted. When it has been approved we could then arrange a Special General Meeting to discuss the Financial Accounts. These have to be approved before the Annual General Meeting which this year four the last time would be held in October as from 2024 both the Financial and General meeting would be held in March. 5. The first Friendly League of the season is on Wednesday 29th March away to Accrington. 6. The schools gala's are taking place at the Leisure Centre on Tuesday 7th, 14th, 21st March, we had been asked to help with them again. Philip had managed to co-erce Thomas and Eleanor Holgate, Mach Green and Libby Cox, he would ask at the pool tonight if anyone else would like to help. Correspondence: Any Other Business: 1. Due to the Teachers Course and Bank Holidays the next Club trials would be 27th April. 2. Easter Eggs would be bought for the children. 3. Easter Holidays, the last session would be Monday 3rd April, returning on Monday 17th April. A final check would be made on Thursday. 4. The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 5th March at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.35pm. |
| 6th | March 2023 Newsletter The March newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. March 2023 Newsletter |
| 20th | Friendly League The Team Sheet for the away Friendly Fixture on Thursday, 30th March against Accrington at the is now on the Website. Click here to view the Teamsheet. |
| 29th | Friendly league The team travelled down the M65 to the Hyndburn Sports Centre, Accrington to take on Accrington SC. It was an even contest for the Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly events, but when it got to the Freestyle events the Colne Swimmers pulled away from their hosts to record a 63 points to 54. This was our first win since the league had to stop because of the pandemic. There were 45 new personal bests for the Colne swimmers with 26 for the girls and 19 for the boys. |
April 2023
| Date | Event |
| 3rd | Last Club session before Easter. The Club resumes on Monday, 17th April |
| 5th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 5th April 2023 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M. Ennis, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, M. Charldwood, F. Roberts, J. Critchley Apologies: J. Foulkes The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. Everyone had passed the teachers course. We would ask them all to sign a letter of commitment for 12 month period, or we would expect payment of £275 which was what the individual cost of the course. 2. Oz had sent the current balance statement to everyone, we were still in a healthy position. He had changed Skipton Building Society's account from Branch Saver to Savings account for Clubs, Charities or other Unincorporated Bodies. Signatures being the same as any two from three of Oz Rudolph, Treasurer, Philip Croxall, Chairman and Joan Croxall Club secretary. He was also going to transfer £5000 from the Nat West into this new account. We were still showing a difference of £25 in the accounts which was a cheque for affiliation to North Lancs but which had not been cashed yet. I would chase it up. 3. The Club Trip had been booked for Saturday 8th July to go to Outdoor Elements. We would ask for £5 per person which would be non refundable unless for emergencies. 4. Our Club constitution had been submitted, and approved. I had sent all committee members a copy. A Special General Meeting would be called as soon as we had the year end accounts to hand. 5. We had won the first Friendly League of the season against Accrington, the next one is at home to Burnley Bobcats. Kevin would sort the team t shirts out. 6. Our sponsored swim would be for Pendleside Hospice at a date yet to be arranged in October. Correspondence: Any Other Business 1. Oz would look into the hiring of Colne Cricket Club for our Annual Prize Giving Presentation and disco, the dates suggested were 16th or 9th December. 2. The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 3rd May at 8.00p.m.. The meeting finished at 8.35pm. |
| 17th | Friendly League The Team Sheet for the home Friendly Fixture on Monday, 24th April against Burnley Bobcats is now on the Website. Click here to view the Teamsheet. |
| 24th | Friendly League For our first home fixture of the season we were hosts to Burnley Bobcats. Burnley started the gala strongly before Colne managed seom wins, but the visitors were winning the close contests. This allowed them to stretch their lead throughout the contest to eventually win by 68 points to 47. Despite the defeat the Colne swimmers managed a further 44 new personal bests between them with the girls recording 26 and the boys 18. |
May 2023
| Date | Event |
| 3rd | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 3rd May 2023 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, J. Higginbottom, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, M. Charldwood, F. Roberts, J. Critchley Apologies: J. Foulkes, M Ennis The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. Everyone had passed the teachers course. We were still awaiting clarification on the payment. 2. Oz had sent the current balance statement to everyone, we were still in a healthy position. He was still waiting for the pass book from the Skipton Building Society, and so had not transferred any money from the Nat West Yet. We were still showing a difference of £25 in the accounts which was a cheque for affiliation to North Lancs but which had not been cashed yet. I would chase it up. If not it could be written off in order for him to do the end of year accounts. 3. The Club Trip had been booked for Saturday 8th July to go to Outdoor Elements. We would ask for £5 per person which would be non refundable unless foremergencies and also a charge of £10 if they wanted to bring a friend. Posters would be displayed on the noticeboard and leaflets handed out. 4. We had lost the Friendly League to Burnley with some very close races. The next one away to Great Harwood at Accrington Academy on 19th June. We would be purchasing some new team t shirts. 5. Our sponsored swim would be for Pendleside Hospice would be on Monday 9th October (1 lane) and thursday 12th October the whole pool. 6. Oz had arranged for the Annual Prize giving to take place at Colne Cricket Club on Saturday 9th December. We would use Diane's catering as previous, and instead of a disco would be looking into something different. Thanks were given to Oz. Correspondence: I had received some new posters regarding Safeguarding, they would be placed on the notice board. Any Other Business: 1. The club would close on Thursday 25th May and re-open on Monday 5th June for the Spring Bank Holiday. 2. The next trials for entry into the Club would be on Thursday 8th June. The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 7th June at 8.00p.m.. The meeting finished at 8.47pm. |
| 14th | May 2023 Newsletter The May newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. May 2023 Newsletter |
June 2023
| Date | Event |
| 5th | Friendly League The Team Sheet for the away Friendly Fixture on Monday, 19th June against Great Harwood is now on the Website. Click here to view the Teamsheet. |
| 5th | The Club returns after the half-term break |
| 5th | The latest Swimming Club Lanes published on the website. |
| 7th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 7th June 2023
Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M Ennis, J. Foulkes, J. Higginbottom, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, F. Roberts. Apologies: K. Critchley The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. Everyone had passed the teacher’s course. Payment had been made but we were still awaiting the certificates. I would be in touch with Robert, who had run the course. 2. Oz had sent the current balance statement to everyone; we were still in a healthy position. He was still waiting for the pass book from the Skipton Building Society, but he was able to access the account on line so would transfer £4000 to the account from the Nat West. The £25 cheque for affiliation to North Lancs had finally been cashed. The year end accounts had been approved. Philip proposed a vote to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting at the beginning of next meeting on Wednesday 5th July to accept the 2022 accounts once audited. There were no objections. We would formally change the date of the Financial Annual General Meeting. Notices would be sent out. 3. We currently have 24 people going on the Club Trip on Saturday 8th July to Outdoor Elements. 4. The next Friendly League Gala was away to Great Harwood at Accrington Academy on 19th June. The new team t shirts had arrived. 5. Oz had confirmed the arrangements for the Annual Prize and Presentation which would be taking place at Colne Cricket Club on Saturday 9th December. We would use Diane's catering as previous, and a disco (£200) had been booked. Thanks were given to Oz. Correspondence: We had received notification from Swim England indicating that as from 1st January 2024 they would only be accepting Swim England Safe Guarding Training. Swim England Coaching Courses are now only bookable through the IOS , they are no longer taking bookings via the Swim North West Website. Any Other Business: 1. Philip had been having issues with the Clubs emails, hopefully the problems have been resolved. 2. I have had to purchase a new Printer, and to continue to do Club Work on my computer Philip had to obtain 2 licences for Office 2021. 3. We would be purchasing some new Swim Hats for the Club Shop. Also included would be named hats for which an extra payment would be made. 4. The June Age Group Gala would be taking place on Thursday 29th June. Helpers would be required. 5. The next trials for entry into the Club would be on Thursday 8th June. And 13th July. The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 5th July at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.42pm. |
| 11th | June 2023 Newsletter The June newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. June 2023 Newsletter |
| 19th | Friendly League Fixture The Colne swimmers travelled down the M65 to the Accrington Academy to take on their hosts Great Harwood Otters. It proved to be a tricky meet as Great Harwood won the majority of the races, but there were some good wins by the Colne swimmers. Yet it was not enough as Great Harwood won the contest by 47 points to 70. |
| 29th | Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Age Group for June The June age group gala was well attended and the best since before the pandemic with 30 girls and 20 boys taking part. There were quite a few swimmers in the 9, 11 and 11 year age groups attempting 2 lengths. There were a total of 7 boys and 18 girls who had qualified for the Most Improved Swimmer Award for June having done the requisit swims in February and June. Due to a late start with the lane ropes taking longer to put in and the number of swimmers, we overan the gala by 15 minutes. Click here for results..... |
July 2023
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| 5th | Minutes of Extraordinary Special Meeting Wednesday 5th July 2023 This meeting had been called to accept the 2022 Financial Accounts of the Club and to change the date of the Yearly Financial General Meeting to March. All in favour passed unanimously. This was followed by our monthly committee meeting. Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 5th July 2023 Present: K. Critchley J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M Ennis, J. Foulkes, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, Apologies: A. Croxall, The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. We had to pay S.T.A. an extra £49 per person as they would not issue their certificates until we had paid for insurance. This should have been made clear right at the start of the course. 2. Oz had sent the current balance statement to everyone; we were still in a healthy position. He was still waiting for the pass book from the Skipton Building Society, but was reliably informed that it would be with him within the next few days. Whilst he was in the Building Society's office he was able to transfer £1000 to our account from the Nat West, he would transfer the rest of the £4000 as soon as he had received the pass book. The interest so far accrued was £111.33 which was better than expected. 3. We had 32 people going on the Club Trip on Saturday 8th July to Outdoor Elements and had to pay for an extra 2 people. 4. The next Friendly League Gala was at home to Accrington Academy tomorrow 6th. July. 5. The Age Group Gala on the 29th June had been well attended, with lots of swimmers achieving their personal bests. Correspondence: I had received details from Swim England concerning elements which would be mandatory from November 23. Hopefully ours would be submitted in October. Any Other Business: 1. It was decided to reduce Membership on a pro rata system for the rest of the year, as previously done. 2. After consultation with the teachers about the summer holidays, it was decided that the last session would be on Monday 31st July and re-commence 31st August, the last session for the small pool would be Thursday 27th July. 3. The Sponsored Swim would be on 9th and 12th October, the forms would be available to download this month. 4. The next trials for entry into the Club would be on Thursday 13th July. The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 6th September. at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.36pm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | Friendly League Fixture Colne hosted Accrington in their latest fixture in the Friendly League at the Pendle Leisure Centre. After a few delays the contest started about 20 minutes late, but once the racing started it proved to be very close. Neither team could maintain an advantage throughout the course of the evening as they traded wins. Once the penultimate race had finished the scores were level! The final 8 x 25m canon relay started and each leg was evenly matched including the last leg, in which, Accrington edged out Colne by 0.25 of a second. This left the final score at 59 points to 58 to Accrington. The atmosphere built throughout the evening and nearly took the roof off when the final race finished. Despite the loss the youngh Colne swimmers did themselves proud by recording a further 27 new personal bests with 15 for the girls and 12 for the boys. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | Outdoor Elements Club Trip A group of 28 children and a few adults made their way to the Outdoor Elements Activity Centre near Simonstone for a day of adventure and fun. The children were split up into two groups, 8 and under and the 9 years and over. This was due to one of the instructors being unavailable due to family emergency. The younger adventurers had fun building shelters and creating fire, which was apt considering the weather forecast. They also fired some arrows in the archery, climbed trees then zoomed across the valley on the Super Zip Line. That must have been fun as they went back for more. The older adventurers started off firing arrows, then climbing trees before the tricky Jacobs Ladder where they had to work as a team. They finished off the day climbing a tree and jumping off in the Leap of Faith, where quite a few jumped from the high top platform. The last activity was the Mega Zip Line, with some of them having a go at the Super Zip Line. Everyone was fortunate that the predicted thunderstorms did not arrive, with the rain arriving at lunchtime, followed by light rain when the activities resumed. At the end of the day there was a group photo before they left happy, with their parents. No doubt the parents had tales of their adventures long into the evening. Click here for photos..... |
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| 16th | July 2023 Newsletter The July newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. July 2023 Newsletter |
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| 27th | Last Club session prior to the long summer break. The Club returns on Thursday, 31st August |
August 2023
| Date | Event |
| 29th | Informed by Pendle Leisure Centre, that both pools wil be closed on Monday, 11th September and Thursday, 14th September for essential maintenance. The Club will resume from Monday, 18th September |
| 31st | The Club returns after its long summer break. |
September 2023
| Date | Event |
| 6th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 6th September 2023 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, O. Rudolph, M Ennis J. Higginbottom, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, K. Critchley, J. Foulkes, F. Roberts, M. Charldwood. Apologies: All Committee Members present. The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. The A.S.A. would not accept the Safeguarding element of the S.T.A. course, so we were asking those four teachers to do an online Safeguarding Course. 2. The Sponsored Swim would be taking place on Monday 9th and Thursday 12th October, with proceeds being divided between the Club and Pendleside Hospice. Forms were being handed out on a Club night and also available to download from our website. 3. Oz Had sent everyone a copy of the latest Balance Sheet, because of the holidays there had not been much activity. He had managed to transfer £1000 into the Building Society Account. Correspondence: The only correspondence I had been receiving was from Swim England about our Sim Mark Accreditation. Any Other Business: 1. The Pool would be closed on Monday 11th and Thursday 14th September for essential maintenance. 2. The Club emails would need updating again due to upgrades in the service provider. 3. We had two Friendly League Galas this month on the 15th we were away at Padiham and on the 28th we were home to Accrington. 4. The Annual General Meeting would be held on Wednesday 4th October commencing 7.30p.m. his would be via zoom, notices would be placed on our notice board and leaflets would be handed out to parents with zoom details on them. 5. Kevin and agreed to officially be our Club Team Manager which entails him doing a T1 course plus Safeguarding and D.B.S. Many thanks to Kevin. 6. Mark stated that the teachers had changed lanes at the Monday night session, he asked if the same could be done on Thursday's. everyone agreed that it was good thing. 7. The next Club Trials would be Thursday 5th October. 8. The next meeting would be the A.G.M. The meeting finished at 8.50pm. |
| 11th & 14th | Swimming Club Cancelled Due to essential maintenance, both pools at the Pendle Leisure Centre were closed resulting in the cancellation of the Swimming Club. |
| 15th | Friendly League The Colne team travelled to Padiham Sports Centre to take on Burnley Bobcats despite missing a weeks trainging due to Pendle Leisure Centre pools being closed. The contest proved to be a lot closer than expected, as Colne lost by 4 points to Burnley. It was an exciting contest as the Colne swimmers tried their hardest, with the final score being 61 points to 57. |
| 18th | September 2023 Newsletter The September newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. September 2023 Newsletter |
| 28th | Friendly League Colne hosted Great Harwood in our final Friendly League fixture of the 2023 season. The visitors proved to be a much stringer team and won the contest by 68 points to 46. Despite this the young Colne swimmers managed 22 personal bests between them with the boys having 6, and the girls 16. |
October 2023
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| 1st | The agenda for this years AGM was published, and can be downloaded from this website. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY 4th OCTOBER. 2023 via ZOOM
1. We welcomed everyone to the A.G.M. meeting:
2. The minutes of the 2022 A G M were read. Proposed by Mark Tuner and seconded by Oz.
No matters arising.
3. Chairman gave his report
4. Treasurer reported that we were in a healthy position at the moment, the subject of Membership Fees for the coming year would be discussed
at the first committee meeting. Thanks were given to Oz.
5 Coaches report had been sent to everyone. Thanks were given to Andrew.
6. No Welfare issues to report. Deryn was not able to attend, we have had a few minor issues over the
year but nothing major and everything had been resolved.
7. Teachers Report: Mark gave a general run down of the teaching plans which were working very well, and we now had more reliable
teachers, providing stability within the lanes. Thanks were given to Mark.
8. Press Report: Philip gave a short report, we no longer submitted items to the press, but reported things via our Newsletters, Club
noticeboard, Facebook, X etc. It was hoped to get a couple of sponsors for our website as in previous years. Thanks were given to Philip.
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| 9th & 12th |
Sponsored Swim in Aid of Pendleside Hospice There were 53 taking on the sponsored swim challenge, with 31 trying to do as many lengths in 25 minutes, and a further 22 taking up the hour challenge. Matthew Watson managed the most lengths in 25 minutes with 63, and Betsy Rider managing 150 lengths in 1 hour. To all those that took part in the swim, we ask that you return your sponsor monies as soon as possible. |
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| 14th | October 2023 Newsletter The October newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. October 2023 Newsletter |
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| 20th | Sponsored Swim It has been a good first week for the collection of sponsor monies. So far we have received £997.00.Thank you. |
November 2023
| Date | Event |
| 5th | Sponsored Swim The money has been slowly rolling in, keep up the effort. So far we have received £1412.00.Thank you. |
| 6th | Betty Petty Style Competition There were 15 swimmers who took part in the Betty Petty Style Competition. The second chance to enter is on Thursday of this week. The results will be announched at the Club's Annual Presentation on Saturday, 9th December at the Colne Cricket Club. |
| 8th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 8th November 2023 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, O. Rudolph, M Ennis,M. Turner, K. Critchley, J. Foulkes, Apologies: M. Charldwood. J. Higginbottom, The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. The sponsored swim was doing very well, it was decided to end the collections at the end of November. There would be a Pendleside Hospice volunteer attending our Presentation to pick up the monies. Correspondence: We had successfully achieved our 2 year Swim Mark accreditation, we do have to do a health check next October. The chairman and the welfare officer have to do an on line workshop which is a compulsory requirement from November this year. The Lancashire County A.G.M. is being held on Saturday 9th December. No one would be attending. Any Other Business: 1. The Championship Galas had now commenced, we would need many helpers on the 13th & 16th November. 2. The presentation is being held at Colne Cricket Club on Saturday 9th December, Oz had organised everything. We would order a buffet for 80 to begin with. The price of the tickets would be adults £7.50 and children £5. Tickets would be on sale next week. 3. The price of Membership was agreed for next year, as it had not been raised for 6 years it was decided to increase it to: Adult Membership £80. Children (1st child) £70. 2nd child £60 additional children £45. Associate member (Colne ASC not the registered club) £60. And committee members £10. 4. The Senior Club captains were chosen, and the Junior captains would be chosen by the teachers. 5. The dates of the Swimming Galas for next year would be more or less the same as for this year. 6. The trials for entry into the swimming club had finished for this year the next ones would be in February 2024. 7. The date of the next meeting would be Wednesday 6th December. When we would finalise everything for the Presentation. 8. There being no further business to discuss the meeting closed at 8.40p.m. |
| 9th | Betty Petty Style Competition There were a further 6 swimmers taking part in the Betty Petty Style Competition. This makes a total of 21 swimmers who chose to be judged. The results will be announched at the Club's Annual Presentation on Saturday, 9th December at the Colne Cricket Club. |
| 13th | Sponsored Swim The money was still rolling in, keep up the effort. So far we have received £1868.00.Thank you. |
| 13th | Championship Gala Part One There was a total of 16 different winners across the 24 events, but no records were broken. The three times winners were Oleksandr Matsanuik, Betsy Rider and Eleanor Holgate. Winning two events were Betsy Townsend and Zaviah Cotterill. The remaining winners were Abigail Scanlan, Edward Green, Henry Manning, Isaac Critchley, Luke Chew, Marie Therese Lloyd, Maverick Robson, Olive Tattersall, Oliver Blackadder, Oscar Astin and Zoe Blackadder. The full results can be found here for results..... |
| 16th | Championship Gala Part Two
The second gala had more swimmers than Monday, but there were no new records. The last being in 2018.
Over the course of the evening there were 14 different winners across the 24 events, with Thomas Holgate being the most successful swimmer
with five event wins. Winning four events was Betsy Rider.
Winning two events were Eleanor Holgate and Sophia Turner, with the remaining ten events being won by different swimmers. They were
Abigail Scanlan, Alexander McGregor, Edward Green, Lilly-Ann Marks, Luke Chew, Martha Green, Maverick Robson, Oleksandr Matsanuik,
Oliver Blackadder and Zaviah Cotterill.
There were sixteen swimmers taking part in the Spot-On competition, and they will have to wait until the presentation to find
out who won. The full results can be found here. The trophies will be presented at the Annual Presentation which will be held at the Colne Cricket Club on Saturday, 9th December. |
| 19th | November 2023 Newsletter The November newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. November 2023 Newsletter |
| 28th | Sponsored Swim In the final week for sponsor money collection, it was still trickling in. So far we have received £2138.45.Thank you. |
December 2023
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| 6th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 6th December 2023 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, O. Rudolph, M Ennis, M. Turner, K. Critchley, M. Charldwood Apologies: J. Higginbottom, J. Foulkes The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. We would be presenting Pendleside Hospice with a cheque for £1100 on Saturday evening at our presentation. Thanks to everyone who had raised money in the sponsored swim. 2. Everything was in order for Saturday's presentation, a final decision on the numbers required would be made at the Sprint Gala tomorrow evening. 3. The Club Captains for next year would be: Gents Henry Manning, Ladies Libby Cox Junior Boys Zaviah Cotterill Girls Adison Croxall, they would all be presented with their t shirts at our Presentation evening. 4. Oz had provided everyone with a copy of an up-to- date balance sheet. We were still in a healthy position. Correspondence: We had received confirmation of the relevant fees payable to ASA. Any Other Business: 1. The dates for the Club Swimming Galas for 2024 would be as follows: Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Gala (most Improved) Thursday 8th February & 27th June Betty Petty Correct Style Gala Monday 11th and Thursday 14th November Championship Galas Monday 18th and Thursday 21st November Xmas Sprint Gala Thursday 5th December 2. The Chairman and Welfare Officer to do an online free workshop. 3. Philip asked if there was a possibility of the Club taking part in a Level three competition, it has been several years since we had entered any outside competitions. In the New Year we would try and promote the competition side along with trying to get parents taking a more active role in the club by doing Time keepers and Judges courses. 4. The Club would close from 21st December until the 8th January giving everyone a well deserved break. 5. Date of next meeting Wednesday 10th January 2024 There being no further business to discuss the meeting closed at 8.33p.m. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Christmas Sprint Gala
The Sprint Gala was well attended with 16 boys and 24 girls, plus 4 ladies and 5 gents giving it a go! There were 7 ladies taking part in the parent and child relay, 2 of which swam twice! In the gents race there were 6. Betsy Rider broke two records in the 12 year old girls, setting new times for the breaststroke and butterfly races. There was also a new record in the Ladies version of the parent and child relay, with Isaac and his mum taking 3 seconds of the previous best time! They narrowly beat Olive Tattersall and her mum, who was also under the old record time. The age group winners were:
The winners of the various age groups will be presented with their trophies at the Annual Presentation, which will be held at the Colne Cricket Club on Saturday, 9th December. Click here for results..... |
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| 10th | Annual Presentation It was a cold, wet and windy night as storm Elin rolled in from the Atlantic, but inside the Colne Cricket Club it was warm dry with constant music from the DJ. The proceedings started a bit late due to setting up the trophies, but once underway, Andrew gave a brief report on the year culminating in a presentation to a Andy, a representative from Pendleside Hospice, with a cheque for £1100. A photo was taken with a few of the swimmers who raised some money. The first of the trophies were to the small pool with the Bramhil Memorial Trophy for achievement being presented to Jack Cardus, who showed quick progress in picking up the strokes, and the John Dobbin Memorial Trophy for courage/bravery went to Emma Mitchell who had started scared, but gradually overcame her fears to start enjoying swimming. Unfortunately, neither Jack nor Emma were there, so will be presented with their trophies on a Club night. The Betty Petty Style Trophies were then awarded to Olive Tattersall and Henry Clough, followed by the presentation of the trophies won at the Club Championship Galas. The next presentation was for the age group winners from Thursday's Christmas Sprint Gala. This was followed by the t-shirt presentation for the new Club Captains for 2024, who were Henry Manning and Libby Cox as the senior captains, and Zaviah Cotterill and Adison Croxall as the Junior Captains. Before finally presenting the Two Alberts Trophy for Services to the Club, which went to teacher Jayne Wilkinson. The final awards of the night were to the Spot-On winners, with Adison Croxall winning £5 being 1.47 seconds off her time. Esme Watson winning £10 for being 0.50 seconds off her time, and Isabelle Teal winning £20 being just 0.18 seconds off her time. Before the buffet was opened and the volume increased by the DJ, a group photo was taken of the trophy winners. Then the party started! Click here for results of Spot-On..... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10th | Betty Petty Results GIRLS 1. No 5 Thursday OLIVE TATTERSALL 2. No 2 Thursday MATILDA CRITCHLEY 3. No 6 Thursday LILLY-ANN MARKS 4. No 12 Monday EMMA COX 5. No 6 Monday MATILDA WALKER 6. No 3 Monday ISABELL TEAL 7. No 5 Monday ABIGAIL SCANLAN 8. No 4 Monday JESSICA LLOYD 9. No 10 Monday ADISON CROXALL 10. No 11 Monday BETSY TOWNSEND 11 No 7 Monday FAITH McGLONE 12 No 13 Monday ROUX GLASS BOYS 1. No 15 Monday HENRY CLOUGH 2. No 4 Thursday DANIEL WARNER 3. No 3 Thursday LUKE CHEW 4. No 1 Thursday ELIJAH BARTLETT 5. No 14 Monday EDWARD GREEN 6. No 8 Monday SAMI CLOUGH 7. No 9 Monday MAVERICK ROBSON 8. No 1 Monday KAIUS McGLONE 9. No. 2 Monday OSCAR ASTN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21st | Last Club session of 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31st | Presentation Photos The photographs from the Annual Presentation were uploaded to the website. Click here for photos..... |
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