January 2022
| Date | Event |
| 6th | The Swimming Club resumes after the Christmas break. Masks only need to be worn wearing whilst walking about. |
| 12th | Minutes of Committee Meeting Present: A. Croxall, P. Croxall, J. Croxall, M. Ennis, J. Higginbottom, O. Rudolph, F. Roberts, M. Turner, K. Critchley The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. The Presentation and Disco had been very well attended with only a couple of swimmers not able to receive their trophies. At present they have all been collected. A representative from Pendleside Hospice had been able to attend and collect their cheque. 2. John had sent us the final accounts for the year, thanks to the sponsored swim our losses were significantly reduced. Many thanks were given to John for his work over the years. Oz was still waiting to hear from Nat West to update our accounts. He had also looked into the possibility of using a card reader for the club. Philip pointed out that there was an email address for Treasurer @ colne-asc.co.uk, he would forward Oz the relevant details. 3. We were awaiting the delivery of the club t shirts. 4. I requested photos of the committee members who were missing from our notice board in order to update it. 5. Philip asked if committee members could think about a Club Trip for the swimmers sometime towards the end of June. 6. Our first gala, The Cherry Wilkinson Age Group Gala, would be held on Thursday 10th February. There would be no presentation of most improved swimmer trophy until the next one in June. I would issue all swimmers certificates with their times on. 7. The first Club Trials of the year would be on Thursday 3rd February. 8. The next meeting would be via Zoom on Wednesday 2nd February at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.40pm. |
| 16th | The January newsletter was published and available to download from the Club website. |
February 2022
| Date | Event |
| 2nd | Minutes of Committee Meeting Present: A. Croxall, P. Croxall, J. Croxall, M. Ennis, J. Foulkes, J. Higginbottom, O. Rudolph, Full Committee F. Roberts,M. Turner, K. Critchley The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1 We were still awaiting the delivery of the club t shirts. I had been in contact with them and they should be with us shortly. It was decided because of the length of time that EF- Foundry were taking a rather long time to deliver our order these days, we would try the supplier that we used for our Hoodies, which was Jay-Bee supplies, Earby. 2. Several suggestions were made for our Club Trip this year, I would look into them and produce a survey form to be handed to the swimmers to get the general feeling of what they would like to do. 3. Oz produced his first balance sheet with a list of all the people who had paid by BACS. Things still had not been resolved with Nat West over the change-over of signees. Hopefully by the next meeting it would have been resolved. Oz would set up a card reader for the Clubs use. 4. The Friendly League was re-starting with a few tweaks to the programme. There would be Gt. Harwood, Accrington, Burnley Bobcats and ourselves competing. All the gala dates had not yet been finalised, our first gala would be Monday 24th April at Home. We do need a new Team Manager as Cara was no longer able to do the job. 5 Our first gala, The Cherry Wilkinson Age Group Gala, would be held on Thursday 10th February. There would be no presentation of most improved swimmer trophy until the next one in June. I would issue all swimmers certificates with their times on. 7. The first Club Trials of the year would be tomorrow Thursday 3rd February, and then 3rd March. 8. The next meeting would be via Zoom on Wednesday 2nd March at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.40pm. |
| 10th | Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Age Group Gala - February There were only 13 boys and 25 girls participating in the January Age Group gala. There will be no Most Improved Swimmer award this time, as it has been two years since our last age group gala, but all swimmers who did all four strokes this time, will be eligible for the Most Improved Swimmer Award in June. There were 9 boys and 18 girls who did all four strokes this time. Click here for results..... |
| 20th | February 2022 Newsletter The February newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. February 2022 Newsletter |
March 2022
| Date | Event |
| 2nd | Committee Meeting postponed until Wednesday, 9th March. |
| 9th | March Committee Meeting cancelled. |
April 2022
| Date | Event |
| 6th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 6th April 2022 Present: A. Croxall, P. Croxall, J. Croxall, M. Ennis, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, K. Critchley Apologies: J. Foulkes The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1 I had booked Outdoor Elements for Saturday 2nd July, the total cost would be £936 for 30 swimmers, A deposit of £234 was required by 10th April, As Philip was going there on Friday he would take a cheque for us as the bank had still not been sorted. 3. As the Bank had still not been sorted Oz could not produce a balance sheet for us. The clubs finances were still in a good position as there had not been much outgoing monies. He was going to contact the Bank tomorrow (Thursday) 4. Our first Friendly League gala would be on Monday 25th April against Burnley Bobcats . So far to date we have not had any response for a new Team Manager, Kevin offered to step in temporarily to assist Andrew in contacting swimmers etc. 5. As most teachers were available over the Easter period it was decided to continue with the club throughout. The swimming pool would be closed on Easter Monday, the week after was the league fixture and there was another bank holiday on 2nd May so in effect there would be no swimming club for three Mondays in a row. 6. Club Trials would be tomorrow Thursday 7th April , and then 5th May.. 8. The next meeting would be via Zoom on Wednesday 4th May, at 8.00p.m. (dressing up is optional) The meeting finished at 8.30pm. |
| 25th | Friendly League Colne hosted Burnley Bobcats in their first fixture for two years at the Pendle Leaisure Centre. It was valiant effort by the Colne swimmers as they pushed Burnley, but in the end it was in vain as the visitors prevailed to win by 65 points to 49. Colne's next fixture will be away at Accrington on Monday, 13th June. |
May 2022
| Date | Event |
| 2nd | May 2022 Newsletter The May newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. May 2022 Newsletter |
| 4th | The Trials for entry into the Swimming Club for June were cancelled due to clashing with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. |
| 4th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 4th May 2022 Present: A. Croxall, P. Croxall, J. Croxall, M. Ennis, J. Higginbottom, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, K. Critchley, F. Roberts. The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1 Outdoor Elements has been booked for Saturday 2nd July, we were asking for a £5 refundable deposit to reserve a place. Leaflets and conditions will be distributed to all members as soon as we receive what activities are available. A notice has been placed in the Newsletter which was published on Monday 2nd May. 2. The Bank had now been sorted so therefore Oz was able to produce a balance sheet for us. The clubs finances were still in a good position. 3. Our first Friendly League gala ended in defeat to Burnley Bobcats but there was some good swimming by our team we did win 11 events. So far to date we have not had any response for a new Team Manager, Kevin has stepped in to temporarily to assist Andrew in contacting swimmers etc. We had advertised again in the newsletter. 4. The Cherry Wilkinson Gala (Most Improved Swimmer) would be held on Thursday 30th June, we would need as many helpers as possible. Entry forms would be available both on our website and on our notice board at the baths. 5. Club Trials would be tomorrow Thursday 5th May., because of the bank holidays and half term, there would be no trials in June. 6. The next meeting would be via Zoom on Wednesday 1st June, at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.40pm. |
| 23rd | Friendly League Venue Changed The away fixture to Accrington on Monday, 13th June had to be cancelled because the Hyndburn Sports Centre is closed for refurbishment. The fixture will still take place, but it is now a home fixture with the warm-up starting at 7:00pm. The away fixture against Accrington will now need to be re-arranged. |
| 30th | Friendly League Fixture Cancelled The re-arranged home fixture against Accrington on Monday, 13th June has now been cancalled, due to Accrington being unable to raise a team. Both home and away fixtures against Accrington will now have to be re-arranged. |
June 2022
| Date | Event |
| 1st | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 1st June 2022 Present: P. Croxall, J. Higginbottom, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, K. Critchley, F. Roberts. Apologies: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, M. Ennis. Matters arising: 1. The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. 2. We have now received the activities which are available for us on the 2nd. July, so we will produce some leaflets that can be handed out now. 3. The Bank had now been sorted so therefore Oz was able to produce a balance sheet for us. It had been a quiet month. The clubs finances were still in a good position. 4. We had arranged for the next fixture against Accrington was going to be a home one as there pool was closing due to roof repairs, however I received a phone call from Chris indicating that they couldn't arrange a team due to exams so were going to postpone. A further date to be arranged when their pool re-opens. Kevin had notified the swimmers and Philip had updated the web site and posted it on Facebook, Twitter etc. 5. The Cherry Wilkinson Gala (Most Improved Swimmer) would be held on Thursday 30th June, we would need as many helpers as possible. Entry forms would be available both on our website and on our notice board at the baths. 6. The next Club trials would be on Thursday 7th July. 7. The Schools Gala was being held on Tuesday 21st June, they require helpers, Philip had recruited some of our older swimmers. Leaflets for our trials would be handed out there. 8. The next meeting would be via Zoom on Wednesday 6th July, at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.30pm. |
| 2nd | No Swimming Club There was no swimming club as the Pendle Leisure Centre was closed for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. |
| 19th | June 2022 Newsletter The June newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. June 2022 Newsletter |
| 30th | Cherry Wilkinson Memorial Age Group Gala for June There were a total of 13 boys and 21 girls taking part in the age group gala of which, 13 qualified for the Most Improved Swimmer Award for June. This will be presented to the winners during the week commencing 4th July. |
July 2022
| Date | Event |
| 2nd | Club Trip - Outdoor Elements The day started cloudy with heavy showers of rain as 24 children made their way to the Outdoor Elements Activity Centre just outside Simonstone. They were chaperoned by Club Chairman Philip Croxall, Club Coach Andrew Croxall and Teacher Frankie Roberts. The parents were offered a chance to stay, but they soon disappeared, some a bit too quick! The children aged between 5 and 14 took part in five activities during the day, which were Archery, Leap of Faith, Tree Climbing, Crate Stacking and both the Mega and Super Zip Lines. The Super Zip Line was aimed at the younger children. The younger children should have been Fire Lighting, but this was changed to Crate Stacking, of which, they enjoyed immensely, especially when the tower of crates came tumbling down. As the day progressed the sun came out followed by some more rain, but by the end of the day, the clouds had gone (mostly) away. It was a fun day and enjoyed by all the children who attended, and when asked they prefered the activities at Outdoor Elements to swimming in the Club sessions. I wonder why? Photos of the day's activities will be available to browse on the Club website soon. |
| 6th | Outdoor Elements Photos Photos from the days activities have been published to the Club website Click here for photos..... |
| 6th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 6th July 2022 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M. Ennis, J. Higginbottom, O. Rudolph, M. Turner, K. Critchley, F. Roberts. Apologies: J. Foulkes. Matters arising: 1. The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. 2. The Cherry Wilkinson Gala (Most Improved Swimmer) had gone down very well with more swimmers doing the four events which would hold them in good stead for January. 3. The Outdoor Elements event on Saturday July 2nd had been enjoyed by all, and everyone turned up. 4. Thomas, Eleanor, Martha, Libby, Saskia, Frankie and Philip had all helped the Schools Gala on Tuesday 21st June. 5. Oz had sent June's Bank statement to everyone, there had not been much activity and we were still doing fine. He felt that there was no need for a separate Pay Pal account as people were either paying on their phone or handing in cash. Thanks were given to Oz. 6. We were still awaiting the dates for the Accrington Friendly League Galas. 7. The July holiday dates were fixed, Last Club session both Large and Small pool would be Thursday, 21st July. The large pool would return on Monday 22nd August and the Small Pool on Thursday 1st September. 8. The question of Club t shirts had been raised. We had some stocks of both T Bag t-shirts and Club Team t-shirts in stock. We would check them over the summer holidays and report back at the next meeting 9. The next Club trials would be on Thursday 7th July, the next one would be 8th September. 10. The next meeting would be via Zoom on Wednesday, 7th September, at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.40pm. |
| 7th | Summer Holidays Last Club Session before the summer break will be Thursday, 21st July. The Club to return in large pool only on Monday, 22nd August. The small pool will resume on Thursday, 1st September. |
| 11th | July 2022 Newsletter The July newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. July 2022 Newsletter |
August 2022
| Date | Event |
| 22nd | The Club returned from the summer break. |
| 29th | There was no swimming club as the Pendle Lesiure Centre was closed due to the public holiday. |
September 2022
| Date | Event |
| 1st | The small pool classes returned after the summer break. |
| 7th | Committee Meeting Due to communication issues the meeting did not take place. It was rescheduled for Wednesday, 14th September. |
| 8th | HM Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022 The Queen passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle aged 96. |
| 11th | September 2022 Newsletter The September newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. September 2022 Newsletter |
| 12th | Friendly League The Friendly League Fixture away to Great Harwood on Monday, 19th September has been postponed due to the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The fixture has been re-arranged for Monday, 3rd October. |
| 14th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 14th September 2022 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M. Ennis, M. Turner, K. Critchley, F. Roberts. Apologies: J. Foulkes. O. Rudolph Matters arising: 1. The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. (i) It was decided to charge £5 for the remaining T Bag t shirts we had in stock, I had also ordered a few more swimming costumes and was waiting price lists for the hoodies. (ii) We were still awaiting the dates for the Accrington Friendly League Galas. 2. Oz had sent September's Bank statement to everyone, there had not been much activity. He had paid Pendle Leisure for the small pool hire on the 25th August when we had cancelled it. Pendle Leisure would deduct that amount from our next bill. We were still doing fine and now had a total of 90 members who had paid. 3. Correspondence, we had received details of how much ASA fees were going up next year for the majority of our swimmers it would only be 15p. We had also received information from Swim England about HMRC's Trust Registration Service, but as we did not have any trustees it would not affect us. 4. The Annual General Meeting for this year would be on Wednesday 12th October commencing 7.30pm. It was decided that it would be a Zoom meeting. Notices would be put on the notice board and leaflets handed out to parents. 5. The next Friendly League's would be on Friday 30th September against Bobcats and Monday 3rd October against Great Harwood. Great Harwood wanted to re-arrange our home fixture with them but the date they gave us wasn't possible so it looks like we wouldnt have time to do any more Friendly League Galas this year. 6. Our Swim Mark was soon due for submission, I was still waiting for Deryn to complete her D.B.S. 7. Forms would be sent out for our Championship Galas in November. 8. The Annual Presentation and Disco for 10th December and yet to be confirmed. 9. The next Club trials would be on Thursday 6th October, the next one would be 3rd November, which would be the last one this year. As Lane 1 on a Monday was quite full, the only swimmers we would take on a Monday were those of a higher standard. 10. The next meeting which would be the A.G.M. via Zoom on Wednesday 12th October at 7.30p.m.. The meeting finished at 8.30pm. |
| 18th | Forms for the upcoming Championship Galas and Christmas Sprint have been updated on the website. |
| 19th | Swimming Club cancelled due to the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. |
| 26th | Friendly League The Friendly League fixture at home to Great Harwood on Thursday, 20th October is no longer cancelled. It will be on as scheduled with the warm-up starting at 7:00pm. As this is a home fixture, the lessons in the large pool will be cancelled. |
| 30th | Friendly League It was a with a very depleted team that the young Colne swimmers travelled to the Padiham Leisure Centre to take on Burnley Bobcats in the Friendly League. It was never going to be a win as we were unable to provide swimmers for some the races due to the restrictions on the number of 'A' swims that a swimmer can do. Despite this, the Colne swimmers put on a valiant effort and recorded 7 victories over the course of the night, and had 22 new personal bests between them, with 14 for the girls and 8 for the boys. The final score was 70 points to Burnley and 32 to Colne. |
October 2022
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| 3rd | Friendly League For our final away fixture of the 2022 Friendly League season we travelled along the M65 to the Accrington Academy to take on Great Harwood. We were able to take more swimmers than Friday, but despite this Great Harwood were the much stronger team as they ran out winners by 68 points to 46. There was more pregression shown as there was a combined 23 new personal bests with the boys managing 10 and the girls 13. |
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| 12th | Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held via Zoom Present: Philip Croxall, Joan Croxall, John Higginbottom, Andrew Croxall, Mark Ennis, Mark Turner, June Foulkes, Frankie Roberts, Oz Rudolph, Kevin Critchley Welcome to all. 1. Minutes of last Annual General Meeting were read and duly signed as a true record. Proposed by Mark Turner, seconded by Mark Ennis. 2. No Matters Arising. 3. The Chairman gave a brief report of what was happening at the Club. The number of swimmers were going up. Earlier in the year we had helped out at the Schools Gala; Philip, Frankie, Martha, Libby, Thomas, Eleanor and Saskia had all helped. A vote of thanks was given to Philip. 4. John submitted his last Audited accounts and gave a brief summary, we had made a loss this year which was no surprise due to the pandemic and we had not charged a membership fee for that year. Alan Cott our auditor had resigned this year, so a new auditor would be found. A gift card of £50 would be sent to Alan as a vote of thanks for all his services to the Club. A vote of thanks was given to John. 5. Coaches Report - Andrew gave a brief report as to what was happening with the teaching of the swimmers. He felt that we had sufficient helpers on the poolside but they needed to get their qualifications up graded. 6. Welfare Report - No welfare issues to report. 7. Officers of the Club:
Mrs. J. Foulkes, Dr. M. Turner, Mr. O. Rudolph, Mr. K. Critchley Members with 12 months remaining: Mr. A. Croxall, Mr. P.Croxall, Mr. M. Ennis, Miss F. Roberts. 9. The Annual Subscriptions for 2023 would remain the same. 10. Any Other Business: • Swim Mark - Our submission had been approved, we were just awaiting official confirmation. • Outdoor Elements - The Club trip had been attended by 28 people who thoroughly enjoyed the experience. • Sponsored Swim - It would take place in 2023 • Club Championships. Would be taking place as normal in November but we would have to find a different venue as Nelson Cricket Club had accepted a booking from someone else completely ignoring us we made a provisional booking last year and they hadn't even bother to inform us that they had booked someone else. A letter of complaint would be sent to the Chairman of the Cricket Club about the way we have been treated. • After a short discussion is was decided to hold it at the Sports Centre on Saturday 10th December, 2.00pm - 5.00pm. Food would be provided, and Frankie would provide the music. • As we would like some more parents to take part on the committee it was decided to advertise in the newsletter, and also hand out leaflets pointing out the benefits of joining the committee; i.e. for £10 per year you would not have to pay spectator fee and be prepared to help out at the club, like issuing leaflets etc. • Both Senior and Junior Captains would be chosen at the next meeting. • The next meeting would by Zoom on Wednesday 2nd November at 8.00p.m . I would email all committee members the code. There being no further business to discuss the meeting closed at 8.50pm. |
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| 16th | October 2022 Newsletter The October newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. October 2022 Newsletter |
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| 20th | Friendly League Fixture We hosted our final league fixture of the season against Great Harwood at the Pendle Leisure Centre. There were quite a few close races, of which we won eight, but the visitors proved to be far too strong as we lost by 47 points to 70, despite the best efforts of the swimmers as they recorded a further 13 new personal bests amongst the boys, and 16 for the girls. It has proved to be a difficult campaign as we have been swimming depleted teams against much stronger opposition, but the progress of swimmers has been encouraging, along with an increase in membership it is looking better for the 2023 campaign. |
November 2022
| Date | Event |
| 2nd | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 2nd November 2022 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M. Ennis, M. J. Foulkes. O. Rudolph, M. Turner, F. Roberts. Apologies: K. Critchley. We welcomed Mel Charldwood as a new member of the Committee. Matters arising: 1. The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. The Presentation this year on the 10th December 2.00pm - 5.00pm would be held at the Leisure Centre as Nelson Cricket Club cancelled us. I had written a letter of complaint to the Chairman but to date had not had any response. There would be a continuous buffet and we would hold a raffle, the charge for the tickets would be the same as last year £6 for adults and £4 for children. 2. Oz had sent September's Bank statement to everyone, there had not been much activity. We were still doing fine and now had a total of 99 members who had paid. He had managed to secure us an independent auditor Mr Derek Cadwallader for which we are thankful. A vote of thanks was given to Oz. 3. Correspondence I had received a thankyou email from Alan Cott our previous Independent Auditor for the gift of a £50 Amazon voucher. 4. The Friendly League's season had finished for this year, as we did not have time to swim the Accrington Galas we settled for a 1 -1 draw for both home and away fixtures. 5. Our Swim Mark had been submitted and approved we were just waiting for confirmation from ASA . 6. The Betty Petty Competition would commence on Monday 7th and Thursday 10th November with the Championship Galas taking place the following week Monday 14th and Thursday 17th November. As Kevin wasn't present I would check with him about the medal situation. The Xmas Sprint Gala would take place on Thursday 1st December. Helpers would be required for all the galas. 7. The Junior Club Captains for 2023 were chosen, I would order T shirts to be handed out at the Presentation. We also required names for the Two Albert, John Dobbin and Bramhill Memorial Trophies. 8. The last Club trials of the year would be on Thursday 3rd November, Mark asked if there was a criteria for entering the swimming club and yes we have, they were available at the baths at every trial night, but they were not being followed. 9. The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 7th December at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.50pm. |
| 3rd | Swimming Club Trials We held our regular monthly trials for entry to the swimming club. These were the last ones of 2022. The next ones will be in February 2023. |
| 7th | Betty Petty Style Trophy There was a total of 12 swimmers taking part in the style competition on the Monday evening. There will have to wait until the Presentation to find out the results. The competition will continue on Thursday. |
| 10th | Betty Petty Style Trophy A further 8 swimmers took part in the competition on Thursday evening. The results will be announced at the Annual Presentation on at the Pendle Leisure Centre. The doors will be open at 2pm with the presentation starting about 2:30pm. |
| 14th | Championship Gala Pt.1 The Club Championships had at least three swimmers competing for every event. There were no new records on the night, but Eleanor Holgate and Kian Noon were the most successful winning 4 events, whilst Betsy Rider, Isaac Chew and Taylor Humphreys won 3. Winning 2 events was Zaviah Cotterill. The remaining trophies were won by Belle Tattersall, Daniel Warner, Isaac Critchley, Lilly-Ann Marks and Luke Chew as they won an event each. The full results can be found here for results..... |
| 17th | Championship Gala Pt.2 The second gala had more swimmers than Monday, and was better than 12 months ago, as the Club recovers from the pandemic. Yet there was at three swimmers in every event which made it a contest and again like Monday, there were no new records set. Eleanor Holgate and Kian Noon were the most successful swimmers winning five trophies each. Winning two trophies apeice were Betsy Rider and Zaviah Cotterill. The remaining trophies were shared amongst Belle Tattersall, Betsy Townsend, Daniel Warner, Emma Cox, Harvey Lin, Isaac Chew, Martha Green, Oleksandr Matsaniuk and Taylor Humphreys as they each won one event. There were twelve 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 Pendle Leisure Centre on Saturday, 10th December. |
| 20th | November 2022 Newsletter The November newsletter was published and made available to download from the Club website. November 2022 Newsletter |
December 2022
| Date | Event |
| 1st | Christmas Sprint Gala After hiatus of 3 years caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic, the sprint gala finally returned. It was reasonably attended with 18 girls and 13 boys, but more importantly there were 4 ladies and 8 gents giving it a go! It also saw the return of the Perent and Child Relay, which included a new record in the Ladies race as Mel Charlwood and her daughter Taylor beat the old record by 1/100th of a second! That was the only new record set on the night with the following swimmers winning their respective age groups; Lacey Hall, Belle Tattersall, Adison Croxall and Abigail Scanlan (joint winners), Taylor Humphreys, Betsy Rider, Isabelle Teal, Eleanor Holgate, Libby Cox, Max Dickson, Isaac Chew, William Ingram, Luke Chew, Daniel Warner, Isaac Critchley, and Thomas Holgate and Henry Manning (joint winners). The winners of the parent & teacher category were Mel Charldwood and Bob Whittaker. The parent and child relay winners were Mel Charldwood and daughter, and Kevin Critchley and son. The winners of the various age groups will be presented with their trophies at the Annual Presentation, which will be held at the Pendle Leisure Centre on . Click here for results..... |
| 7th | Minutes of a Zoom Meeting held on Wednesday 7th December 2022 Present: A. Croxall, J. Croxall, P. Croxall, M. Ennis, J. Higginbottom,. O. Rudolph, K. Critchley M. Turner, F. Roberts. Apologies: J. Foulkes The Minutes of the last Zoom meeting were read and duly signed as correct. Matters arising: 1. We had not had any response from Nelson Cricket Club. The presentation is taking place at Pendle Leisure Centre Saturday 10th December 2p.m. - 5p.m. We have sold approx 50 tickets so far, so it was decided to order the buffet for 70 people, mostly children. We would provide tea, coffee and cordial, as the centre was providing us with an tea urn. 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 would also look into the possibility of changing the accounts to get the most interest on our monies. 3. I had been in contact with Christine Britten at Wavelengths about running an S.T.A. course. It would be based at our pool on a Monday and Thursday evening at a cost of £90 per head and £1000 for the course leader. We would share the cost with Pendle Leisure. 4. We would advertise for sponsorship for our website. 5. Christmas holidays would be from Large pool Monday 19th December, small pool 15th December with both pools opening on 5th January. 6. 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. 7. The first Club Trials of the year would be Thursday 2nd February. 8. The Cherry Wilkinson Age Group Gala will be held on Thursday 9th February. 9. The next meeting which would be via Zoom on Wednesday 11th January at 8.00p.m. The meeting finished at 8.35pm. |
| 10th | Annual Presentation 2022 This year we held our Annual Presentation within the sports hall at the Pendle Leisure Centre. Unusually it was an afternnon presentation rather than an evening one. A good job too, as England were playing France at 7pm, which would have had an impact if the Nelson Cricket Club honoured our booking. Despite being a bit cold in the sports hall we opened the buffet and provided tea, coffee and orange cordial, then started the presentation. The first trophy winners were for the John Dobbin Memorial Trophy which went to Lacey Hall, and the Bramhill Memorial Trophy which was presented to Daniel Warner. The trophies won at the recent Championship Galas were handled out along with the age group winners of the Christmas Sprint Gala. The winners of the Betty Petty Style Trophy were Betsy Rider and Oleksandr Matsaniuk. The Spot-On Competition winners were announced as Belle Tattersall in third place winning £5, Adison Croxall in second place winning £10 and Isabelle Teal in first place winning £20. The Two Alberts Trophy for Services to the Club went to Simon Smith-Shelley, unfortunately he wasn't there, so his wife and daughter collected the trophy on his behalf. The captains for 2023 were announced as Thomas and Eleanor Holgate with the Junior Captains being Luke Chew and Betsy Rider. Click here for results of Spot-On..... |
| 19th | Last Club session of 2022 |
| 27th | Presentation Photos The photographs from the Annual Presentation were uploaded to the website. Click here for photos..... |
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