Newsletter Feb 2016

Welcome to the February 2016 newsletter.

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Membership

Annual membership is due and our membership secretary, Terry Hughes, will be at a number of sessions in the upcoming weeks, so you can renew your membership, also Nicci Dickinson will collect memberships at Castle and Ian McKinnon will collect junior water polo memberships.

Please can you let Terry know if there are any changes in circumstances so we can keep our records up to date. Memberships should be renewed by the end of February.

Swimming Leagues

This year we have entered the following Central Lancashire Association leagues; the Junior League, the Intermediate League and the Jubilee League. The date of the fixtures will be posted on our website shortly. Further information on the leagues can be viewed on their website at centrallancs.org.uk. The Jubilee fixtures are still to be confirmed.

Junior League                                       Intermediate League

12th April  v Ramsbottom (home)              17th March v Atherton & Leigh and Rochdale (away)

21st June v Ashton (away)                        22nd April v Rochdale (away)

3rd July v Flixton (away)                           14th June v Chadderton and Orca (home)

8th September v Tyldesley (away)

27th September v Atherton & Leigh (home)

Team sheets will be posted on the noticeboards at Radcliffe and Castle and we ask you please to check to see if you have been selected. If you have, please can tick the sheet if you are available (you only have to tick on one of the sheets). If you are unavailable we would ask you to let the team manager know as soon as possible so that we can arrange for a replacement, details will be on the team sheet.  

Speed Session

As a lead up to the new swimming season we are going to hold a 'Speed Session' to obtain times for our swimmers.

The session will be held on Saturday 20th February 2016 at Castle Leisure Centre. All swimmers aged 8 and above will be able to attend.

The times will help us to pick teams for the team galas coming up.    

The session will be held between 6.00pm and 7.30pm.

The normal senior session will be cancelled on that night but seniors will be able to attend the speed session so that new times can be obtained. 

Please try and attend.

Water Polo

Junior Section

Lancaster Water Polo Tournament

The Radcliffe U-12 Water Polo squad took part in a Development Water Polo Competition in December.  

Our results in game order were, with Half time scores in brackets -

Radcliffe (0) 1 ORCA (2) 4

Radcliffe (0) 1 Sedgefield (3) 5

Radcliffe (0) 0 Tyldsley (2) 6

Radcliffe (4) 5 Warrington (0) 2

Radcliffe (2) 5 Bridgefield (4) 4

Radcliffe (1) 2 Lancaster (4) 8

Radcliffe (0) 0 Ripley St. Thomas (1) 4

We finished a very creditable 6th out of 8 and George Johnston was named our MVP.

Thank you to all of the squad, especially, to those who have had very little previous experience, for representing the Club so well and to the families who attended and supported the team so vociferously.

Radcliffe has entered the B&D 12 & Under League and M&D 14 & Under League this season.

Anyone interested in playing water polo please contact Ian McKinnon at imck_109@yahoo.co.uk"

Senior section

Our senior squad are currently training hard for the new season. The team play their home games on Tuesday nights at Castle Leisure Centre after the swimming squad training session. Why not come along and support the team. Any parents wanting to learn how to do table duties for matches are welcome at any home matches to come and have a go.

Looking further ahead the Ralph Brigg’s Memorial Tournament will be held on June 18th at Castle Leisure Centre. There are four teams that complete for the Ralph Brigg’s Cup and Police Trophy while raising money for Cancer charities in memory of a past club member. Further details will follow nearer the date.

Some upcoming home fixtures – Tuesday February 16th v Bury

                                                Tuesday March 22nd v Manchester Sharks

                                                Tuesday April 5th v Salford

Volunteers Required

We are always looking for volunteers to help at the club. If you think you are able to help in any way please speak to one of the teachers or email mevans873@aol.com

Badge Night

We recently held a badge night/day which proved to be very successful. Thank to all the people involved in organising the event and well done to all the swimmers who took part. Please collect your badges if you have not yet done so. Please keep your eyes open for further badges nights/days.

Sponsorship

The club are looking at obtaining sponsorship to help with our funds. If anyone can help or has ideas on obtaining sponsorship, maybe from local firms, please contact Mark Evans at mevans553@btinternet.com

Club History

Many of you may not know that Radcliffe Swimming Club was formed in 1899. The club has a long and varied history and further details about the long history of the club can be found in the book ’ The History of the Radcliffe Swimming Club from 1899 to 1999’ by Barry Carr, William H Pearce, Jr, Eric Simister and Alan Pearce. Copies of this book are available in local libraries or can be obtained by contacting Mark Evans at mevans553@btinternet.com

Looking back 100 years ago the book documents some of the things that were going on in 1916. There were two pieces of sad news, the clubs first president Colonel J. J. Mellor passed away and the Club Secretary, George Arthur Terrell, was killed on 1st July in the First World War.

Website

For updates and information about the club please check our club website at radcliffesc.co.uk

Future Newsletters

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