Weekly Bulletin - Thursday 4th December

 

Session changes this week

On Friday 5th December it is the BSG Christmas party so there are NO sessions at any sites on that afternoon and evening. 

On Saturday 6th December there is the National Arena League and the Badminton School Christmas Bazaar so we have to finish by 7.30am that day. There will be no sessions at Winterbourne and sessions at Badminton will change. 

The English National Winter Champs and CoB Xmas Meet are on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December. Sessions at Hengrove, Winterbourne, Badminton, Henbury, Bath Uni, Clifton College and Kingswood will change on those two days.

Replacement sessions can be viewed here.

Badminton School - Parking & driving onto site

A reminder that Badminton School is a day and boarding school and the careful management of traffic on site is key to the safe and smooth running of the school. In recent weeks, we have had several issues reported to us regarding cars on site. For example, stopping in prohibited bays or blocking others within the car park. These are causing concern for the school, stress to the volunteer(s) at the club having to deal with this, reputational damage to BSG and putting our bookings at risk. A reminder that families are not allowed to park on site at Badminton School. Where possible, we encourage parents to either park off site or walk/cycle although you are permitted to drive onto site to pick up / drop off swimmers. We understand that the vast majority of families follow the rules but there have been too many incidents and we now need to put additional measures in place.  

Please could anyone with swimmers at Badminton School complete this form. This includes those who do not access the site by car. 

As soon as you have completed the form, you are permitted to drive in to drop off / pick up. If anyone has a special reason why they need to request to park on site, we’ll review and email you back about this.

• Drop off / pick up - restricted to areas below marked in yellow ONLY. If the first bay by the bus stop is full, drop off  / pick up by the Hub

Recent issues highlighted which are prohibited!

• Double parking
• Parking on painted zebra crossings
• Waiting across parked cars
• Leaving engines running whilst waiting
• Waiting on double yellow lines
• Waiting in the mini bus bays 
• Unsafe driving choices not in keeping with a school site. 

When walking onto site please use the pedestrian entrances and do not walk down the road. The code for the pedestrian entrances is in the bulletin email.

I’m afraid BSG/Badminton School will have to ban vehicle access for those not keeping to these rules. There is little wiggle room for any second chances so please stick to these rules at all times. This includes when the car park is full and you’re short of time!

Thank you for your support with this matter.

 

Ben Mullen, Club Chair 

 

Xmas Party - No swimming on afternoon & evening of Friday 5th December

A reminder of the first Bristol and South Gloucestershire Christmas Party. This will be on Friday 5th December at 6.30-10pm at the Port of Bristol Sports and Community Hub Nibley Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9XW.

Please fill in the form here if you would like to join in the fun (fill in the form by the end of Thursday 4th December). Please note, there needs to be an adult who is responsible for any children that attend. There are NO swimming sessions on the afternoon and evening of Friday 5th December. 

Come along and join the fun. There will be a disco, presentations, a buffet, and a visit from Santa. There is a nominal small charge for this event £1.50 per swimmer (note - there will be no swimming on this date). Fees will be charged via Team Unify on Friday 28th November and are non-refundable. 

You will be required to bring an item to contribute to the American buffet we will have on offer. Please note do NOT bring items with nuts (and NO items containing nuts - e.g. pesto, Nutella etc).

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Everyone Active Card & works at Easton  - reminder - action now

Now that the works at Easton LC are coming towards their completion, a reminder that swimmers and staff should not wear outside shoes on poolside or in the changing rooms. 

To ensure site safety, Easton LC will be bringing in access to the centre using the Everyone Active Card. We are liaising with the centre to agree exactly what this will look like for children, but all adults will need a card / the app to be downloaded to get past reception. 

Sign up now for a card here or download the Everyone Active app using your smartphone to get organised before the changes come in!

Volunteer Vacancies:

Member of Welfare and Conduct Group - please help

Be part of the team that is the first point of contact for children, parents and adults within the club who have a child safeguarding, welfare or conduct concern. From there, to follow up on concerns inline with Wavepower, Swim England’s safeguarding policy. Ensuring relevant club members have up to date DBS checks and that we maintain safeguarding training and promote a culture of high standard in regard to welfare, safeguarding and conduct. 

Member of the Competition Group

Support in the organisation and running of open meets and/or galas, whether it be in a support or lead role. As it stands, I am heavily involved in the organisation of galas and open meets which is in addition to my Chair role. We need volunteers to take on some of this work. 

Finance Group 

To work with Treasurer Matt Chubb and Finance / Operations Manager Helen Giles to support the financial management of the club. 

Social / Fundraising Group

To organise Xmas and summer parties, other social / team building events and to champion and find ways to fundraise for the club. 

Thank you for taking the time to consider helping with the club. Please do get in touch if you would like to explore this - [email protected].