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Once again Ryde Rowing Club Regatta, held in May was a great success.
Although entries were slightly down on last year the weather was kind enabling
crews and spectators to have an enjoyable day. Ryde regatta has the reputation
for being one of the best along the south coast. Our thanks go to all the
volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure the day is a success. (Unfortunately
some, the Catering Crew especially, are getting a bit long in the tooth, so next
year we will be touting for a few more willing recruits!). The Rowing season is now in full swing and as mentioned in the rowing update
there have been some very creditable performances from our rowers. There is no
doubt that early in the season the Club missed the large contingent of rowers
who were away at Uni. Many having returned for the summer (as can be witnessed
at their training camp: Weatherspoons!) will be competing during the latter part
of the season. It is good to see a large group of young rowers in training and starting out
in the sport. As yet they have not begun to row competitively; needing to gain a
little in confidence. There is certainly no lack of enthusiasm and next season
is looking promising. Our thanks go to the coaches who give of their time and
knowledge so freely. Our Adaptive Rowers continue to meet on Friday evenings, enjoying using the
training facilities and meeting socially in the lounge bar joined by their
family and friends. A reminder for those “strolling in the park” the lounge bars are open
Wednesday & Friday evenings and Sunday lunchtime: drop by for a drink; we are
always pleased to see you. It is with deep regret that we have to record the passing of
Richard Dawson. Richard rowed for the Club and was a member for many years. He
was a former valued committee member and bar manager. Our sympathy is extended
to his wife Becky and to his family. We thank them for a generous legacy the
Club has received from Richard’s estate which, in line with his wishes, will be
used to purchase equipment for the Club
ANNUAL DINNER & AWARDS EVENING
RYDE THEATRE SATURDAY 6th NOVEMBER Dancing to LAZER DISCO Catering by Salvatore’s Restaurant Five course set menu (vegetarian option) Tickets £24 available from the clubhouse or telephone Pete:
614385 Open to ALL members Last years evening was a great success! Why not bring family & friends.
Members & their guests are reminded that parking charges are now in operation
in Appley Park. Yellow Line parking restrictions are also being strictly
enforced. The Committee politely ask members not to park on the grass verges or
obstruct to entrance to The Old Boat House. We are receiving an increasing number of enquiries for the hire of the
clubhouse for family gatherings and corporate events. This brings in valuable
bar revenue assisting in maintaining club finances. Anyone wishing to hold a
function at the club Tel Steph Hickman: 01983 613007 NEW BALCONY PROJECT Following approval given at this years AGM the Committee is actively pursuing
plans to build an additional balcony extension to the eastern aspect of the
clubhouse opening up views across Appley Park. This initially has been made possible by a gift of monies from a very
generous benefactor, to whom we are indebted. However this will be an expensive
long term project and the club is therefore looking for additional donations. If
any member feels able to contribute in any way however small we would be very
grateful Steve Dear The Inland Revenue has recently granted the club Community Amateur Sports
Club status and as a result we will, with the permission of the donor, be able
to reclaim tax on any donations made. We will now also receive 80% mandatory
rate relief from the local authority. On behalf of the Committee and Members of Ryde Rowing Club, I extend grateful
thanks to WIGHTlink for their continued sponsorship. The importance of their
generous support, in enabling our rowers to compete fully at regattas throughout
the south coast and beyond, should not be underestimated. ROWING Update. The Clubhouse, Appley Park, Ryde, Isle of Wight. PO33 1ND. Tel: 01983 562127.
JULY, 2004. NEWS FOR ROWING MEMBERS - FROM THE ROWING SUB COMMITTEE. 2004 H&D SEASON so far.......With so many of last years active members away
at University during the first part of the season and the remaining Coastal
Juniors unable to get their act together - we are relying on our Senior Squad to
represent the Club plus young Ben Churchill sculling - and winning Novice Sculls
at Shanklin. The Seniors are competing in the four, in the Coxless Pair and at
Senior, Junior and Novice Sculls - with some success having won the fours at
Worthing - and Nick Pike picking up four Senior Sculls wins and Matt Allsopp one
so far at Junior Sculls. The Uni. students returned for the IW Regattas - and we
boated a number of other crews - and picked up some 2nd and 3rd places. It is
hoped that these crews will soon be competing again as they return for the
summer. Ben Churchill has also represented the Club and the Wessex Region in the
Inter Regionals producing a very creditable performance. He was also invited to
and attended the National Junior Sculling camp. The Club Juniors competed in the
Wessex Junior Regatta at Bryanston and have attended training days at
Coalporters and Canford. REMAINING HANTS & DORSET FIXTURES. Sat. 10th July.
SOUTHSEA.Friday, 16th to Sunday, 18th July National Championships, Nottingham. Sat. 24th July. COALPORTERS.Sat. 31st July. SWANAGE.Sat. 7th August.
BOURNEMOUTH.Sat. 14th August, CHRISTCHURCH .Sat. 21st August BTC . Sun, 22nd
August. H&D Championship and South Coast Selection row-offs if required. Saturday, 11h September. South Coast Championships, Bideford, North Devon. RYDE REGATTA - 2004. 22nd May, 2003.sponsored by Ward House Financial
Services. An excellent Club Regatta was held on the 22nd May - our thanks to all
those who helped and the sponsors. The Regatta itself has made a small loss -
thanks to the IW Council cutting the grant back to £150 from £500 - but Bar and
Refreshment sales have insured a reasonable profit for the Club WIGHTLINK CONTINUE SPONSORSHIP. The Committee of Ryde Rowing Club are very
pleased to announce that WIGHTlink have agreed to continue their sponsorship of
the Club for the 2004 Season. We are WIGHTlink’s oldest and longest running
sports sponsorship - and I am sure our members - and in particular the active
members - appreciate how important it is to us. Members should therefore take
every opportunity to acknowledge the tremendous support that WIGHTlink give us,
to use their Services when ever possible and to avoid doing anything that might
embarrass the Club or its main sponsor. Rowing Community Sports Coach. Ryde Rowing Club has joined with three other Rowing Clubs based in Southampton - Itchen Imperial, Coalporters and Southampton - to appoint a Rowing Community Sports Coach. These four Clubs have successful Junior sections and are all Amateur Rowing Association "Go-Row" accredited Clubs approved to run the National Junior Rowing programme.The Community Sports Coach Scheme (CSCS) is a scheme being delivered and is partly funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Sport England and the County Sports Partnerships and is aimed at establishing paid, qualified Community Sports Coaches who will be working at a local level over a number of sports. The coach will not only contribute to enhancing the quality of the Clubs existing activity, but will also provide the opportunity to generate substantial new activity over time, working to maximise the number of young people who will benefit. Employed on a full time basis for a period of three years, the Coach Rachel Redhead - who some of you have already met started work on the 13th May. Her position is being managed and administered by the ARA. Rachel is a twenty-one year old graduate from Sheffield Hallam University where she gained a BSc (Honours) in Recreation Management - and is a qualified ARA Rowing Coach who has worked part time for the ARA on a number of occasions. For the Ryde Club she will primarily focus on Club School links and the Club
has received an enthusiastic response from the targeted Middle schools - Bishop
Lovett and Mayfield and from Ryde High School. The hope is to be able to deliver
dry rowing sessions within schools (on indoor rowing machines) which will
encourage children to try the wet sessions, on the water, at the club. Rachel
will also benefit the Ryde Club and community by enabling the club to take their
development work a step further by providing a resource to support the existing
club volunteer coaches; to mentor the club and school volunteer coaches to
enable them to build a lasting coach structure; deliver sessions alongside club
or school coaches in order to share knowledge and create a sustainable legacy
and links will also be formed or strengthened with other groups in the community
such as youth groups, crime diversion schemes, health schemes and people with
disabilities, single mums etc. Rachel will be operating at all levels from
complete beginner to the Clubs competitive Junior Squad. Ryde Rowing Club Gain Sport England Clubmark Status. Ryde Rowing Club has become the first Rowing Club in the Wessex Region, and
one of the first in the Country to gain Sport England Clubmark status. The Sport
England Clubmark scheme - a National cross sport quality mark- - has been
developed to enable children and young people, their parents and carers and
others with interest in sport to recognise - across a range of different sports
- clubs that are committed to providing a quality experience. The award of
Clubmark status recognises and accredits Clubs that are committed to providing a
safe, effective and child friendly environment for children and young people and
is an integral part of the Amateur Rowing Association, the sports governing
body, own development work with sports clubs. It sets standards to which Clubs
should aspire and sets criteria which must be met and are inspected for in the
following categories - duty of care and child protection, coaching and
competition, sports equity and ethics and Club management. Clubmark status will benefit the Club by promoting the Club, gaining support
from sport professionals, increasing membership, and developing their coaches
and volunteers. Clubmark supersedes and expands on the Clubs NJRP (National Junior Rowing
Programme) accreditation gained in 1999 and reaffirms the Clubs commitment to
the development of Junior rowing. Possible Order for RRC Splash Tops. Are any members interested in ordering the RRC Splash Top in time for the
2004 season? See notice on Notice Board in Clubhouse. The minimum order is six
and we have four interested. Boat & Minibus Storage The Club has a storage problem - we have a couple of boats - a Coastal Four
and a sectional eight that we need to find some storage space for. Can anyone
store them for us - they are around thirty foot long! We will also probably need
to find some where new to park the Minibus as we expect its current location may
not be available for much longer. Anyone any ideas? |
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