All nominees were appropriately proposed
and seconded
End of Summer
Barbecue Review
By Julie E. Randall
To B-B-Q or not to B-B-Q
Will it be on Saturday or will it be on
Sunday?
Will it be fine or will it be wet?
Shall we have a good time?
Well, to quote Bob "Yes, we can!"
That was the opinion of about 90 or so
swimmers and their families that turned
up on a dry but windy (too windy for the
gazebo) Porthkerry Park, on Sunday Sept
2nd. If you were sitting at home thinking
“I’m not going in this rain” then pity really,
as it did not rain until 4.10pm. As promised
by Chief Chefs, Phil Cook (we loved the
pinny) and Pete Gosling, embers were lit
on the enormous barbecue at 11am and th
first sausage consumed by 11.40am. There
was a vast and varied array of burgers,
kebabs, shish or otherwise, and some sausages
that were quite new to my palate. Thanks
must be given to “Nick the butcher” at this
point for his generosity in supplying the
meats (he does have a lovely shop in Lead
Street), we are very sorry you could not
join us Nick, but you did insist on going
on holiday! There were so many bread rolls
that I was beginning to look for the lorry
that they had fallen off! Mr Dave Haller
arrived early on the scene and was quick
to have a game of cricket, but only after
his cup of tea, supplied from the tea tent
(you had to be there.) Baseball (thanks
for the equipment Peter) was played all
day on a very competitive level with no
holds barred, father against son, sister
against sister. Some children even went
off for a round of golf. Rumour has it that
they should stick to swimming!
Of course at all swimming events there
has to be a raffle and this occasion was
no exception. Prizes varied, wine chocolates
etc. However the surprise was that there
were no takers for the main prize; the chance
to be class manager for a year to the squad
of your choice! Strange that The raffle
was drawn by young Stephen Cocks who had
an admirable 3 home runs at baseball, we
just couldn’t stop him running, lets hope
his front crawl will be as fast! So a good
time was had by all and many thanks to the
Social Committee for a splendid day out.
However, I am off sausages for a while!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave Haller demonstrates his
cricket skills
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Phil Cook and Pete Gosling demonstrate
their cooking skills
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Parents Representatives
There are 2 Parents representatives in the club who's role is to act as a 'go-between' between parents/guardians and the clubs' Management and Finance Committee. This is to enable parents / guardians to air any queries or grievances that they may have about the club regarding non swimming or coaching matters.
The 2 reps are Chris Garfield, representing
the squads 'Reception - J2', and Phil
Cook, who represents squads 'J1, Youth
and Elite Squad'. Both Phil and Chris
can be found at various club sessions
throughout the week or they can be reached
on e-mail
by clicking on this link.
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