| Date | From | Message |
| 2010-07-04 00:00:00 | Frank | Thank you all who completed the WASC questionnaire, the committee will evaluate the findings and inform you in due course of your overall views and the direction the club should take for the future. |
| 2010-07-04 00:00:00 | Frank | Last Session for the summer: FRIDAY 23rd JULY 2010 New term start: MONDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2010 Enjoy your holidays. |
| 2010-06-24 00:00:00 | Dirk | Great swimming on Monday(more information). |
| 2010-06-17 00:00:00 | iris smith | Hello everyone Jim and I would like to thank everyone for their warm welcome and fantastic hospitality on your presentation evening. It was a real privilege to present the trophies and especially memorable because it was our last official engagement. We are in America as we write this visiting our son and his wife, taking a rest. We both wish you all the best for the future. Swim on. Iris and Jim |
| 2010-06-04 00:00:00 | Frank | The Club is open tonight Friday 4th June, so come along and join us the more the merrier I'm sure we will have some fun. Thanks to Kath Townsend and the Chorley guardian the trophy winners photographs are on page 3 of this weeks Guardian, well done Kath. |
| 2010-05-18 00:00:00 | Frank | Thank you to all who came and supported the presentation evening on Saturday night, the children had a great evening. Special thanks go to The Worshipful The Mayor of Chorley Councillor Mrs Iris Smith & her Consort Mr James Smith, Madam Mayor presented the trophies, gave a speech to everyone and spent a lot of time speaking with everyone especially the children as did her consort Mr. James Smith. They both spent the whole evening with us all. We should all be appreciative that the Mayor's last official event was spent supporting our club. |
| 2010-05-16 00:00:00 | Simon | Photos from the presentation night can be seen here. |
| 2010-05-09 00:00:00 | Frank | Presentation Night this Saturday please come along and support the children and the club. Hoghton Village Hall 7pm. |
| 2010-05-06 00:00:00 | Frank | Congratulations to Caroline MacPhee, Helen Rusu, Grace Frost & Amy Brett all four have passed their Level 1 instructors course. Very well done to them all, this course took up two full weekends and a considerable amount of studying and revising for the exam at home. Fantastic committment, thank you on behalf of all the WASC committee. |
| 2010-04-30 00:00:00 | Frank | When I said children I spoke loosely, of course you are as young as you feel, I will bring free drink for you Andy, Larger Ok??? |
| 2010-04-22 00:00:00 | andy | bring your own alchol? shouldnt this be free aswell, you cant be ageist. children get them free so shouldnt the adults too. |
| 2010-04-08 00:00:00 | Frank | Swimming starts again tomorrow night 9th April. Last "Freddo" race will take place at the 7:15 to 7:45pm session. |
| 2010-04-04 00:00:00 | Frank | Remember Pool is Shut tomorrow Bank Holiday Monday 5/4/10, but we are back open on Friday 9/4/10, pleae come along and support the club for the younger members we have the "Freddo" race. |
| 2010-04-01 00:00:00 | Frank | The first "Freddo" race was held on Monday night 29/03/10, the final "Freddo" race will be held on Friday 09/04/10. |
| 2010-04-01 00:00:00 | Frank | Gala Presentation Night tickets are now available for the 15th May @ Hoghton Village Hall, doors open at 18:45 for a 19:15 start, Bring your own alcohol, Childrens drinks & snacks are free. See any committee member for details. |
| 2010-03-29 00:00:00 | Frank | The WASC committee wish you all a very Happy Easter, the pool is shut on Good Friday & Easter Monday but we are back swimming on Friday 9th April 2010. Have a great holiday. |
| 2010-03-29 00:00:00 | Frank | News from Withnell Piranhas. |
| 2010-03-29 00:00:00 | Frank | Gala 2010 race times are here. |
| 2010-03-28 00:00:00 | Frank | Our best wishes and congratulation to Sharon Alston who gave birth to a healthy boy and she has called him Ryan. |
| 2010-03-28 00:00:00 | Frank | Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed in the WASC Gala last night, all who entered the pool are winners and will receive a medal and certificate. It was a great event, thanks to all who organised and ran the event. A big thank you to all the parents and spectators who supported the gala and competitors. |
| 2010-02-10 00:00:00 | Jackie | Membership 2010 Notice - please read. |
| 2010-01-24 00:00:00 | Number 1 teacher | gala up and coming! get ready kids and adults, get in the pool and get some training. |
| 2010-01-19 00:00:00 | Frank | Next WASC committee meeting is on February 4th 2010, 7:30pm @ the Sea View Pub on the A6. Thanks to everyone on Monday we had 54 swimmers. |
| 2010-01-16 00:00:00 | Frank | Please support the club, remember if you do not attend the club will fail to meet the pool hire costs, we require 42 swimmers a night to break even, last week we had 21 on th Monday session and 10!!! on the Friday session. The phrase "use or lose" is applicable. Please try and be consistent with attendance to enable the club to continue. If you cannot attend for a period please inform the instructors. Frank Rae, Chairman WASC |
| 2010-01-10 00:00:00 | Frank | Come on everyone Xmas is over the club is up and running, despite the snow we have put the club on last week, please join us and get fit and ready for the Gala. |
| 2009-12-12 00:00:00 | Frank | Enjoy the Christmas Disco & Party tonight, we have now finished our swimming sessions until 4th January 2010. Please note the new membership & joining fee is £15 per person, £26 for two people & £39 for a family of 3 or more. These charges are the first increase since 2003 to the membership, continual increases to the ASA, Northern Counties and insurance costs have driven expenses beyond what we take ad a membership & joining fee, the committee aim to keep the club financially viable for the future. Enjoy your Christmas break & have a wonderful 2010 from all at the WASC. |
| 2009-11-28 00:00:00 | Frank | WASC Xmas disco, only a few tickets now left for Saturday 12th December at the Top Club Brinscall, 7:30pm start, Disco, Hot Pot & Fruit Pie, Quiz's, Raffle, a great family night out. Children receive a WASC gift!! Adults £5, Children £3:50, Family ticket £16 (2adults+2children) |
| 2009-11-17 00:00:00 | Simon | A link to the new December/January Door Rota is here. |
| 2009-10-24 00:00:00 | Simon | A link to November's door rota is now avilable from the home page. |
| 2009-09-29 00:00:00 | Mark | The latest October 2009 Door Rota is now available from the home page. |
| 2009-09-25 00:00:00 | Frank | Just a reminder to everyone the door fee has now increased fom September to £2:50 per swimmer, non member £3:50, spectators still 0:50p. |
| 2009-07-17 00:00:00 | Kath | New Summer newsletter available here. |
| 2009-07-08 00:00:00 | Frank | It is the WASC AGM tomorrow night at the Sea View Pub Whittle, all members are welcome to participate, we are a community based charity, please join us and help organise and run the club for the future. |
| 2009-07-04 00:00:00 | Frank | Don't be disappointed get your tickets for the BBQ NOW!! Tickets include treasure hunt disco & buger or sausage. The usual games, quiz, bingo & raffle will take place. |
| 2009-07-01 00:00:00 | Simon | The new July Door Rota. |
| 2009-06-16 00:00:00 | Frank | Hi Simon, The BBQ notice look great, thanks very much |
| 2009-06-07 00:00:00 | Simon | Photos from the Annual Awards 2009 are available here. For a user id and password please email me (from the web site) or see a committee member. |
| 2009-06-02 00:00:00 | Frank | Hello All, The committee meeting this Thursday is at the Sea View Pub on the A6 heading towards Whittle-le-Woods. |
| 2009-06-02 00:00:00 | andy | where is the meeting at on thursday? |
| 2009-05-30 00:00:00 | Frank | Congratulations to Liz Frost & Andrew Taylor in successfully achieving their Level 2 teaching status. Thay spent 2 weeks of their own time attending a course and studying at nights and weekends to achieve this qualification, superb committment, you have our thanks. |
| 2009-05-05 00:00:00 | Caroline | Gala 2009 times are here. |
| 2009-04-30 00:00:00 | WASC Well Wishers | All club members send their best wishes to Ton and wish him a continued successful recovery and return to full health. Our best wishes also go to Sue, Nicole, Mathew & Josh (alias Torres!!) |
| 2009-04-12 00:00:00 | Simon | I have setup a new page to provide access to the newsletters. |
| 2009-04-06 00:00:00 | Simon | April's Door rota is now available. |
| 2009-03-31 00:00:00 | Frank | The Gala Entry 2009 form is here. |
| 2009-03-28 00:00:00 | Frank | All WASC committee, helpers and swimmers wish Ton Van der Linde a speedy recovery and a swift return home from hospital to his wife Sue, Nicole, Mathew and Joshua. We send all our very best wished to Ton and all his family. |
| 2009-03-18 00:00:00 | andy | http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5157-182278-199496-nav-list,00.html ............... next available level 1 and 2 courses |
| 2009-02-25 00:00:00 | Frank | The WASC swimming gala has now been booked for April 25th 2009 @ Horwich Pool 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Train hard to win those medals & trophies, all children who enter get a medal. |
| 2009-01-30 00:00:00 | Simon | We are planning our next WASC newsletter. If you have any ideas for articles that we should include, please let me know. |
| 2009-01-30 00:00:00 | Simon | A letter of thanks from Derian House can be seen here. |
| 2009-01-28 00:00:00 | Simon | The February Door Rota is now available on this site. |
| 2009-01-19 00:00:00 | Ton | The January meeting is on the 29th @19:30 The venue is : Dressers Arms Ton |
| 2009-01-17 00:00:00 | Frank | Congratulations to Andrew Taylor on his 21st Birthday, all at the club wish him a very Happy Birthday 21st Birthday and thank him for his continued support and committment. We wish Andrew every success and a happy and fulfilled life. |
| 2009-01-14 00:00:00 | Frank | Great attendance on Monday we had 68 swimmers on Monay evening, eight were adults, come on parents give the pool a try!!! |
| 2009-01-11 00:00:00 | Frank | The first Monday back was quiet with approx 38 swimmers but Friday we had 54 swimmers, come and get fit and support the club, the club is run for the benefit of the children without their attendance we will not have a club, to break even we require approx 50 swimmers per session to pay for the pool hire. |
| 2009-01-07 00:00:00 | Fiona | The new January 2009 door rota is now available from the home page. |
| 2008-12-20 00:00:00 | Frank | Simon, Thank you fo the photographs they are a wonderfull record of the children ans some larger children having a great evening. |
| 2008-12-15 00:00:00 | Simon | Photographs from the Christmas Party 2008 are now available for viewing by clicking on the Gallery link. You will need a user id and password, so please email or use the contact page. |
| 2008-12-14 00:00:00 | Frank | Thank you to all who organised and helped with the Xmas Disco, a big thankyou to Bob for his superb compare skills and to Kath & Simon who provided their superb disco. A special thanks to all the children & parents who made the event such a special evening. |
| 2008-12-10 00:00:00 | Frank | Simon, Thank you for "Bubbles" a superb newsletter, the start of another great communication medium for the membership. Well done from all the committee members on behalf of the club, and a sincere thanks for your continued fantastic commitment. Great news from our Treasurer Ton on the Derian House Sponsorhip total; Wow!! |
| 2008-12-08 00:00:00 | Ton van der Linde | Final update on the Derian House Sponsored swim. £869.26 This is fantastic..!!! |
| 2008-12-08 00:00:00 | Ton van der Linde | I am pleased to inform that to date the sum raised for Derian House =£786.26 Well done to everyone who participated. |
| 2008-12-08 00:00:00 | Simon | Click here for the latest newsletter. |
| 2008-11-23 00:00:00 | Frank | Our Treasurer Ton Van Der Linde informed me that todate the Derian House sponsored swim has realised over £700!!! Well done everyone and keep the sponsorship money coming in for this wonderful Institution for terminally ill children. |
| 2008-11-22 00:00:00 | Frank | Xmas Disco - Saturday 13th December Top Club Brinscall @ 7:30pm till 11pm. Designed for our children, Hot Pot & fruit Pie, SIKA Disco, Raffle, Childrens Bingo, Games, Quiz, A club present for the swimmers, a great fun event. Tickets are limited to 90 individuals 50 gone todate, don't miss out, first come get the tickets, see any club official or Margaret Rae for tickets. |
| 2008-11-18 00:00:00 | Frank | Thanks to everyone for the fantastic turnout for the Derian House sponsored swim, we had approx 80 swimmers on th night, we will oon find out how much was raised for this worthy institution, hopefully it will be a very good amount. |
| 2008-11-14 00:00:00 | andy (this one liz) | ASA/UKCC Level 2 Certificate for Teaching Aquatics, units 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 Availability: Spaces Available Date: 30 March 2009 Date: 30th & 31st March, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th April 09 Times = 9:00 - 5:00 each day Disciplines: Swimming, Aquatics Venue: Bolton School, BL1 4PA |
| 2008-11-08 00:00:00 | Frank | Derain House Sponsored Swim this Monday evening 10th November 2008 |
| 2008-10-22 00:00:00 | andy | 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st May, 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th June & 5th July 09 9:00am - 6:00pm ASA/UKCC Level 2 Certificate for Teaching Aquatics, Units 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 Fulwood LC, Preston, PR2 9YA Swimming, Healthy Living |
| 2008-10-16 00:00:00 | Andy | ASA/UKCC Level 1 Certificate for Teaching Aquatics, Units 1 & 2 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th February 09 Times = 09:00 - 17:00 each day Bolton School, BL1 4PA Candidates must be at least 16 years of age. |
| 2008-10-10 00:00:00 | Andy | ASA/UKCC Level 2 Certificate for Teaching Aquatics, units 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 Availability: Spaces Available Date: 30 March 2009 Date: 30th & 31st March, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th April 09 Times = 9:00 - 5:00 each day Disciplines: Swimming, Aquatics Venue: Bolton School, BL1 4PA |
| 2008-09-25 00:00:00 | Frank | Congratulations to Kath Townsend on her performance in the comedy Cash on Delivery at Chorley Little Theatre last week, she was fabulous & the show was a great success my ribs were still aching on Monday from laughing so much. Andy thanks for the information. Any takers for level two!! |
| 2008-09-20 00:00:00 | andy | Level 2 teaching: swimming & Aquatics units 1,2,3,4,5&6 18th &19th October, 27th - 31st October, 9th November 9.00 - 17.00 everyday Daisyfields, Blackburn, BB1 5HB £620.00 |
| 2008-09-02 00:00:00 | Mark | The new September door rota is out now. |
| 2008-09-02 00:00:00 | Frank | Unfortunately, the BBQ and Treasure Hunt planned for 13th September has been canceled because the venue has been double booked. |
| 2008-08-11 00:00:00 | Frank | Just a note of thanks to Bob Flood, all his hard work and tenacity has paid off and he has achieved Charitable status for the club. On behalf of us all a hearty "Well Done Bob". It has taken probably about 14 months to acheive this status from conception to reality; maybe longer. |
| 2008-08-10 00:00:00 | Amy Hopley | Thanks to everyone who sponsored my 1km open water swim in Lower Rivington reservoir in June. You helped to raise £63.50 for Derian House. It was the second time I completed the swim and I finished in 22 minutes exactly, which was 2 minutes faster than last year's attempt. Dirk and my mum and dad also completed the swim and it would be great if more of us from WASC did it next year. Amy |
| 2008-07-15 00:00:00 | Frank | Simon, the pictures look great on the site. Just a note to everyone; the last session for the holidays is Friday 25th July we re-open on Monday 1st September. I wish everyone a wonderful summer break, and lets all get down the pool after the holidays. |
| 2008-07-14 00:00:00 | Frank | This week's commmitee meeting has been postponed and willbe reconvened for sometime in September. |
| 2008-07-09 00:00:00 | Simon | The new door rota is available from the home page. |
| 2008-06-24 00:00:00 | Simon | Break a leg :-) |
| 2008-06-24 00:00:00 | Caroline MacPhee | Just to let you know It's SHOWTIME!!! for myself and Skye so I will be unable to teach on Friday 4th, 11th and 18th July. |
| 2008-06-21 00:00:00 | Frank | Simon, the photo's of the presentation evening are great as are the 200+ photo's on the CD. Grateful thanks from myself on behalf of all the committee and club members go to you and Kath for all your dedicated work. |
| 2008-06-16 00:00:00 | Simon | A Gala Presentation 2008 page is here. |
| 2008-06-15 00:00:00 | Frank | A note of sincere thanks to everyone who made the presentation evening a great success, this includes all the committee members, coaches etc, special thanks to Kath, Simon, Bob, Sharon, Luke & Joe, also to Bill & Alison for their super fund raising, also Jackie, Peter and John who manned the childrens bar. Thank you to all the children who attended and to their parents who took their time to bring their children to the presentation and support the club, this ensured the evening was well attended and succesful. |
| 2008-06-12 00:00:00 | Dirk | Now that the times are on the site (the site looks excellent by the way) we need to see if there are other competitive inputs we can look at. Can we get Liz Hopley to be the Masters open water champ and see if there are any Masters competitions out there for the 'older' folk? |
| 2008-05-31 00:00:00 | Frank | Gala presentation tickets will be on sale from 2nd June 2008, and are available from Frank or Margaret. |
| 2008-05-31 00:00:00 | Mark A | June door rota is here. |
| 2008-05-22 00:00:00 | Frank | The Club is open as normal this Friday 23rd May, but closed on Bank Holiday Monday 26th May. |
| 2008-05-21 00:00:00 | Frank | *** Order Your Presentation Tickets Now *** Anyone who won cups last year can you please bring them to the club |
| 2008-05-20 00:00:00 | Simon | The Gala 2008 times have been posted here. Times from prevous years can found here.
PS If you spot any errors please contact me via this web site. |
| 2008-05-05 00:00:00 | Frank | **** GALA THIS SATURDAY 10TH MAY @ HORWICH POOL - REGISTER AT 6:15PM START @ 6:30PM **** |
| 2008-05-03 00:00:00 | Frank | "Stepping Out" - Went to see Kath Townsend in her show on Thursday night at Chorley Little Theatre and she was terrific and the show was a great hit with the audience. Well done Kath!! |
| 2008-05-02 00:00:00 | Frank | The Club is not open on Bank Holiday Monday, open as normal tonight and next Friday. The Gala is at Horwich Leisure Centre Pool on Saturday 10th May, please register as early as possible, no later than 6:15pm on the night in the Foyer. Gala will start prompt at 6:30pm. |
| 2008-04-23 00:00:00 | Frank | Tonight at 7:30pm Instructors meeting at the Hoghton Arms to discuss the National Teaching Plan, All poolside instructors are welcome to attend. |
| 2008-04-21 00:00:00 | Frank | Just a note to inform you all that Frank, Margaret & Laura will not be at the club on two consecutive Fridays, 25th April & 2nd May 2008. Regards, Frank |
| 2008-04-20 00:00:00 | Frank | Hillside Methodist Church fun event. Please see events section for more details. |
| 2008-04-19 00:00:00 | Frank | Gala registration time should read 6:15pm and not 7:15pm. |
| 2008-04-19 00:00:00 | Frank | All Gala entry forms must be submitted by this Monday night 21st April 2008. The Gala is to be held on May 10th @ Horwich Pool, registrationb is @ 7:15pm Gala will start prompt at 6:30pm, close at 9pm. Volunteers are needed to help on the poolside on the Gala night. |
| 2008-04-19 00:00:00 | Frank | A WASC teachers meeting will be held next Wednesday 23/04/08 @ the Hoghton Arms 7:30pm this is to discuss the National Teaching Plan which the club has bought. Discussions will be held on how we will structure the club to implement the NTP. |
| 2008-04-19 00:00:00 | Frank | A WASC teachers meeting will be held next Wednesday 23/04/08 @ the Hoghton Arms 7:30pm this is to discuss the National Teaching Plan which the club has bought. Discussions will be held on how we will structure the club to implement the NTP. |
| 2008-04-14 00:00:00 | Simon | Re: CADOS 'Stepping Out' - tickets are selling out fast. Thursday is sold out, Friday and Saturday only have a few odd seats left. Still some left for remaining nights. |
| 2008-04-08 00:00:00 | Andy No1 teacher | Frank: when is the teachers meeting going to beheld i would like to come along and find out what is happening! i may not be at the club for a couple of weeks due to work. |
| 2008-04-04 00:00:00 | Frank | The club presented Elizabeth Fowler with a farewell card and gift voucher at tonights session. The committee and children thank Elizabeth for her help, support and committment. We all wish her well in her future career nursing children. |
| 2008-04-04 00:00:00 | Simon | WASC's very own Kath is starring in Chorley Little Theatre's forthcoming production of 'Stepping Out' - 29th April to 3rd May 2008.For more information click here. PS Tickets are selling well, so be quick to avoid disappointment ;0) |
| 2008-04-04 00:00:00 | Frank | *** The Club is open as normal during the " Easter 2- week Holiday" *** |
| 2008-04-04 00:00:00 | Frank | Hi Simon, can you post the dates for a Kath's performances at Chorley Little Theatre. |
| 2008-04-02 00:00:00 | Mark | The April Door Rota is now available here (but is subject to change). |
| 2008-03-31 00:00:00 | Frank | Thankyou Simon for giving access to the Gala Entry Form. |
| 2008-03-31 00:00:00 | Frank | 2008 Gala Entry form is here. |
| 2008-03-29 00:00:00 | Frank | Hi Andy, Will you be at the club this week? |
| 2008-03-28 00:00:00 | ANDY ( Number 1 Teacher) | Brilliant Idea. This would be great for the kids for putting there ideas forward about the club. E.g what the next free goodie should be or ideas for fund raising! |
| 2008-03-28 00:00:00 | Frank | Hi Simon, the new look website looks great and the message board is a superb idea, let's hope the news of this new communication tool gets round the club soon! Thanks Simon. |
| 2008-03-28 00:00:00 | Frank | The club is open as normal during the Easter holidays commencing the 7th April 2008. Please inform as many people as possible. The club is also open to new members there is no waiting list. |
| 2008-03-25 00:00:00 | Frank | Please note the next Commitee Meeting will be on 3rd April, not the 27th March as previously stated. My apologies for any inconvenience caused. |
| 2008-03-20 20:00:00 | Frank | The club will not be open on Good Friday and Easter Monday. |
| 2008-03-15 05:20:00 | Simon | Introducing the new WASC message board facility. Please use responsibly, but enjoy :0) |
Submitted messages now appear instantly on this message board, but may be removed if deemed unsuitable.
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