RLSS Accredited Timekeeper Course

Signup sheet now available in the Members Area to gauge interest – date(s) to be confirmed.

Please sign up if you are interested in becoming an RLSS accredited timekeeper (official timekeeper for indoor competitions)

No previous experience needed just willingness to complete the course and be available if you can for competitions.

‘Bournemouth’ Bay Run – Marshals Required

Bay Run 3rd April 2022

Ten volunteer ’10k Turnaround Marshals’ required for the Bay Run – Gordon’s Zigzag Southbourne

Show your interest using the volunteer sign-up sheet in the Members’ Area

Meet 0845 at Gordon’s Steps / Zigzag – location BH6 3NL between Clifton Road and Grange Road

Update: Meet at cliff top at end of Clifton Road at 0815 – finish at ~11am

Info: Bay Run

AGM 2021 Minutes & Fins Spreadsheet

Visit Official Documentation in the secure Members Area for a spreadsheet for sign-up detailing fins and sizes required for Seniors, Cadets and Intermediates. Costs for the fins are just £10.00 each as they will belong to the club and are available on a loan basis; members should fill out this form and send a copy to the usual email address.

2021 AGM – 14th Nov 2021

Visit Official Documentation in the secure Members Area for various documents related to the AGM on Sunday the 14th November 2021 at 5pm at the Hamworthy Club on Magna Road.

This will also incorporate an awards evening for the Rookies and Cadets, along with a buffet and skittles at the Hamworthy Club on Magna Road

For those of you who are able to attend and this is open to all our members and their family, those who are not members of our club will have no voting rights; members under the age of 18 years are not eligible to vote on financial or constitutional matters.

Safety Cover – Fireworks & Air Festival 2021

Summer Fireworks: 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th August and also 3rd & 4th September 2021

Manning of the exclusion zone on 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th August, fireworks from the Pier: 8pm to 1030pm

** 3rd/4th September (during Air Festival) now added **

Bournemouth Air Festival: 2nd – 5th September 2021

To assist with the monitoring of the Marine Safety Zone during the Air Festival.

Thursday to Sunday inclusive: midday each day until 6pm.

To act as cover during the parachute jumps during the day which will take place on all four days of the Festival; times of the jumps are yet to be confirmed.

Manning of the exclusion zone on Friday and Saturday Night for the fireworks, fireworks from the Pier.

For both events, please show your interest via the secure Members Area or email: info@rlssboscombe.org.uk

General Meeting

General Meeting to be held on Zoom – Sunday 11th April at 1700 hours (Zoom details in members’ email)

This meeting is being convened in order to allow us to formalise the club’s Constitution and also to give you an update as to what is happening with the club in the current climate.

The Club President will chair this meeting as he has no voting rights in agreement with the Chairman.

Please let the Club Secretary know if you are unable to attend and give the Secretary your views on the documents, which were attached to the email.

It is not proposed that we will discuss clause for clause, but to give an overview of the documents.

Agenda

  1. Apologies
  2. Club Constitution
  3. Club situation under present restrictions, update on possible return to the pool
  4. Any other business – Janet’s bench, Toft

Note. All members should by now have received a copy of the constitution in their email; if not please check your spam/junk folder and add info@rlssboscombe.org.uk to your contacts list to avoid this issue in future.

Copies of the attachments are currently available in the secure Members Area in Official

Club AGM 2020

On Monday 17th November the Club held its annual AGM, the event was well attended and caused a slight reorganisation of positions in the Boscombe Committee.

For the Committee for 2021 we have a few changes with Danni Callahan as Vice-Captain, Tim Fudge as Vice-Chairman and James Clarke as Equipment Officer. Holly Cameron has also been added as Under 18s Representative.

We welcome you all to the committee and wish you the best in your roles in the coming year.