Best Wishes for the Season of the Year

Merry Christmas Everybody

 

Sandy Lindsay

Annual Subscription

Members are welcome to pay their fees on line. Do this by going to the subscription page on the web site. By paying promptly it confirms your membership for another year and means that you'll continue to reap the benefits of our great club

Deeside Notes 04/12/09

1 Time is running out - Numbers will need to be given to our caterers in the next few days for our Christmas do on Sunday 13 December. Have you booked your ticket(s)? If not, go here and do it on line. Alternatively just reply to this email. If you are an Award winner you should be there. You can also phone me, Sandy Lindsay, on 01467 681330 / 07867 857221

2 CLAN 50 Challenge - A note of thanks for all the assistance in making our sponsored cycle event such a success. Acumen's grand total for the upprentice initiative was just in excess of £10k. Overall the event raised £135k, the largest single fundraising event in CLAN's history. Fantastic             Mervyn Stanley

 

3 Win a signed copy of Chris Hoys' Autobiography. Braveheart have 3 signed copies to give away. Simply answer the question: How many Olympic Gold Medals has Sir Chris Hoy won?
A: 2
B: 3
C: 4
Use our feedback form to send us your answer. Simply enter your answer in the comment area e.g. If you think the correct answer is C, then send us "Chris Hoy Book Competition Answer: C". Competition ends Friday 11th December. Winners will be notified by email for delivery address. Winners will be shown on the web site after draw

 

4 Grampian Tigers AGM - Where: Aberdeen Grammar Rugby Club - Top of  Queen's Road (just down from Roundabout on Anderson Drive). We will meet in the BASEMENT function room - please buy your drinks in the upstairs bar. When: 18:30 Monday 7th December 2009. Please try to attend if you can. We will try to keep it short, but this is a necessary part of the running of the club. I will bring along the Development Plan for 2010 that was developed during the meeting with Scottish Cycling in October             Gareth Smith

Scottish Cycling Volunteer & Coaching Conference

Scottish Cycling Volunteer & Coaching Conference

The Scottish Cycling Volunteer & Coaching Conference will take place at the Stirling Management Centre, University of Stirling on Saturday 16th January and Sunday 17th January 2010.

This Conference is Free of Charge (for some of the workshops British Cycling membership is required).

 

The programme is now confirmed!

Saturday 16th January:

• Assistant MTB XC Commissaires Course (full day)
• Workshops for Event Organisers throughout the day (including: Event Officials, Risk Assessment, Marketing and PR)
• Safeguarding and Protecting Children (three hour workshop)
• In Safe Hands (three hour workshop)
• Timekeeping and Recording Training (three hour workshop)
• A Club for All (three hour workshop)

 

Sunday 17th January:

• Assistant Road Commissaires Course (full day)
• Coaching Development Session (full day, for British Cycling qualified coaches)

For more information, please contact Rudi Doorn, Scottish Cycling's Volunteer Support Officer, rudi.doorn@scottishcycling.org.uk, 0131 3179704, 07508 040068.

If you want to attend (any of) these fantastic sessions, please confirm to Rudi by 16th December 2009.