Reply-To: "Jacky Stimpson" From: "Jacky Stimpson" To: "Alan Pettigrew" , "Adaline Fahey" , "Andy Drake" , "Brian Marris" , "Chris Knowles" , "Chris Mairs" , "Claire Ellis" , "Dave Musgrove" , "David Sell" , "Doug Haines" , "Janet Grey" , "Jon Hartley" , "Maeve Edge" , "Mike Appleford" , "Mike Christopher" , "Natalie Golledge" , "Nicola medland" , "Paul Airey" , "Sean Rose" , "Selenia Guadango" , "Steve Armstrong" , "Viv Orchard" , "Wendy Blyth" , "Debbie Cummings" Cc: "Anne Griffiths" , "Nikki Crocker" , "Lesley Garside" , "Adrian Coulter" , "Andy Knowles" Subject: BDWSA Squad Bulletin - Edition 02 - March 2008 Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:14:15 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C88F21.C6BB3730" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C88F21.C6BB3730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Everyone,=20 Welcome to the second Squad Bulletin. As promised we are aiming to = keep you all in touch with opportunities for training, funding, = competitions and other information. In the first bulletin issued in = March we asked you to feedback what you wished to see in these = bulletins. We must have done a good job in that first issue as we have = heard nothing from anyone !!=20 In this issue we have specific topics that really need to be = addressed and we do NEED your feedback by 8th April if possible; so = please read on.=20 COMPETITION AVAILABILITY 2008=20 Would all squad members that are interested in being considered for = selection to compete at the European Championships in Recetto (21st-23rd = August) this year please let us know. Selection criteria will be = published in next month's Squad Bulletin. This information will help us = plan available funding and make plans for relevant bookings.=20 CURRENT COMPETITION FIXTURES=20 British Nationals, Whitworth, Rochdale - 12/13 July confirmed*=20 European Championships, Recetto, Italy - 21-23 August confirmed=20 Heron =3D>=20 Ellingham =3D> dates to be confirmed=20 Holmepierrepont =3D>=20 * The British Nationals date is also a EuroTour stop and open Rookie = competition.=20 CURRENT TRAINING FIXTURES=20 Pre-comp training for Rochdale 10/11th July 2008 at Whitworth, = confirmed.=20 Acclimatisation Pre-comp for Recetto 17/20th August 2008, to be = confirmed.=20 The acclimatisation in Recetto is currently only partially funded - the = additional accommodation and subsistence costs are currently not covered = by funding. We need to book this at any potential site as soon as we can = - but we need to know from any potential team members if you are = interested, based on the need of a greater contribution from yourself. = We need your feedback on this before we proceed with any bookings, so = please get in touch.=20 TOURNAMENT WEB SITE=20 A new web site for BDWSA has recently been released; within this = site is a sub-site for Tournament. We are currently working on building = the information held in this site, with one option being to have a page = dedicated to current squad members. The idea is to include a short = biopic on as many squad members as possible, accompanied by a small = portrait photograph. The information we think would be good to cover = include the following -=20 Name=20 Where you live=20 Disabled skiing category=20 How long you have been skiing and where you train=20 Current titles=20 Current records=20 The option then exists for this biopic to link into a personal web page = or site set up by you. We are happy to help and advise in setting these = personal pages up; both Jacky Stimpson and Sean Rose each have a = personal site which you can scan for ideas on these links-=20 Jacky www.jackystimpson.co.uk=20 Sean site www.seanrose.co.uk=20 We hope as many of you as possible will take us up on this option; = please reply direct to Jacky Stimpson on jackyst1@earthlink.net with a = photo and your profile details listed above. Jacky will be watching out = for your responses, which we hope to have from you by 8th April.=20 FUNDRAISING=20 As part of Tournament Committee's effort to restructure and revise = it's activities we are now focussing on funding and fundraising. We are = keen to understand the views of squad (and potential squad) members on = this topic. Currently funding sources are limited to the Excellence = committee grant and there is little or no fundraising being undertaken. = In reality the Excellence grant (which is reducing in real terms year on = year) will never cover all the costs of competitions and training. If we = want to cover more than just a small contribution towards each skier's = costs then we will need to raise funds through other sources.=20 The committee want your response - how prepared are you with getting = involved with raising funds? We need your feedback on this.=20 Currently, as mentioned above, the Excellence Committee grant is our = only source of funding and this partially covers travel and = accommodation for one major event each year for a small team of seven. = As the maximum team size is 14 for Worlds and 7 for Europeans this money = does not stretch far. If we had more money this could gradually stretch = to cover more activities on this list:=20 Entry fees (currently funded)=20 Team coach and team helper (currently funded)=20 Travel and accommodation (currently partially funded)=20 Hotel/Competition site transport additional to that provided by = organisers (currently partially funded)=20 Subsistence (currently partially funded for 3 days competition)=20 Pre-competition acclimatisation (currently partially funded for Italy) = 2 days squad training (currently funded, for Whitworth this year = 10-11th July)=20 Regional competitions including Rookie events (currently partially = funded)=20 Any additional training (not currently funded)=20 =20 We're working on how much funding will be available for the Europeans = this year and are also awaiting the joining instructions with associated = costs so we can't be more precise at the moment what 'partial funding' = will mean. Once we get more info we'll share it with you.=20 If you were to commit to some fund raising activity would you be happy = for this to be contributory to the team/squad as a whole or would you = prefer your effort to be beneficial to yourself alone?=20 If the latter is your preference, you would thus be taking on the = responsibility for your own funds over and above those already partially = covered (above).=20 Currently there are not enough funds to cover all activities to get a = British team to Recetto, Italy for this year's European Championships. = Thus, fundraising will either have to happen or each team member will = need to bear in mind the cost involved if they are selected.=20 Please send your feedback to Jacky Stimpson on jackyst1@earthlink.net = by 8th April so we can work on helping you with ideas and support. We = will be including additional information in future bulletins but without = your feedback none of this can happen.=20 =20 As always, please also feedback any suggestions for content or = improvement to these bulletins. Looking forward to hearing from you all on all topics including your = interest in being selected, your personal details for the tournament web = site, your views on fund raising and, for potential team members, your = interest in pre event acclimatisation in Italy.=20 Jacky Secretary=20 BDWSA Tournament Committee=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C88F21.C6BB3730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Everyone,

    = Welcome to the=20 second Squad Bulletin. As promised we are aiming to keep you all in = touch with=20 opportunities for training, funding, competitions and other information. = In the first bulletin issued in March = we asked=20 you to feedback what you wished to see in these bulletins. We must have = done a=20 good job in that first issue as we have heard nothing from anyone = !!=20
    In this = issue we have=20 specific topics that really need to be addressed and we do NEED your = feedback by=20 8th April if possible; so please read on.

COMPETITION AVAILABILITY 2008 =
    Would all squad members that = are interested=20 in being considered for selection to compete at the European = Championships in=20 Recetto (21st-23rd August) this year please let us = know.=20 Selection criteria will be published in next month=92s Squad Bulletin. = This=20 information will help us plan available funding and make plans for = relevant=20 bookings.

CURRENT = COMPETITION=20 FIXTURES
British Nationals, = Whitworth, Rochdale =96=20 12/13 July confirmed*
European=20 Championships, Recetto, Italy =96 21-23 August confirmed =

Heron             =  =20          =3D>
Ellingham               =  =3D>=20  dates to be confirmed
Holmepierrepont=20        =3D>
* The British Nationals date = is also a=20 EuroTour stop and open Rookie competition.

CURRENT TRAINING FIXTURES 
Pre-comp training for = Rochdale 10/11th=20 July 2008 at Whitworth, confirmed. 
Acclimatisation Pre-comp for Recetto 17/20th = August 2008, to=20 be confirmed.
The acclimatisation in = Recetto is currently=20 only partially funded =96 the additional accommodation and subsistence = costs are=20 currently not covered by funding. We need to book this at any potential = site as=20 soon as we can =96 but we need to know from any potential team members = if you are=20 interested, based on the need of a greater contribution from yourself. = We need=20 your feedback on this before we proceed with any bookings, so please get = in=20 touch.

TOURNAMENT WEB = SITE
    A new web = site for BDWSA=20 has recently been released; within this site is a sub-site for = Tournament. We=20 are currently working on building the information held in this site, = with one=20 option being to have a page dedicated to current squad members. The idea = is to=20 include a short biopic on as many squad members as possible, accompanied = by a=20 small portrait photograph. The information we think would be good to = cover=20 include the following -
Name
Where you live
Disabled skiing=20 category
How long you have been = skiing and=20 where you train
Current = titles=20
Current records =
The option then exists for = this biopic to=20 link into a personal web page or site set up by you. We are happy to = help and=20 advise in setting these personal pages up; both Jacky Stimpson and Sean = Rose=20 each have a personal site which you can scan for ideas on these = links-=20
Jacky www.jackystimpson.co.uk
Sean site www.seanrose.co.uk=20
We hope as many of you as = possible will=20 take us up on this option; please reply direct to Jacky Stimpson on=20 jackyst1@earthlink.net with a photo and your profile details listed = above. Jacky=20 will be watching out for your responses, which we hope to have from you = by=20 8th April.


FUNDRAISING
    As part of Tournament Committee=92s effort = to=20 restructure and revise it=92s activities we are now focussing on funding = and=20 fundraising. We are keen to understand the views of squad (and potential = squad)=20 members on this topic. Currently funding sources are limited to the = Excellence=20 committee grant and there is little or no fundraising being undertaken. = In=20 reality the Excellence grant (which is reducing in real terms year on = year) will=20 never cover all the costs of competitions and training. If we want to = cover more=20 than just a small contribution towards each skier=92s costs then we will = need to=20 raise funds through other sources. 
    The committee want your response - how = prepared are=20 you with getting involved with raising funds? We need your feedback on=20 this.
    = Currently, as=20 mentioned above, the Excellence Committee grant is our only source of = funding=20 and this partially covers travel and accommodation for one major event = each year=20 for a small team of seven. As the maximum team size is 14 for Worlds and = 7 for=20 Europeans this money does not stretch far. If we had more money this = could=20 gradually stretch to cover more activities on this list:

Entry fees=20 (currently funded)
Team coach = and team=20 helper (currently funded)
Travel and=20 accommodation (currently partially funded)
Hotel/Competition site transport additional to that provided = by=20 organisers (currently partially funded)
Subsistence (currently partially funded for 3 days = competition)=20
Pre-competition acclimatisation = (currently=20 partially funded for Italy)
2 = days squad=20 training (currently funded, for Whitworth this year 10-11th = July)=20
Regional competitions including Rookie = events=20 (currently partially funded)
Any additional=20 training (not currently funded) 

  

We=92re working on how much funding will = be available=20 for the Europeans this year and are also awaiting the joining = instructions with=20 associated costs so we can=92t be more precise at the moment what = 'partial=20 funding' will mean. Once we get more info we=92ll share it with = you.

 If you were to commit to = some fund=20 raising activity would you be happy for this to be contributory to the=20 team/squad as a whole or would you prefer your effort to be beneficial = to=20 yourself alone? 
If the = latter is your=20 preference, you would thus be taking on the responsibility for your own = funds=20 over and above those already partially covered = (above). 
Currently there are not enough funds to cover all = activities=20 to get a British team to Recetto, Italy for this year=92s European = Championships.=20 Thus, fundraising will either have to happen or each team member will = need to=20 bear in mind the cost involved if they are = selected. 
 Please send your feedback to Jacky Stimpson = on=20 jackyst1@earthlink.net by 8th April so we can work on helping = you=20 with ideas and support. We will be including additional information in = future=20 bulletins but without your feedback none of this can=20 happen. 
  =
    As always, please also feedback = any=20 suggestions for content or improvement to these bulletins.

   =20 Looking forward to hearing from you all on all topics including your = interest in=20 being selected, your personal details for the tournament web site, your = views on=20 fund raising and, for potential team members, your interest in pre event = acclimatisation in Italy.

Jacky

Secretary 
BDWSA Tournament Committee=20

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