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Leah Pullen

MIDDLESEX COUNTY AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT PERIVALE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION HQ EALING CENTRAL SPORTS GROUND, HORSENDEN LANE SOUTH, PERIVALE, MIDDLESEX, UB6 8AP THURSDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2024 AT 7.00PM TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AS PER AGENDA HEREWITH Dated this 30 day of October 2024 Gillian Neal, Secretary 97 The Larches Hillingdon Middlesex UB10 0DW Club delegates must report to the Verification Officer to hand in the Verification slip and for the purpose of having it stamped after qualification to vote has...

Leah Pullen

Full day summary from President's report It was a pleasure and a privilege to accompany the team to Sheffield last weekend (5th & 6th October) to take part in the National County Team Championships at Ponds Forge. I can honestly say that this was one of the most exciting competitions I have seen for many a year (and as a referee I have seen literally hundreds of them). The team swam their socks off, producing great races in personal best times and clocking up points to put pressure on the...

Leah Pullen

Safeguarding for Young People This eLearning has been designed to give young people under the age of 18 a basic understanding of safeguarding, welfare and best practice. This interactive eLearning course has been designed to give young people under the age of 18 a basic understanding of safeguarding, welfare and best practice. Who is the course designed for? This course is aimed at young volunteers or members who don’t have a designated role at the club that requires a DBS check, but want to improve their understanding of the topic....

Leah Pullen

Introduction of County Levy County Associations are entitled to charge the clubs in their county a levy to help support county activities. We understand that many counties have always done this but Middlesex never has. However, due to the dwindling support for the county development meets over the last few years, which are the meets where we traditionally raise a small amount of funds to help with the National Intercounties, the overseas trip and to offer development camps at a subsidised cost, we have made the decision to start making...

Leah Pullen

An empowering new film has been commissioned by Swim England in a bid to prevent its teenage members falling foul of a key safeguarding policy change. ‘Keep it in Your Locker’ aims to raise awareness of a recently-introduced element in Wavepower which prohibits the use of a mobile phone or device in changing rooms during Swim England regulated activity. #SwimEngland #Wavepower 'Keep it in Your Locker' aims to raise awareness of a recently-introduced element in Wavepower which prohibits the use of a mobile phone or device in changing rooms during...