Dunfermline's 15 & under team won the British Academy Cup defeating Manchester 13-12 in the final which was held at the Manchester Aquatics centre, becoming the first Scottish team to win the trophy. The win followed four years of planning where our team have played in previous campaigns underage to gain valuable experience.

Having defeated Sutton & Cheam 15-2 earlier in the semi-final with an commanding performance Dunfermline went into the final expecting a very difficult match which it exactly what it proved to be.

Scorers in the semi-final : Christopher Campbell 7, Darren Campbell 3, Jordan Wood, Zach Thomson 2 each & Logan Shepherd 1

The final started well for Dunfermline as they won the first quarter 6-4 with 4 goals from Darren Campbell on the counter attack and a goal each from Zach Thomson & Christopher Campbell.

The excellent play continued into the second quarter with a further 2 goals from Darren Campbell and again a goal each from Zach Thomson & Christopher Campbell as Dunfermline won the quarter 3-2 to take a 9-6 lead into the
second half. Unfortunately forward Jordan Wood suffered cramp late in this quarter which limited Dunfermline's attacking options for the remainder of the match.

The third quarter was tied at 3-3 with one goal each from Darren Campbell, Christopher Campbell and Zach Thomson as the match slowed down from the early high tempo and the tension mounted.

Starting the final quarter 12-9 ahead and with Jordan Wood, having partly recovered, returning to play in a defensive role, the Dunfermline team ran down the clock well using their possession time to the maximum. Chances were missed by both sides and Manchester edged back into the game to close to 12-11 before Christopher Campbell scored what turned-out to be the winner with a counter attacking goal. Manchester struck back to take the match into the final minute only one goal behind. A Dunfermline player was excluded for 20 seconds with only 30 seconds to go which presented Manchester with a chance to equalise however Dunfermline's 'man down' defence stood firm
pressurising Manchester's player to hit the post, a decisive time-out was immediately called as Dunfermline recovered possession which allowed Captain Zach Thomson to run down the clock when the match was restarted and
Dunfermline were the Champions.

Goalkeeper Jake Hinley returned to form in both games making many good saves and providing accurate long passes to support the counter attacking style of play which Dunfermline adopted to utilise the speed of Darren & Christopher Campbell. Captain Zach Thomson marshalled the defence well against some good Manchester forwards and all the Dunfermline players worked extremely hard to limit the chances which Manchester had to a minimum.

Dunfermline Coach Brian Campbell praised his young team and paid tribute to the hard work put in by the players over the past four years to reach their current high standard. Winning a British competition given the superior
set-up in England is a major achievement for a Scottish Club and this team now join the Club's Senior team who won the British Senior Cup in 1992 & 1993.

Coach Campbell also paid tribute to all those who have supported the Club's various junior development initiatives over the previous six years including the local Sports Council and the Carnegie Trust, he is certain that without
such assistance the players would not have reached their current high standards.

Scorers in the final : Darren Campbell 6, Christopher Campbell 4 & Zach Thomson 3.

With InCAS having recently started-up a water polo team and the current proposals to provide an all deep pool at the Carnegie Centre the future for local water polo is looking healthy. The Club hope that other swimmers / clubs will introduce water polo to both provide an alternative activity for their young swimmers, and also to act as a retention tool for the high percentage of members who normally 'retire' at around 13-15 years of age.

Photos

Due to the May bank holiday training on Monday has been cancelled.

Dunfermline 93s team have been victorious in the final of the ASA cup defeating Manchester 13-12.

Dunfermline 93 team are through to the ASA cup final after defeating Sutton and Cheam 15-2.

The final is being played tonight.

Game Cancelled

The InCAS match vs Warrender due on Tuesday 22 April (tonight) has been
postponed as Warrender are unable to raise a team.

We have the Pool until 10pm therefore the older players should stay for the
second Hour during which a practice game will be played.

Senior players would be welcome to attend the second hour and provide
opposition.

Dunfermline Ladies have won the Scottish cup after an emphatic 36-4 win over Western Baths

DWPC players (goals): 1-c guillot (1), 3-n tate (5), 4-j mackay (9), 5-f cameron, 7-t bonnar (6), 8-g logan (7), 

12-v speed (7), 13-k falconer (1).

Well done to the ladies team.

Elsewhere in the Cup Portobello defeated Warrender 20 goals to 9 in the mens final held at Stirling.

Pictures

In the ASA Cup today Dunfermline 1991+ team has lost to Manchester (7-5) and Invicta (6-5) but did manage a 10-5 victory over Leeds. The two defeats unfortunately mean that Manchester and Invicta qualify from the group to the final stages.

Beach Lifeguard recruitment

Fife Council, Community Services is currently recruiting Beach Lifeguards for Summer 2008 (23rd June - 31st August).
Should you require any further information please don't hesitate to contact me and thank you for your anticipated help in this matter.

Regards

Robbie Blyth, Beach & Coastal Officer

Please contact secretary for the vacancy bulletin

The senior sessions on Sunday 6 April and Thursday 10 April will be used to help our 1991+ team prepare for their ASA Cup matches next weekend, please make every effort to attend to ensure that we have enough players present to provide opposition for them.

In the absence of Alan Donaldson, Brian Campbell will take the sessions which will be used generally to provide them with match and deep-end man-up practice.

Your co-operation would be appreciated.

Brian Littlejohn has received the long-awaited invitation from FINA to be a Water Polo Referee at the Olympic Games in August. Below is an extract from this invitation which he received on Friday.

I have expressed a resounding "Congratulations" to Brian from all his friends in Scotland.

Brian began playing Water Polo at Kirkton HS, Dundee about 1983 where he was coached by the late Frank Osborne. He went on to play for Dundee and Dunfermline Water Polo Clubs. Brian was also a member of Forfar Falcolns
and during this time he was a member of the Midland Water Polo Committee while simultaneously holding the position of Scottish Water Polo Convener.

(Extract from invitation)
"FROM: FINA, Lausanne

NOMINATION OF WATER POLO OFFICIALS

BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES
FINA has appointed Brian LITTLEJOHN (GBR) as FINA WATER POLO OFFICIAL (NEUTRAL REFEREE) for the Games of the XXIX OLYMPIAD †BEIJING 2008."

2008 National League fixtures announced

      Walsall 21st/22nd Sept

      Basingstoke 4th/5th Oct

     Crowborough 18th/19th Oct  

     Marlborough 1st/2nd Nov

    Walsall 22nd/23rd Nov

    Caledonia vs South Derbyshire

    Caledonia vs Ealing

Note that there is no training at Rosyth on Monday 24 April 2008 due to the Bank holiday.

Dunfermline progressed to the semi-final of the ASA National Academy (under 16) cup with an 10-3 win over Carlisle; 12-4 win over Invicta and a 9-5 win over group runners-up Birmingham. We now play Sutton & Cheam whilst Manchester take on Birmingham in the other semi-final.

Dunfermline's team (with goals scored in brackets) was - Jake Hinley, Andrew Melville (3), Daniel Woodall, Alexander Johnstone, Zach Thomson (1), Joe Thomson, Christopher Campbell (10), Jordan Wood (6), Logan Shepherd (2), Craig Wilkinson (1), Luke Thomson (1) & Darren Campbell (7).

Youngsters win Sedgefield Tournament

Dunfermline's 15 & under team won the Sedgefield Tournament with three good wins against Lancaster (5-1), Tyldesley (11-2) and Sedgefield (11-4). The team improved with each game with a strong defence providing a solid base for the team to attack from.

Jordan Wood was voted the MVP of the tournament.

Dunfermline's team was (with goals scored in brackets)-
Jake Hinley, Andrew Melville, Jordan Wood (8), Logan Shepherd (4), Zach Thomson (1), Joe Thomson (1), Christopher Campbell (8), Craig Wilkinson (1), Alexander Johnston & Darren Campbell (4).

This was excellent preparation for the forthcoming British Cup at Walsall next weekend where Dunfermline face Carlisle, Leeds and Invicta in the group stages.

Water Polo Coaching Videos

Here is a great link on Youtube for some water polo coaching videos.

http://uk.youtube.com/user/le3is

SASA Membership fees

SASA Annual Renewals Notice.
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The annual renewal subscription for Scottish Swimming is now due for all first claim members of the Club. Payment in full is required as soon as possible, your cheque should be made out to the Club and we will make a bulk payment to Scottish Swimming.

If no payment is received from you it will be deemed that you no longer wish to be a member of Scottish Swimming and therefore you will not be eligible to take part in any Club activity either as a player or coach / helper. Scottish Swimming registration provides you with insurance cover as well as other benefits.


SASA Fees 1st March 2008 – 28th February 2009 (age at 1st March 2008) -
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Aquatic 1 (Under 8 years) £ 7.00
Aquatic 2 (8 years & under 11 yrs) £15.50
Aquatic 3 (11 years or over) £28.75 (includes parent swimmers)
Aquatic 4 Club Volunteer £ 6.00 (any person having any involvement with
the running of the club)
Aquatic 5 Technical Official £11.50 (club time-keepers should register
as Aquatic 4)
Aquatic 6 Teacher & Coach £11.50
Aquatic 9 Tutor £30.00
Aquatic 10 Non Classified D/bility £ 7.00

Playing Members over 11yrs will generally be Aquatic 3 and due £28.75 and Volunteers / Coaches Aquatic 4 and therefore due £6.00.

Should you have any queries please contact Brian Campbell or Roddy MacKay as soon as possible.

Ladies Scottish Cup

Dunfermline Ladies have won through to the Scottish Cup final after a convincing 14-9 win over Menzieshill Whitehall.  
Quarters : 3-2, 2-7, 3-3 & 1-4
Scorers - Fiona Cameron-6; Victoria Speed-4, Julia Mackay & Nicola Tate-2 each.

Match report to follow.

Dunfermline face a tough draw in both the National Academy and Youth ASA Cup Championships this year  with all the preliminary matches being held in Walsall.

On March 15th Dunfermline face Carlisle, Invicta and Birmingham with the first two progressing to the semi-finals of the National Academy competition.

On April 12th Dunfermline face City of Manchester B, Leeds & Invicta in the first round group stage of the Youth competition with the first two progressing to the second round group stage the following day with the first two from these two groups of four progressing to the semi-finals.

The semi-finals and finals of all competitions are due to be held on Saturday 26th & Sunday 27 April in Manchester.

EASTER
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Members should note that the Club does not close over the Easter holiday period.

Match vs Menzieshill on Sunday 2nd March at 6.30pm.  Please come and support the ladies team in this important match.

Dunfermline player Andrew Woodall and his GB team have been drawn in a tough group in their quest to qualify for the European Youth Championships.  The group which includes Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria and Moldova will be played in Bulgaria.

The preliminary round draws for the 2008 Men´s European A Championships in Malaga, Spain were held today in the Spanish capital Madrid. Home team Spain is facing a pretty difficult group, as the 2006 bronze medallist Olympic Games participant is playing Olympic champion Hungary, World Champion Croatia and Olympic participant Montenegro. Montenegro and Macedonia will play their first A Championships in the 82-year-history of this event.  
   
Preliminary Round draws:
  
Group A
Hungary
Spain
Greece
Croatia
Montenegro
Slovakia    
 
Group B
Serbia
Romania
Italy
Russia
Germany
Macedonia
Taken From http://www.waterpolo-world.com

2004 silver medallist Greece has taken the last of only eight Olympic berths. Head coach Kyrakios Iosfidios´ beat Canada in the second cross-over game of the Women´s FINA Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Imperia, Italy in low-scoring game 5-2 (1-0, 2-0, 0-1, 2-1), when three goals by Kyriaki Liosi of ANC Glyfada made the final difference between both teams in a real battle of attrition. Two-time Olympic Games participant Canada missed for the first time in history a major event in women´s waterpolo.

Greece are joining the three other semi-finalists Russia, Hungary and Italy, playing Russia in tomorrow´s semi-final games again. The Netherlands, USA, Australia and the hosting nation China have already earned the four other Olympic berths as representatives of their respective continents.       
Taken From http://www.waterpolo-world.com

The senior team battled bravely on Sunday night against a strong Portobello side in a closely contested match.  Goals were constantly traded between the two sides before Portobello took the lead and went on to win the match 14-12.

Team: S Metcalfe, N Comerford, A Stevens, D Stewart, R Tate, C Campbell, P Metcalfe, A McKilligan, S Carlile, M Speed, D Campbell, C Fraser.

Goal Scorers: C Fraser 4, D Stewart 3, N Comerford 2, R Tate 1, M Speed 1, D Campbell 1

ED development league

INCAS defeated Dunfermline 15-12 last night in the opening match of their season.

Teams:

INCAS: D Griffiths(1st half), R Tate (Overage 2nd half goalie), K Falconer, Z Johnstone, S Wilson, D Campbell, C Campbell, N Tate, D Cuthbert, A Tate.

Dunfermline: J Hinley, D Griffiths(2nd Half), A Johnstone, C Wilkinson, A Melville, J Thomson, C Johnstone, L Thomson, J Wood, H Hewitt, J Pulham, C Ironside, L Rodgers.

Match Report from Robert Tate

Hi Guys,

We have the Edinburgh Uni pool every Saturday from 4 – 5:30 and have decided to “open up” the session to all.  Currently Porty are training with us and it would be good to have Dunfermline and Menzieshill across too – cost is £3.50 per person for the 1 ½ hours.

Let me know if you are interested.

Callum Macgregor

GB Junior Squad

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Following a selection weekend in Wales, congratulations go to Andrew Woodall in making the final squad for the GB Junior squad which will be competing in the European Qualifiers and hopefully finals over the next two years. Andrew is joined by Lewis Don of Menzieshill.

Training Match

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Lancaster brought a strong 1993+ squad to visit the Club on Sunday 17 February and take part in a 3 hour training match where we played sixteen quarters in total.

The agreed format saw alternating two quarters of the strongest boys teams followed by two quarters with the girls augmented by some boys players. Matches were very competitive and have helped each Club prepare for the forthcoming ASA Cup campaign, the draw for which is anticipated to be issued soon.

Our thanks go to Lancaster for their attendance, to all the players for their superb effort throughout the session and to those who helped out with the refereeing, on the table and with the post match hospitality.

2007 - Scottish Cup Finals

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No dates have been advised so far for these finals which our Natonal Academy, Youth and Under 21 teams have qualified for already, the Ladies semi-final match remains outstanding.

With the ASA Cup, RTC Competition & training days and holidays already scheduled weekends are rapidly 'filling-up' for our busy players.

2008 Domestic competitions will only take place if a Domestic Convener can bo found, anyone interested should contact the Scottish Swimming Office.

Committee Meeting

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The next meeting of the Club Committee is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 20 February 2008 at the Carnegie Centre from 8pm. Anyone with any issues  to raise should advise the Secretary by return. Vital Club positions continue to remain vacant including those of the Club President & Club Coach and nominations are invited from members to fill these positions.

Scottish Swimming AGM

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The secretary has recieved information on the Scottish AGM this weekend, copies are available by request. Having received no vlunteer to attend the meeting the Club will not be represented.

Disclosure Scotand

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Anyone in contact regulary with children i.e. taking on the role of coach or team manager is required by law to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check, forms are available from the Secretary at Club sessions and should be returned to our CPO, Stewart Carlile. There is no charge for this check.

The Dunfermline Ladies Team have a match on the 2nd of March against Menziehill Ladies Team. At 6.30pm. I would appreciate it if people would come and support us.

Dunfermline defeated Warrender in the first match of the East District Development League on Tuesday night.  Dunfermline raced into a 9-2 lead by the end of the first period.  Warrender came back strongly in the 2nd quarter with the majority of the Dunfermline team made up of younger less experienced players.  At half time Dunfermline had lost the 7 goal advantage and were leading by 12-11.  The third period could of been decisive with Warrender taking the lead for the first time during the match until Dunfermline put in the older players to try and rescue the match.  With Dunfermline trailing going into the final quarter they started with the first 7 and they managed to rescue the game and the victory winning the final quarter 9-3 to win the match 26-21. 

This match was closer than the score suggests with Warrender coming back strongly in the 2nd quarter, shooting into stand in goalkeeper Alexander Crawford who was playing his first game in goals.  A strong period in the 4th quarter rescued the result.

Team: A Crawford, Z Thomson, A Johnstone, C Wilkinson, A Melville, J Thomson, L Thomson, J Wood, H Hewitt, J Pulham, C Ironside, L Rodger, J Cormack

Scorers: J Wood 8, A Johnstone 5, Z Thomson 3, A Melville 3, J Thomson 2, L Thomson 2, H Hewitt 2, A Crawford 1

Dunfermline(1993+) will be taking on Lancaster on Sunday 17th February from 1pm-4pm in a warm up match for the upcoming ASA cup.  Volunteers are required to help man the table and referee the game.   If you are able to help in any way please contact Secretary.  Remember the Senior team is also in action on the Sunday night starting at 6.30pm, please come and support both teams in their matches.

Senior Scottish Cup match has been arranged for 17th February at 6.30pm at Carnegie Leisure Centre versus Portobello.  Please come and support the seniors in this important match.

ASA CUP
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Entry forms have been received for the ASA 1991+ 1993+ Cup competitions.
Entries have to be submitted by 15 February 2008. Unfortunately there are no
Senior ASA Cup competitions this year.


SCOTTISH SCHOOLS SWIMMING FINALS
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Good swims from Club members in the Scottish Schools Swimming finals at
Tollcross.

Christopher Campbell gained second place in the 13/14yrs 100 Backstroke and
Darren came eighth in the 100m Frontcrawl.

Andrew Woodall also did well in the 100m and 200m 15/16yr frontcrawl events.

Club Anniversary Dinner Cancelled

Message from Julia MacKay:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, ie the lack of interest from players and families the 25th anniversary dinner has to be cancelled. This is a great disappointment, as this was going to be a celebration of the clubs success.

I would like to thank all the members that were interested. I did try.

Jules

Message From Callum Macgregor:

Just so everyone knows, the price of the kit will be as follows (obviously we need to decide what we are going to order) –

Trunks = £25

Costumes = £35

T Shirts = £15

Robes = £50

Towel = no point as the minimum order is 250.  You get free towels at the Travel Inn anyway.

The prices for the Trunks, Costumes and Tshirts have been worked out on the basis of 20 pairs of trunks, 20 costumes and 35 tshirts being ordered.

In the second warm-up match InCAS recorded their second win over DWPC winning 7-6 in another closely fought match. Behind 5-3 starting the final quarter DWPC closed the gap and just failed to catch InCAS missing a chance
with five seconds to go. All players are to be congratulated for the effort they again put into the match and an improvement was noted from last week's match.

Jack Donaldson returned to refereeing after many years away and, after having received a rules update before the game, had a very good match accompanied by Paul Metcalfe. The timing system was again operational and thanks go to all who manned it - the players really benefit when the clocks are on.

The final match in this warm-up series is next week and with the fixtures for the Development league due for publication shortly, the next few months promise to be a busy time for our young players.

19 Jan  08

Team Caledonia have received designs from Turbo for both the men’s and ladies teams (trunks, costumes, towels, caps, bathrobes, T Shirts).  They are available to see on the Warrender website.  It would be good to get all Caley players feedback on the designs so we can decide what to order.

UKCC WATER POLO COURSE
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The UKCC Water Polo Level 1Course has a full compliment of eight.
Confirmation of the course registration from Scottish Swimming is awaited and course dates have to be agreed.


ANNIVERSARY DINNER DANCE
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Tickets for this event should be ordered from Julia MacKay as soon as possible - do not leave it to the last minute !


MEMBERSHIP FEES
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If not already paid please do so as soon as possible.


DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
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A further two warm-up matches will take place on the next two Tuesday evenings from 9pm - come along and watch our youngsters in action.

The following has been received from the Administrator of the GB Scottish Regional Training Centre (RTC) :-

2007/2008 Term 2 of the Water Polo Regional Training Centre is scheduled to begin on 12th January 2008 at Carnegie Leisure Centre, Dunfermline.

The RTC is aimed at two age groups 93/94 and 95/96.
Last term we had players representing Dunfermline, Menzieshill Whitehall and Warrender Clubs attending the RTC.

For more information please contact Mike Tate or the RTC page.

The next meeting of the SWPC will be on Thursday 24 January 2008, if anyone has anything they wish to be brought up then please contact Richie Metcalfe

In the first of three warm-up matches for the ED Development League InCAS defeated DWPC 12-9 in an excellent match.

For many of our younger players (and new coaches as well) this was their first 'real' match and all performed very well. Special mention to new boy from InCAS Donald (Pingu) Griffiths who played in the shallow end goals and saved a penalty !

New volunteers also stepped forward to man the table which does make such a difference for the players.

The second match will be played next Tuesday evening at 9pm and Parents / friends are invited to come along and support the youngsters and/or help-out on the table (no experience needed!).

Helping out with the refereeing next week will be life member Jack Donaldson (Big Al's Dad) as he returns to the pool-side after an absence of many many years.

Menzieshill have confirmed that they will be entering the league which is excellent news for the youngsters who now face many exiting matches over the months ahead as each team will play each other home and away twice.

COACHING COURSE
===============

We have one place left on the forthcomming UKCC Level 1 coaching course which is open to members over 16yrs age. Please advise if you wish to take part.

Club Anniversary Dinner Booked

Its confirmed! The 25th Anniversary Dinner has been booked for the 2nd of February at the Queensferry Hotel.

Tickets for this event will cost £25 per person.

The night will be a 3 course dinner and then disco.

If you are travelling from afar, rooms are available still at the hotel but due to the 6 Nations being played that weekend the prices are £100 per room. To enquire about prices and availability call 01383 410000.

The event is open to everyone over the age of 14 with some of the ticket money going towards the club.

If you are interested in going to the Dinner please contact Julia MacKay (07825994058) as soon as possible so we can get numbers to the hotel.

Lets make a big effort and celebrate the history of the club in style!

Bonus Ball Winner

Well done to Iain Thomson, the winner of the December bonus ball competition.

Bagpacking Success

Well done to all the volunteers who helped out at the bagpacking yesterday. The total raised was £1060.29! Thanks especially to Zach for organising it all.

Bagpacking at Marks and Spencers

Message from Zach:

I have finalised the rota for tomorrows bag packing. all those with polo club t-shirts are asked to wear them and if possible are asked if they could leave their top once they have completed their slot as it looks better if everyone is wearing club kit. however on a lighter note all those who wish to wear a Santa hat or reindeer antlers may also do so. please arrive promptly and on time and remember to sign in at the hamper counter for safety reasons. hope to see you all there, thanks.
 
Zach Thomson

Club Anniversary Meal

This has been booked for the 2nd of February at The Queensferry Hotel.

It will be a sit down meal with disco after.

Unfortunately it is over 14's only but it is open to anyone else.

See Julia MacKay about tickets.

Christmas Night out

Message from Stewart

All,

I think we discussed getting a wee get together between Christmas and New Year to celebrate the year's successes. We toyed with the idea of a Christmas meal, but felt this would happen generically (see below), and decided instead to meet for a night out in "the Toon" on 28 December. All members of Caley and Dunfy are welcome, and I have it on good authority that everyone will be put up, if desired.

The proposal is that we meet at the Seven Kings between 8 and 8.30. If you don't know how to get there, get a map (http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|KY12 8DA#t=l&map=56.07136,-3.46463|15|4&loc=GB:56.07136:-3.46463:15|KY12 8DA|KY12 8DA ) and don't use sat-nav!

I have it on good authority from Calum, that the team Christmas meal will happen immediately after this at 2am on 29th December in Pizza Boy or Aldos, whichever has a smaller queue.

Let me know if you're interested so that we don't leave anyone behind

Cheers,

Stewart

Messages from Secretary

ANNUAL FUN NIGHT
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Please note that the annual Fun night for all especially Parents, will be held at 8pm - 9.30pm on Tuesday 18 December.
Fun matches and aquatic American football will be the highlights. All members (incl Seniors) are invited to attend.

RAFFLE
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The draw will made during the training session on Thursday 20 December 2007 - remember to hand all tickets / cash back by the start of the session at 8.30pm

BAG PACKING
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This takes place on Sunday 23rd December at Marks & Spencer. As many members and parents to look after the youngsters are required to maximise our efforts. Contact Iain Thomson if you can help on the day.

RESTART
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The Club restarts on Sunday 6 January 2008 at 5.30pm.

DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
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In the new East District Development League we shall have members playing for the Club and for InCAS, who are forming a Water polo team for the first time with our assistance. Warrender and Menzieshill will also be playing in the league which will run from February until June and offer real competition for our large squad of young players.

Squad lists (InCAS members have still to be added) are attached along with the home dates. It is likely that our younger players may only participate in DWPC vs InCAS matches where we can control the relevant standards of players during the match to ensure that there is no mismatch. Team Coaches will select the players for each match and a full schedule will be issued when dates from Warrender & Menzieshill have been obtained.

Having Swimming and Water polo Clubs working together does not happen very often in Scottish Swimming and we thank InCAS for their help in increasing the competitive environment.

Training on Tuesday match nights will proceed as normal with the match commencing at 9pm - members and parents are encouraged to come along and support the teams and create a good environment for the kids to perform in. Table Officials will also be required to assist (it is not difficult) and volunteers should give their names to any of the Managers or Jeanette Metcalfe - if we want the kids to learn how to use the timing equipment to best effect we need operators for it !!!

Xmas Raffle

District Sports Awards

The Club are represented in three categories in the Annual District Sports council awards which will be announced on 6th February 2008.

Sports Personality - Alasdair Campbell.
Asda Trophy - Andrew Woodall.
Benny Hutton team award - DWPC 17 & under team.

Congratulations to all for their nominations.

Win for Dunfermline
Dunfermline are through to the final of the Scottish youth cup defeating Warrender 10-7 in a closely fought match against older and much stronger opponents.

Dunfermline's scorers were Christopher Campbell - 4; Darren Campbell - 3; Zach Thomson, Andrew Melville & Toni Bonnar 1 each.

We now meet Menzieshill in the final early next year.

News from Secretary

EAST DISTRICT LEAGUE (2008) -
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A Junior East District league (1993+) will be run during 2008 which we will enter two teams with Warrender also entering a joint team with Portobello. Our home matches will take place on a Tuesday evening at 9pm (after training!) with each team playing each other twice initially. Squad lists and some fixtures will be announced shortly (no transfers will be allowed) and it is planned that all the girls will play in the same squad to encourage their development into a team.

To allow this to take place a Manager and Coach is required for each of the teams, I shall not be coaching any of these development teams to allow others to step forward although I will be lending assistance as required - anyone interested should contact me - if no-one steps forward unfortunately we shall likely be unable to compete which would represent a missed opportunity for all our young players !

It will mainly be a development league giving all players the opportunity to play (everyone playing part of each match will also be one of the rules), over age players will also be allowed dependent on their standard and over age goalkeepers will also be allowed although restricted to half pond passing.

With few opportunities in the Scottish system for young players to play against each other this East District initiative is one which the Club are happy to support and encourage.


MEMBERSHIP FEES 2008 -
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Reminder that these are now due and can be paid to the treasurer.


CLUB VACANCIES -
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Good news on the Committee vacancy front with Iain Thomson confirming his intention to continue as overall Junior Team Manager and Robert Tate volunteering to take on the Press & Publicity role. These are both subject to approval at the next Committee meeting. With Chris Woodall also taking on the fund-raising post from 1 January 2008 this gives the Club the opportunity to start moving forward.

Volunteers for the positions of Club President, Coach and Captain are still awaited - come on down and take on the post !!!!


COMMITTE MEETING -
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The next meeting of the Committee will be at my house on Wednesday 12 December 2007 commencing at 7.30pm


RETIRING SWIMMERS -
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At this time of year many young swimmers (11+) take the decision to retire, if you know of anyone considering this why not encourage then to come along and try Water polo.

Bagpacking News

Firstly I would like to thank all of those who helped out at the bag packing, M&S on Saturday. It was a great success for the club with a total of £840.74 raised and thanks is also due to M&S for their support of the club and also their customers for their donations.

After this great success we have been offered another bag packing day on Sunday 23^rd December (which is thought will be an extremely busy day as it is so close to xmas). So again I am looking for volunteers to help. I know that we have only just finished with one day but this is an opportunity we can’t miss! However this time I will need a lot more volunteers (YES THAT MEANS SENIORS TOO) due to how busy the shop is expected to be. Any one who could help with the day should let me know on 01383 727397 or email iainandlornathomson@tiscali.co.uk

Once again thank you to all those who volunteered before… I hope to see you and more next time. Thank you.  Remember if we don’t fundraise then the fees WILL go up.

Zach Thomson

Bonus Ball Winner

Well done to Sandy Fraser, the winner of the November bonus ball competition.

Secretaries Messages from AGM

Please find attached the Minutes of the recent AGM. Should you have any
corrections and / or amendments to these Minutes please reply by return,
your comments will be retained for next year's AGM.

As you will note a number of positions remain vacant which, unless we
receive volunteers to fill the positions, will have a direct negative effect
on the progress of the Club next year as these positions are unlikely to be
covered by the other committee members.

You will also note that our Treasurer, Roddy Mackay, will be stepping down
next year. Without a Treasurer the Club cannot function and pool bookings
would have to be cancelled, to avoid this it would be preferable to identify
a new Treasurer as early as possible, if anyone is interested please advise
Roddy Mackay.

The lack of a President and Club Captain also seriously hampers our
development as both these Club officials should be working towards pulling
the various ideas and plans together in addition to identifying new talent
to manage the Club and encourage members.

With Alan Donaldson also stepping down as Club Coach from Easter 2008
coaching cover will be required for all Senior sessions, senior players
should consider how to manage this situation from Easter 2008.

Please step forward if you are interested in filling any of the vacant
positions.

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The AGM of the East District takes place at Boroughmuir Rugby Club on
Thursday 6 December 2007 at 7pm.

Three delegates from the Club are allowed to attend and volunteers are
requested, at present we have o-one attending.

A copy of the AGM information is available from the Secretary on request.

Club Anniversary Celebration

It is proposed to hold a 25yr anniversary event possibly on the evening of
19 January 2008. Although Julia Mackay has volunteered to organise the event
she cannot do this alone and additional volunteers are required to assist
her, she would also appreciate any suggestions on format etc. please reply
to the secretary who will pass them onto Julia or speak to her at a Senior
session.

Bagpacking Results

Yesterdays total from the bag packing at M&S was £840.74. i would like to thank every one who helped out with both supervising and bagpacking throughout the day. a huge thanks also has to go to all the staff and customers at Marks and Spencers for all their support and generousity, which is greatly appreciated. Well Done every one!!
 
Zach Thomson