Notice Board     A place for notifying members of important matters.

FUTURE SAILING VENUES
Top Barn, Crowle and County Hall are all still unavailable for sailing, but Bodenham Arboretum have come to the rescue and offered us use of their water every Sunday until the AGM on 26th November. There's just one exception: Sunday 24th September, when road closures around the arboretum due to a bike race mean that we won't be able to sail at Bodenham on that day.  As Bodenham have been so supportive through this difficult time it's important to be on our best behaviour, in particular to keep the entrance to the walk clear, leave no litter, clean boats before and after sailing (see below) and support the café.

DISINFECTING BOAT HULLS
In order to do our bit to prevent the possible transfer of blue-green algae from one site to another, please disinfect your boat hulls before and after you sail.  Antibacterial wipes or spray will do the job, or alternatively a suitably diluted disinfectant solution (e.g. Dettol, or similar) in a pound-shop spray bottle, then wiped dry with kitchen roll would do the job admirably. Please note that this action is a requirement, not a request, so please come prepared!

CANCELLATION OF EVENTS
Continuing non-availability of Top Barn makes it necessary to cancel the Club Barbecue on 20th August and also the Plank Race on 10th September.  If the situation improves, either or both may be reinstated at short notice, so watch this space!

COUNTY HALL POOL LATEST UPDATE, 19th July:
The fences round the top pool have been taken down.  However the water is an awful green colour and there are notices telling people not to let animals go into it because of the algae. The authorities responsible for the pools are still seeking advice about what they can do to clear it.  In the meantime the committee is asking members not to sail at County Hall until we have more information about its actual condition. It's important to keep on-side with the relevant authorities so please don't 'just have a quick  sail' because you may jeopardise future use of County Hall for all our members. You may also run the risk of becoming seriously ill.

A Photographic Challenge!
It would be nice to include an atmospheric photograph on this site of our sailors in action at Bodenham Arboretum.  I've seen one or two rogues poncing about with cameras, so here's an invitation for you to show us what you can do!  Your photo needs to give a good feel for our hobby and also to 'show off' Bodenham scenery.  It will ultimately be cropped to make it similar to the current photos of Top Barn and County Hall, so please bear this in mind when framing up.  Only one photo per participant please. Editor's decision is final.  No prize except the satisfaction of seeing your photo on the site:-)  e-mail to me at poundswick(at)hotmail.com.  Go to it!  Thanks!
Jim.

Sailing venues   July, August, September, October 2017: