Bristol University Lifesaving Competition
The Bristol Uni competition will be taking place on 26 Nov 2011. The competition will be open to community lifesaving clubs. For more information, or to enter a team, please e-mail
committee-lifesavingclub-ubu@bris.ac.uk
Crawley Open Competition
The Crawley Open lifesaving competition will take place on 3 Dec 2011. The competition includes speed events and a Simulated Emergency Response Competition. The entry fee is £60 per team (up to 6 people). Contact
wjstainer@yahoo.co.uk by 10 Nov 2011 for more details.
Lifesaving Instructors Course
RLSS West Region is running a Lifesaving Instructors course on 19 & 20 Nov at Brockworth Sports Centre near Cheltenham. Please see
http://rlsswest.org.uk/event/lifesaving-instructors-course/ for more information or to book your place.
Rookie Lifeguard Instructors Course
RLSS Wessex Branch are running a Rookie Lifeguard Instructor Course on 11 Dec. The venue will be arranged to suite candidates, either Ferndown, Salisbury or Southampton. Cost is just £43 to cover the Rookie Instructors pack. Please email
lifesavingcoord@rlss-wessex.org.uk for more information or to book your place.
Improve Your Branch!
Got an idea to improve the Avon and North Wiltshire Branch? Thought of a project, but need some help getting it off the ground? Interested in competing but not sure where to start? Please
get in touch! The A&NW branch is here for you.
Have Your Say!
We'll shortly be reviewing the branch action plan, so now's your chance to have your say. Please
get in touch and let us know what you like about the branch, and what we can do to improve.
Website
Did you know if you are a registered user of RLSS UK'S website your are able to get access to more documents and info, unlike non-registered users! If you are not already registered, please visit
http://www.rlss.org.uk/ and click on 'FOR ENHANCED SERVICES PLEASE REGISTER AT THE RLSS UK WEBSITE'.
This month's newsletter has a distinctly competitive flavour! The University Lifesaving Season has already started, with Bath and Bristol both heading down to the Freshers Competition in Southampton - keep reading to find out how they got on. There are also loads of lifesaving competitions coming up - both in the local area and as far away as the Czech Republic. If you have never taken part in a lifesaving competition before, there has never been a better time to start!
RLSS West Region are running a trip to the Grand Prix Moravie lifesaving competition in the Czech Republic from 2-4 Mar 2012. The competition is open to RLSS members born in 1994-1998, and full training will be given so you don’t need any previous experience to take part in the trip. Further details are available here: 
Each year, the Royal Life Saving Society awards Honours to individuals who have given their time and expertise to the society. On the 22nd October several volunteers from RLSS A&NW joined lifesavers from across the UK at the annual RLSS Honours Ceremony held at the Guildhall in London. The following members from A&NW received honours in recognition of their work with the society: Lawrence Geraghty (Honorary UK Life Member for 35 years service), Alan Sutherland (Young Lifesaver of the Year 2010), David Fielding (Certificate of Thanks), Lisa Johnston (Service Medal for 12 years service), Carole Lane (Bar to Service Medal for 16 years service), Margaret McLellan (Service Cross for 20 years service), Colin Almond (1st Bar to Service Cross for 25 years service), Helen Morris (Certificate of Merit).
Management Board met with the Regional Chairs at River House on 15 Oct to discuss 21st Century Volunteering. The meeting looked at how volunteering has changed over the last 10 years and considered how lifesaving groups can attract and retain volunteers. Please 