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Bilgola Newsletter 12 March, 2021
Patrol News

End of season fast approaching

I really can't believe the pace of the 20/21 patrolling season. Part of it was interrupted directly in the face of COVID lockdown, yet as a club we rallied together and returned to the beach when requested. With just over a month of volunteer patrolling ahead of us, please continue the focus on safe practices with distance, disinfecting and wipe down. Our primary role is the safety and wellbeing of visitors to our slice of paradise and of course the safety of our valued membership. 

Keep up the great work - more details soon around an end-of-season thank you event. 

I recently purchased this retro postcard for Bilgola and wanted to share it with you. Looks like a super day when this image was shot. Some of you will probably have a better idea of when it was taken based on the size of the vegetation on the bends...! Enjoy.



March Past - Narrabeen Beach March 21st 

The March Past is an iconic event within the surf lifesaving movement. It has been part of surf carnivals since the earliest days and originally consisted of teams of 20. The March Past is an example of the significant impact returned servicemen had on the development of surf lifesaving and competition in the early days.

In past years, clubs were not able to compete at carnivals unless they fielded a March Past team or someone marching with the club standard. As the teams were comprised of competitors from other areas, carnivals used to stop while the March Past event was in progress. 

While the event remains popular, it no longer features as prominently at surf carnivals.

2020 marked 100 years of the March Past. 100 years ago, the Aussie placegetters for the March Past were 1st place Cooks Hill, 2nd Cronulla and 3rd North Steyne. Help celebrate this milestone at Narrabeen Beach on Sunday March 21 where a special Colour Party with representatives from these 3 Clubs will lead the teams out for the SLSNSW March Past event. 



image courtesy South Curl Curl SLSC

Weekend Weather @ Bilgola
Saturday's forecast is set to be mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Top temp of 28 degrees.
Sunday is forecast to be cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h shifting cool and gusty southerly 30 to 50 km/h during the morning then tending southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the evening. Top temp of 23 degrees.

Patrol reminder Saturday 13 March
Sat AM - Patrol 10
Sat PM - Patrol 13
Patrol reminder Sunday 28 February
Sun AM - Patrol 2 (Nippers 8am start)
Sun PM - Patrol 4

 
Juniors Update

Not a brilliant day last Sunday!   We arrived at the beach at 6.30am to find the beach being swallowed up by the huge surf, and the pool in disarray, so unfortunately needed to cancel.  Apologies for those that received it late, but we cannot really surmise conditions until the morning of, and we do hate cancelling!
Hopefully the rain keeps at bay for this Sunday, our second last Nippers session!
SPECIAL CHARITY FUNDRAISER EVENT - SUNDAY 14TH MARCH - GOTCHA4LIFE.



This sunday we have a special charity fundraising event happening in one lane at the northern end of the pool for the whole day.
Nick, Mitch, Harry, Jordan and Jim (5 local men) are collectively swimming 50km in one day to raise money for mental health. 
Spoken by Nick Baker "The issue of mental health is something close to our hearts, and also we want to put in the hard yards and fundraise for Gotcha4Life, a charity that will use this money to directly fund several grassroots, high impact workshops and training programs aimed at equipping people with the necessary tools to manage their mental health"

They will be swimming from sun-up till sun-down, so they welcome anyone to come along, show their support and even challenge themselves to swim a few laps alongside them! 

If anyone would like to donate to the cause, there will be a tent for donations, or you can do so via this link: https://gotcha4life-fundraising.raisely.com/t/50kmswimformentalhealth 
Please help support this!!

END OF SEASON PRESENTATION/CELEBRATION. - SATURDAY 27TH MARCH - STARTING AT 4PM
The end of season is fast approaching. 
We are looking forward to hopefully having our presentation/celebration in person again, having missed it due to COVID last year.
Presentation will be split into 2 x groups as per 2018/2019 season and the current plan (subject to change) is:
  • 4-4.30pm - Session 1 - Cadets/U14-SRC, U11-U13 Age Groups.
  • 4.30-4.45pm - Intermission/arrival of Session 2 groups.
  • 4.45-5.15 - Session 2 - U6- U10s Age groups.
  • 5pm  - Food/entertainment 
  • Places to be pre booked for entertainment/food after to allow for catering and COVID numbers.  
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BOOK FOR PRESENTATION, however YOU WILL NEED TO BOOK FOR ENTERTAINMENT/FOOD AFTER from 5PM.
Please use the following link to secure your place.  We hope to fill our numbers, not only to end our season in style, but much needed funds for our club.


https://www.trybooking.com/BPORU


THIS SUNDAY'S BBQ

 This week it is:
 U6 parents for 1st session 
 U10s for second session.
PLEASE help support our club with our No.1 Fund Raising and keep our much loved Sangers alive. We require at least 3 per session. You should have received notification from the above Age Group AMs for your assistance. 
Otherwise you can sign up for assistance on the following link - even if not the nominated age group.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48ACAC29A3F8C16-bilgola3
Finally, as always, don't forget to check in using our Service NSW Covid-Safe app for Nippers session - found on link at Bilgolaslsc.org.au or by scanning the code at the Club on arrival.
See you Sunday! Karen
 
Envirobank is back...
Surf Life Saving NSW has partnered with Envirobank Recycling in order to provide surf club’s with a sustainable fundraising channel through the NSW Governments Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).
For every drink container donated by a member of the public, 8-cents goes directly to the local surf club where the containers are deposited. The remaining 2-cents will be used by Surf Life Saving NSW to fund community education programs, help train lifesavers and provide vital lifesaving and rescue equipment to our clubs. Find out more about Envirobank by visiting www.envirobank.com.au
Where can I donate? Please leave your recycled containers in the EnviroBank Bags, which can be found at the Club.
 
Bilgola ‘Billy’ Swim 2021 – 18th April

We’ve moved the Swim! Due to the Northern Beaches lockdown, we decided to move the date of the Swim to SUNDAY 18th APRIL. We’ll put further information out in the next few weeks. Volunteers and swimmers are welcome! 
Sippers is now on the last Sunday of each month – next Sippers 28th March

Billy hosted a busy Sippers last week.  The last Saturday Sippers for the season.  The awesome band “Gone surfing” played, the BBQ was open and a thank you to Age Managers was held.
 

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