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Hello everyone! Mindful of the warm weather, please take some time to watch this short video from RNLI, which offers advice on how to float.
So very grateful to all our life saving instructors and Young Volunteers who continue to impress, week after week, with their commitment and skills. Tonight was a whirlwind, so I didn’t get to thank some of them personally - they are a truly wonderful group of people, and I didn’t want them to think I hadn’t noticed!
Four sessions remain until the summer break on Friday 25th July - we return on Friday 15th August.
A HUGE WELL DONE, to our Lane 1 Life Saving group, tonight! All have passed their Rookie Bronze 3 Award with flying colours and are ready to move onto Rookie Silver 1 next week!
Well done to Molly, Mollie, Nancy, Emily, Ruby, William, Alice and Kaleb!
John was on a school residential tonight so he will be assessed for his award next week.
The progress made by our “no longer newbies” since mid January has been amazing, and they can be very proud of their achievements!
Mary
A space has opened up in our Life Saving Club. There is one session per week each Friday from 7.45pm - 8.45pm. If you or someone you know, might be interested, please send me a message. Thank you
Mary
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Just an update… well done Lane 3, which had 100% attendance on 13/6/25
Lane 1 will do their Rookie Bronze 3 assessments on Friday 20/6, completing on Friday 27/6. Please remember goggles and tops/bottoms to wear. They will be removing their clothing near the end of the session, so please make sure that they are happy with whatever swimwear they have underneath
Well done to Emily and Mollie (Lane 1) on achieving 100% attendance over the last eight sessions.
Just six more sessions to go before the summer break. The last Life Saving session will be Friday 25/7/25. The first session back after the break will be Friday 15/8/25.
A HUGE thank you to all our Instructors for their continued commitment to coaching - what an amazing group of people they truly are Well done also to Rodger, Lucy, Esme and Evan for their brilliant contributions to our sessions - absolutely OUTSTANDING!
Please make sure that your swimmer/s bring drinks - especially given the warm weather.
Finally - please let Lee know if you would like your child/ren to attend the Hatfield Water Park visit on Sunday 10/8/25 at 2.00pm (see earlier post).
See you Friday
Mary
A HUGE well done to our volunteers at our Life Saving Club who, over recent weeks, have been involved in adding to their qualifications by attending RLSS training courses and taking qualifications. We are SO proud of the efforts, commitment and achievements of our trainee instructors at the club who will, by the summer break have completed their probationary period and will hold the full NLA Instructor qualification in addition to those they currently hold.
There are photos posted here, of today’s full day course.
Many, many thanks are extended to Ian and Andrew, who got us safely to Manvers Lake and back, and also to Kim, of Manvers, for her wonderful commitment and support of our club and for leading today’s training. Special thanks again, to Ian who gave up his Sunday to support us on our course.
An amazing group of volunteers of whom the club is, justifiably, very proud.
Mary
Thank you to all families who, week after week, bring your children on Friday evenings to their life saving session. Their progress is solid and many have more regular attendance. Fourteen swimmers have 100% attendance so far - let’s keep this going! For those who have had absences… there are ten more sessions - aim for 100% in those!
I am aware that some of our swimmers are involved in other activities, which sometimes clash with our Friday sessions - eg Scouts, dance exams and other valuable and important commitments. This, inevitably has an impact on their attendance. If this applies to you, as a family, just let us know so that we can, firstly, praise your swimmer for their involvement and, secondly, value their commitment.
A special well done to Kaleb, Lane 1, who has achieved his Rookie Bronze 2 Award!
… and to Evan, one of our Young Volunteers who was presented with his NLA Bronze Medallion Award on Friday. Evan’s photo, along with the those of the other recipients, is on the Life Saving page of the Armthorpe Kingfishers website.
Well done, also, to our volunteers: Thomas, Sandra, Ella, Georgia and Andrew, who have achieved the RLSS Life Support 3 Award, and who will build further on their qualifications during a special full day course next Sunday.
See you Friday!
Mary
Congratulations Lane 1 and well done on achieving Rookie Bronze Award 2!
Mary
14th-21st June National Drowning Prevention Week
3934%20Lifesavers%20Magazine%20122%20May%202025_WEB.pdfCongratulations: The Life Saving group have received their Bronze Medallion Awards!
Rodger Murray
Lucas Johnson
Maisie Ebbage
Evan Westren
Esme Fillingham & Lucy Gibbons
Alex Fillingham
Water Safety featured on Look North.
Time into video 6 minutes 15 seconds to see the report from Hatfield Marina and our very own Lucas!
Hello everyone - looking forward to another busy evening at Life Saving Club tomorrow - we had a fabulous 27 attended last week, which was a record since 17th January when the latest records started. Well done to
all swimmers… and parents!
Lane 1 are preparing for their second assessment: Rookie Bronze 2, which should be completed next Friday 9th May. Lanes 2/3 are starting the NLA Bronze Certificate (or completing Rookie Gold 3 if they missed the previous assessment). Lane 4 are working hard towards the NLA Bronze Star Award!
So proud of everyone - including the instructors and young volunteers! What a team!
Mary
A further Well Done message to the following Life Savers who achieved 85% - 90% (11 or 12 sessions) attendance over the last 13 weeks:
Ethan, Holly, Alice, Emily P, Molly, Mollie, William and Nancy.
So, along with our 100%ers, twelve Life Savers have achieved really good attendance in an activity they do voluntarily!
This shows excellent commitment!
More congratulations! This time to some of the Life Savers from Lanes 2 and 3, who have now achieved their Rookie Gold 3 Award and thereby completed the Rookie Lifeguard Award Scheme. They will now progress onto the National Life Saving Academy Bronze Certificate Award. Well done to the following swimmers:
Mollie Plant
Ethan Birkinshaw
Nadia Kubach
Holly Hughes
Matthew Nutton
Maddison Nutton
Zeke Rudd
Other swimmers from Lanes 2 and 3, who missed the assessment this week, will have the chance to complete their Award when we resume after Easter on Friday 25th April
Super effort and attendance (19) from our Life Savers last night. Thank you SO much to all parents/carers who brought their swimmers, and a huge thank you to our amazing instructors - Ian, Steve, Ella, Georgia, Sandra, Andrew and Thomas!
As it was the “end of Spring term”, we had some presentations: Well done to:
Evan - on completing his six week volunteer probation
Rodger - on completing the Swim England Basic Safeguarding Awareness Course
Emily, Kaleb, Zeke and Nadia - our four 100% attenders. There were several other swimmers who missed fewer than three sessions - remember - the more regularly you attend, the better the progress and the higher the skills!
Esme, Evan, Rodger and Lucy - our brilliant Young Volunteers - we could not manage without them!
Well done, Evan on completing the six week volunteering period and achieving his certificate and club T-shirt.
Well done, Rodger on completing the Swim England Basic Safeguarding Awareness Course.
Emily, Kaleb, Zeke and Nadia - our four 100% attenders. There were several other swimmers who missed fewer than three sessions - remember - the more regularly you attend, the better the progress and the higher the skills!
Esme, Evan and Rodger + Lucy (absent from photo). We really appreciate all their help! They are indispensable!
Hello again,
Just posting a Rookie Lifeguard Progress Booklet - cost £2.50. It is definitely useful for gaining an insight into the full Rookie Programme.
If you would like to purchase one - just let me know.
I will bring an example to next session for you to have a good look at
Mary
March 25th
To Lanes 2 and 3 Life Savers (Ian, Sandra, Ella and Georgia’s lanes): this Friday 28th March - same arrangements as last week - please meet in the reception area at the centre when you arrive at 7.40pm - you will be in the Studio for the first half an hour of the session and in the pool for the second half of the session. Please let other life savers from your lane know, if you see them. Thank you!
Mary
March 21st
Well… what a BUSY night!! Lots of effort and lots of achievements from all our Life Savers! A HUGE thank you to all our Volunteers and Young Volunteers who give of their time week in week out to support our swimmers - we could not do this without you! You are AMAZING, and we really appreciate your contribution!
Many thanks also to our parents and carers - your support in bringing your swimmers each week, believing in them and encouraging them, is invaluable!
Well done to Esme who has completed her sixth session as a Young Volunteer tonight and has earned her Certificate and Club T Shirt!
Our Lane 2 and 3 swimmers have been in the Studio, practising their resuscitation skills and, in the pool, preparing for their Rookie Gold 3 Award in the coming weeks. Our Lane 4 swimmers are working hard on developing their initiative as part of their NLA Bronze Star Award.
And finally… our lane 1 swimmers have achieved their Rookie Bronze 1 Award tonight! Well done to Molly, Mollie, William, Kaleb, Emily, Alice, Nancy and Ruby… starting Rookie Bronze 2 next week! You have all come such a long way in a short time!
See you next week!
Mary
Congratulations:
This is Esme - she has completed six voluntary sessions at Life Saving and been presented with her Club T Shirt.
Lucy has completed her six week probationary period as a Young Volunteer at our Life Saving Club, and is now a fully trained Volunteer - Excellent, Well Done, Lucy! Lucy has also completed the Swim England Basic Safeguarding Awareness Module - another excellent achievement!
Rodger has completed his six week probationary period as a Young Volunteer at our Life Saving Club, and is now a fully trained Volunteer - Excellent, Well Done, Rodger!
Hello everyone - there are currently two spaces in our Life Saving section. If you have friends who are interested in bringing their children - please let me know.
Another splendid effort from our swimmers last night! They work SO hard! Lane 1 are one lesson away from their Rookie Lifeguard Bronze 1 Assessment, and every indication is that they will pass with flying colours!
Thank you to all of you for bringing your swimmer/s.
Mary
March 2nd
Hello everyone - well… another very good response to life saving on Friday - all eight instructors present, 20 Life Savers and three young volunteers - a special Well Done to Rodger who has completed his first six Young Volunteer sessions! Well done, also to Lucy who has also completed six Young Volunteer sessions and has, voluntarily completed the Swim England Foundation Safeguarding online training!
Our not so “newbies” in Lane 1 continue to work extremely hard and are really building their swimming and life saving skills and confidence! We have two more Friday sessions, then they will do their first Rookie Award Bronze Level 1 assessment on 21st March.
A big thank you to all parents for bringing your children - your efforts have not gone unnoticed!
Could I ask everyone to make sure that you have completed the “Code of Conduct” Google Form. Many thanks to those who have already done so
Mary
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