NEW MEMBERS: We welcome new
members, Matthew Bly and Michelle Koot. Its fantastic to have you
join us, we are sure you’ll have a great time with the club. Others are always willing
to help so if there is anything you’d like to know please ask.
PATCH PASSES: Patch class
has been going full steam ahead - all have been progressing well. The following
have passed patches in the last month:- Congratulations to Karina
Murray-Dodd patch 1, Georgia Oliver patch 1, Cheyenne Murray-Dodd
patch 1, Ashleigh Jenkins-Hoult patch 2, Vanessa Bowden patch
2, Shantalia Robinson patch 2, Nadia van Dalen patch 2, Alan
Doyle patch 3.
Don’t forget embroidered
patches are available for purchase on Tuesday nights at patch class ($4 each)
for those who have passed. Many skaters sew or glue these onto a skate bag. But
they can be sewn on a jacket, pinned on a noticeboard – whatever.
SKATER OF THE MONTH: Congratulations
to Vanessa Bowden who is Patch Class Skater of the Month for September.
Vanessa has been showing excellence in effort and determination and made
spectacular progress in the time she has been skating. She passed both Patch 1
and Patch 2 in around four weeks. Special mention also to Ashleigh
Jenkins-Hoult for her superb achievement in passing patches 1 and 2 in
around four weeks also.
COACH OF THE MONTH: Congratulations
to Nika Thomson who is Patch Class Coach of the Month for
September. Thank you to Nika and all
other patch coaches who give their time voluntarily to help new skaters improve
their skills.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Birthday wishes
to Margaret Day, Oliver Ewert, Sarah Hazelwood, Jacinta Bowden, Nicola
Bowden, Alan Thomson, Samantha Major, Charlotte Picard, Candeece Blaikie,
Alastair Merrifield, Kelsi Linney and Daniel Patrick for your
special day in October.
NATIONALS 2006: During recent
Central Area Championships our club had a fantastic 32 members qualify to
represent the central area at New Zealand Nationals in January 2006. What’s
more, all UHRSC skaters who competed qualified!!!! Congratulations everyone - especially Jack Patrick, Oliver
Ewert, Roger Boulcott, Lewis Johnson, Kieran Phillips, Steve Phillips
and Stephanie Challis who will compete in their first Nationals. Full results
later in the newsletter.
*Due to illness Michelle
Crosby was unable to skate but has applied for a special exemption to skate
Nationals, we are hopeful this will be approved soon.
BLACK AND WHITE
NIGHT DISCO:
Around 100 people enjoyed a special “Black and White” themed night disco
earlier this month. It was lots of fun and raised around $450 to help our
nationals team. It was exciting to see so many people enjoying skating under
the disco lights to great recorded music and live music from college band “Call
to Arms”. A big thank you to Cathie McCallum, David Linney and Mary-Anne
Thomson who organised and ran the event. Thanks too to Matt McCallum’s
band “Call to Arms” who gave up their night to play for us, Janet Doyle for
the donated prizes, Hungry Kiwis Pizza for all the free pizza vouchers
we gave away, and everyone who helped in some way. Special mention to Rebecca
Hoult who worked tirelessly all night – your help was invaluable. Because
of the success of our Black and White Night we will be running another special
night disco this year.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT
DISCO: Mark Saturday December 17 in your diary now. It will be
a fun way to end the year with other club members, your family and friends.
We’ll be
holding a Christmas themed Night Disco. There’ll be spot prizes for those in
Christmas themed costume, games, great recorded sound (hopefully a live band
too) and a skating demonstration or two. Because it gets dark later we’ll be
running it from 8 to 10.30pm. So invite your friends and family now!!!! More details next newsletter.
NATIONALS
UNIFORM: The club is supplying (at no charge) a trendy new uniform to
all Nationals team members. Consisting of a jacket, t-shirt and zip leg track
pants, it must be worn by all team members for the Nationals photo in December
and for the opening ceremony. While the club will retain ownership of the
uniform, skaters may also choose to wear it at any time during nationals and
for other events. Because it reflects on the club, the committee asks that it
is worn correctly and tidily. Any Nationals supporter or club member who is
interested in buying either a complete uniform or maybe just a jacket can see
Chris Hazelwood (phone 5297551) to see samples, get prices and order one.
Orders must be in by October 29.
NATIONALS TEAM
PHOTO:
All Nationals team members please mark December 11 on your calendar because we
will be taking the team photo that day and would like everyone in it if
possible. Time will be advised next newsletter.
SPONSORSHIP OF
NATIONALS UNIFORMS: We thank the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan
Club for their contribution of $500 towards the cost of the Nationals
Uniforms. Unfortunately several other grants we have applied for have not come
our way. This is where we need your help urgently!!!! We still need around
$3000. Please can you ask any businesses you know or are associated with, if
they would be prepared to be the major sponsor of the uniform. Please see
Mary-Anne Thomson urgently (phone 5289127) for more details. In return for the
sponsorship we would be happy to display the sponsors name in a variety of
places – including on the uniform.
CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIPS: This is a fun competition for all club
skaters held right here in Upper Hutt. Please mark December 11 on your
calendar and plan to be there. There will be a grade for every club skater from
Patch 1 through to international level. The club pays for everything – judging
expenses, certificates, programmes, medals, trophy engraving etc. The only cost
to skaters is a $5 registration fee. For patch class skaters who don’t have
their own coach, we’ll be starting learning short routines in patch class
soon. Entry forms will be on the notice
board early November. More information next newsletter.
MEMBERSHIP
CARDS: Soon we will be providing membership cards. These cards will
be used to identify those of you entitled to $2/free entry to Saturday
afternoon/school holiday afternoon discos. Please remember to bring your card
to the rink each time you come to a disco. Those people working on the door
will be told “no card no reduced/free entry”.
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS: Best Wishes to Sarah-Jane Jones who
travels to Rome in mid November to compete at the World Artistic Rollerskating
Championships. Go Sarah-Jane!!!!!
UNIVERSITY
SPORTS BLUE: Congratulations to Sarah-Jane
Jones who has just been awarded a Massey University Sports Blue for Roller
Sports.
COLLEGE SPORT
NOMINEES: Good luck to Sam Wright
and Laura McKenzie who have both been nominated for the 2005 College
Sport Awards. We look forward to hearing the results in early November.
TV STARS: Did you see
our Rollergirls Team (Stefanie McCallum, Laura McKenzie, Nika Thomson, Emma
Hazelwood, Kyra Thomson, Kelsi Linney, Sarah-Jane Jones (Coach) on TV
recently. The team won the Milo Team of the Week Award. Well done!!!!!
MORO BARS: Thanks to Bill
Pratt and Michelle Crosby who heard last month’s plea and sold boxes of
Moro Bars for us. We still have three boxes to sell – I’d love to see them gone
this week. Please if you can sell just one more box, could you contact Mary-Anne
on 5289127.
We
still have some outstanding money – if you have sold your box and haven’t
returned the money yet, please give it to Mary-Anne Thomson or David Linney as
soon as possible.
LIGHTS: You will be
shocked to know that the overall cost of power to the club has gone up 40% on
last year. Only part of this is price rises – the rest is usage. Our bill for
July was $650. The more power we use – the more we pay – the more we pay the
more we have to charge in fees. We have observed that some members come into
the rink and automatically switch the lights on, whether they are needed or
not. To keep fees as low as possible for all members, please be aware of the
cost of power and only use the lighting when really necessary.
SKATE HIRE: We have good quality
skates available for hire for those skaters who haven’t reached the stage of
wanting to purchase their own yet. Sizes available vary from month to month -
If you are interested please see Chris Hazelwood.
SKATES FOR SALE: We have a small
stock of skates on hand that members want to sell. What is available changes
fairly regularly so if you are looking to buy skates please contact Chris. If
you have any skates you’d like to sell, you could also let Chris know.
FIGURE SKATES WANTED: Does anyone
have a pair of excellent/good condition figure skates for sale. Prefer size 260
Risport Boot or 255 Edea Boot on Atlas or Roll-Line Plates. Please contact
Mary-Anne on 5289127 or thomson@paradise.net.nz
if you have anything suitable.
RESULTS FROM SOUTHERN AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Upper
Hutt Roller Skating Club members results from Southern Area Championships held
in Christchurch on October 1.
Figures Juvenile: Kyra Thomson 1st; Youth:
Nika Thomson 1st.
Freeskating Junior Inline: Nika Thomson 1st; Elementary: Nika
Thomson 2nd; Juvenile: Kyra
Thomson 2nd.
Solo Dance Classic: Raewyn Hailes 1st
Elementary: Nika Thomson 1st; Juvenile: Kyra
Thomson 1st.
UPCOMING
COMPETITIONS/MEDAL TESTS:
Please Note: Dates/Venues
maybe subject to alteration. Please check with event management
RINK CLOSURE: The rink will
be closed for its annual maintenance and paint from Jan 1 2006 to January 22
2006. This means the last day for skating will be December 31.