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Dates for Diaries Summary

Sat 07/11/09 Juniors sessions moved to Cox Green Leisure Centre
Click HERE for map. Contact Junior Section
Sun 29/11/09 Eynsham 10k  (Target Race) - see fixtures page (Full)
Wed 09/12/09 VLM Club Places Ballot - See below
Sat 12/12/09 Junior Awards / Family Fun Session / Final session of 2009
10:00 - 12:00 tbc. Contact Junior Section
Wed 16/12/09 'Tinsel Run' from clubhouse. Food & Drink to follow
Mon 28/12/09 Cliveden XC  (Target Race) - see fixtures page. (full)
Sat 09/01/09 First Juniors session of 2010, Cox Green Leisure Centre
Click HERE for map. Contact Junior Section
Fri 29/01/10 Annual Awards Dinner - Maidenhead Golf Club
NOTE Change of date

 

see also fixtures page for other dates

 

MAC email / news facility
As many of you are now aware, sending news frequently & directly to members via email  became problematic to the point of being impracticable.
To address this, we have been providing regularly updated club news on this page on the club website and encouraging all member to visit as frequently as possible.

We have now also introduced a 'Google Groups' based email & web, free subscription service. All members should receive an invitation to sign-up within the near future.
Contact:
Gill Evans

http://groups.google.com/group/maidenheadac
 

Virgin London Marathon
Sunday  25th April 2010

MAC Have been allocated 3 Club Runner entries.

These will be distributed by ballot before the evening run on Wednesday 9th December 2009.

To enter the ballot, a member must:

  1. Have been a fully paid up first claim member of the club on 31st March  2009 and remain a fully paid up member until on or after race day.

  2. Provide proof that he or she submitted an entry for the race through the official entry procedure and had that entry rejected by virtue of the London Marathon race entry ballot.

  3. Not have received a club entry in the club ballot for the 2009 race.

Members successful in the Club ballot will be required to accept their entry forms personally and give an assurance that they understand the rules & deadlines pertaining to the race entry requirements.

Please get your VLM Ballot rejection slips (proof of entry submission) to Gill Evans or  Dave Dando by 6:30pm on the evening of the club ballot.
Members meeting only the first two of these conditions should retain their rejection slips, as there is a (very small) chance that not all 4 places will be taken by members meeting all three.

Contact:
Gill Evans

 

 

Permit Parking at Braywick
The car park directly opposite our clubhouse, together with the two other car parks adjacent to the Rugby Club are now designated 'Permit Parking Only' areas.
Permits are available at the club house for all paid-up MAC senior members and the parents of junior members. Please see Sue Leigh, John Rickman or Dave Dando at any junior or senior session meeting time.

The objective of this measure is to preserve as much parking space as possible for resident club members and force casual users to use the bigger main car park to the right of the park entrance.

However, as there will be more permits issued than permit only places available, a permit does not guarantee a parking place.

The WAMDSAD car park remains exclusively for the use of WAMDSAD members.

Enforcement, with fixed penalties for those not displaying permits has now begun.

When parking in the permit only areas, always check that your permit is prominently & obviously displayed, BUT: If after doing that a ticket is wrongly issued (as has unfortunately already happened to one of our members!), note (or better still photograph) the location of the permit and the car, getting the bay number if possible. Then take the the ticket together with the photograph and any other evidence (e.g. witness statement) to the Town Hall.

 

Members Services & Notices
As discussed at the AGM, the club want to encourage the offering and recommending of services between members. To assist this, we have provided a Members Services binder to be kept in the bookcase in the club room. This can be used to advertise things as diverse as massage, physiotherapy, household services, holidays & accommodation and other sporting events.

As space on the club room notice boards is now at a premium and required specifically at this time for the Maidenhead Easter 10, all personal items, currently occupying notice board space will be removed from the notice board and placed into the binder.

The club room notice boards are now to be used only for those items genuinely serving the club's interest. All other items will be removed.

Please check out the Members Services binder regularly and particularly when looking for a service. Personal contact and recommendation are worth a lot when investing.

Clubhouse Security
We have recently observed personal articles, (bags, clothing, etc.) left unattended in the main clubhouse area.
Whilst the club can never guarantee the safety of such items, it must be acknowledged that a chance thief would find it considerably easier to 'nip in' and steal an item from the club room than to go through a closed door into the changing rooms.
We ask therefore that bags and clothing be left only in the changing rooms and not in the main club room of office.

There have also been several instances of park users wandering into to the clubhouse to use the toilets. This must be discouraged, as our toilets are  part of our changing areas, where at any time, there could be juniors and / or personal possessions. We have agreed with the Bodyzone Gym, that we will ensure that the public toilets (on the Astroturf side of the building) will be opened whenever they or we are open and closed at other times, particularly overnight. There is a key to the public toilets in the key safe next to the large storeroom door. We also need to ensure that the clubhouse is locked and made secure when we leave. Garry Jeffries will provide a key for copying to any paid-up members needing access, and Garry has also put up a notice containing 'Last Person to Leave' instructions. All members are asked to familiarise themselves with these.
It has also become apparent that members without keys can be inadvertently locked-in! To address this, a main door key has been left behind the picture in the office. This should only be used in an emergency and returned to its place immediately after use.
Contact:

Garry Jeffries

 

Clubhouse Update
Following even more hard graft by Mick Fursedon & his apprentice (son Jim), a cooker, and plasma flat screen television have now been installed. A telephone,  and improved signage are next on the agenda.

 

Athlete Affiliation
The Athlete Affiliation requirement, introduced by England Athletics in 2007, potentially affects ALL our members. For more information please download our Questions and Answers document.
Affiliation for year 1/4/2009-31/3/2010 is now complete. Those members who have requested affiliation should receive their cards soon. In the meantime, URNs (affiliation numbers) are available from MAC Membership Secretary, John Rickman.
We are finding that more and more road race online & paper entry forms are insisting on an affiliation number being specified in order to attract the associated discount and recognition of club membership. All members who regularly enter UKA licensed races should now consider this option.
Contact:
John Rickman

 

Major Award for MAC

England Athletics have named Maidenhead Athletic Club 'South East Club - Community Partnership Award' winners for 2009. This is a highly prized award, as there are over 200 affiliated athletics clubs in the South-East region.

 

MAC Kit
The following items of MAC kit are now available from
Thames Valley Sports:

Club Vest (Male & Female, all sizes)

£20.00

Junior Tee Shirt (Cotton)

£10.00

Senior 'Performance' Tee Shirt

£20.00

Tracker' style Running shorts

£20.00

Eclipse Workout Shorts (ladies)

£20.00

Eclipse 3/4 Tights (unisex)

£25.00

TVS are at: 3 St. Marks Crescent, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 5DA
Telephone: 01628 630356
http://www.thamesvalleysports.co.uk/

Next Committee Meeting
Wednesday 9th December 2009 – 19:45 - WAMDSAD
Contact:
Gill Evans