Tuesday, September 09, 2008

CLUB AGM and POOL TRAINING

This years AGM has been set for the 2nd November 2008. It will take place in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel at 3:30pm. The committee encourages all members to attend so as to give all members a say in how the club will progress. The agenda will be published in the near future but the meeting will include the Officers reports, Financial accounts, elections of the various committee positions and any other business.

Also the pool will start back on the same day, November 2nd, at the Regional sports centre swimming pool at 12:30pm, continuing each Sunday at the same time. All instructors and club divers are encouraged to turn up each Sunday and help out in the training of our members.

Cian

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Athlone Sub Aqua
Members and Friends Family Day Out

This Sunday afternoon 7th September from 2pm

Harvest Festival Carrickedmond

Background
Last Spring all of the Midland Sub Aqua Clubs were involved in an extensive search and recovery operation in the River Inny in the Kenagh-Ballymahon area. The local communities in acknowledgement of this have now come together to organise this Harvest Field Day whose sole purpose is to raise funds for the Sub Aqua Clubs involved.
Representatives of the various clubs involved have been attending recent meetings for the event and will be actively participating with stewarding on the day.

The Harvest Festival
Go back in time with Vintage Display and Working Field Day
Main attractions include
--Horse Harvesting Display --Vintage Tractor Harvesting
--Harvesting with Scythe --Threshing with Drum and Flail
--Harvesting with Reaping Hook --Roast Pig on a spit


Dancing with Music provided by Special guest Declan Nerney

This Sunday afternoon 7th September 2pm onwards

The weather forecast looks good so get out that straw hat and bonnet and join us.

Admission 10 euro and children are free

Harvest dance is in El Paso Bar, Kenagh, Sunday Night

Carrickedmond is only 3 miles from Ballymahon out the Edgewordstown road.

The Chairman and Committee of the Athlone Sub Aqua Club encourage all our members to support this admirable community iniative