Breaking News: After gaining her 8th cap representing GBR at this years Sanyo Cup in Japan club caption Lily Nichols has now been awarded the captaincy to lead the squad in June
The club are massively proud of Lily and so pleased for her gaining this amazing position
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The 2018 Edition of the Black Rock Run will be held on Friday 6th July. Signing on will be at the world famous Red Barn. More details to follow shortly
If amy Nipper parents are available to help run the Nipper Mill Rock Run please contact Nicola Oliver

Following the success of last years Quiz night where over £900 was raised the club the committee are please to announce the 2018 Quiz Night will be held on Friday 27th April. Thank you again St.Johns Garden Centre and Head Chef Mike Horstead for hosting the event which will include Food and a Bar!
Scott Pirie will once again be donning his Quiz Master robes and challenging your brain cells!
More information to follow soon but be sure to save the date! 

Trainer Assessor Probationary Course

Where: Woolacombe School
When: Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May 2018 (9-5pm)
How Much: £130pp
Course Tutor: Lauren Turner
MIS Course Code: 43479 (enrolment closes on Friday 27th April)

Please note your SLSGB membership must be valid for 2018 in order to be able to enrol on this course.

 What is it all about?

 This award will give learners the opportunity to demonstrate the relevant knowledge and skills to enable them to demonstrate that they can deliver quality training to candidates for SLSGB qualifications and awards and to then be able to competently assess and verify these qualifications. Individuals are expected to hold or have held the SLSGB awards that they wish to deliver.
 
This course qualifies you as a probationary Trainer Assessor, you will then be expected to complete a probationary period and deliver and assess a course under the supervision of a qualified Mentor.

Last week during a gala dinner ceremony hosted by the Australian Tourism Industry a WLSLC race cap was presented to current Nutri-Grain and World Ironwomen Champion Harriet Brown!
Attendees were asked to take a gift of thanks for their Australian hosts and a Woolacombe member suggested a club Race Cap! Legendary surf club BMD Northcliffe member Harriet accepted the cap and donated a new Northcliffe cap in return and an open invitation to visit the club for any Woolacombe member!

Save the date
What? End of season awards ceremony.
Where? Red Barn
When? Friday 3rd November 2017, 7.30 pm
Buffet& Disco 
£5 for payment in advance 
£10 for payment on the night
Contact Annette Deasy for advance tickets via the club Facebook Group or email

Please return trophies ASAP so we can get them engraved for the next person

With the 2017 summer season all but complete our club has lots to celebrate!
The season was kicked off by Jon Ward over in Alicante in May competing at the European Masters competition...up to his old tricks Jon secured another medal to add to his ever growing haul...Bronze in the Surf Race!
With Devon competitions being held early due to a busy season both Nippers & Youth/Seniors retained their county titles with strong performances both on the beach and in the sea
Next up was the first Celtic Cup round of the summer, taking place on Croyde beach many Woolacombe youth & senior members helped make up a strong Devon team taking on Cornwall
With a back up date needed Devon Masters went ahead at the end of July, with new found drive and swelling numbers the Wooly team secured 2nd place in tough conditions
The next whistles to be blown were not for competition but for what Woolacombe SLSC do best....for training and developing new skills in young people. On Tuesday 8th Aug a Sea Cadet course was held for members of the public aged 8-13. Action packed with fun and learning new lifesaving skills the day was a huge success with lots of positive feedback
Saturday 12th Aug saw the start of Nationals week, Woolacombe Masters are now the team to watch with returning experience and new members creating an awesome mix. After 2 days of competition 3rd place overall and many personal bests & medals were secured...2018 promises great things!
After a rest day it was time for Youth to hit the beach, returning to a beach with waves was heaven to the competitors and after 2 great days racing an overall 3rd place was achieved and massively deserved for a relatively small team....One member even made the news
Moving on to the last 2 days of racing for the week, Nippers arguably didn't get the chance to show all their strengths. with only a few girls surf races run the rest of the competition was kept shore side due to sea conditions....even with this adversity Nippers excelled and came home National Nipper Champions!
The last domestic racing of the season was left to Senior members, held at Portreath beach Senior Nationals was racing at its toughest right from the first whistle! Lead by Sean Deasy the team raced hard and fought for every last point in each race. After many heats & finals the team came away with 3rd place overall
With the last competition of the year finished and all the points totalled the Club is proud to announce it secured 2nd place in the Super-club standings!
The committee would like to say a big well done to all members for training and racing so hard. The skills you learn and practise each week might keep you or someone else safe one day
Looking forward to 2018 already!

Entries are now open for 2017 Ocean Nationals to be held at Holywell Bay & Portreath, entry forms are now available on the Entry Forms page for you to download, complete and give back to either your coach or Nic Whittaker as per Devon entries

Closing dates are as follows, with no late entries being accepted...so don't miss out on the fun!

Nippers: 17th July (Form TBC)
Youth: 17th July
Open: 31st July
Masters: 17th July

Go Team Woolacombe! 

With fantastic weather for the athletes and spectators this years Taw Triple saw a great turn out of athletes from all 4 North Devon SLS Clubs
Age Group and winners were:
Taw Triple
Bob Whittaker, Melissa Jackson, Mark Henry, Tracey Lark, Josh Gammon, Keith Gammon & Karl Whittaker
Taw BIathlon
Lucy Jones, Sky Pirrie & William Figes
Congratulations to all the competitors, full results and times are attached as serve as targets for next year!
WSLSC would like to thank all the helpers, without you we could not run the event. Water Safety, course marshals, timers & lap recorders, cake makers, results inputters, ski handlers and 1st aiders. A special thanks to Richard Harrison from Saunton Sands club for being our event safety manager and to The Frame Shop for sponsoring Medals and refreshments

Look out for Woolacombes next event 'The Kings Race' happening this summer!