Rogers Abrahams

Lyndsey Allen

Helen Ashworth

Jenny Artherton

Nick Atkinson

Hazel Battersby

Stephen Battersby

Ian Baxter

Howard Blakeley

Marlene Blakeley

Peter Belford

Brian Caldwell

Linda Chew

Dave Eaves

Lauren Elliott

Phil Elliott

Stuart Ferguson

John Graham

Emma Greenhalgh

Kim Hudson

Ray Jones

Janet Kanalas

Winston McIntosh

Roy Matthews

Julie Naylor

Marcus Orrell

Mark Orrell

Nicky Reckless

Tony Robins

Bob Simpson

Chris Stewart

David Whalley

Phil Wigglesworth

Gerry Wigglesworth

Dave Wilson

Cheryl Wood

Chair – post vacant

Secretary – Helen Ashworth

Treasurer – Bob Simpson

Membership Secretary – Hazel Battersby

Newsletter Editor – Marlene Blakeley

Race Team Liaison - Steffan Huppach

Boarding Representative – Stuart Ferguson

Equipment Representative – Tony Robins

Slope / Clubhouse Maintenance – Jonathan Maginn

Intructors Uniforms – Terry Watters

Duty Officer Liaison – Nigel Wight

Website Editor – Andrea Rogers

THE CLUB’S AGM WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY 12 MAY 2010.  This will be held at the Clitheroe Conservative Club, commencing at 7:30 pm.   

Please make every effort to attend as this is one of the opportunities for the membership to express any concerns.

PENDLE SKI CLUB IS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR

Pendle Ski Club is currently looking for another snowboard instructor to allow the club to extend its lesson facilities. If you are of a good standard and would like to train as an instructor or you already are an instructor and would be willing to work as a volunteer as an instructor at the club then send an email to: pendle-ski-club@hotmail.co.uk or contact Helen Ashworth on 01254 232514.

Wednesday evening 31 March 2010 will be the last session of the season.  The Club will reopen on Sunday 3 October for Open Day and lessons will commence on Monday evening 4 October 2010.

The weekend of the 6th 7th September hosted the English Champs at Norwich, where once again, Pendle Race Squad beared their teeth! The Pendle participants were Emily Whitelock (who achieved a 2nd Place in Junior 1 Age group), Beth Widdup, Lauren Elliott, Viv Watson, Becky Lyth and Laura Widdup, for the boys, Brad Morgan (2nd OVERALL and 1st in Junior 2) Andy Roose (2nd in Junior 2), Kaigan Witts (2nd in Children 2), Richard Leeson, Mickey Knowles, Adam Hutchings, Charles Richardson, Dan Wyatt, Jake Morgan, Andrew Leeseon, Dougie Whitelock and George Richardson.

Two teams were entered into the All England Club Championships with Pendle ‘A’ being crowned Champions beating the heavily fancied Bromley into second place by a whisker! Congratulations to the team of Dan Wyatt, Emily Whitelock, Brad Morgan and Andy Roose for a well earned victory!!

A very well done to the Pendle ‘B’ team for getting through to the knockout stages, Andy Leeson, Beth Widdup, Charles Richardson and Adam Hutchings – Well Done. Also Well Done to Declan Huppach who came 3rd in the Boys Mini’s race!

Last year David was selected for the Great Britain Europa Cup Alpine Ski Team and had a very successful first year culminating in a fantastic win at the British Land Championships beating the seven time champion, Alain Baxter, into second place.

Asked about his plans for the future, David still has his childhood dream of being at the Vancouver Olympics firmly at the front of his mind. For all youngsters interested in skiing – take a look at Davids achievements over the last 5 years.

Major Achievements (January 2010)

Josef Huppach is also moving up the rankings in the Under 8 – well skied Lorna Side 1st in the mature group and Alison Albion 3rd Joely, Robert and Callum – thank you for your contribution to the Pendle scores – a great effort Jo Nixon did well in the U12 and improved his overall ranking despite missing some months.  Chris Corr missed 2 months but came 2nd in U14 one month and ended up in group 1 in the afternoon – brilliant Ed wilson finished 4th but missed 2 months – if only…….

David Eaves finished 5th in his group but only 1 point off 4th and 2 points off 3rd – next year a little more wax and sharper edges please! Stephen Whittles and Geof Side did well and would have been up in the medals if they had raced each month. 

A mention must be made to some other s who have helped out the Pendle teams whenever possible – Mark and Chris Lomax, Kaigan and Callum Witts and new racers this year Stephen Ibrams, Georgia Whittles, Kelly Wiseman (I’m sure you can persuade your dad to do it next year) David Bolton and not forgetting Stefan Huppach.

Corrine Side 2nd

The winners of the NW Champs dual slalom

• Andrew Leeson – Senior
• Andrew Roose U19
• Marcus Orrell U19
• Lauren Elliott U19
• Kaigan Witts U16
• Dec Huppach U10
• Evie Barrow 1st
• Eleanor Eaves 3rd

Under 14 boys

• Jake Morgan 1st
• Chris Corr 2nd
• Mikey Knowles 3rd

There has also been work on the nursery slope with the top third being replaced.

A new helmet storage unit has been installed, the floor made good and painted.   So I think we are almost ready for the start of the season!  All we need now is you.

Welcome Back!

After a summer(!) of great sporting events I am sure you are all itching to get back to carving up the slopes in time for your deserved winter breaks. The time is almost upon you to dig out your salopettes, find that ski jacket and dry out your gloves to get in some practice, or a few lessons to make yourself ‘Winter Ready’.

During the ‘closed season’ a huge amount of hard work goes on behind the scenes ensuring that the club and it’s slopes are well prepared and ready for the winter. ALL of this is carried out by the Clubs members as unpaid volunteers – NO financial recompense is made to the league of people who give up their free time to ensure the Club is in a position to open at the beginning of October. Their only reward, a voucher to be offset against the cost of skiing at the Club. Even a small club like Pendle requires a vast number of people to keep things operational! This summer over 200 new mats have been laid on the main slope, over 60 tonnes of stone has been hand-balled by wheel barrow from the car park to the bottom of the slope to then be used to prepare the ground under the slope, over 1350 square metres of weed control fabric has been laid to prevent the grass from growing through onto the slope and over 60 misting jets have been replaced to help maintain our position as one of the ‘BEST’ dry ski slopes in the country! But, it did not stop there the pathways have been cleared, back filled and finished off with sustainable matting to make them more user friendly, the nursery slope has been cleared and cleaned of debris and many of the mats have been re-laid for longevity. The club house has been re-plastered and, as I write this, the decorators are preparing to come in and give the interior a fresh lick of paint. Hopefully, by the season start, the clubhouse floor will have been renewed also. In addition to this the club has invested in another £5000 worth of new skis and ski boots for it’s members.

Every penny of the money spent on the club is provided by its members! If you take into account that the materials used on the slope add up to well over £30,000 this year alone you can begin to see where the club is sometimes forced to ‘make do’ with some items for quite some time. Whilst trying to keep membership to an affordable level, yet ensuring that investment in the club does not fall too far short of the mark! It is the committee’s intention to ensure, at least over the next couple of seasons that this re-investment continues. Next ‘closed season’ weMUST re-position and replace the steps coming down to the clubhouse, the toilet facilities MUST be improved, we NEED improved viewing areas outside and we MUST make a decision regarding the clubhouse. Pendle Ski Club is not a commercial operation, it is YOUR Club, you have an opinion, your committee is there to run the Ski Club on your behalf, if you feel that you can contribute, speak to a committee member or put your thoughts in writing to the committee, we meet once a month to discuss the day to day operations, plan for the future and wellbeing of the club.

As often happens during the season, we find ourselves ‘busy fools’ trying to keep up with demand, to help with this, one of the club notice boards is being used to keep everyone informed about what goes on at the club on each day, maybe there is a lesson you didn’t know about!! If you find that you are in a position to volunteer to help out, maybe serving behind the counter, helping do the laundry etc, please make yourself known to the duty officer.

As many of you are well aware, Pendle Ski Club has a fine tradition of racing within its membership and to maintain this, the Club has this year won the All England Club Trophy in a hard fought, thrilling head to head race off at the All England Championships held in Norwich! Congratulations to the ‘A’ team of Andy Roose, Brad Morgan, Dan Wyatt and Emily Whitelock, and no small mention to Carl Ryding, Colin Tee and Lyndsey Allen who train, nurture and encourage the racers throughout the season. Look for the ‘Race section’ of this newsletter to learn more about the success of the club and its racers! One of the clubs main reasons behind it’s racing success is the large number of racers who regularly attend race training, remember, if you or your children are club members and would like to look at racing we hold an introductory race training on Tuesday evening from 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m., ask your instructor if they feel you are up to the task!!

Finally, Open Day falls on the 5th October this year, First half hour ‘taster session’ begins at 10.00a.m. with the last session starting at 3.30p.m. The BBQ will be lit early and we’ve put a request in for clear skies(!) Why not encourage friends, work colleagues or relations to come over and try skiing or snow-boarding, at only £2.00 for an adult or £1.00 for a child, it makes a cheap day out!!

I look forward to seeing you all at your Ski Club!

Paul Rayson