Trying to order costumes for the Display Team with the world's tiniest budget!!! Argh, no fun. Tried to have a gymnastics free Saturday, but it just doesn't work that way, does it. Middlesborough GC are now friends of Irvine Bay and we hope to attend TVL in July 2012. Amy, Amiee and Thomas started their Level 1 Women's Artistic coaching course today, good luck to them. A course at this level costs £350. I managed to secure £150 per candidate from Sport Scotland and a further £350 from Torch Trophy Trust. Cost to the club was £250. The deal with Level 1 coaches is that they can train for free provided they coach at least 1 class per week for 2 years, if they stop coaching or leave the club in that time they must pay back the investment. Thomas will be taking Tuesday beginners, Amy will be taking Wednesday beginners and Amiee will be heloing out with Friday beginners and also possibly Monday Active Schools.
Went through all the registers with Pete, checked all the waiting lists and did some projected financial figures. We have taken 37 new members in the last 2 weeks. A phenomenal result!! But lots of paperwork to complete, boo! It means the finances can look a wee bit healthier. It's nice to be able to keep the wolves from the door.
Had a letter from 2014 Communities refusing our grant request. My fault entirely, didn't word it correctly. Back to the drawing board and ask again. If it first you don't succeed, I like to take inspiration from Robert The Bruce's spider friend.
Pete is currently working on the planning application for the new facility - cue much swearing from the corner. The costs for applying for planning are escalating as NAC keep shifting the goalposts. It's coming down to decisions like leotards for display team or planning application costs. The here and now or the future??
The website is more or less complete now and paypal buttons are being added for online fee payment and payment into the savings scheme.
And lastly, working on competition entries for Allander on the 2nd October, City Of Glasgow on the 9th October and Dynamite F&V on the 1st October.
Busy busy busy.......
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