Funeral Details

Ron Braund's funeral will be held on Monday 5th January at 10am in Dunfermline Crematorium.

Is This The End  Of GB Waterpolo

From the Secretary:

To : Members
Following the recent decision by UK Sport not to allocate any funds for the period 2009-2012 to GB Water polo until late January 2009 and at a reduced amount from the previous allocation (£3M), GB Water polo now faces a financial crisis.
Discussions have been taking place over this issue between various parties in England and a 'Friends of Water polo' lobbying group set-up.  More information and comments will follow.

Fantastic Fundraising Effort

The following has been received from Zach:

Today we raised a further £941 with our bag packing at M&S. Thanks go to all who helped today at any time. A special well done is also due to Andrew Woodall who helped the staff with the "Turkey Collection Service" all day and did a great job! Also big thanks to Beth, Caitlin, Grace, Gael and the Melvilles who travelled from a far to help us out!
This means that since Sunday with three bag packing days and the raffle the club has made a grand total of £2765. This should give the club the extra boost that it needs financially going into the New Year. A final thanks is due to Jeanette and Sylvia for organising the raffle once again this year.
We can all sit back and enjoy Christmas now! Thanks again.
Zach

I would just like to add that a HUGE thank you should go to Iain Thomson who has done a fantastic job in organising this fundraising and to everyone who has helped over the three days.

Sad News

The Club were saddened to hear of the death of Ron Braund, father of ex member Colin Braund.

UKCC Level 1

Congratulations to the following on completing their UKCC Level 1 waterpolo coaching course -
Keith Falconer; Scott Wilson; Andrew Woodall; Robert Tate; Mike Poole; Donald Griffiths & Stewart Hamilton. They are welcome additions to our coaching pool with eight members having passed the course previously.
In addition Elliot Robertson and Michael Adamson also completed the course.
The results are expected  to be announced during February 2009.

Message from Iain Thomson - Bagpackinig

Today's efforts at Tesco were great from all members of both DWPC and DASC. Overall we raised £1410 and that gives each club £705. Staff at Tesco were full of praise for all involved- both parents and swimmers.   At the end of the day lots of packers were beginning to wilt but it was still smiles all round.  Thanks again to all involved- hope to see polo players again tomorrow or Tuesday!
Thanks
Iain

Christmas Hamper Raffle

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Christmas Hamper Raffle.  We made a profit of £278.  Prize winners were:

1st Prize   Sylvia Mackay  2nd Prize   Calum Fraser  3rd Prize  B Jamieson

There were three other prizes, all of which have been claimed.

Urgent Request from Fundraiser!

URGENT NEWS!!!!
We have just received a call asking us if we could bag pack on Tuesday 23rd of December at M&S because of a cancellation. This is the busiest day of the year and we urgently require helpers- we couldn’t possibly say no. Those who volunteer to pack for a large period of time through the day will have their lunch bought for them by the club. The day will start again at 9am and finish at 6pm.
We do realise that this would be potentially 3 days in a row for some people, however with the club in such an insecure financial state it is very important that we take all of the changes we get to pack. Your efforts will be rewarded!!
Thanks to all those who have already volunteered. How about spending another day???  

Please contact Iain Thomson

Thanks to all

Portobello Stay Up

Portobello have managed to avoid relegation from NWPL Div 1.  They won their "must win" match against Polytechnic 10 - 8.  Full Results and table

DWPC Host Hamilton

On Sunday, DWPC hosted a young team from Hamilton.  This match was for our younger players, some of them playing in their first ever match.  The final score in what was a close match throughout was 11-9 to DWPC.

Goal scorers:  Sandy Norman 1,Scott Wilson 2, Daniel Woodall 2, Luke Thomson 2,  Charlie Johnstone 1, Liam Rodger 2, James  Pulham 1

From the Secretary

Members / Parents,
Please note there is a development game on Sun 14th Dec from 5pm until 6.30pm (note earlier start time) at Carnegie Centre against a team from Hamilton . It is envisaged that all juniors will get some pool time with DWPC fielding two teams possibly. Can parents ensure their children are poolside for 4.45pm to allow us time to pick two teams.
As you are probably aware this is a busy time of the year for fundraising.  The club have excellent stocking fillers in the form of a Pen/Pencil set which are personalised to celebrate DWPC’s 25th anniversary year. These cost £5 with a £1 going to club funds. We have also distributed raffle tickets for our Xmas Hamper raffle for all members to sell. Can these be returned ASAP. There is a list on the poolside notice board requesting donations for the Hamper (must be Marks and Spencer) please pop in and put your name against an item so that we can fill up the hamper.
Finally we have secured two bag packing days on Sunday the 21st of December at Tesco, Duloch Park and at M&S in Dunfermline on Monday the 22nd of December. Please put these dates in your diary as this is the most important fundraiser of the year for the club. We will require volunteers to fill 2-3hr slots on each day in order to maximise our profits, further details and a rota will be circulated soon, please keep an eye on the website for these throughout the week; www.dunfermline-wpc.co.uk

NWPL Division One

Portobello and GB Juniors are in action this weekend.  Today Portobello were beaten 6 - 12 by GBJ2.  GBJ1 won their match against Lancaster 13 - 5, but were beaten 10 - 19 by Rotherham.  Tomorrow GBJ2 play Invicta and Polytechnic, whilst Portobello play in a relegation decider against Polytechnic.  Full results

Message from Fundraiser

We have sold out all of the single pen sets but still have pen/pencil sets left for £5. Contact Iain Thomson to order them, but be quick as there are only a few left!
We have bag packing days as follows and we need volunteers to fill slots between 9am and 6pm both days:
- Tesco Duloch Park on Sunday 21st December joint with Dunfermline ASC
- M&S in Dunfermline on Monday the 22nd of December on our own.  Both stores are expected to be busy on both days and we need as many volunteers, juniors, juniors' parents and seniors, as possible to maximise our potential profits.  All names to Iain Thomson ASAP

Victory For DWPC Ladies

DWPC Ladies beat Menzieshill Whitehall Ladies 17 - 5 (4-0, 5-1, 4-3, 4-1) in their SNL match.  

Goal scorers:  F Cameron 3, N Tait 3, V Witko 1, J Mackay 6, L Burel 1, G Logan 1, L Carbonell 2

No Senior Training

I have just been informed that there will be a Ladies SNL match played tonight at 6.30pm so there will be no senior training tonight.  I apologise for the short notice, but I have only just been informed (3.30pm).

Ladies Match

There is possibly going to be a Ladies SNL match tonight at 6.30pm.  If this goes ahead there will be no senior training tonight.  Once it has been confirmed I will update the website.  Watch this space!!

NWPL Div 2/Div 3 Playoff

Congratulations to Leeds on gaining promotion to the 2nd division through defeating Hucknall 12-10 in a closely fought play-off.

Mixed Results From NWPL

GB Juniors weekend got off to a good start with GBJ1 beating Bristol 6-4 and GBJ2 beating Polytechnic 8-5. Andrew Woodall scored one of the goals.  Their luck ran out though on Sunday as they were beaten 10-7 by Cheltenham.  Unfortunately Portobello did not fair so well.  They were beaten 6-16 by Welsh Wanderer's and 15-11 by Invicta.

Funding for 2012 Olympics

Disappointing news from UK Sport re funding for the next four years to London 2012 with no funds currently allocated to Water polo following on from the £3.15m allocation for the previous period. It appears that twelve sports will have to share £12.5M in addition to any further funds that can be raised.  This may well have serious implications for the plans for GB at elite level.
Further info on BBC website and UK Sport website 

NWPL Division One

Portobello and GB Juniors are in action this weekend in Loughborough.  Portobello face Welsh Wanderer's at 6.10pm today and Invicta tomorrow at 4.40pm.  GBJ1 play Bristol today at 2.40pm.  GBJ2 face Polytechnic today at 7.20pm and Cheltenham tomorrow at 1.10pm.

British Teams in European Action

City of Liverpool and City of Sheffield Ladies are currently in European action in the LEN Trophy 2008-2009

The draw has been made for next year's World League in which GB will be taking part.  Montenegro, Italy and Rumania will provide the opposition. But the great bonus from the fans' point of view is that group matches are to be played on a home and away basis, offering the opportunity to watch many of the world's top players in action in this country.  Provisional dates for GB's home matches are 14 April, 5 May and 12 May.

DWPC Beaten Again

DWPC were beaten for the second time in a week 10-20 by Portobello.  DWPC started off strongly with their starting seven and were level at the end of the first period.  Unfortunately this did not continue and they were always up against it, with Portobello proving too strong  for our younger players.  Goal scorers:  D Stewart 5, P Metcalfe 1, A Woodall 2, Calum Fraser 2.

DWPC have now completed all of their matches and are guaranteed to finish second in the league behind Portobello, the only team to beat them.

Two Out Of Three Wins For Caledonia Ladies

 Caledonia ladies won their second game 23 - 1 against Sunderland . They then went on to win their third game 7-6, with the winning goal scored with just 0.4 seconds to go!

Defeat For Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia Ladies have lost their opening match of the weekend.  They were beaten 6-4 by Liverpool B.  Hopefully more details to follow.

Development Match

Ex Scottish Internationalist John Gaffney will be bringing his young team from Hamilton to visit the Club on Sunday 14th December to play a training match against our young players. The session will commence 30 minutes earlier at 5pm that evening and will involve all players of 1995+.
Table officials, referees, coaches etc are required to assist on the day - please step forward to help and ensure that the kids can experience the best possible conditions for their match.

Busy Weekend For Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia Ladies travel to Basingstoke this weekend.  They play Liverpool B at 3.30pm and Sunderland at 6.30pm on Saturday and Manchester C at 9.00am on Sunday.

Lancaster Crowned Champions - Again

Lancaster have won NWPL Division One for the tenth time, and with a weekend to spare!  Full story

DWPC Lose 100% Record

DWPC were beaten tonight 18-8 by Portobello.  Due to exams, illness and injury only eight players were available which included three fourteen year olds (one a goalkeeper) so it was not a bad result considering Portobello were almost at full strength. It is a credit to the Club that even with such a weakened team the fixture was fulfilled. There should be a stronger team available for the return home match on Sunday.  Hopefully, more details to follow.

DWPC maintained their unbeaten record in the Scottish National League beating Edinburgh Uni 18-12 (5-3)(6-3)(3-4)(4-2).  DWPC started this match with 2 players over the age of 18 in the starting 7, which included two 14 year olds, they were playing against far older and bigger players, but they held their own to dominate the match.

Team: S Metcalfe, C Campbell, D Stewart, D Campbell, Z Thomson, R Tate, S Carlile, A Woodall, C Fraser.

Scorers: A Woodall 6, C Campbell 5, D Campbell 3, R Tate 2, C Fraser 2.

Session Change

With the Senior players playing in the National league this weekend the
Development session on Sunday 23 November 2008 has been extended by 30
minutes and will now finish at 7pm instead of 6.30pm.

Excellent Win For DWPC

DWPC have maintained their unbeaten record in the Scottish National League beating Warrender 14 - 12.  In a closely fought match, DWPC held their own against an older, physically stronger opposition to hold on for the victory.

Goal scorers:  C Campbell 3, D Campbell 2, R Tate 1, A Woodall 6, C Fraser 2

Thank you to Mike Tate and Brian Campbell for stepping in at short notice to referee the game as we had no official referees.

Christmas Closure Dates
Last session of 2008 : Sunday 21 December 2008
First session of 2009 Sunday 11 January 2008 7pm at Cowdenbeath

Fixture Change

The DWPC v Menzieshill Whitehall ladies match scheduled for Sunday 23rd November will now take place on Sunday 7th December.

Busy Weekend Ahead

This weekend will be a busy one.  DWPC start off the weekend playing Edinburgh University on Friday night in a SNL match.  

Caledonia then travel to Walsall for their final two NWPL Division 3 matches this season.  They play South Derbyshire on Saturday at 13.45 and Ealing on Sunday at 11.00am.

Portobello travel to Lancaster where they play Polytechnic and Cheltenham.  GB Juniors 1 and 2 are also in action.  GBJ1 play Rotherham and Penguin, GBJ2 play Invicta and Welsh Wanderer's.  Good luck to all the players.

Defeat For DWPC

DWPC lost their match tonight against Warrender/Portobello.  They were beaten 10-11.  Warrender/Portobello fielded an older and physically stronger team than DWPC, who were two key players missing tonight.  Due to the short notice given to the Director of Technical Officials, there was only one match referee.  DWPC now have to await the results of the final two matches to see who will win the league.  Goal scorers:  J Hinley 1, D Campbell 1, Z Thomson 1, P Metcalfe 2, R Tate 3, J Wood 1, A Woodall 1

10 Nov 08

Re-Arranged Match

Warrender/Portobello have confirmed their availability to play the re-arranged 1987 and Later fixture on Thursday evening from 8.30pm.  There will be no Senior training that night.  

Murray Macleod has sent out an email plea for people to referee this match.  If you are able to help, please contact Murray ASAP.

Another Win For DWPC 1987 and Later

DWPC have beaten Menzieshill Whitehall for the second time in two days.  They won tonight's match 18-2, maintaining their unbeaten record.  This puts DWPC in a strong position going into their final match.

Goal Scorers:  J Hinley , N Comerford , C Campbell , D Campbell , P Metcalfe , J Wood , 

R Tate , A Woodall , S Metcalfe , Z Thomson 

Christmas Fundraising

It's almost that time of year again!  The Club are running a couple of fundraisers in the run-up to Christmas.  Details below:

CHRISTMAS STOCKING FILLERS

As this year is the Club's 25th Anniversary, we are pleased to be able to offer pen sets for sale.  Each pen will come printed with "DWPC 1983 - 2008 Celebrating 25 years".  For every set we sell, £1 will go to club funds.  These will make excellent stocking fillers, so be quick as numbers are limited.  All orders to Iain Thomson ( poolside or via iainandlornathomson@tiscali.co.uk )

CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE

We are once again holding our Annual Christmas Hamper Raffle.  Tickets are now being handed out to members.  The draw will be made on 21st December.

The hamper is made up of items from Marks and Spencer.  A list of items required for the hamper will shortly be posted on the notice board at Carnegie.  Please put your name against any items you are willing to provide.  (Please ensure they have a use by date past 21st December!) 

Please try and support these two fundraising initiatives as they raise much needed funds for the club. 

From the Secretary

Training is still on tomorrow evening (Thursday).  

Senior members are however encouraged to attend the SWPC meeting in Stirling from 7pm and give their views - if you are not prepared to do so you can subsequently have no complaints.

The meeting will now be held in the Tennis Centre Meeting Room, this is located in the Gannochy Sports Centre to the rear of Clive Ramsay's Café.  Should you require any directions please ask at The Gannochy Sports Centre and they will point you in the right direction.

The Grantham College Water Polo Academy

The Grantham College Water Polo Academy Open Day will be held on Tuesday 2nd December 2008.   See the attached flyer.

Please contact the College to enquire or book your place at the Open Day.

  College contact details:

- Phone General Enquiries: 01476 400 200
- Course Information: 0800 0521 577
- Email: enquiry@grantham.ac.uk

News From The Secretary

With our relocation plans to other pools becoming clearer the Club have received good news from the Carnegie Trust who have awarded us a grant which will allow us to purchase 2No sets of Junior adjustable floating goals. One set will be used at HMS Caledonia with the other set used at Cowdenbeath.  When the Carnegie Centre re-opens both sets will be relocated there.  These goals will assist us in continuing our Junior development programme over the next few difficult years.

Current session times from January 2009 look like being -

Sunday : 7pm - 9pm at Cowdenbeath - Development & Junior 1 hour each
Monday : 8pm - 8.50pm at Rosyth - all squads
Thursday : 9pm - 10pm at Cowdenbeath - Junior & Senior squads
Saturday : 5.30pm - 7.30pm at either Stirling or Kirkcaldy - Junior &
Senior.

The above will be discussed at the AGM.

Easy Win For DWPC 1987 and Later

DWPC beat Menzieshill Whitehall tonight 39-2 (13-0, 11-0, 10-0, 5-2).  All players had a good amount of water time.  In fact, at one point , we had our Under 16 team in the water.  All players managed to get on the score sheet except Simon, who was playing out field tonight.  Obviously his brain won't let him put the ball in the net as he is so used to having to stop them going in!!  Unfortunately, the match was marred by an incident which led to a player from each team being "wrapped" for brutality.

Goal Scorers:  A Woodall 9, Z Thomson 6, D Campbell 6, C Campbell 5, P Metcalfe 4, E Storrar 2, J Wood 2, R Tate 2, N Comerford 2, A Melville 1

Sad News

George Spowart has advised that Robert Nicholson ex-Portobello player, Warrender and Scotland coach died suddenly on Wednesday just after coming off the squash court, age around 58.  No funeral details yet. 

NWPL Division One News

Portobello and GB Juniors 2 were in action this weekend.  Portobello were beaten by Invicta 10-13, and then went on to beat GB Juniors 2 14-12.  In GB Juniors 2 other match, they were beaten 7-12 by Cheltenham.

Caledonia Ladies Beaten

Caledonia Ladies have lost their final match of the weekend.  They were beaten 8-5 by Cardiff.  Goal scorers:  C Connor 3, T Bonnar 1, S Johnstone 1

Win for Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia Ladies have won their second match of the weekend, beating Invicta 11-4.  Goal scorers:  N Tate 2, C Connor 3, F Cameron 3, T Bonnar 3

Defeat For Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia have lost their opening match of the weekend.  They were beaten 2-6 by Sheffield B.

Goal scorers:  S Johnston 1 C Connor 1

Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia Ladies team are away this weekend to Walsall for the third weekend of NWWPL Division 3.  Today they play Sheffield B at 11.30am and Invicta at 3.30pm.  Tomorrow they play Cardiff at 12.30pm.  Good luck to the team.

From the Secretary

At a poorly attended AGM the following was agreed =

Annual Membership Fees -
Senior, Junior, Students & Ladies = £25.00 alternatively £2 per month can be added to the monthly standing order

Associate player = £10, Non playing = £1
Monthly fees -
Members = £18per month (from £12.50) to a maximum of £45 per family.
Student members = £5.00 per session
Guests – to be considered by the new Committee

Closure dates -
Last session of 2008 : Sunday 21 December 2008
First session of 2009 Sunday 11 January 2008 7pm at Cowdenbeath
Office Bearers -
President : Vacant
Secretary : Vacant (Sylvia Mackay agreed to look after Memberships & SASA registration).
Members should note that two of the main roles within the Club are now vacant, this will severely restrict the administration of the Club until they are filled.
Treasurer : Roddy Mackay
Club Captain : Julia Mackay
Club Coach : Brian Campbell
CPO : Stewart Carlile
Manager (Senior) : David Stewart
Manager (Junior) : Ian Thomson
Manager (Ladies) : Chantal Guillot (to be confirmed
Officials : Jeanette Metcalfe
Equipment : Sylvia Mackay
Fundraising : Ian Thomson
Press & Publicity : Robert Tate
Junior Rep : Zach Thomson

A grant of £1,200 has been received from The Carnegie Trust to allow us to purchases two sets of Junior floating goals with one set located at Cowdenbeath and another at Rosyth until The Carnegie Centre re-opens.

Win For DWPC Seniors

Seven players travelled to Dundee tonight for their latest match in the Scottish National League.  A very young team (and David Stewart!!) beat Menzieshill Whitehall 5-11.  

Goal scorers:  C Campbell 1, D Stewart 3, D Campbell 1, P Metcalfe 2, A Woodall 3 + one other not named on score sheet

Don't Forget!!

There may be a very important event happening in USA on Tuesday but we have our own very important event!  Dunfermline Waterpolo Club AGM - remember, your club needs you!!

From the Secretary

AGM
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Congratulations to David Stewart for volunteering to chair the AGM.

ALI-UPDATE
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Good start for Ali in his CWPA National Championships at Villanova University, Philadelphia as Lindenwood defeated Grinell College 23-7 with four goals from Ali , follow the link to the 

match report. They play Tufts University later this evening in the semi final with the placing matches tomorrow. Those interested in fashion (& his Mum) will be pleased to hear that the facial growth has now been removed with Ali now sporting a No 1 cut with a St Andrews cross cut into one side !!

Caledonia Win Final Game of Weekend

Caledonia have won their final match of the weekend, beating Ealing 16-11.  Goal scorers:  C Fraser 5, A Woodall 3, C MacGregor 2, S Adams 2, Abdul 1, G Dodds 1, R Tate 1, D Baxter 1

Caledonia Lose Second Game

Caledonia have lost their second match against South Derbyshire.  They were beaten 11-12.  After a nightmare first period which South Derbyshire won 7-2, Caledonia started the fight back but were beaten by one goal.  Details to follow.

Good Start to Caledonia's Weekend

Caledonia have made a good start to their weekend beating Warley 14-11 (4-2, 5-2, 3-2, 2-5) in their opening match.  They started strongly, winning the first three periods, but Warley came back strongly in the last period to win it 2-5.  Goal scorers:  S Adams 4, D Baxter 3, C McGregor 3, A Shepherd 1, S Carlile 1, A Woodall 1, Abdul 1.  They now play South Derbyshire at 5.45pm.

Busy Week Ahead

The week ahead is a busy one for the club.  DWPC Seniors take on Menzieshill Whitehall on Monday night at 8.30pm in Dundee in the SNL.

Tuesday night is AGM night for DWPC - 7.30pm at Carnegie Leisure Centre.  Please make every effort to attend.  Without more people coming forward, the Club will struggle to survive.  As the saying goes "many hands make light work".

Thursday night is the Scottish Waterpolo Committee AGM in Stirling at 7.00pm.  Nick Hume, GB National Performance Director for Waterpolo will also be attending the meeting.  Please try and go along to hear what he has to say.  To enable as many people to go as possible, the SNL senior match between DWPC and Warrender has been postponed.  This will now be played on Thursday 20th November at 8.30pm at Carnegie Leisure Centre.  

Caledonia Seniors News

Caledonia travel to Marlborough this weekend for the fourth weekend of matches in NWPL Division 3.  They play Warley and South Derbyshire on Saturday at 2.00pm and 5.45pm respectively and Ealing on Sunday at 1.30pm.  Good luck to all the players!

Another Win For DWPC

DWPC defeated Warrender 11-13 (3-3, 4-3, 2-3, 2-4)in their SNL match tonight.  DWPC started the match with the youngsters (apart from Stewart!) in the pool and drew the first quarter 3-3.  The match turned into a physical encounter in a shallow pool, and after losing the second quarter, pulled away to win the final two quarters.  Goal scorers:  D Stewart 3, S Carlile 1, D Campbell 1, A Woodall 6, C Fraser 2

From the Secretary

GB NATIONAL ACADEMY SQUAD
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Good luck to club members Nicola Tate, Darren Campbell, Christopher Campbell & Jake Hinley, who are attending three day GB National Academy camps at the RAF Base at St Athans near Cardiff. Unfortunately the camps run into term time (Scottish not English) and the Players have had to request time off school to take-up the invitation.

Unfortunately, due to Prelims, Zach Thomson was unable to take-up an invitation to attend, Logan Shepherd of Menzieshill and DWPC has however accepted an invitation to attend.

Brian Campbell will also be attending having been invited to be a support coach to the Boys GB National Academy Squad.

TRAINING SESSION - CHANGES
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Members are reminded that the session tomorrow night (28 October) will be the last session at the Carnegie Centre on a Tuesday evening. With the closure of the Centre at the end of the year this session has been switched to Rosyth on Monday evenings from 8pm - 8.50pm. Members are also reminded that a pass is required to gain entry to the base. We recently asked both Carnegie and InCAS if they would give-up 30 minutes of their existing time to allow us to commence from 7.30pm, whilst InCAS were happy to assist unfortunately Carnegie were not.

Following our unsuccessful attempt to hire regular pool time at Stirling University on Saturday evenings from 5.30pm for our Junior & Senior squads, we have asked Richard Gordon of Scottish Swimming to discuss the question of access to this pool for Water polo half pool hires with the Management, we hope progress will be made this week. There are few options available to us for this group of players and access to the large pool at Stirling on a regular basis is considered to be the best option for us.

We currently await a response from Fife Leisure Trust on our request for pool time at Cowdenbeath for our younger squads.

SWPC ANNUAL MEETING OF CLUBS
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Senior members are encouraged to attend this meeting which will be held on Thursday 6 November 2008 from 7pm. This is an opportunity for views to be expressed for the next year and the opportunity should be taken. Nick Hume will also be present and he will report on GB plans.

To encourage attendance we have postponed the Senior National League match with Warrender which was scheduled to take place that evening.  (It has been proposed to reschedule this match for 20th November.  An answer is awaited.)

CLUB AGM
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7.30pm on Tuesday 4 November 2008 - Members and parents of Junior members are encouraged to attend and contribute to the direction of the Club.

If we want the Club to continue to improve then administrative support from members is required, with key positions falling vacant the Club stands at a crossroads.

The first issue at the AGM will be find a member to chair the meeting - a volunteer is urgently required (preferably prior to the meeting) to enable the secretary to brief them beforehand. If no-one steps forward the meeting will not be able to progress beyond item 1 on the Agenda !!

More Portobello News

Portobello have lost their second match of the weekend.  They were beaten by Welsh Wanderer's 15-10.

GB Juniors have now entered the league.  GB Juniors 1 beat Penguin 15-6, GB Juniors 2 were beaten by Welsh Wanderer's 12-7.

Win For DWPC Ladies

DWPC Ladies have won their first match in this years SNL campaign.  They beat Edinburgh University 14-5.  Goal scorers:  L Carbonell 2, V Witko 3, J Mackay 5, T Bonnar 2, F Cameron 2

Portobello News

Portobello have lost their first match of the latest NWPL Division 1 weekend.  They were beaten 11-10 by Cheltenham.  They play Welsh Wanderer's later today.

DWPC 1995+ Make a strong start but lose third game

Zach reports that the youngsters won their first match at today's tournament 11-1 over Leeds.
Scorers: Harry Hewitt 4, Daniel Woodall 3, Sandy Norman 2, Luke Thomson 1, Scott Wilson 1

Team also beat Durham 5-2.
Scorers: Luke Thomson 2, Harry Hewitt 2, Daniel Woodall 1

The 1995 played Carlisle and were beaten 8-1 by the much stronger and physically larger team. The only goal was scored by team captain Alexander Johnstone.
Iain Thomson  remarked that 'they could have played them all day and still not get much further'. The team played well despite this being their first tournament together and can come home proud of themselves but also with plenty to work on.  However its not over yet! The team have one last game in the 3rd/4th play off against Durham who they beat earlier 5-2. The final will be played between Sedgefield and Carlisle- in a game which will be very close. Iain also said that the team would not have beaten Sedgefield had they been drawn against them in the semi-final instead of Carlisle.

DWPC have now played their 3rd/4th playoff and have beaten Durham 6-1, finishing a very respectable 3rd in their first tournament.  In the words of Zach "things look bright for the 95s!"

Goal Scorers: Alexander Johnstone 1, Scott Wilson 2, Daniel Woodall 2, Harry Hewitt 2.

DWPC 1995+ Hit The Road

Good luck to our 1995+ team who travel to Sedgefield to take part in a friendly tournament tomorrow (Sat 25 October 2008).  This is the first outing for this age group although a number have already played for the 1993+ team this year.

Excellent Win For DWPC

A very young  Dunfermline team, in which only three of the ten players were over 17 years old, defeated Edinburgh University 13-10 (5-4, 5-0, 1-4, 2-2) in their SNL meeting tonight.  Edinburgh University started strongly although DWPC won the first period 5-4 with a goal in the last minute.  DWPC won the second period without conceding a goal.  They then lost the third period 1-4.   Although the victory did not look in doubt in the  last period, the team were pleased to score a final goal in the latter stages of the match to seal the victory.

Goal Scorers:  C Campbell 1, R Tate 2, S Carlile 3, A Woodall 3, C Fraser 4

Civic Reception

Junior players, parents and supporters of DWPC attended a Civic Reception in the City Chambers, Dunfermline on 8th October 2008.  The reception was held in honour of the ASA Cup winning team.  Photographs are now in the Photo Album 

Win For DWPC Born 87 and Later

DWPC beat a combined Warrender/Portobello team 11-8 (1-3, 3-2, 4-0, 3-3)in their Scottish National League match tonight.  Dunfermline captain/coach, Paul Metcalfe, reports that after a slow start, the team did well against the combined Portobello/Warrender team, winning the 3rd period without conceding.   Many thanks to all the players for the effort they put in against a physical team, by playing intelligent but simple polo to catch up and overtake our opponents.   Well done to all.

Goal Scorers:  N Comerford 2, A Woodall 4, C Campbell 2, R Tate 1, D Campbell 1, Z Thomson 1

Message From Secretary

WEBSITE NEWS
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Members wishing to add News / results / match reports etc should provide the information to the Webmaster as early as possible - if no information is provided nothing will be published !!!

SESSIONS
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Members are reminded that the last Tuesday session at the Carnegie Centre will take place on Tuesday 28 October 2008. Members are also reminded of the application process to obtain a pass for HMS Caledonia with over 18's requiring to undergo a 'Disclosure Scotland' check which takes some weeks to conclude.

Session times and Venues after the Carnegie Centre closes have not yet been finalised. The last Club session of 2008 will be on Sunday 21 December.

From 2009 we hope to have time at Cowdenbeath on Sunday evenings and the Monday session at HMS Caledonia will continue (subject to attendance improving), unfortunately our request to extend this 50min session by 30mins has not yet been successful - InCAS were willing to give-up 30 mins from their session but Carnegie were not.

Our attempt to hire half the pool at Stirling University as a base for our Junior / Senior players has run into problems, apparently to do so we need to have the boom in place therefore the only available slots to us are on Saturday afternoons however both slots are currently booked heavily by Swimming clubs.
These Saturday slots are in any case not suitable for us, our preferred slot was from 5.30pm - 7.30pm which is not a 'busy' slot and we had identified seventeen slots to the Summer which are free however despite the fact that no-one else would probably be in the pool at the same time the management at the pool insist that the boom should be in place and they will not move it
at that time of day, similarly they do not move the boom centrally on a Sunday at all.  They would be happy to hire the whole pool to us however it would then be too expensive for the Club to take this on. We have asked Scottish Swimming to look into this unfortunate state of affairs.

AGM
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The AGM will take place on Tuesday 4th November from 7.30pm at the Carnegie Centre. All members and Parents of Junior members are urged to attend a give their views.

Unfortunately my commitments (as I intimated at last year's AGM) including Club & RTC coaching, taking the boys to their GB squad sessions etc, has eaten into what time I have available and has led me to take the difficult decision to stand down as Secretary at the AGM, a new Secretary will therefore be required from the AGM. I shall of course be available to assist the new Secretary during the transition phase and will complete all matters relating to the AGM. Members are reminded that without a Secretary the Club cannot function.

A Member to chair the AGM is also required, without a chair the meeting will not progress.

SPORTS COUNCIL AWARDS
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Nominations have been requested for the following awards -

> Sports Personality
> Services to Sport
> Asda, St Leonards Trophy (Junior under 16yrs of age at 31 December 2008)
> Benny Hutton team award (over 16's team
> East Kilbride award (for athletes with a disability
> Carnegie Trust masters award
> Rotary Club Junior team (under 16 team award)
> Sports Coach of the year award

Suggestions from Members are invited by return to the Secretary.

Visit of Nick Hume

The following has been received from Ken Fussell:

TV Fame for Club Member

Alasdair Campbell has taken part in an interview shown on American TV.

Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia Ladies were in NWWPL action this weekend.  On Saturday they were beaten 4-10 by Manchester C but went on to beat Bristol 10-3.  On Sunday they beat Liverpool B 6-3.  They now travel to Walsall on 8/9th November.

Busy Week Ahead

Three of our teams are in  Scottish National League action this coming week.  DWPC Born 1987 and under play a combined Portobello/Warrender team at Portobello on Tuesday 21 October at 8.30pm. DWPC senior team play Edinburgh University at Carnegie Leisure Centre on Thursday 23 October at 8.30pm.  DWPC Ladies end the week with a match against Edinburgh University Ladies on Sunday 26 October at Carnegie Leisure Centre at 6.30pm.  Try and come along to support our teams!

LEN Trophy 2008/2009

Defeat for Caledonia

Caledonia were beaten in their final match of the weekend 15-18 (2-3, 2-6, 3-6, 8-3) by current league leaders Croydon Amphibians.  The match started to slip away from them in the middle two quarters, but they staged a strong, but too late, come back in the last quarter winning it 8-3.  Goal scorers:  D Baxter 1, G Dodds 1, D Stewart 1, C Campbell 1, A Woodall 1, D Campbell 2, C Fraser 3, C MacGregor 5

Excellent Win for Caledonia

Caledonia have defeated Leeds 8-7 (5-3, 0-1, 1-1, 2-2) in their second match of the weekend.  This is an excellent result with Caledonia never being behind in the game.  

Goal scorers: D Baxter 2  D Stewart 2  C MacGregor 3  A Woodall 1

Caledonia play league leaders Croydon Amphibians at 10.30am tomorrow.

18 Oct 08

Good Win for Caledonia

Caledonia have won their first game of weekend 3 in the NWPL beating Warley 24-14 (7-5, 6-3, 5-1, 6-5).

Goal Scorers: C MacGregor 7; C Fraser 6; A Sheppard, D Stewart, A Woodall and D Campbell 2 each; R Tate, S Carlisle and D Baxter 1 each.

Caledonia play Leeds at 6.30 this evening.

Great Win For Dunfermline Seniors

Dunfermline have won their opening match in this year's Scottish National League.  They beat Menzieshill Whitehall 36-6.  DWPC played a predominately young team with Jake Hinley playing in his first senior match, sharing the goalkeeping duties with Simon Metcalfe.  Goal scorers as follows:

R Tate 5, C Campbell 1, D Stewart 2, Z Thomson 2, P Metcalfe 1, D Campbell 6, S Carlile 1,A Woodall 10, C Fraser 7

Press Release

The following has been sent to the local press:

GB Success
Four young DWPC players have been selected for the GB National Academy Water Polo Squads. Jake Hinley, Chris and Darren Campbell all 14 are in the 28 player boys' squad. Nicola Tate, also 14, is in the 26 player girls' squad. All four youngsters made it through the recent squad cuts which saw the numbers cut in half.
Darren and Chris are two of twenty four outfield players and Jake one of four goalkeepers. The squad will hold regular training sessions in Walsall which all team members will have to attend.
Nicola is one of twenty two outfield players in the girls' squad which meets together once a month in Manchester. Both squads will now have a year to prepare before they are scheduled to play international matches.
Fellow DWPC player Andrew Woodall (17) is part of the GB junior men's team. He has recently returned from Bulgaria where he took part in the European Qualifiers, scoring 4 goals.
These selections are the first indicator of how well DWPC's junior development is working. The club currently have a large squad of junior player's attending regular training sessions at Carnegie leisure centre and it is hoped that the stars of the future will be amongst this number.  Photo

Reminder

As there is a Scottish National League match between Dunfermline and Menzieshill Whitehall Seniors taking place tomorrow night, 9th October, there will be no training session.

Message From The Secretary

Special Mention For DWPC/Caledonia Goalkeeper

Goalkeeper Simon Metcalfe gets a special mention in the NWPL Div 3 News following this weekends matches.

Comen Cup

GB were beaten by CN Chania 10-6 in their final match of the competition.  They finished fourth overall.  Full Results

Defeat For Caledonia

Caledonia were defeated in this afternoon's match 15-6 by Croydon.  More details to follow.

Second Win For Caledonia

Caledonia have won their second match of the weekend beating Otter 1869 14-5 (4-2 6-1 1-1 3-1).  Goal scorers were:

M Speed 5, A Shepherd 2, A Woodall 2, S Adams 2, D Baxter 1, D Campbell 1, C Campbell 1.  They play Croydon, who are currently top of the league at 1.30pm.

Sunday Night Session

Due to Caledonia Men taking part in the NWPL in Basingstoke, there will be no 6.30-8.00pm tonight.  The earlier session will run as normal.

Reminder - HMS Caledonia Closed

Due to the local holiday on Monday 6th October HMS Caledonia will be closed so there will be no training that night.

Great Start For Caledonia

Caledonia have won their opening match of the weekend beating Birmingham 16-6 (4-2, 5-1, 4-1, 3-2).  Goal scorers were:

A Woodall 4, M Speed 4, S Adams 2, S Carlile 2, C Campbell 2, D Baxter 1, D Campbell 1.  This is an improvement from two weeks ago when the score was 14-9.  

Comen Cup

GB were defeated by Malta this afternoon in the Comen Cup.  The teams were all square, 10-10, at the end of normal time.  Extra time was played which Malta won 2-1 giving a final score of 12-11.  GB will play the losers of the match between CN Chania and RN Sori tomorrow.

Comen Cup

GB suffered a heavy defeat today in the Comen Cup.  They were beaten 20-4 by Italian team R.N Sori.  Tomorrow GB face Malta.

Comen Cup

GB have won their opening match in the Comen Cup.  We have received a report on the days play from Iain Melville, who is on business in Malta:

Team GB ran out winners 10-9 finally against well organised French Club side. The GB guys started well and were ahead 6-1 after the 1st quarter but then were beaten in the next 2 very keenly contested quarters to go into the final quarter only 8-7 ahead. It was a slower game than we are used to seeing with our teams, but much more strength orientated in the 30m length pitch. GB however fielded a relatively young team with around half the squad recent GB juniors.

The following game was Malta v Switzerland which the Maltese won with a very controlled performance. The Maltese played a faster more open game than the GB & French teams had done with stronger defending further up the pool.

HMS Caledonia Closed

Due to the local holiday on Monday 6th October HMS Caledonia will be closed so there will be no training that night.

Another Mention For DWPC

DWPC once again feature in an article on In The Winning Zone

NWPL Division 3 - Second Weekend

Caledonia travel to Basingstoke this weekend for the second weekend of this seasons campaign.  They will play:

4/10  Birmingham  3.15pm

5/10  Otter 1869  9.45am

5/10  Croydon  1.30pm

Comen Cup at Gzira, Malta - Senior Men - 1/5 Oct 2008

Teams made up of the national team of Malta (MLT), Great Britain (GBR), Switzerland (SUI) and Cyprus (CYP) and the waterpolo clubs of Nautical Chania (GRE), Rari Nantes Sori (ITL) and FNC De Douai (FRA).   

Great Britain are using this edition of the Comen Cup to unveil a brand new team in preparation for the European Championships in Switzerland in September 2009. 

Group A  
Club Nautical Chania (GRE) ;  Switzerland (SUI) ;  Malta (MLT) ;  Cyprus (CYP)

Group B

Rari Nantes Sori (ITL) ; Great Britain (GBR) ; FNC de Douai (FRA)

GB open with match vs FC Douai on Thurs 2 Oct.

There is a website but it is not known if it will be kept up to the minute
http://www.asaofmalta.org/comen_waterpolo_cup_08.htm

 From the Secretary
8pm tomorrow night (Tuesday 30th) DWPC play InCAS in a friendly match with the more experienced players left out, this should provide an excellent
chance for our new players to take part in a real match. 9pm - 10pm will be an open session for our Juniors and any Seniors who are present.
Remember to return your sold scratch cards and cash.

Excellent Win for Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia Ladies have defeated Sunderland 21-0 in this mornings Division 3 NWWPL match.

From the Secretary

A further change has been requested for the Ladies Scottish NWPL -
Dunfermline vs Menzieshill Whitehall due on Sunday 23/11/2008 clashes with a Ladies Nat League div 1 weekend, suggest moving to Sunday 7 November at 6.30pm.

Club AGM
The Annual General meeting of the Club will be held at 7.30pm in Room 2 at the Carnegie Centre on Tuesday 4 November 2008. Proposals for changes to the Constitution must be with the Secretary by 14 October 2008 and proposals for changes to the rules by 21 October 2008.
All Members and parents of our Junior (u/16) members are invited to attend, contribute to the meeting and make their views known.
Over the past few years attendance has been poor, if you wish the Club to progress everyone has to take responsibility for the management of the Club, winning in the water is only a part of being a successful Club.
Without a President a volunteer is required to chair the AGM, please advise the secretary should you wish to volunteer. You will also note that a number of positions remain vacant and you should consider whether you can help out by taking on one of the posts. If the post remains vacant after the AGM it is likely that the activity associated with that post will not be undertaken.

From Brian Campbell:  Unfortunately my commitments (as I intimated at last year's AGM) including Club & RTC coaching, taking the boys to their GB squad sessions etc, has eaten into what time I have available and has led me to take the difficult decision to stand down as Secretary at the AGM, a new Secretary will therefore be required from the AGM. I shall of course be available to assist the new Secretary during the transition phase and will complete all matters relating to the AGM. Members are reminded that without a Secretary the Club cannot function.

A Member to chair the AGM is also required, without a chair the meeting will not progress.

Mixed Start for Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia Ladies won their first match of the day beating Invicta 8-2 but lost their second match against Cardiff 3-2.

Scottish National League Fixtures
Amended list of fixtures available here.  PDF of DWPC fixtures here. Team Managers are:

Seniors -  David Stewart   Ladies  - Julia Mackay   U21s - Iain Thomson

We have to provide table officials for our home matches. Jeanette will not be available for the matches on 9/10 and 12/10. If you are able to help at any of the matches please contact Jeanette.

Caledonia Ladies

Caledonia Ladies travel to Hucknall this weekend for the start of their NWWPL Division 3 campaign.  There matches are as follows:

27/9   Caledonia v Invicta 1.30pm  27/9   Caledonia v Cardiff 4.30pm  

28/9 Caledonia v Sunderland  11.30am.  Full details of all their fixtures can be found on NWWPL Div 3 Draw

Articles on DWPC's Achievements

 The waterpolo page of 'In the Winning Zone' website  carries reports of the Clubs achievements this year.

News From the Secretary

UKCC Course
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Well done to Elliot Robertson, Menzieshill for stepping forward to fill the remaining slot in the UKCC Level 1 course. The next date for the course is on Sunday 28 October 2008.
1995+ Tournament
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The Club have been invited to the Sedgefield 1995+ tournament which will be held on 25 October 2008 at Newton Aycliffe. Newly qualified coach, Alan Rodger, will coach the team and the availability of players / transport is currently being confirmed before we can confirm our acceptance.

Development Friendly

After an exciting and close four periods of waterpolo, InCas drew 14-14 with Menzieshill tonight at Carnegie Leisure Centre.

Development Friendly

DWPC beat Menzieshill 8-3.  Both teams played well.  These matches give the younger players an opportunity to gain match practice.  InCas will play Menzieshill Tuesday night at Carnegie Leisure Centre.

Special Mention for DWPC Junior Players

 Four of DWPC's junior players get a special mention in the NWPL Div 3 News

GB Senior Squad News and Brian Littlejohn News

The following link contains information on the revised GB Senior Squad and a more detailed article on Brian Littlejohn.  Info

European Junior Ladies Championships

Italy have beaten Hungary 9-8 to become Junior Ladies Champions.

Caledonia Beaten

Caledonia were beaten 19-14 (6-4, 9-5, 13-8, 19-14) in a grueling match against City of Leeds this afternoon.  Both teams had a player excluded for brutality which will result in a ban for the players involved.  Goal scorers as follows:  D Baxter 2, A Shepherd 1, R Tate 1, C MacGregor 3, D Campbell 1, A Woodall 3, 

C Fraser 3.  Full results will appear on the NWPL website.

Second Win for Caledonia

Caledonia defeated Otter 1869 16-6 in this morning's match (4-1, 6-1, 10-4, 16-6).  The team got off to a good start and controlled the match well.  All of the substitutes got a lot of water time as the starting seven were used sparingly in preparation for this afternoon's match against Leeds.  Goal scorers as follows:

D Baxter 1, D Stewart 1, C Campbell 2, C MacGregor 5, S Carlile 1, D Campbell 1, A Woodall 3, C Fraser 2

Win for GB Junior Ladies

GB Junior Ladies have beaten Serbia 12-8 in the 7th/8th place playoff.  Italy take on Hungary in today's final at 5.45pm local time.  For full details click here

Portobello News

Portobello are in action this weekend in NWPL Division 1 matches in Manchester.  Yesterday they suffered two defeats, beaten by Invicta 18-10 and Manchester 20-6.  They play Penguins today.  For full details click here

Winning Start For Caledonia

Caledonia have got their 2008 NWPL campaign off to a winning start beating Birmingham 14-9 (3-2, 6-4, 9-7, 14-9). The team got off to a slow start after their journey making a few errors but became stronger as the match went on. Goal scorers as follows:

D Baxter 4, D Stewart 1, C MacGregor 4, S Carlile 1, A Woodall 3, C Fraser 1

Another Win For GB Junior Ladies

After a rest day yesterday GB Junior Ladies have convincingly beaten France 13-3.  They now play Serbia tomorrow morning in the 7th/8th place play off.  Full details

Info on Brian Littlejohn

The following link contains information about Brian Littlejohn.  Thanks to Brian Greenyer for providing the link. Brian Littlejohn

Defeat for GB Junior Ladies

GB Junior Ladies were beaten today 7-5  by Spain in a close match.  For full details click here

Club AGM

The AGM for DWPC takes place on Tuesday 4th November at 7.30pm in Room 2 Carnegie Leisure Centre.  Please make every effort to attend this meeting and support your club.  Without a committee, the club cannot function.  Agenda

GB Junior Ladies Beaten

GB Junior Ladies were beaten today by Italy 12-5.  They play Spain tomorrow, who are one place above them in the group.  For full details click here

Development Friendlies

DWPC beat Menzieshill 14-11 in an exciting match.  Top goal scorer for DWPC was Jordan Wood, scoring 9 out of the 14 goals.  Other scorers were Jake Hinley 1, Zach Thomson 2, Craig Wilkinson 2.

InCas travelled to Menzieshill on 15 September where they won 10-6.

Update on Ali

Update on Ali following a tournament last weekend where he was named Player of the Week.

GB Junior Ladies Win Again

GB Ladies had a convincing win today beating Ukraine 17-3.  Tomorrow they play Italy who currently sit second in the group behind Greece.  For full details click here

News from the Secretary
Access - HMS Caledonia
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A security pass is required to gain Access to the pool at HMS Caledonia, the required forms are attached and the procedures are -

Under 18's : Complete the required form, provide two passport photographs and payment of £1 to either the Secretary or Richie Metcalfe who will
countersign on behalf of the Club and hand it into the Security Office. The pass is generally available in seven days from the main Security gate.

Over 18's : Complete the required form, provide two passport photographs and payment of £1 to either the Secretary or Richie Metcalfe with a copy of a Disclosure Scotland form and the required identification documents. To obtain a Disclosure Scotland certificate from Scottish Swimming (no cost) you will be required to be both a member of the Club (£1) and a registered member of Scottish Swimming (£6), the forms can be obtained from the secretary and must be passed to our CPO, Stewart Carlile, for verification. The process can be expected to take a number of weeks, therefore early submission is therefore suggested.

Car Pass : After the security pass has been obtained an application can be submitted to obtain a car pass which will allow access to the base without the need to sign-in at the Security office.

Al members are urged to obtain the relevant pass for HMS Caledonia as this pool will be one of our training venues whilst the Carnegie Centre is
closed.

Senior Sessions
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Due to the National League fixtures the senior sessions have been cancelled from 6.30pm - 8pm on Sunday 21 September, 5 October, 19 October, 2 November & 23 November 2008. The Junior session before this remains on from 5.30pm - 6.30pm.

Civic Reception
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The British cup winning team have been invited to a Civic reception at the City chambers in Dunfermline on Wednesday 6 October 2007 in further
recognition of their achievements this season.

UKCC Course
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Our second course is underway however we had one late withdrawal. As the candidate had already been registered there is the opportunity to substitute an alternative candidate to avoid losing the fee. Candidates must be over 16, if interested contact secretary immediately. All bar the injured Keith Falconer have passed the first course, Keith will hopefully pass it next month after he recovers from his broken leg.

Win For GB Junior Ladies

GB Junior Ladies have won their second match at the European Junior Championships.  They beat Serbia 9-7.  They play Ukraine tomorrow.  For full details click here

Montenegro Win European Championships

Montenegro have defeated Spain in the final of the European Junior Men's Championship.  Final score was 9-7.  For full details click here

GB Junior Ladies have lost their opening match in the European Championships.  They were beaten 14-5 by Greece.  They play Serbia tomorrow.  For full details click here

European Junior Ladies Championship

The Junior Ladies Championship starts today in Chania.  GB are in action at 7.30pm local time playing Greece.  For full details click here

GB Junior Men Win 13/14th Place Play-off

GB Junior Men have won their 13th/14th place playoff against Israel although there seems to be a discrepancy in the period results on the LEN table.  They  won 9-8 in a close match which went to extra time and penalties.

The final is played tonight at 7.30pm Istanbul time between Montenegro and Spain.  For full results, click here

Win For GB Juniors!

GB Junior Men have beaten Slovenia 8-5 in this mornings match.  They will now play Israel tomorrow in the 13th-14th place play-off.  For full results, click here

Bonus Balls for Sale!

The Treasurer has recently carried out a check of the Bonus Ball Scheme.  The following numbers are now available:  3, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 20, 28 and 38.  Each number costs £2 per month, payable by standing order.  The draw is the last Saturday of every month.  Please consider buying one of the numbers as this raises much needed funds for the club.  For more information please contact Iain Thomson 

GB Junior Men Latest

GB Junior Men were beaten by France today 13-12.  The match went to extra time and penalties!  GB now plays Slovenia on 13th September.

For full results, click here

GB Junior Men Latest

GB Junior Men have lost their final match in the preliminary round of the European Championships.  They were beaten 17-2 by Croatia.

For full results, click here

GB Junior Men have lost their second match in the European Championships.  They were beaten 12-9 by Germany.  They play Croatia tomorrow.

For full results, click here

Portobello suffered three defeats in the opening weekend of NWPL Div 1.  They were beaten 38-4 by Lancaster, 22-11 by Rotherham and 30-6 by Bristol.

Caledonia start their NWPL Div 3 campaign on 20th September.

European Junior Men's Championships

GB Junior Men have lost their opening match in their campaign.  They were beaten 

12 - 7 by Italy.

For full results, click here

We have received the following from Murray:

"The National League is delighted to announce (1 September) that it has teamed up with the newly formed UK franchise of Waterfly International to offer significantly discounted deals on a wide range of water polo gear - anything from balls and caps to trunks and robes.   The agreement means that, every time you buy from Waterfly, it will give a much-needed boost to NWPL funds.  This will assist with costs for NWPL entry for future years"  Click here for further information

Just to remind you that the Monday session (8.00 - 8.50pm) is open to all members.  Application forms for entry into HMS Caledonia are available from the Secretary or Richie Metcalfe

Successful Sport for All Tournament

Leeds Sharks have won this years Sport for All Tournament beating Incas in an exciting final.  Third place went to DWPC, who beat Lancaster in the 3rd/4th playoff.  Match results as follows:

Group 1

DWPC 6 Lancaster 9       Lancaster 7 Sedgefield 7   DWPC 8 Sedgefield 7

Group 2

Carlisle 4 Leeds 8               InCas 3 Leeds 2            InCas 9 Carlisle 5 

First Semi Final                        Second Semi Final

InCas 12 DWPC 10                  Lancaster 5 Leeds 10

5th/6th Playoff                               3rd/4th Playoff

 Carlisle 7 Sedgefield 5                Lancaster 4 DWPC 5

Final

InCas 6 Leeds 8

Full match reports for DWPC and InCas games to follow.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the afternoon a success and a big thank you to DWFSC who once again sponsored the event as part of Sport for All Week.

Sport for All Tournament

Order of play for Saturday is -

Group 1 : DWPC; Lancaster & Sedgefield
Group 2 : InCAS, Carlisle & Leeds

Order of Play (2 x 10min periods) -
Noon - Manager's & Coaches briefing
First named white, toss for ends

12.15pm : DWPC vs Lancaster
12.45pm : InCAS vs Carlisle
1.15pm : Lancaster vs Sedgefield
1.45pm : Carlisle vs Leeds
2.15pm : DWPC vs Sedgefield
2.45pm : InCAS vs Leeds

3pm : Semi 1 - winner A vs runner-up B
3.30pm : Semi 2 - winner B vs runner-up A

(4 x 5min periods)
4pm : 5th / 6th place play-off
4.30pm : 3rd / 4th place play-off
5.15pm : Final
6pm : Presentation and refreshments in Room 1

Please come along and support the teams!

Referees and Table Officials Course

The above course was held yesterday at NSA, Stirling.  Mike Tate, Paul Metcalfe, Richie Metcalfe and Julia Mackay completed the Referees Course.  Sylvia Mackay, Paul Metcalfe and Jeanette Metcalfe completed the Table Officials Course.

All now eagerly await their results

It has become apparent that the website has become outdated with nothing new being put on it.  To keep the website as up to date as we can we desperately require any news or information that is relevant to put on the website.  The website is still operational contrary to the email that has been sent out stating otherwise.  So please can anyone help out with supplying information to help make this website the best again.  I am willing to carry on at the moment. 

Many Thanks
Simon, Webmaster

Club Notice

Olympic Water Polo - Live
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Thanks to Mike Poole for providing the following link where matches can be
watched live -

http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics/

this is the program guide 

http://html.ebu.ch.edgesuite.net/olympics/epg/index.html

Club News

SUMMER CLOSEDOWN
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Training restarts on Sunday 17 August 2008 at the usual time (5.30pm).
Monday night sessions at HMS Caledonia (8-8.50pm) continue throughout the
summer. A valid pass is required to gain access.

SPORT FOR ALL Week
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The Clubs annual tournament will take place from 12 noon to 6pm on Saturday
6th September at the Carnegie Centre. The competion will be for 1993+
(although slightly older goalkeepers will be allowed) and DWPC & InCAS will
be joined by four other teams for what promises to provide an excellent
day's water polo for many of our younger players. Help is required for
referees, table officials, providing food etc - members / parents should
step forward and provide the secretary with your names.
'Come & Try' sessions will also take place on Sunday 31 August (5.30-6.30pm)
& Tuesday 2 September (8pm - 9pm), bring your friends along to give water
polo a go.

DISTRICT SPORTS COUNCIL
=======================
Following the recent AGM a Water sports representative is being sought.
Anyone interested should submit their name and brief background information
to Noel Grimshaw (sports.councilwest@fifeleisure.org.uk).

INFORMATION MEETING
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Scottish Swimming are holding an Information meeting at Stirling University,
10am Sunday 14 September 2008 (lunch will be provided). The purpose of the
meeting is to present the draft recommendations for the 'modernising' of the
company structure and changes to leadership, districts, committees and
paperwork. Final changes are due to be put to the 2009 AGM for approval.
Please advise Secretary if you are interested in attending as an attendance
slip has to be returned.

Technical Officials Courses

The Last session is on Thursday 3 July 2008 and training restarts on Sunday 17 August 2008.

Please note that the Monday night session at HMS Caledonia (8-8.50pm) will continue throughout the summer. A valid pass is required to gain access, I have copies of the form which must be signed and handed in by either myself or Richie Metcalfe.

Have a good holiday.

The East District development league has drawn to a conclusion with the winners being the younger members of the club who have received a number of matches that they wouldn't normally have got.  The winning team of the league was the InCAS team which was made up not just of InCAS swimmers but mostly by DWPC players and was a 2nd DWPC team.  

This league has allowed a number of different people to become involved in the sport by doing different jobs.  The main one being Andrew Woodall who made his coaching debut with the InCAS team, but there was also a return to water polo refereeing for Jack Donaldson who helped out with the refereeing of most of the matches throughout the season.

A big thank you also to all the table officials and helpers that have meant the matches were able to go ahead without any technical problems and with a fully working scoreboard, so a big thank you to Jeanette Metcalfe and Mike Tate who provided the expertise for almost all of the matches.