The Christmas
Quiz
The
Christmas quiz which will be available at a £1-00 a sheet in December is all
about the “60s” can you help by taking some sheets to sell? If so
contact me at Doowlrahc@aol.com
Winner gets
£25 worth vouchers.
Here are a couple of questions to whet your
appetite
Who got married on May 1st 1967 at the
Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas?
Which 1966 hit starts with the words
"The Taxman's taken all my Dough"?
Fun for the family and friends over Christmas
all for just £1-00
Membership
Renewal
So far this year via the money raised by the Friends we have managed to part
fund the new hoist in the Spa room, supply a stand by shower pump and start
the Emergency Ventilation Appeal off with a £5,000 donation, the total given
to the Association for specific projects is £6,516 with more yet to come. In
December the Friends renewal notices will be going out so don’t forget to join
back up, it only costs three pounds or ten pounds for a family, group or
company, and if you are not a member yet join us and help us build on the
growing list of equipment and donations that the Friends have made over the
years
Here are a few
images from
Christmas
Bazaar Saturday 29th October 2011
Just click on
any image to enlarge it
It was with
not a little trepidation that we set up on the last Saturday of the month
not sure what kind of turn out we would get, had we made a mistake going so
early. Well we needn’t of worried the weather was set fair and our supporter
turned out in there droves and made it a cracking event, so much so we had
three stalls sold out by 11-30am. The day managed to raise £966 not bad in
one and a half hours, I wouldn’t mind a job at that rate of pay!
Thank you everyone who supported us on the day and donated prizes and goods
for the various stalls without you it would not have been possible. Thanks
also to all the Friends committee members and there families and friends who
set up the stalls, transported the items, pool staff who joined in and
manned the stalls for the morning. As always the cakes went quickly, eyes
lit up with a guaranteed prize beautifully wrapped on the Christmas Tree
stall. The Tomboola quaked under the number of prizes on offer. As soon as
the hall was tidied up the key was returned with a request for the same
Saturday next year please
FUTURE EVENTS
Just click on either image to enlarge
On Saturday 11th February our popular quiz night returns to Lawn
Community Centre teams of 4-6 people bring along your own drinks and have a
fun night out. We will be having a fashion show at the Winners Lounge at
the County Ground on Thursday 27th April, tickets £4-00 each
Urgently Needed
The Friends are seeking a new Chair Person, can you help?
Do you know anyone who might be interested?
If so get in contact with Steering Chair
Paul Charlwood at Doowlrahc@aol.com or
Phone for an informal Chat on 01793 610130 to get more details and background.
In the coming year the Friends have Quiz
Nights planned, possibly a Fashion Show, Coffee Mornings, a Summer Fete, the
old Favourite the Christmas Bazaar.
If you have any ideas for fund raising
please pop your ideas in the Friends Box in the Lounge at the Pool or contact
us on Doowlrahc@aol.com
Watch out for the Friends Facebook Page
arriving shortly.
Our latest project is to raise £1,000 to
assist with the purchase of a new static hoist for the Spa room.
Don't forget to have a go on the weekly
National Lottery Bonus Ball draw in the Lounge only a £1-00 a go, match the
National Lottery Bonus Ball Number on Saturday nights draw to win (Must be
over 18 to play)
If you are a pool user past or present or
just interested in the work of the Pool, why not join the Friends, membership
is only £3-00 for an individual or £10 for a family, group or business, forms
available at the bottom of this page.
All money raised by the Friends helps to
purchase equipment to benefit pool users now and in the future.
Some of the items we have purchased so far
include:
Overhead Hoist System
Static Changing Beds x 4
Mobile Changing bed
Slings
Pool Heat Retention Blanket
Pumps for Spa
Submersible Pool Hoover
Mobile Hoist
and much more and future projects in the
pipeline, so far the Friends have raised over £90,000 in support of the pool,
help us to keep up the good work.
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Friends
of Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool (FTHP) |
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The Friends of Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool (FTHP) were established in
August 1997 to raise funds for specific Pool projects that would be
beneficial to both the Pool and all its users. The Friends are independent
of the Pool Association, governed by their own constitution and run by a
committee of volunteers. Funds are raised from various events throughout
the year or by application to Charitable Trusts. To date the Friends have
raised over £64,000. To date we have donated the following items of
equipment: |
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1997 - 1998 |
Seat backs for both changing rooms and a
CCTV unit - £405.99 |
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1997 - 1998 |
Office computer and data base software; Mobile hoist + slings; Static
hoist and a patient changing table - £11,327.98 |
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1999 - 2000 |
Heat retention blanket for the pool –
£7,621.05 |
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2000 - 2001 |
ASA Swimming modules for schools - £94.00 |
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2001 - 2002 |
Overhead patient lifts and track way + slings and chairs; Power operated
patient changing tables; Disabled toilet and shower fittings and stainless
steel hand rails - £40,000.00 |
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2002 - 2003 |
Defibrillator; Wheelchairs; Tumble dryer and
storage boxes- £1,599.21 |
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2003 - 2004 |
Pumps for the Jacuzzi; Main circulation pump
and swim rings - £2,943.20 |
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2004 - 2005 |
Funding raising to replace Jacuzzi lining – This is a health Jacuzzi and is
an essential part of the water therapy treatment and provides enormous
relief to many of the pool users. |
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The Friends also assist the Pool with their
own fund raising activities and promotes its benefits when and wherever
possible. The Friends is an organisation also based on membership,
currently having over 160 Individuals and Group/Company members. |
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Any further information can be obtained from Paul Charlwood - Friends Chairman - on Swindon 610130 or C/o the Hydrotherapy
Pool direct. |
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Ways to
Support
Friends
of Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool (FTHP) |
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If you would like to
support the valued facility we have here in Swindon then become a member of
"Friends". By becoming a member you are indirectly giving to this
worthily
cause. You can download an application form below: |
Your donations
have enabled the pool to be up to date with various equipment to help the
user
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Parents &
helpers are assisted by staff & various pieces of equipment at the pool
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Our donation board
We are very
grateful for donations & we show this on our display boards
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These download
documents are produced using Adobe Acrobat. If you do not have Acrobat on
your PC then you can download your free copy by clicking on this icon on the
right: |
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If you already have
acrobat ready or have just downloaded it, then please click on the icon to
the right to download a "Friends" Membership form: |
"Friends" Application
Form |
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