Mactaggart Leisure Centre Newsletter 2015

Scottish Charity No: SC015815
Mactaggart Leisure Centre
Newsletter 2015
Volume 6: 2015
Whisky Island
Sustainability Project!
The Whisky Island Sustainability Project officially came to an end on
31st March 2015. It has been a very busy year! MLC has had a
“green makeover” with new LED lighting fitted along with other
energy efficiency measures including insulation, lagging and draft
excluders. Thanks to this project the Mactaggart Leisure Centre has
reduced its CO2 emissions by
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223 t CO2e per year!!
Our “car mile reduction” project has been a great success and saw the
launch of IslayandJura.liftshare.com, Islay’s official liftshare website
– It’s not too late to sign up for free and start sharing journeys. Many
people also enjoyed the benefit of our Fuel Good Driver Training and
learned how to save fuel and save money when driving. (up to £500/
year!).
We would like to thank everybody who was involved in this project
and to wish our Project Officer, Laura Anderson, all the best with her
move back to the mainland.
Children's Activities
Lessons - After our level 1 and 2 Swimming Teaching
Shannon Downing started working
alongside Karen as fundraising assistant at the beginning of September
2014 and finished March 2015 ‘ she
enjoyed working with us and will be
back on a volunteering capacity from
time to time
courses last year, we have a fantastic team of teachers
that make all our lessons fun, challenging and friendly.
Rookies - All our dedicated rookies are getting very
knowledgeable and work well as a team with our teachers. They are capable to help teach any new children
in the class all the skill to do with lifeguarding.
Lifeguard Club - Currently recruiting new young people
to come and train with us in preparation for a lifeguard
exam in July. Once successfully passed, they will join
our casual staff.
FUNDRAISING NEWS
New sponsors
FUNDRAISING BAROMETER
£17,000
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Stafford Trust
BUY A TILE CAMPAIGN
The tiles, grout, expansion joints & fittings in the swimming pool tank are in a poor state of repair. The pool
will have to close in December.
There are 11,250 tiles & we are selling them at £1.50 to
raise the £17,000 required to undertake the works
To date we have raised £13,123!We need to sell the
remaining 2,501 tiles to reach the target!!!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Can you spare a bit of time
We badly need volunteers
We have a number of events in
the year, also our
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Hope to have 225 Local
Memberships
We are actively seeking businesses to support a variety of projects & activities.
Please contact Gary on 810 924 if your
business would like to support us.
Thanks go to the following current corporate sponsors for their support:
Iain MacCuaig Property Maintenance
McBros Construction Islay Taxis
Iain Woodrow electrical N F U
Aquacare Session needs
volunteers
As well as helping us its a great
way to meet new
Local Members we need more
members supporting us!
people, socialise and get out and
LTS parents, sign up for Local Member and
get lessons for £15 for 1 block of 5 lessons
while supporting the Centre
details if your interested
about in the community
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Please contact Karen for more
Please become a Local Member & support
us….
For all those Gym enthusiasts get access to
£12.50 monthly gym & swim membership
when you sign up as a Local Member, normally £25 per month
Your holiday could raise well over…
£100 in FREE donations!
We have 16 Friends signed up now!
3 are now LIFETIME supporters of the
Leisure Centre
If you would like to support us and
become a Friend to ensure we can
provide swimming and leisure facilities for
future generations of Ileach's & visitors
email: info@mactaggartleisurecentre.co.uk or
come into the Centre for more information
Or if you see our flag flying at any outside
event just come and ask us and we will be
happy to sign you up
easyfundraising.org.uk collect FREE
donations as you shop online.
These donations are paid by the retailers at
no extra cost to you.
To raise a free donation, you simply need to
visit your favourite online
retailers from easyfundraising.org.uk first …
it’s that simple!
Please support us for free at:
www.easyfundraising.org.uk/
MactaggartLeisureCentre
Members have
82 now signed up
raising a total of
£ 229.17 so far!
If your not already
signed up then
please do, just
follow the steps
above or pop in to
the Centre
& we’ll do it for
you....
Little pennies
make big pounds!
Thank You
ISLAY & JURA
£250k of Commonwealth
Games Legacy monies for
the benefit of local organisations & individuals over
the next three years.
Projects must increase participation & social contact ,
create well being using
sport, arts, volunteering or
young people
Local panel of 14 people to
build framework & disburse funds.
OUTREACH
ACTIVITIES
We are undertaking
feasibility study to purchase land & build storage premises for our
outreach activites such
as catering, body zorbs,
water walkerz & inflatables. Additional rentals for lease by local
contractors. Watch this
space!
ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHALLENGE!
FUNDRAISING FIREWALK
SEPTEMBER 2015
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Increase confidence & self esteem
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Release fears & doubts
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Break through limiting beliefs & conditioning
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Transform your fear into positive action
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Fun & Laughter
A CHALLENGE FOR DIFFERENT ABILITIES
If you are interested or for more information
then please contact
karen@mactaggartlesiurecentre.co.uk
Schroder Foundation
Energy reduction programme
INSULATION & PIPE
LAGGING FUNDED BY:
Climate Challenge Fund
EB Score environment
Susn H Guy Trust
Mann Foundation
Tay Charitable Trust
JT Howat Rust
Rank Foundation
Robert Barr
SAUNA
Eco efficient “on demand”
sauna cabin with low kw stove
& LED lighting is now fully
installed.
Saving ££££’s & CO2 tonnes!!!!
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