Message from BTC Member Jon Slator.

I’m a member at BTC and have a cleaning products company that amongst other things sells hand and surface sanitisers, dispensers etc.

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https://serenityhygiene.com

If you need any more info please let me know.

Jon Slator

Hants & Dorset Amateur Rowing Associations South Coast Rowing Handbook - 2020/2021.

Hants & Dorset Amateur Rowing Associations South Coast Rowing Handbook - 2020/2021.

Over the next few days Executive Officers, Life Vice Presidents, Club and Event Secretaries and Racing Officials should receive in the post there copy of the Hants & Dorset Amateur Rowing Associations South Coast Rowing Handbook - for 2020/2021.

Please accept my apologies for the delay in publication and distribution – which was impacted by the Covid-19 restrictions – printers etc... The decision to go ahead with publication in spite of the difficulties of Covid-19 and delays was taken as the booklet provides a useful record of the previous year’s activities.

Once again this year the handbook has been produced by Hants & Dorset ARA and contains a wealth of information about the Association and its affiliated Clubs and Regatta's and the South Coast Championships.

The Handbook's are being distributed to the Associations Executive Officers, Life Vice Presidents, Club Secretaries, Event Secretaries, and Full & Assistant Racing Officials. One copy is being sent to Executive Officers, Life & Vice Presidents and Full and Assistant Racing Officials - but not being duplicated where an individual holds more than one of these positions. Each Event Secretary will also receive a copy regardless of duplication - and each Club Secretary, where the Club has paid its affiliation fee will receive at least four copies for distribution within the Club - 1 has been posted - the others may also be posted or distributed at the first available opportunity. Please make sure Club copies are distributed appropriately.

It should be noted that while every effort was made to ensure the information is as accurate as possible no responsibility can be taken for errors and omissions especially from those Clubs that failed to respond in time to requests for information or changes that have taken place since 30th March when the handbook went to print.

A pdf version og the Handbook can also be dowloaded from downloads section of the H&D ARA Web Site - www.hdara.co.uk

Steve Bull, Association Secretary.

Event dates - 2021.

In order to establish as early as possible and with the aim of having firm dates for all 2021 Events by the AGM/Autumn Council Meeting could all Event Secretaries please provide me with their ideal 2021 Regatta/Head/Junior Event date – plus an alternative date - by 31st July, 2020 at the very latest. This will allow us time to, where possible, resolve any conflicts prior to the AGM/Delegates meeting and to submit provisional Regatta dates to British Rowing for inclusion in their Regatta planning, which is undertaken in early August each year. Please note – at the Autumn Council Meeting of March, 2013 it was agreed that two dates must be given – failure to do so putting an events request at risk – and priority to others events requesting their date.

We have not been to produce the usual tide table for 2021 this year as they have not been published in the British Rowing Almanack – our usual source of information. For the latest tide times, tables and information they recommend –

http//www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/tide-times/

http//www.ukho.gov.uk/Easytide/easytide/SelectPort.aspx/

PLEASE NOTE NO REGATTA DATES FOR 2021 WILL BE ACCEPTED BEFORE 1st JULY, 2020 - ANY REQUESTS FOR SPECIFIC DATES RECEIVED PRIOR TO 1st JULY WILL BE RECORDED AS HAVING BEEN RECEIVED ON THE 1st JULY.

(As agreed at the Autumn Delegates meeting of 19th November, 1994.)

The appropriate form can be dowloaded from the H&D ARA WEb Site at - www.hdada.co.uk - go to EVENTS and then CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTAS and scroll down.

 S. Bull,

 Joint Association Secretary.

 June, 2020.

Statements of Account from BR - do not pay!

Some of the H&D Affiliated Clubs may have received a Statement of Accounts from British Rowing claiming that the club owes BR arrears of BR Affiliation fees sometimes amounting to thousands of pounds.

The BR statement of money owed relates to Hants & Dorset ARA Affiliation Fees that clubs have quite correctly deducted from their BR Affiliation fees in a long standing agreement with BR.

It was an error on BR's part to issue these statements and  Hants & Dorset ARA Affiliated Clubs should NOT pay the statement. BR is aware of this situation.  The BR Board had asked the accounts department to ensure that BR receives all the money it is due.  Their accounts do not show that the Hants & Dorset ARA Affiliation fees were legitimately deducted from the BR Affiliation fees and that is why some clubs have received the statements.

BR will be writing to clubs in due course to clarify the situation. 

Steve Bull. H&DARA Joint Association Secretary.

New H&D Archive Section Added to Web Site.

We have added a new Archive Tab to the H&D ARA Web Site at - www.hdara.co.uk - go to the final Tab - Archive.

This page shows links to Hants & Dorset Amateur Rowing Association Archives - this currently shows Results, Minutes of Meetings and General Archives from 2007 to 2014 and more will be added in time.

The minutes of the Annual General Meetings include the Hon Secretaries Report on the previous season i.e 2014 AGM includes the Association Secretaries report on the 2013 Season and the minutes of the Autumn Council Meetings and Autumn Delegates meetings include the Hon. Secretaries report on that years South Coast Championship Regatta.

The Results for 2015 to 2019 are on RESULTS page/Tab and the Minutes of the AGM's and Autumn Council Meetings - for 2015 to 2019 are on DOWNLOADS page/Tab.