Ayrshire Flyers http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk For Short Track in Ayrshire Tue, 07 May 2013 17:41:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Notice of AGM http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/05/notice-of-agm/ http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/05/notice-of-agm/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 17:40:46 +0000 admin http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/?p=1517 Continue reading →]]> As Club Secretary, I hereby advise that the Annual General Meeting of Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club will be held on Thursday 13th June 2013, as agreed at last year’s Annual General Meeting.

It will take place in the cafe at the ice rink of Auchenharvie Leisure Centre and will commence at 6.15 pm. The business to be transacted will be as per the posted Agenda PDF.

Regards,
Club Secretary
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Regards
Club Secretary
]]> http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/05/star-class-2013-14/feed/ 0 Club Championships 2013 http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/05/club-championships-2013/ http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/05/club-championships-2013/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 15:09:51 +0000 admin http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/?p=1489 Continue reading →]]> Fun club championship with good races and 6 PBs. Details of the PBs can be found on our Personal Bests page.

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Most Improved Boy

Most Improved Boy

Trophy winners from Club Championships

Trophy winners from Club Championships

Most Improved Girl

Most Improved Girl

Trophy for handicapped race

Trophy for handicapped race

Skaters’ Skater

Skaters’ Skater

Club Champion, Coach’s Skater and Fall of the Year

Club Champion, Coach’s Skater and Fall of the Year

Competition

Event First Second Third
Club Championship Roy Connor Fiona
Club Handicap Billy Deborah Joshua

Special Prizes

Parents’ race Billy
Coach’s Skater of the Year Roy
Most Improved Girl Penny
Most Improved Boy Joshua
Skaters’ Skater of the Year Connor
Fall of the Year Roy
]]> http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/05/club-championships-2013/feed/ 0 Club Cycle round Cumbrae http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/club-cycle-round-cumbrae-2/ http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/club-cycle-round-cumbrae-2/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:40:05 +0000 admin http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/?p=1484 Continue reading →]]> As our club training session on Sunday 2nd June has been cancelled by Auchenharvie management  it has been decided to hold our annual club cycle round Cumbrae on that date.  Once again we welcome club members and family/friends  to join us.  More details to follow nearer the time.

Regards,
Club Secretary

]]> http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/club-cycle-round-cumbrae-2/feed/ 0 Cancellation of club training sessions http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/cancellation-of-club-training-sessions/ http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/cancellation-of-club-training-sessions/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:38:15 +0000 admin http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/?p=1481 The following club training sessions have been cancelled:

  • Sunday 12th May
  • Sunday 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd June.
Regards,
Club Secretary
]]> http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/cancellation-of-club-training-sessions/feed/ 0 Break for summer holidays http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/break-for-summer-holidays/ http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/break-for-summer-holidays/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:33:57 +0000 admin http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/?p=1479 Continue reading →]]> Once again this year the club committee has decided to have a break during the school summer holidays.  This means that our last training session will take place on Thursday 27th June and training will start up again on Thursday 15th August.

Regards,
Club Secretary
]]> http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/04/break-for-summer-holidays/feed/ 0 Scottish Championships http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/03/scottish-championships-2/ http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/03/scottish-championships-2/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:42:34 +0000 admin http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/?p=1452 Continue reading →]]> The Scottish Championships was held at Dundee Ice Area on Sunday 24 March 2013.   The podium results are tabulated below; a full protocol can be found here PDF.

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Scottish Senior Champion 2012-13
Position Skater
First Murray Cochrane, Dundee Ice Racing Club
Second Roy Walker, Ayrshire Flyers
Third Ian Cavin, Dundee Ice Racing Club
Scottish Junior D&C Champion 2012-13
Position Skater
First Rebecca Hull, Ayrshire Flyers
Second Megan Murray, Ayrshire Flyers
Third Penny Smith, Ayrshire Flyers
Scottish 3,000m Relay Championship
Position Skater
First Dundee (Scott Anderson, Ian Cavin, Murray Cochrane, Greg Ireland)
Second Forth Valley (Alan Bowstead, Lawrence Burns, Billy McArthur, Claire Pirie)
Fitzroy Smith Trophy
Position Skater
Men Roy Walker, Ayrshire Flyers
Ladies Claire Pirie, Forth Valley
Novice Competition
Position Skater
First Joshua Davidson, Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club
Second Rachel Davidson, Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club
Third Rebecca Davidson, Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club
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3000m
Position Skater
First Alan Dobbie, Forth Valley Ice Racing Club
Second Greg Ireland, Dundee Ice Racing Club
Third Ian Cavin, Dundee Ice Racing Club
Masters
Position Skater
First Ian Cavin, Dundee Ice Racing Club
Second Alan Dobbie, Forth Valley Ice Racing Club
Third Billy McArthur, Forth Valley Ice Racing Club
Ladies
Position Skater
First Claire Pirie, Forth Valley Speed Skating Club
Second Rebecca Hull, Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club
Third Fiona Thomson, Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club
Novice
Position Skater
First Joshua Davidson, Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club
Second Billy Mair, Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club
Third Rachel Davidson, Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club

The following photographs were kindly sent in by Connor Hull and Claire Pirie.

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]]> http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/03/scottish-masters-ladies-and-3km-competitions/feed/ 0 Silver at the European Youth Olympics for Kat http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/02/silver-at-the-european-youth-olympics-for-kat/ http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/2013/02/silver-at-the-european-youth-olympics-for-kat/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:22:47 +0000 admin http://www.ayrshire-flyers.org.uk/?p=1413 KatThompsonKathryn Thomson took Silver in the 500m at the European Youth Olympics in Romania on the 18th of February.  Congratulations to her.

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Novices

The Scottish 500m Championship competition was held at Dundee Ice Arena on Sunday 27 January 2013. The full protocol PDF is available.

The podium places were as follows:

500m Championship
Position Skater
First Ian Cavin, Dundee Ice Racing Club
Second Greg Ireland, Dundee Ice Racing Club
Third Alan Dobbie, Forth Valley Ice Racing Club
Novice
Position Skater
First Joshua Davidson
Second Penny Smith
Third Deborah Johnston
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