Lasswade Athletics Club are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Club Development Officer.

No stranger to Lasswade the successful candidate is our young athlete coordinator Craig Morton.

As well as this role which is carried out in conjunction with Active Schools and Midlothian Council, Craig also provides coaching at the club on a Monday and Thursday evenings, is Team Manager for Forth Valley and CSSAL leagues and is an active committee member.

All in all a fine pedigree to take the club forward.

We wish Craig every success in the post

http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/vacancy/lasswade-ac-club-together-officer/

Lasswade AC have a part time vacancy for the attached post

Lasswade AC Club Together Officer

Organisation: Lasswade AC

Closing Date: 23 November 2016

Lasswade AC – Club Together Officer

Contract Length – 3 Years 9 months

Salary – £5,368 – 12 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Lasswade AC for a Club Together Officer, in partnership with scottishathletics and Midlothian Council.

Club Together is a fundamental project within Scotland’s National Strategy for athletics, Perform when it Counts, placing a key focus on supporting the development of athletics clubs in the country.

The role will have a significant impact in the growth and development of the club and the twin aspects of our vision of increasing participation and performance sit at the heart of everything we do – neither however is possible without athletics clubs playing their part.

This part time post (12 hours per week) is funded through a partnership between Lasswade AC, scottishathletics and Midlothian Council.

Club Together is exactly that – clubs, scottishathletics and Local Authority coming together to deliver once and for all a programme that will make the athletics vision happen.

Application Process

Applications should be made by submitting the application form and Covering Letter to scottishathletics. The application should be marked confidential and sent to:

Dawn Allan
scottishathletics Ltd
Caledonia House
South Gyle
EDINBURGH
EH12 9DQ

Or email: dawn.allan@scottishathletics.org.uk
Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 23 November 2016
Interview Date: Tuesday 29 November 2016

Please find the scrutinised results from last week’s cross country event

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AlZql6ch7UVwzFLUStgS8wJVc-wA

ROAD CLOSURE A7 – Lasswade XC 30 OCTOBER 2016 , Gorebridge

I have been made aware of the following road closure which may cause some travel disruption for athletes travelling from Galashiels and Borders heading for our cross country event . Please build in some additional travelling time and consider your route

Kind regards

Brian H
CDO

A7 Stow to Midlothian Boundary
Road Closure Schedule

The A7 Galashiels to Edinburgh road will be closed to vehicular traffic from a point just north of Stow to the Midlothian Boundary. This closure is required to allow Scottish Borders Council to carry out resurfacing and patching works. During the closure it is also anticipated that other routine maintenance works will be carried out.

The closure is planned for the 28th and 31st October 2016 and from the 1st to the 4th November 2016 between the hours of 08:00 and 16:00 each day. It is however hoped that the works will be completed by the 2nd November 2016.

Local access will be available to local residents under the guidance of the sentries located either end of the closure or when directed by local diversionary signage. The X95 bus will operate as per normal.

The alternative northbound route will be via the A7, A6091, A68, A6106, A6094 and the A7 to point of closure.

The alternative southbound route will be the above in reverse.