We are delighted to introduce our new Club Development Officer (CDO), Harry Baird, to Lasswade AC. He has kindly supplied the short bio below so please drop him a message to welcome him to the club.
My name is Harry Baird and I stay in Stenhousemuir near Falkirk. I am married to Beth who is a Health Visitor and we have two kids, Emily 29 and Fraser 26, well we still call them our kids!
I got involved with athletics in 2005 years ago when Fraser joined Falkirk Vic’s. I joined their committee and spent a spell as their President. I also got involved in Track Officiating early on (so some will recognise me from that).
I was fortunate to be selected as an Official for Glasgow 2014 CG and I still enjoy getting soaked almost every weekend of the summer!
When the Club Together project was launched in 2012 Falkirk were in the first wave of clubs to sign up, and I was appointed their CTO. I left this role in 2020 to allow fresh eyes to look at how best to progress matters further for the club. In 2014 I also became CTO for Forth Valley Flyers which is a disability specific club. In 2020 I was appointed to the same position for Corstorphine AC and I am still kept busy with both these clubs. So, as you can see I am well versed in the problems and challenges clubs face.
I am looking forward to helping Lasswade continue their exciting journey and already have had discussions with Keith who has outlined my priorities for the first period. My role is only six hours per week and is fully focused on helping the club with its admin, including reviewing club policies. Yes, it sounds slightly dull but they are vital in ensuring our club functions properly and our members are kept safe, supported and informed.
So now you know a little about me please feel free to drop me an email and introduce yourself. Just outline what you currently do within the club – athlete, coach, volunteer…. or what you would like to do. Then when meet in person I will have some background.
