Tomorrow is week 134 but the next few days are crazy busy so instead of being late again I am doing this week a day early!
The last week has been crazy – classroom days for my Level 4 course, meetings with counties and officers who need support, with groups I work with to deliver archery, and 2 days at lilleshall with regions, home nations and archery GB. An incredibly productive week and now to mostly wait to see if we can keep the momentum going 🤞🏻
More than 1 person has asked me about the EMAS chair role, in all honesty I don’t want it, I don’t have the time! On Saturday at Telford I quoted “if you want something doing give it to a busy person” and I meant it. That room was full of people who wear multiple hats both in and outside of our sport. So I was asked to list what I do – here you go!
- * I am me, that takes a lot of time! Full of quirks and issues – PTSD and Disabilty and a dark sense of humour! But trying to make the world a better place!
- * I am a mother of 2 – a 15 year old and a 19 year old. They are amazing and we are a team, taking care of each other.
- * I am an archer, blessed to be able to shoot for the county and an amazing squad.
- * Integr8archery Club – chair and 1 of the 2 Safegaurding and welfare officers.
- * Wellingborough Open Archery Club – safeguarding and welfare officer, second seat currently vacant
- * Ebbsfleet Academy Archery Club – safeguarding and welfare officer
- * Archus Archery Club – safeguarding and welfare officer
- * East Midlands Archery Society (EMAS) – safeguarding and welfare officer
- * EMAS representative (1 of 2) for Archery England
- * Administrator of English Federation Cross Awards for Archery England
- * Stepped up to become a Candidate Judge with EMAS
- * Interim Safeguarding and welfare officer with Nottinghamshire Archery Society
- * Integr8archery CIC – director/owner – 2 and a half year and bows in the hands of 4691 people!
- * Northamptonshire Federation of Disability Sport – vice chair
- * Senior Residential Support Worker in children’s residential care for Northampton Children’s Trust – including EDI officer
- * Warhammer Hobbyist
If you think I have time to take on anything else then I will have to politely disagree with you! I might even sugggest that you become a volunteer 🙂
This coming week?
I had my latest meeting with the Sports Welfare Officers, discussing what I want to achieve and their support.
I have a meeting with NFDS, visit with a friend who has left the sport and wants helping selling their kit, a day of celebration for a friend with some awesome plans to make the day special, privileged to be asked to join him, a day shadowing judges at competition. Work, lots of work 😉
I will answer emails etc when I can but I have a big week ahead and I love what I do so look at the list of what that is, but please do not be asking me to add more roles because a line does have to be drawn somewhere 🫣😘
