March 2020

22nd March update

Folks, Having seen the latest government guidance on social distancing the Committee would encourage the Members to follow that guidance. Bearing in mind the very public nature of our beach, please consider carefully whether any planned outings from the Club adheres to this guidance and are appropriate. Although the changing

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Bar stock sale – 11am Sat 21st March

All, As intimated yesterday we have identified some bar stock that will go out of date in the next couple of months. At 11am tomorrow we will be selling this in the hall at the Club to members at a dramatically discounted prices, in order to cover the cost. There

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Covid-19 update 19th March 2020

It is with regret that the Committee has taken the decision tonight to close the Bar at the Club until further notice. We will therefore NOT be open as expected this weekend. Having listened to the Government advice this evening we feel it would now be socially irresponsible to open

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Covid-19 Update. What does it mean at the Club?

In light of the current Government advise the Management Committee are taking the following steps to minimise risk to our staff, Members, guests and the wider community. 1. Effective immediately reduce the opening hours of the bar to ONLY Friday-Sunday. This to be reviewed constantly and will be amended given

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Ewen’s Club Paddle From Erskine 15 March 2020

Erskine to Paisley (Words provided by William Bell) I am having difficulty in getting my neighbours in Erskine and work colleagues at Renfrew to believe that 16 paddlers from the Royal West paddled from Boden Boo at the Erskine Bridge to under the Piazza in Paisley on Sunday 15th March

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What is on in the next few weeks?

The Winter talks may have ended but next few weeks are busy ahead of the start of the 2020 Season. Pool sessions still running. Health Walks on a Wednesday night Ukulele & Boat Club Sessions later in the month 6 Nations games on Saturday, fingers crossed Ewen’s Mystery trip on

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Coronavirus advise

Information downloaded from NHS & Scottish Government websites. The symptoms of coronavirus are: • a cough • a high temperature • shortness of breath But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness. The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold

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Winter Talks – Final Programme

There has been a change to the speaker for the final Winter Talk on Wednesday 11 March. Our own Colin Campbell will now give a talk titled ‘Introduction to Tides’. This talk will be the last in this year’s series of talks so be sure to come along.

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Inspection of Boats 2020

The annual Inspection of Boats which took place on 16th February, provides the RWSABC Committee an opportunity to review and celebrate the year with past Vice Presidents of the Club, the wider community and invited members of the Club. The wider community this year was represented by Peter McCarthy –

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Sporting Participation and Building Use at RWSABC in 2019

As in 2017 and 2018 a review of Sporting Participation at RWSABC has been completed for 2019. These results can now be shared via a report and spreadsheet. The first pictures below summarises the main findings of the sporting participation review for 2019. In addition to sporting participation a study

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