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Patrick Hastings, National Chairman, Halliwick AST – UK

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The Halliwick Concept is a way of teaching anyone to swim. It was developed in the UK in 1949 specifically for teaching disabled people to swim and is now used in many countries in the world both for teaching swimming and for therapy. For more details about the Halliwick Concept see the paragraph below. The Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy (Halliwick AST) is the UK association that promotes Halliwick and organises courses both in the UK and internationally and has developed numerous Publications and DVDs about Halliwick.

‘The Halliwick Concept 2010’ is a paper written by the Education and Research Committee of the International Halliwick Association (IHA). This paper has sections on the philosophy of Halliwick; an explanation (with diagrams) of the Ten Point Programme, (‘the structured learning process through which a person with no experience in water can progress towards independence in the water.’); an explanation of how Halliwick can be used for Therapy (with reference to the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) – WHO 2001; and a link to the History of Halliwick. 
This paper is now supported by video clips.

                         • Halliwick Study Day – Saturday April 28th 2012 – 10.00am – 4.00pm
                                              at Claremont School, Bristol BS9 4LR

                                  Cost only £15 / 20 Places limited to 25 – first come, first served!

                                         Click here to see Timetable & Application form

                         • Halliwick Advanced Teaching Courses

                               June 16th/17th & 23rd/24th St Roses’ School, Stroud Glos GL5 4AP

                               Tues July 21st – Fri 24th Henshaws College, Harrogate, Yorks HG1

                                   Places limited to 12 on each course.  Click here for further details

                         • Halliwick Advanced Paediatric Therapy Course

                               Nov 26th – 30th 2012 (provisional dates) St Roses’ School, Stroud Glos GL5 4AP

                                   Places strictly limited to 12.   Click here for more details

                           Apply now to book a place for any or all of the the above Courses

If you would also be interested in any of these opportunities, but haven’t as yet attended a Foundation Course, there are still places available on these upcoming Foundation Courses:

• March 10th/11th & 17th/18th Arnos Grove Pool, London N11 1BD

• Saturday 31st March – Tues 3rd April Hull, Yorks HU9 1EA

• Weds April 11th – Saturday 14th Bexhill, East Sussex TN40 2LU

• November 10th/11th & 17th/18th Hull, Yorks HU9 1EA

Click here for further details

He tells us that  their association has been given an important reward by  the São Paulo State Secretary for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, recognizing the excellence of the Halliwick Concept for the inclusion and egalitarian access to the disabled person.

Click here to read the letter and the Award Certificate

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Joan was nominated for the prestigious Times/Sternberg Active Life Award.

This is the fourth Active Life Award sponsored jointly by Sir Sigmund Sternberg, the 89 – year old philanthropist and founder of the Three Faiths Forum and The Times.

 It recognises contributions to society by the over-70s.

There is a £5,000 first prize and £1,000 each for the five runners-up.

Joan was amazed that she was one of the runners-up.

Click here to see the leading article from The Times on Friday, 30 December 2011

and click here to see the full list of Winners and Nominees.

In both cases you will need to ‘Zoom’ the webpages due the size of the type!

Under ‘Dates for your Diary’ on page 2, there are more detail of the Conference to be held over the weekend of 12th – 14th October entitled ‘Swimming for People with Disabilities’ organised by the National C-ordination Committee (NCC) the full programme of which, with Booking Forms, will appear on our  website  shortly.

On page 3 is an article from Conquest SC and one from Joan Martin on her recent visits to 2 Royal Residences.  She also wants to inform you that M&S are installing Fitting Rooms for the disabled in their stores and that new London Underground maps are now available showing updated Disabled access to stations for wheelchair users.      

Updated January versions of our two Order Forms are on pages 5 to 7.

Click here to view the Newsletter in full!

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Sunday – 29th April 2012- AGM and National Executive Committee meetings
start 11 am at the Barton Leisure Centre,
(next door to Ormerod School) Barton, Oxford OX3 8GA

12 – 14th October 2012 - Conference - ‘Swimming for People with Disabilities’
to be held at the National School of Government
Sunningdale Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 0QE

The first 4 ‘Keynote’ speakers on the 13th are all from Halliwick AST – UK, namely:

Mandy Hudson – a member of Halliwick AST

               “Disability Equality in Swimming delivered through the Social Model”

Ann Gresswell – a recognised IHA Halliwick Lecturer

               “An introduction to Halliwick”

Jean-Pierre Maes – a recognised IHA Halliwick Lecturer

               ”Halliwick and Therapy in the context of children with Cerebral Palsy”

Emilie Leeks – a speech and language therapist & a Halliwick practitioner.

               ”Take me swimming – I’ve got something to say!”

                                          and we will have an Exhibition Stand

As soon as we receive the finalised programme which will include Booking Forms, 
   it will appear on the website.

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Some of you may be aware that for several months earlier this year, a friend of Joan’s, Joy Puritz, who has worked in the book trade for many years, had been writing her biography. The book launch was on Wednesday evening 14^th September at St Mary Abbots Hall in Kensington, only a few hundred yards from Joan’s old flat.

Click here to view the cover of this 132-paged publication, which will give you a taster of its fascinating contents.

Click here to read a report on the evening and a separate download of a few words from Patrick Hastings, the Chairperson of the Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy in UK.

Click here to see photos taken on the evening

The price of the book is £7.99 or £10.00 (incl P&P) and Joy is handling all postal sales.    
See Order Form attached.

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As Halliwick AST National Chairperson, I was invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Sport and Recreation Alliance (formerly CCPR) held at St James’s Palace on 20th July, 2011.  The photo taken by the official photographer shows (from L to R), the Earl of Wessex, Ann Thomson one of our International Halliwick  Lecturers, myself  and the Earl’s Aide.  The Earl who is SARA President, is holding a copy of the latest edition of our text book, ‘Halliwick Swimming for Disabled People’ which I presented to him.

Click here to read letter of thanks from The Earl of Wessex’s office.