The following skaters passed NISA tests at Ryde Arena on 23 October 2009:

Field Moves

Level 2: Clare Mennie, Charlotte Chapman

Level 4: Megan Wood, Daisy Jones

Level 5: Izzi Parkes

Level 6: Charlotte Mennie, Jemma Southwell, Heather Macdonald

Level 9: Isabelle Coeshott, Maggie Read

Level 10: Gemma Marsh

Elements

Level 1: Felicity Gingras, Kayleigh Pedley, Steve Wood

Level 2: Charlotte Mennie

Free Skating

Level 1: Felicity Gingras, Kayleigh Pedley

Level 2: Charlotte Mennie

Level 7: Maggie Read

Dig out your scariest costume and join other club members for an hour-long free ice dance session with our new ice dance coaches, Sam and Carly, followed by Hallowe’en treats and games in the Raiders Bar on Sunday 1 November.

The ice dance session runs from 4.15pm to 5.15pm, and then the party moves to the Raiders Bar until 8pm.

The Wight Jewels and the Wight Crystals synchronized skating teams were again crowned Scottish champions after competing at at SK8 Scotland on 17 October 2009 at Dumfries Ice Bowl.

Skating at junior level, the Jewels faced Nottingham Icicles, and emerged ahead after the short programme with a score of 31.95. The Jewels extended their lead in the free programme, scoring 43.36, for an overall total of 75.31, a personal best for the team.

The Wight Crystals, at juvenile level, scored 20.69 to put them first of a field of four.

The newly established team that now comprises the Wight Gems competed at preliminary level, scoring 17.44 to place them fourth.

Along with the Wight Gems, the Jewels and the Crystals travelled overnight by coach to Dumfries to arrive in time for the morning practise session, with the competition itself taking place in the afternoon. The teams then travelled back by coach to the Island, arriving early Sunday morning.

Official results at http://www.sk8scotland.org.uk/Results2009/Synchro/Index.htm

The first of two ice skating galas on the Isle of Wight this summer takes place at Planet Ice Ryde (Ryde Arena) on Saturday 15 August from 7pm to 8pm.

Admission is £4 (adult), £2 (child) or £10 (family). Proceeds will go to club funds.

The EGM on Friday 26 June passed the resolution to increase annual membership fees from £10.00 to £12.00 for non-skaters and from £20.00 to £25.00 for skaters. The EGM was attended by 12 voting members and the motion was passed unanimously. Apologies for absence were received from club secretary Karen Bicknell, committee member Ian Marsh and membership secretary Barbara Close.

The rise becomes effective from 1 September 2009. Anyone wishing to renew before 1 September 2009 for a membership that is due for renewal up to 1 December 2009 can do so at the old rate for non-skaters of £10.00 and skaters £20.00. Their membership will run for 12 months from the date that their membership was due to be renewed (for example, if your membership is due for renewal on 1 October 2009, you can renew it before 1 September and your membership will become due again on 1 October 2010).

Any membership due but not paid by 1 September 2009 or any new club memberships from 1 September will be at the new rates.

The following skaters passed NISA tests at Planet Ice Ryde on 5 June 2009.

Field Moves
Level 1: Amelia Button, Gemma Keeling, Miles Grist, Lauren Bridger,
Phoebe Ockendon, Cameron Probert, Keelin Scholes, Sophie Court
Level 2: Bethany Howarth, Mariesa Ford, Beckie Vokins, Chloe Fogarty,
Nicola Baxter
Level 4: Tia Daley
Level 5:  Heather Macdonald, Naomi Hunter
Level 6: Leah Hancott, Kate Nutbourne

Elements
Level 1: Megan Wood, Charlotte Chapman
Level 2: Tia Daley
Level 3: Leah Hancott

Free
Level 1: Megan Wood, Charlotte Chapman
Level 2: Tia Daley
Level 3: Alicia Macintyre, Leah Hancott

There will be an EGM on Friday 26th June at 6.00pm in the Raiders Bar, Planet Ice Ryde, to set the club’s annual membership fees. Until then club members have the opportunity to renew at the old rates. This is a rescheduled meeting, and has to be short because the hockey club AGM follows at 7pm.

The proposed new rates are GBP25.00 for skating membership and GBP12.00 for non-skating membership.

The newsleter for Spring 2009 is available to download: 2009_spring_newsletter.pdf

The AGM of the IWID&FSC is on Wednesday 27 May at 6pm in the Raiders Bar, Planet Ice Ryde.

The results of the IWID&FSC Free Skating Competition, held on 3 April 2009 at Ryde Arena, are as follows (top three places only shown where applicable):

Spin Spiral & Jump, aged 10 and under: 1 Robyn Johnson, 2 Shanna O’Brien, 3 Charlie Page

Spin Spiral & Jump, aged 11 and over: 1 Megan Child, 2 Monique Crouch, 3 Amelia Button

Beginners, aged 11 and under: 1 Charlotte Chapman, 2 Kayleigh Pedley, 3 Roxanne Collins

Beginners, aged 12 and over: 1 Megan Wood, 2 Chloe Fogarty, 3 Nicola Baxter

Beginners, boys: 1 Mitchell Brown, 2 Miles Grist

Beginners, men: 1 Steve Taverner, 2 Steve Wood

Beginners, pairs: 1 Carol and Steve Taverner

Level 1: 1 Louisa Wrighton, 2 Naomi Hunter, 3 Heather MacDonald

Level 2: 1 Leah Hancott

Level 3: 1 Nikita Heathfield, 2 Demi Agar, 3 Alicia Macintyre

Level 4: 1 Sabrina Danzig

Level 5: 1 Yelena Brown, 2 Isabelle Coeshott

Level 5, adults: 1 Sian-Marie Edkins, 2 Carol Taverner

Level 6, girls: 1 Maggie Read

Level 6, boys: 1 Archie Bicknell