Sutton-In-Ashfield Sailing Club

10/11/2023

22/06/2023

In the next few weeks, Ashfield District Council will commence demolition of the sailing club buildings. These notices have been fixed to the compound fence three times, and have been torn down, presumably by someone who doesn't want the public to know what's going on.

The councils scheme for Kings Mill Reservoir is destined to be a huge white elephant - if you thought the High Pavement 'cycle lane' was a waste of public money.........😡

04/05/2023

THERE’S A BIG CELEBRATION COMING UP INVOLVING A CROWN!

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗔𝗦𝗖 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘅 & 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆

We have arranged a Reunion Evening of our now displaced former members but need a response from those interested in joining us for an evening similar in format to the the 2022 Presentation, with a modest buffet costing about £7 - £8 per adult, with under 18’s free and bar access for drinks.

Please reply to [email protected] by Wednesday 10th May with the number of persons attending (number of adults and number under 18 please)

02/01/2023

What a difference a year makes! Photographs of Kings Mill Reservoir taken on New Year's Day 2023. On the same date in 2022, the res was a hive of activity with sailors taking part in the traditional New Year's Day Brass Monkey race, conditions were tough - it was bitterly cold and gusty conditions resulted in multiple capsizes, but hot showers were available and there was refreshment and food in the cosy clubhouse afterwards. This 63 year tradition was brought to an abrupt end when Ashfield District Council evicted the sailing club from the site at the end of September 2022 ☹️

27/11/2022

Friday evening was the final presentation night for Sutton-in-Ashfield Sailing Club, following our forced closure by Ashfield District Council. It was held at the Staff of Life, Sutton. A very different affair, usually we're in our cosy clubhouse, and are fed by a small group of talented volunteer caterers, and served cut-price drinks. But 'The Staff' did us proud, the room was all decked up for christmas, and there was an excellent buffet. It was great to see our junior sailors taking home lots of the glassware! It really is the end of an era - 63 years, the club has been running sailing at Kings Mill Reservoir 😪

15/11/2022

This is just a reminder for our members that although we are no longer sailing down at Kings Mill Reservoir, that tomorrow, Wednesday 16th November at 7.30pm, we are holding our 2022 Annual General Meeting at the Mansfield Sea Cadets Headquarters in Quarry Lane, Mansfield NG18 5DB

There will be an update on Ashfield District Council’s latest plans for our old site, and formalities that we need to conclude in respect of the club’s administration post-closure.

10/11/2022

FINAL CALL!!!!!!

It's the presentation evening at the Staff of Life, Sutton on Friday 25th November, deadline for numbers is tonight, see below:

23/10/2022

Another great sailing venue, not local but one of the closest to the Kingsmill reservoir over in Derbyshire, won’t be offering sailing facilities for a considerable period of time!

16/10/2022

To sign up to attend the 2022 Trophy Presentation Dinner, email your confirmation to :-
[email protected]​

All Members & Club Supporters are welcome!

07/10/2022

In the weeks prior to the closure of Sutton in Ashfield Sailing Club, this simple unengraved trophy was discovered at the back of the club’s trophy cabinet.

At the beginning of September it was donated to the Lightning 368 Class, members of which travelled to compete in the last ever “Open Meeting” down at the club earlier in May this year, and it is now a perpetual trophy called the “Sutton in Ashfield SC Endeavour Trophy” awarded to a novice entrant competing in their first UK National Championship of the class.

The club is proud to have introduced so many people to the sport of sailing in its 63 year existence, with a number of local people having completed the last ever RYA Level 2 Dinghy Course a couple of weeks before the club’s closure.

The first winner of the trophy was Allison Hopkins of Chase SC, who only recently started sailing in the spring of this year, completed her RYA Level 2 Course in the late summer at her home club near Birmingham, and finished 21st out of 23 in this year’s UK Lightning 368 National Championship, finishing every race.

The name of the sailing club will live on….

29/09/2022

Last night was our Final Wednesday Supper down at the Club, and we celebrated with a pizza feast around a campfire and drinking up the remaining bar stock!

The compound is almost cleared, the inside of the clubhouse nearly all stripped out, and the keys will be handed back to ADC this Friday.

The sad end of a 63 year era of club sailing and racing down at the res.

27/09/2022

The last supper tomorrow evening - pizza!
Be there for 7, so we can order the pizzas.
All welcome, bear in mind we have no chairs and no log burner 😪
So bring something to sit on, and wrap up warm (we might light the firepit outside).