Committee
The club is run by a volunteer committee co-chaired by Michael Bryant and Nick Chambers and comprising organisers of individual nights, who are currently:
Mondays:
Ed Chou, Alan Dickinson-Quelch, Nick Fursman
Wednesday:
Colin Derome, Tom Leather, John McMillan
Thursday:
Josh Bates, Michael Bryant, Nick Chambers, John Gilbert, Patrick Kirkham
Sunday:
Alan Hooker, Oliver Parsons, Owen Thomas
Membership:
Tom Leather
Social Committee:
Sam Cheng, Liam Duan, Oliver Parsons
If you have any queries or comments, please speak to any of the committee in person or email us at committee@goslingslondon.com
The running of our club is governed by our Constitution, supported by our Standards of Behaviour
If you have feedback for us, please feel free to raise this with a Committee member, either at a session or via email. If you would like to make a formal complaint about the club or anything you have experienced at our sessions, please see our Standards of Behaviour and Complaints Policy for details on how to make your complaint.
Our History
Goslings has its origins in 1976, as an informal gathering of gay swimmers on Mondays at the Oasis Pool in High Holborn. In 1982, the group succeeded in getting private hire of the Oasis on Thursdays, as part of the Gay Outdoor Club (GOC). In 1985, the swimming club became independent of GOC, and the name Goslings was adopted (as Gay Outdoor Swimming London-ings).
The vicious winter of 1986-7 caused the Oasis to close both of its pools, and the Goslings were instead offered use of the sports hall, and decided to play badminton. This proved popular and soon became a second club activity, and over time we expanded to the current number of club nights.
In April 2012, our swimmers rejoined GOC, and Goslings became a club focused exclusively on badminton.
