15 months to go
The preaparation for the VIII NatWest Island Games in
Gotland 1999 is going on in accordance with the programme. It is now "only" 15
months to go and we can feel the temperature is going hotter. We have more and more
questions from different Islands and we are trying to do our best to help.
Most question so far is about
accomodation and as we said at our presentation in Jersey; there will be a "Games
Village" at the military barracks just in the outskirts of Visby where we hope to
accomodate all participants. If there is some team who don´t want to stay at the Games
Village there is of course possible to stay in hotels.
We are co-operating with a major travel agency here in Gotland
"Destination Gotland" and detailed information about accomodation in hotels are
available from them. You find telephone and faxnumber and e-mailadress on the back of this
Newsletter.
Delegation from
Faroes
A small delegation from the Faroes visited Gotland a couple of weeks ago, just to look
at the Games Village and make some hotel-reservation for next Year. If You have any
thougts to do as the Faroes did, just let us know and we will help You.
Sponsorship
The agrement between IGA and NatWest Offshore about sponsoring for the next six Years has
now been signed and the name of the Games is now "NatWest Island Games". We have
got some posters and stickers from NatWest and will send it to You in a short while, as
You then also can make some PR for the Games in Gotland next Year. If You want more, just
give us a call.
Visit by the
Executive-
Committée
According to the Constitution the Executive-Committée of IGA has to visit the place for
the next Games a Year ahead of the beginning of the Games. At the meeting with the EC in
Isle of Man some weeks ago the date for the visit was decided to the 25-20 of August. The
Committée will look at all the venues and meet all the co-ordinators and also have
meeting with the Organising Committée.
Countdown
26 June 1998
Draft programme for each sport will be distributed to
member islands.
25-30 Aug 1998
Executive Committé to meet in Gotland.
26 Sept 1998
Island entry forms, technical official entry forms and
individual entry forms will be sent out. Confirmation of details of sports and events.
26 Dec 1998
Distribution of confirmed sports programmes.
Payment of GBP 200 per sport to Organising Committée.
26 March 1999
Final date for return of technical officials forms
to Organising Committée
26 April 1999
Final date for entrys of competitors to events to be
received from islands
1 May 1999
Payment of accreditation fees to IGA Treasurer
15 May 1999
Notification of the cancellation of undersubscribed
sports and events
26 June 1999
Grand Opening of the VIII NatWest Island Games
Things You
didn't know about Gotland
- and never thougt of finding out
Gotlands countyflower is ivy
The highest point of Gotland is some 85 meters above sea level
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New Swimming hall for the Games???
For many Years there has been discussion about a
new Swimming-hall in the local government here on Gotland. When we made our application in
early -95, it was very close to a decision, but it didn´t come.
We have through the Years
done our best to convince our politicans about the necessity of a new hall and now we have
succeded. But probably too late for the Games. At the moment we don´t know wheter it will
be ready to the start of the Games or not, but we really hope it will be.
New Co-ordinators
There has been a change in the organisation for Swimming and Tennis. The new co-ordinators
are as follow:
Swimming:
Dan Broddwall
Frojelgatan 12
621 43 VISBY
Tel. + 46 498 21 62 14
Tennis:
Rosita Fellman
Petarve, Sanda
620 20 KLINTEHAMN
Tel. + 46 498 24 20 85
Dan Broddwall visited the Games last Year in Jersey and Rosita Fellman
visited the Games in Isle of Wight 1993.
Travelling to Gotland
The best way for travelling to Gotland is of course going by air. If You choose going by
regular flight there is a lot of air-companies flying London-Stockholm and You can also
fly Manchester-Stockholm with some of these companies. The flying-time is approximately
two hours. From Stockholm You then will fly with Skyways which is our local company for
domestic-
traffic.
This flight takes about 40-45 minutes. Skyways has only small planes with
50 seats and can only take normal luggage. They are for example not able to transport
bikes and the pole for polejump. If You choose to go that way and You are carrying
bikes/poles, we will make some transport by sea for this things.
The price for a flight
London-Stockholm-Visby with SAS/Skyways is today 4.610 SEK which is app. 340 GBP. If this
is an alternative for Your travelling, please let us know and we will advise You how to
book.
Please also note that there will be waiting-time in Stockholm before You
can go to Visby, if there is a lot of team who choose this way of travelling.
Thorsten Palmquist
general secretary
For further information
please contact
Organising Committee
NatWest Island Games 1999
Homepage:
http://www.gotlandweb.com/
islandgames
e-mail:
islandgames@bigfoot.com
Address:
Neptungatan 4
SE-621 41 Visby
Sweden
Telephone:
+46-498-20 70 71
Telefax:
+46-498-21 54 74
NEWSLETTER
is distribuated by:
Gotland Organising Committee
NatWest Island Games 1999
Legally responsible editor
Susanne Gustafsson
Information Officer |
