The Newsletter

April 2008:

Hi all,

Hope you're all well and have had a good Easter holiday. Training will start the first week back as usual commencing on Tuesday 15th March. (Tuesdays 7-8 beginners training session 8-10 Free Fencing, Saturday morning 10:30-12:30 Advanced and Intermediate training session with Robert Kiss)

Some changes this term because of exams. Another reminder for you:

Tuesday sessions will be held as usual on the following dates (in Sports Hall 1B, except where noted):

15th April
22nd April
29th April in Cromer Terrace Gym
6th May
3rd June
10th June

Please note that there is no fencing on the 13th, 20th and 27th May due to exams. We apologize for this but as the sports hall is in use it is sadly outside of our control.

Saturday sessions will be held on the following dates in the following locations:

19th April in Sports Hall 2, With Robert Kiss
29th April in Sports Hall 2, With Robert Kiss
3rd May in Cromer Terrace
10th May in Cromer Terrace, this will be the final session with Robert Kiss
17th May in Cromer Terrace
24th May in Cromer Terrace
31st May in Cromer Terrace
7th June in Sports Hall 2

This information is also on our website here

Congratulations to the new committee who were elected at the end of last term.

Hayley Beaumont - Team Captain
Treasurer - Alex Lincoln
Secretart - Rachael Anderson
Men's Team Captain - Tom Exeter
Women's Team Captain - Hayley Beaumont
Social Secretary - Anita Idisi
Armourer - Robert Walker
Webmaster - Alex Lincoln
Competition Co-ordinator - Izzy Case-Punter

Those who started as beginners in September are now welcome to come along to the Saturday training session. Fencing new people is a great way to improve and we hope to see as many people as possible at Saturday sessions. However please be aware that we fence almost exclusively electric in this training session and so full electric kit including Breeches must be worn at all times, this kit can be booked out at Tuesday training sessions by a committee member. Fencers are responsible for ensuring that they have the correct kit for this session. These sessions move around between the sports centre and Cromer terrace and please be aware that we do not transport all the kit between these two venues. No protective clothing is available at Cromer terrace.

Could all kit which has been borrowed from the club please be returned by the end of April. You will be charged for any kit which has not been returned by the 1st May. If kit has been broken please notify Liam and Rob (armourers).

Now on to the fun stuff! The second University of Leeds Fencing Tournament is to be held on Sunday 27th April. It starts at 9:00am in the main sports hall and promises to be a fantastic day. Entry forms can be downloaded from the website here, or collected from Tom Exeter, or found by following the link on the facebook page. For further details and any questions please check out the Facebook page at: All fencers of all abilities are welcome and we hope to see as many of you competing as possible. This tournament is open to guests from other clubs so invite all your friends. It should be a great day!

The next date for your diary is Sunday 20th April, when the club will be holding a Robin Hood Themed Otley Run, a chance to dress up and get rather drunk! Otley Runs are always a good laugh and we're looking forward to seeing lots of you there. More details can be found here

The next social after that is on Wednesday 30th April, the day of our end of year celebration and a chance to let your hair down before the exams kick in. This not to be missed event will be held at Trio in Headingly at 7:00. This should be a fantastic evening. We've got a room to ourselves for the meal and will be having an awards presentation. We're looking forward to seeing the whole club down there! Please feel free to bring friends, this should be a fantastic social. More details to be found here

Looking forward to seeing you all at training on Tuesday.

Regards
Laura Mingins (Club Secretary 07/08)