Membership Survey
We want to know what you think. Sadly we are still years away in R&D from proper telepathy so in the meantime we are going to have to ask you to give us a piece of your mind.
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If you've not done so already, please, please fill in the survey. Its your chance to have a say so we can try and put together a bit of a plan for the next year in time for the AGM.
Thank you!
Monday, 21 February 2011
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Fencing social Thursday 24th February
Hello all,
There is no fencing on Thursday 24th February, so instead we will be going for a meal at 7.30pm at the Thai Rack on George St, which is excellent, followed by the pub.
Please can you email me if you would like to come for the meal, as I need to know numbers asap. Email address is social(a)sa-fc.org.uk - replacing the (a) with an @.
Alternatively you can let Jon know on Thursday and he'll pass your names on to me.
Hope to see you all there!
Helen
Hello all,
There is no fencing on Thursday 24th February, so instead we will be going for a meal at 7.30pm at the Thai Rack on George St, which is excellent, followed by the pub.
Please can you email me if you would like to come for the meal, as I need to know numbers asap. Email address is social(a)sa-fc.org.uk - replacing the (a) with an @.
Alternatively you can let Jon know on Thursday and he'll pass your names on to me.
Hope to see you all there!
Helen
Sunday, 6 February 2011
St Albans Fencing Club AGM - Tuesday 22nd March at the Garibaldi pub, 8pm, with food at 9pm
Please come and join in with the AGM and have a say in how your fencing club is run.
We'll be looking for two volunteers to join the committee and nominations are now open!
Secretary, whose duties include; responding to all the enquires received via the website, organising the beginners course and minuting the monthly committee meetings. This position also requires that you be CRM checked.
Web master, whose main duty is design, maintenance and updating of the website.
Many thanks to David R and Liam N, who have done a fabulous job over the past few years on the committee.
Introduction to referring course - 19th February, nr Ipswitch
The Eastern Region fencing association are running an introduction to referring course on Saturday 19th February near Ipswitch. The course lasts all day and costs £14.50 to attend, although they will refund this is you subsequently referee in a competition for them. Jon (Daley) is going up, so there is an opportunity for lift sharing. Please get in touch with him direct for more details.
Fencing Club Social - Thursday 24th February
There is no fencing on Thursday 24th February, as the school hall is unavailable. Instead we are planning to decamp to a nice local restaurant (possibly Thai Rack on George St) followed by the pub (somewhere that does proper beer). More details will be posted closer to the date, but please let Helen know if you would like to come. Email socail(a)sa-fc.org.uk replacing (a) with @.
Membership survey
The committee are planning a membership survey, to see what you all think of current nights, potential changes and what you'd like the focus of the club to be. This is advance notice that an email will be coming your way with the survey details on. Please take five minutes to respond, it will help to make the club what you'd like it to be!
Last, but not least we have two safety warnings for all club members and visitors to the site.
1. If you are fencing electric you must wear breeches; if you are not, you will be asked to stop.
2. If you find any defective kit please tell a member of the committee, or mark the item with some of the warning tape in the kit cupboard. We won't be mad if you break something, but we won't be able to fix it if you don't tell us it's broken!
Thanks for reading,
See you all for fencing on Thursday.
Helen :)
Please come and join in with the AGM and have a say in how your fencing club is run.
We'll be looking for two volunteers to join the committee and nominations are now open!
Secretary, whose duties include; responding to all the enquires received via the website, organising the beginners course and minuting the monthly committee meetings. This position also requires that you be CRM checked.
Web master, whose main duty is design, maintenance and updating of the website.
Many thanks to David R and Liam N, who have done a fabulous job over the past few years on the committee.
Introduction to referring course - 19th February, nr Ipswitch
The Eastern Region fencing association are running an introduction to referring course on Saturday 19th February near Ipswitch. The course lasts all day and costs £14.50 to attend, although they will refund this is you subsequently referee in a competition for them. Jon (Daley) is going up, so there is an opportunity for lift sharing. Please get in touch with him direct for more details.
Fencing Club Social - Thursday 24th February
There is no fencing on Thursday 24th February, as the school hall is unavailable. Instead we are planning to decamp to a nice local restaurant (possibly Thai Rack on George St) followed by the pub (somewhere that does proper beer). More details will be posted closer to the date, but please let Helen know if you would like to come. Email socail(a)sa-fc.org.uk replacing (a) with @.
Membership survey
The committee are planning a membership survey, to see what you all think of current nights, potential changes and what you'd like the focus of the club to be. This is advance notice that an email will be coming your way with the survey details on. Please take five minutes to respond, it will help to make the club what you'd like it to be!
Last, but not least we have two safety warnings for all club members and visitors to the site.
1. If you are fencing electric you must wear breeches; if you are not, you will be asked to stop.
2. If you find any defective kit please tell a member of the committee, or mark the item with some of the warning tape in the kit cupboard. We won't be mad if you break something, but we won't be able to fix it if you don't tell us it's broken!
Thanks for reading,
See you all for fencing on Thursday.
Helen :)
Monday, 17 January 2011
Three Counties League at home to Bedford.
In a nutshell, we won – but only by the depth of rust on our blades from the Christmas break. It could very easily have gone against us.
We won the Epee 6:3 with David W thankfully not dropping a bout. His last bout was, as it turned out, crucial and very close- 5:4. Philip and David R helped out, but could have done better as both lost one bout 4:5. At least Philip could blame it on the cakes (you had to be there!). Amazingly, 5 out of the 9 bouts were won/lost at 5:4.
As if that was not enough, foil was the real nailbiter contest. As is becoming the norm these days, we entered the final bout 4:4. It fell to Terry to carry the mantle to the final bout once the epee had finished. We had expected Dan to change to foil, but having just had the last epee bout with David, they decided that Emmanuel should take his place. Terry took the lead, then lost it, then regained it, then lost it. Well, you know the score. Oh you don’t yet, do you? It went to 4:4 (“as is becoming the norm”). The last point was won by Bedford. I think Terry tried to counter attack, with which he usually succeeds - but not this time. So Bedford won the foil 5:4.
Although our winning margin was only one fight across both weapons, it would have taken Bedford only two extra hits to turn the tables in their favour. Hence the second sentence above.
One doesn’t get much closer than that!
The next match is away to Milton Keynes on 20th January, ie NEXT WEEK! Philip has offered to drive, so if you are up to it please email him- treasurer(AT)sa-fc.org.uk
In a nutshell, we won – but only by the depth of rust on our blades from the Christmas break. It could very easily have gone against us.
We won the Epee 6:3 with David W thankfully not dropping a bout. His last bout was, as it turned out, crucial and very close- 5:4. Philip and David R helped out, but could have done better as both lost one bout 4:5. At least Philip could blame it on the cakes (you had to be there!). Amazingly, 5 out of the 9 bouts were won/lost at 5:4.
As if that was not enough, foil was the real nailbiter contest. As is becoming the norm these days, we entered the final bout 4:4. It fell to Terry to carry the mantle to the final bout once the epee had finished. We had expected Dan to change to foil, but having just had the last epee bout with David, they decided that Emmanuel should take his place. Terry took the lead, then lost it, then regained it, then lost it. Well, you know the score. Oh you don’t yet, do you? It went to 4:4 (“as is becoming the norm”). The last point was won by Bedford. I think Terry tried to counter attack, with which he usually succeeds - but not this time. So Bedford won the foil 5:4.
Although our winning margin was only one fight across both weapons, it would have taken Bedford only two extra hits to turn the tables in their favour. Hence the second sentence above.
One doesn’t get much closer than that!
The next match is away to Milton Keynes on 20th January, ie NEXT WEEK! Philip has offered to drive, so if you are up to it please email him- treasurer(AT)sa-fc.org.uk
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Snow news is good news - BUT PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THE SITE
In spite of the weather as of 17:45 we still intend to fence this evening (16 Dec) and afterwards get together for some food, drink and socialising. We also will hold a very brief EGM at 9 o'clock.
PLEASE DO KEEP LOOKING HERE. If the weather gets worse or if the school tell us they're closed, we'll update the site as quickly as we can.
If you are coming, please drive carefully
In spite of the weather as of 17:45 we still intend to fence this evening (16 Dec) and afterwards get together for some food, drink and socialising. We also will hold a very brief EGM at 9 o'clock.
PLEASE DO KEEP LOOKING HERE. If the weather gets worse or if the school tell us they're closed, we'll update the site as quickly as we can.
If you are coming, please drive carefully
Thursday, 18 November 2010
EGM 16 December
Venue: Balcony, Marlborough School, 9:30 (before the Balcony do)
Introducing Junior members to the club requires us to amend categories of membership which in turn needs a change to the constitution. As part of the review we realised that the section on subscriptions doesn't really sit well with how the club currently goes about collecting fees and so we have suggested a change to reflect this. A tracked change version is available here. If you have any questions about membership changes please speak to Jon - for fee questions let Philip know.
First fixture against Luton Sword 16 Nov (away)
Four intrepid fencers went to sort out Luton: Bev, Zoe, Dave and Philip, taking the risk of fog descending either on the way there or on the return home. Luckily, we only had to contend with Philip's poor map reading, with a back up satnav system that in Bev's words had 'a mind of its own'.
Well, we did not lose, but we did not win, either. The result was a dead heat and an exact repeat of our July match, winning the epee 5:4, but losing the foil 4:5. One of our epeeists was most unfortunate in losing 4:5 three times, but it gave all of us the opportunity to experience the adrenalin rush on each of those three bouts. Actually, there was even more adrenalin provided in that the scores as we entered the final bout in each of the foil and epee was.........4:4. How weird is that?
Something very novel and most welcoming happened during the brief rest between the pools. Cakes were provided, courtesy of a Luton team member who works in a bakery. Very nice, indeed, thank you and could set the scene for subsequent home matches, I think.
Would that be a suitable enticement for other members to put their names in the hat for the next match on 2nd December, AT HOME to Bedford?
No?
Fencing Club Christmas Meal!
Thursday 9th December, 7.30pm, White Lion
Hi All,
As Christmas is rapidly approaching it's time to organise the fencing club Christmas meal!
All welcome, including partners, friends and hangers-on!
Venue is the White Lion pub, just off Old-London Road in St Albans. Cost will be £25 for three courses including tip, but coffee and mince pies are £2.50 extra.
Please see Helen at the club or email social(at)sa-fc.org.uk (replace the at with @) to reserve your place.
All reservations and menu choices will need to be made by Thursday 2nd December and the cost paid in full. Menu below.
Look forward to seeing you all there,
Helen :)
Starters
Parsnip, Chilli and Parmesan Soup Served with Crusty Bread Roll
Duck Liver and Cognac Parfait With Toast and Orange and Champagne Syrup
Smoked Salmon Cannelloni Tubes of Smoked Salmon filled with Beetroot and Red Chard
Main Meals
Traditional Roast Norfolk Turkey With Seasonal Trimmings
Fillet of Scottish Salmon en Papillotte With Fennel and Lemon Ceviche Buttered New Potatoes and Watercress Purée
Brie and Asparagus Tart, With Parmesan Pastry Served with Mixed Leaves and Buttered New Potatoes
Dessert
Traditional Christmas PuddingServed warm with Brandy Butter
Cinnamon Crème Brulée..
Selection of English Cheeses with grapes and oatcakes
Freshly brewed coffee served with mince pie - £2.50 supplement
Thursday 9th December, 7.30pm, White Lion
Hi All,
As Christmas is rapidly approaching it's time to organise the fencing club Christmas meal!
All welcome, including partners, friends and hangers-on!
Venue is the White Lion pub, just off Old-London Road in St Albans. Cost will be £25 for three courses including tip, but coffee and mince pies are £2.50 extra.
Please see Helen at the club or email social(at)sa-fc.org.uk (replace the at with @) to reserve your place.
All reservations and menu choices will need to be made by Thursday 2nd December and the cost paid in full. Menu below.
Look forward to seeing you all there,
Helen :)
Starters
Parsnip, Chilli and Parmesan Soup Served with Crusty Bread Roll
Duck Liver and Cognac Parfait With Toast and Orange and Champagne Syrup
Smoked Salmon Cannelloni Tubes of Smoked Salmon filled with Beetroot and Red Chard
Main Meals
Traditional Roast Norfolk Turkey With Seasonal Trimmings
Fillet of Scottish Salmon en Papillotte With Fennel and Lemon Ceviche Buttered New Potatoes and Watercress Purée
Brie and Asparagus Tart, With Parmesan Pastry Served with Mixed Leaves and Buttered New Potatoes
Dessert
Traditional Christmas PuddingServed warm with Brandy Butter
Cinnamon Crème Brulée..
Selection of English Cheeses with grapes and oatcakes
Freshly brewed coffee served with mince pie - £2.50 supplement
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