Hi All, Summer is almost upon us, we have had a few warm days to remind us what is coming, but I see british weather is about to remind us its still early in the summer
Term Details
New Mini Term (9am–10am)
Dates: 8th June April – 13th July (6 Weeks)
Fees: £48 for the term. Please see further details below. Fees are payable as usual on the website here:
Sunday 10am–12pm Fencers
Everyone else we continue to fence on Sunday and don’t forget we now go throughout the summer. Please remember if you start at 10am you do not need to leave at 11am, we fence through to 12pm, we would love to see you stay on.
Wednesday 7pm–9pm Fencers
Your session continues as normal and again we will be going throughout the summer.
Fees please read as action may be required
Thanks to everyone who have updated their standing orders, there are a few who haven’t done so, so could you please update them before your next payment.
- Juniors (1 session/week): £25 per month (approx. £6 per session)
- Juniors (2 sessions/week): £45 per month (approx. £5.50 per session)
- Adults (1 session/week): £30 per month (approx. £7 per session)
- Adults (2 sessions/week): £55 per month (approx. £6.50 per session)
And a reminder the Pay As You Go fees are: Adults £12, Juniors £10 per session
Branded Team Clothing
We still have some branded team clothing, for pieces we have in stock the prices are
Hoodie £35 / Adult T’s £20 / Kids T’s £15
We will be placing an ‘As needed’ order soon, no doubt the prices will be go up, so please if you would like an item speak to Della or Gordon and we will see if we have it in stock. If not we will take details and will get prices for you before placing the order.
Competitions
29th June – U12 & U16 Sussex County Teams / Venue: The Triangle, Burgess Hill
U12: born 2013 or later
U16: born 2009 or later
29th June – Sussex County Senior Novice / Venue: The Triangle, Burgess Hill
Open to those aged 13+ on the day.
19th July Senior Teams / Venue: TBA but Horsham probably
Open to those aged 13+ on the day.
A novice is defined as someone who has fenced their weapon for less than two years. If you want to enter either of the team comps and cannot get your team together please speak to Lewis or Della and they will put people together. As this team competition on the 29th June is creeping up on us we need to get teams together very soon. Don’t be shy.
Kit
We need a talented persons help!!
Our kit is old. and starting to fall apart. if any of you have sewing skills could you help us? The skills required go from fairly simple jobs of replacing of velcro of gloves, to full zip replacement of jackets. The latter is very much a technical job needing a good sewing machine. We can reimburse for any parts but unfortunately cannot extend to paying for labour. We are happy for people to help as much or as little as they are able.
If you borrow kit, please return it to the correct place: jackets on hangers, plastrons on hooks, and breeches in the correct bags.
Website
We’ve said this before—our website needs an overhaul to bring it up to date with a fresh look, better feel, and updated content. If anyone has the skills to help, please get in touch!
Courses
Beginners Course
Our next adult (14+) course will start on 24th September. If you have any friends who’d like to try fencing, have them get in touch.
Summer Social (Advance Notice)
Our summer social will be on 13th July, which is also the last Minis session before the summer break. The Dorset seems to be the venue again, mostly because they are the only ones who can cope with the number, are centrally located and have an inside and outside options depending on the weather. Please if you have any other ideas on a location get back to Della ASAP.
We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Ashley, Claire, Della, Gavin, Gordon, Jo, Lewis, and Simon
The LFC Committee