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NEWS LETTER MAY 2010.

A big thank you to Magnus and Sarah for giving up their time and bringing in a range of weapons, armour and helmets for us to play with. Also a big thanks to Chris for arranging the evening. If there are any photos from the evening people are willing to share, please email them direct to me.
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Diary Dates.May 7th,14th, 28th.
June 4th, 11th.
July 2ndAll subject to confirmation from Complex

NOTICE BOARD. JANUARY 2010.

Below are a couple of pictures that show how you should tape up your electric weapons, using either cloth tape or a good quality electrical insulation tape. It is essential you do this to prevent white lights being registered as a non valid hit, due to a short circuit being formed. To start you should have a 10 – 15cm strip of tape laid vertically down the blade, starting just over the bottom of the barrel. This should then be wrapped around the blade. If you try and twist tape round and down the blade, too much tape is used and will cause the point to wobble more making hits difficult to make. Finally, a similar size strip should be twisted round the barrel. This should start at the rim of the barrel, so the tip point still depresses freely. You should check this regularly, and make any repairs prior to the start of fencing. Remember club ties are now on Sale.

Check the new Blademaster BLOG on the links page on the web site. At the moment it is only fun items, but it will soon be used as a back up tool from coaching sessions.

For sale : We have in stock 1 Club Hoodie.  Child Medium. £18. First come first served. Also :
Etoile £15 and £10 . Non electric      S/H Foils French or Pistol Grip £10. Blade Tubes £1.

EQUIPMENT.

If you are upgrading to level 2 plastrons the Next Club order from Leon Paul will be after the 14^th May. A range of Good quality second hand equipment is available to be purchased direct from myself, so speak to me first. If others have equipment to sell on through the club please give me the details. There are some good deals on the web, but Leon Paul is the only supplier I have an account with.         ARB

This is a general message for junior members.

As you may be aware there is a small waiting list for new junior members to join the club. This is a reminder that should you miss 3 sessions on the trot without informing me, your place may be lost and given to the next person on the waiting list. As people are generally too embarrassed to say fencing is not for them, they tend to just drift away leaving a space that could have been filled sooner rather than later.

Contact about an absentee should be made to me direct, and not left with third parties. This has just been highlighted when a members place was only saved by a stroke of luck as the third party had not passed on the message that they were unable to attend for more than 3 weeks.

I don't need to know every time, and I do not need to know reasons, its purely to help get people off the waiting list which stands at approximately 6 months at the moment.

Thanks ...Andie.