Dear all,
This Friday's social will be a end of year / Christmas event. Please come and play and stay after for some drinks and I'll order some pizzas to share. If like me, you're injured, then just come for a drink. Wear a Christmas jumper too.
Hope to see you there but if you can't make it, then Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Mark
Dear members,
Please come down to the Friday social on the 16th December to play some squash and stay after to join us in the clubhouse for drinks and snacks (I'll get something other than nuts and crisps). It would be nice to see you to toast the holiday season and the end of the year. Christmas jumpers desirable but not essential.
Kind regards,
Mark Troman
Dear members,
Thank you to all who have renewed their membership and I hope you make the most of the coming year. It is good to see the club entering two teams into the Middlesex leagues. Captains or team players, please send me match reports to share.
Changes to Group Coaching
It would be great to see more people come along on Tuesdays to make use of this fun and affordable club night. Martin (our coach) has simplified the costs. Rather than buying in blocks of 6 it is now a simple £10 pay as you go arrangement. I have now set up a page on SportyHQ to experiment with registering interest, please take a look here. Numbers are capped at 8 but we need a minimum of 4 attendees, reigstration is free but you must pay Martin directly once you have reserved.
I am not sure how many people are put off by WhatsApp, but if there are people who don't like to use it then this link offers an easy alternative.
Proposed changes to WhatsApp Groups
At the moment there is a Brondesbury Social Group and a coaching group. The former is mostly used for checking the Friday social is on and the latter for coaching. I propose merging them into a single club night group. It should be used for attendances on Tuesday coaching or the Friday social and any ad hoc invitations for a game (which seem to be at a managable level). What do you think? Please email me your views: [email protected]
Box leagues
A reminder to get playing your games in the box league. You can challenge others in your group by selecting the 'mail all' button at the top of each box, the third column along.
England Squash Membership
Before I took over all club, members were enrolled as ES members. This is only necessary for the club and those who play for the first or second team. Member benefits include insurance cover, tutorial videos and discounts from retailers like PDH Sport; details can be found here. In future years I would like to consider only enrolling members who are playing in the county league, as a way of saving club funds. Do people value ES membership or would they be content to go without, to ease expenses? Please let me know your thoughts.
The bar on Fridays
I am injured and likely to be out for several weeks so will not be able to come down to open the bar on Friday's as often. I will make sure I come down at least once before Christmas and hopefully we can make it an end of year gathering for people to stay late and socialise with some food and drinks.
Club maintenance
We have had an issue with the guttering which has been fixed and will need to have the wall repointed to ensure the courts do not become damp. I have approval from the board to renovate the front wall on court A. Some time ago there was a buildup of damp that has left a number of deadspots on that court. I hope to have the entire wall replaced and both courts cleaned and repaired in April next year. Court A may be out of action for one week but the repairs are necessary.
If you have any other views or issues please get in touch.
Kind regards,
Mark Troman
Dear members,
Club Boxes
I have reset the box leagues for the autumn. If you have not received a direct email from me about this already, but still want to be included there is time to add people in, email me directly please ([email protected]).
Women's Open Event, 12pm Saturday 24th September
This event is open to all women and girls, members or non-members, as we celebrate Women's Squash Week. We already have a good group confirmed but more are welcome. The event is free and we hope to arrange an hour's coaching from Clive Johnston to kick things off. Please mention this to anyone you think might be interested. There will be a social event after with food and drink.
A gentle reminder that the Squash AGM will be taking place tomorrow at 8pm in the Clubhouse. Hope you can make it.
The annual AGM will take place on Friday 3rd Feb at 8pm. This is a chance to hear how the club is doing and have your say about what can be done to make it better. It will also be my last AGM and the swearing in of your new Squash Secretary (Adrian Fletcher).
If you are unable to attend and would like to bring anything up, please get in touch and I will address your questions at AGM and communicate minutes post meeting.
Thanks to everyone for all your help in creating such a welcoming club and long may that continue with Adrian at the helm. Look forward to seeing you all on the 3rd.
Adam