The first Wellington competition for 2018, Victoria Sword’s Trefoil, is being held on 25th February. This is an open competition, for all age groups and weapons, so head along and give it a shot.

This is a great opportunity for everyone to get back into the swing of competing, and is also a great chance for less experienced competitors to get used to how a competition works, so let’s get a massive turnout from HVFC at his event!

The Fencing Central AGM will be held at Trefoil at 12.30pm. The committee is looking for nominations for committee positions, and would like to invite everyone to attend.

Please note that the venue is at Victoria University’s Kelburn Campus, in the Recreation Centre building, rather than Karori’s Mackie Gym, where is has been held previously.

Full details are available here on the Pisting Around website.

Dear Hutt Valley Fencing Club members,

Welcome back to fencing for 2018! We hope you all had a fantastic summer break, and are raring to get back to training.

We have a great year ahead, with many opportunities for training and competing, so make sure to keep an ear out for opportunities as they are announced throughout the year.

We are pleased to announce that the club will be returning to the full training schedule this week, beginning on Tuesday, 30th January.

After the planning meeting last week, the committee is implementing some exciting changes, with more to come during the year. These aim to improve the fencing experience for all members and enhance the club culture.

• All classes will be held at the Fraser Park grandstands;
• Some changes have been made to the class schedules, details below:

Tuesday, 6.00pm – 7.00pm	U13 and Intermediate
Tuesday, 7.00pm – 9.00pm	Advanced fencers
Wednesday, 4.00pm – 6.00pm	Invitational only
Wednesday, 7.00pm – 9.00pm	18+ Adult class
Thursday, 6.00pm – 7.00pm	U13 and Intermediate
Thursday, 7.00pm – 9.00pm	Advanced fencers
Saturday, 10.00am – 12.00pm	All ages and abilities

In order to ensure that all club members receive communications in a timely and consistent manner, we will be making further use of the new mailing put in place last year. In the coming weeks, you may receive an email requesting that you confirm a subscription to the website mailing list. Please ensure that you confirm this so that you continue to receive club communications and updates.

Announcements will be available on the website home page (https://huttvalleyfencing.org), sent to your email, and on the Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/huttvalleyfencing/).

We are looking forward to another successful and fun year of fencing for all!

Regards,

HVFC Committee

The club committee would like to extend an invitation to all parents and fencers over 18 to attend the 2018 HVFC planning meeting.

• Wednesday 24th January, 7.00pm
• Fraser Park Clubrooms

This will give you the opportunity to have your say in the future of the club, and contribute any ideas you may have. Input from the whole club community is what will make the club a great place for everyone!

We would also like to pass on a massive thanks to both Bea and Keith, who after many years of highly valuable commitment to the club, have chosen to step down from their roles on the committee.

Therefore, we will also be looking for new volunteers to join the committee, and will be holding elections at the planning meeting. The committee and other club volunteers are essential to the smooth running of the club, but many hands make light work, so please give some consideration to how you can help out.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting next week!

Hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable holiday!

For those who are keen, we will be running free-play sessions for all weapons every Tuesday night at the Fraser Park clubrooms from 7.00pm till 8.30pm. This will give you the chance to ease yourself back in fencing after the break, have some fun, and get ready for the 2018 season.

Hope to see as many of you there as possible next week!

We have confirmed final details for the bowling night, please see below:

• Tuesday, 19th December
• 7.00 – 9.00pm
• Strike Entertainment Centre
• 399 Hutt Road, Alicetown
• $25 per person

Please RSVP to Brett Holland at bholland.chi@gmail.com (Put under subject line – GOING TO HVFC BOWLING – then put the names of those going in the body of the email)

Hope to see you all there!