I've had to cancel the class for tonight, Monday 18th April, as I've come down with a bug and I'm not fit to take the class. Unfortunately Mike has double-booked himself and is unable to cover so we don't have an instructor.
This is all very annoying with the next two Mondays being bank holidays so the next class will be Monday 9th May.
All Fudokai club members should try to get to the SAUK local course in Fakenham on the 7th/8th May. See the posts in this list for details.
Posted by Alan 2 years 10 months ago, last updated 2 years 10 months ago
I've just received information from by Costessey Parish Council to say that the Blood Donor service will be taking over the hall on Monday 11th April so there won't be a class on that date.
No class Monday 11th April.
This is rather short notice but, as I say, I've only just been given this date myself. Last year there were additional dates (one in June and one in November) so we'll just have to wait and see if we lose more classes.
Posted by Alan 2 years 11 months ago, last updated 2 years 11 months ago
Our friends in Fudoshin Aikido (Cardiff) have sent me advance notification of a Seminar with Greg Habert in Cardiff on 2nd-3rd April.
Details are available from the Fudoshin Aikido web site.
Posted by Alan 2 years 11 months ago, last updated 2 years 11 months ago
SAUK Summer School - 2011
30 July - 3 August 2011
with
George Forbes Sensei (6th Dan)
St Matthews Hall
Highfield Rd, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5NZ
See SAUK events web page for more information.
Posted by Alan 2 years 11 months ago, last updated 2 years 11 months ago
SAUK Local Course - Fakenham
7 - 8 May 2011
with
George Forbes Sensei (6th Dan)
Fakenham Sports Centre
Trap Lane, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9HL
Sat: 14:00 - 17:00, Sun: 10:00 - 14:00
Waged: £25 weekend / £15 daily
Unwaged: £20 weekend / £10 daily
Posted by Alan 2 years 11 months ago, last updated 2 years 10 months ago, comments: 1
SAUK Local Course - Rotherham
19 - 20 March 2011
with
George Forbes Sensei (6th Dan)
Bramley Parish Hall
Cross Street, Bramley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 2SA
Sat: 14:00 - 17:00, Sun: 11:00 - 15:00
Waged: £25 (£15/day), Unwaged: £20 (£10/day)
Posted by Alan 2 years 11 months ago, last updated 2 years 11 months ago
I've had an email from one of the BAB groups and I'll pass on the basic details here.
The Aikido Development Society are running a BAB Coach Level 1 course on the 5th and 6th of February 2011.
The course will be at one of their East London Dojos close to the A406 and M11.
They still have a few places left and anyone who would like to get on the course should contact the tutor Steve Billett.
The times they give are 09:00 - 16:00 Saturday and Sunday, and a price of £50.00 which they hope to be able to lower if they get enough numbers.
Posted by Alan 3 years 1 month ago, last updated 3 years 1 month ago
Forecasts of freezing fog put quite a few people off on Monday evening.
Others have ended up with injuries, shift work and other work commitments.
All in all this meant that only one student turned up (Hi Jon) so I decided that we'd cancel the class, neither of us fancying scraping ice off cars after class and then driving home in freezing fog.
If the weather looks this bad again I'm definitely going to text the members and make sure that there's going to be enough to make it worth while running a class. I'd much rather have stayed by the fire myself last night :-).
Posted by Alan 3 years 2 months ago, last updated 2 years 12 months ago
The spell of snow and freezing conditions caused us to cancel the class for the 29th November.
With the overnight snowfall and the freezing conditions during the day and with more snow forecast for overnight I thought it best to text all the members to see just who was likely to be coming to the class on Monday evening.
Even though I'd requested people to let me know if they were coming, by 3:00pm I'd had enough people replying to say that they wouldn't be coming that I simply cancelled the class.
According to the Met Office we're due for a fortnight of this weather but, hopefully, by next Monday either it will have eased off or we'll have got enough used to it to cope with it and we'll not have to cancel next week too.
Posted by Alan 3 years 2 months ago, last updated 3 years 2 months ago
The promised additional storage facility has now been provided by Costessey PC. It takes the form of a small Portakabin (actually a recycled toilet block) standing at the back of the Owen Barnes Room. It's not the most glamorous store I've ever seen but, as a Costessey resident, I'm happy to see the Council keeping costs down :-).
Posted by Alan 3 years 3 months ago, last updated 1 year 10 months ago
Fudoshin Akido, Cardiff are hosting
Stéphane Benedetti (6th Dan)
27th - 28th November 2010
venue
Cardiff University Talybont Sports Centre
Cardiff CF14 3UX
Saturday 27th November: 14:00 - 17:00
Sunday 28th November: 11:00 - 14:00
£30 Weekend or £20 Daily
Posted by Alan 3 years 4 months ago, last updated 3 years 4 months ago
There have been some changes to the 19 and 20 bus routes which served the New Costessey Centre.
Previously these were basically the same circular route running in opposite directions.
As of September 2010 this has changed. The number 20 route now only services Old Costessey and does not go past the New Costessey Centre any more.
The number 19 now goes out and back on the same route and stops outside the New Costessey Centre in both directions, so now you get the number 19 both to and from the New Costessey Centre.
There is also an additional 19A service which also goes past the New Costessey Centre.
Posted by Alan 3 years 4 months ago, last updated 3 years 4 months ago