Now that the summer holidays are over, and sanity will return to many households, we need to get back to training in earnest for the next grading date. Nigel is off to the USA for a month. I will be away also, for a fortnight, so please support the instructors that are taking over for us. Can I also ask that as many of you go back to school, you pass the word about our club. Numbers have been dropping so we need to build them up a little, and the best way to do that is word of mouth.

In October we are celebrating twenty five years of the club being open. We would like to have a club night out for a meal. Thoughts, please. Pass the word, and perhaps we make a list of those happy to come along so that we can book enough seats at a restaurant.

Just a quick reminder that there will be safeguarding courses held at the Bristol club on the Wednesday evenings of 6th and 13th September. These courses are aimed at all Dan grades, but I am sure other members will be made welcome. The courses start at 18:00 and will last a couple of hours.