Drinks at The Queens

The club sausage sizzle will follow the AGM - a very casual affair from about 4.30 to 6pm on campus.

Those who wish to carry on with the celebrations later into the night are welcome to meet at The Queens pub at 7.30pm.

Start: 7.30pm
Finish: 1am
Date: Saturday 7th November 2009
Location: The Queens, 520 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley

Casual drinks and social atmosphere. Food available. Liable for your own costs. Cavs people and friends welcome.

"So come one! Come All! And Celebrate what will surely be a successful Annual General Meeting!" - Alex

http://www.thequeens.com.au/home.html

November News

SATURDAY 7th November
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - great if everyone can attend so that we can get a quorum!!
END-OF-SEASON-BBQ - to follow - walking distance on campus.
DRINKS at Queens later that evening - (to be announced).

Refer to your AGM notices for all the details of the above.

FENCERS' CHOICE
Please have your nominations in by Wednesday night 4th November, so that they can be announced at the AGM.

JOBS
Would you like to be a Bladez Coordinator? - suit interested parent, or keen coach. See Gillian or Mahmud.
Would you like to be a club rep at WAFA meetings? - suit parent or interested fencer. See Gillian
Would you like to organise great social events for Cavs 2010? - suit parent or the young and enthusiastic! See Gillian

Job Descriptions available on notice board (or in your AGM notice)

PUNCTUALITY REMINDER
Please turn up on time for your respective fencing sessions. The recent lack of punctuality is causing delays and frustration on the part of the coaches and others.

Bladez - 1.15 to 2.30pm
Intermediates - Arrive at 2pm for warm-up ready for coaching session to commence at 2.30pm sharp.
Beginners - 2.30pm

SHORT SESSION ON SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER
Cavs will have to vacate the venue at 3pm on this day. Alternative options for fencers will be advertised.

WAFA AGM and AWARD PRESENTATIONS EVENING
Now changed to Saturday 21st November (NOT Sunday 22nd as advertised in the Newsletter)
It will be an evening affair with nibbles and drinks.
Advertise further after we have finished our own AGM.

T SHIRT REMINDER
It is a club rule that T Shirts are tucked in while wearing fencing whites.

October Reminders

Cavaliers Annual General Meeting - Saturday 7th November

You will all have received your official notice for the Annual General Meeting by now.
On the day, we pack up at 3:30pm and hold the meeting at the club - this makes it easy for everyone to attend.

We will have a BBQ afterwards a short walk across the road on campus - always a nice little social gathering.
Family are welcome to come to this, of course.

Anyone thinking about the position of WAFA Representative, please have a chat to Gillian as soon as possible - this is most urgent.

If there is anyone thinking about taking on the Social Secretary position, please have a chat to Gillian to find out more about the job. Possibly two members might like to share this task.

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Fees Due for September

Gillian would appreciate all September fees in as soon as possible, please, as our financial year ends with October.

Anyone who is not returning to the club, it makes it easier if you let Gillian know.

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WAFA Cadets #4 (Cadet State Finals) at Belmont
October 31 - November 1, 2009

Epee 9am, Sabre 1pm on Saturday
Foil on Sunday, 9am

See the WAFA Website for competition entry details.

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WAFA Open #4 (Open State Finals) at Belmont
November 14 - 15, 2009

Foil on Saturday, 9am
Epee 9am, Sabre 1pm on Sunday

See the WAFA Website for competition entry details.

Fencers' Choice Awards for 2009

Just a reminder to everyone about the Fencer's Choice Awards.

You will find the information set up at the club now (see Gillian).

This is open to all members who would like to nominate someone who may have contributed to the club in some special way this year. Best to start thinking now rather than leaving it until the last minute.

Nominations close Saturday October 31st (which is not long!!)

Categories are:

• Welcome Advance
• Social Salute
• Notable Knight

All nominations will be acknowledged at the AGM.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS

Annual General Meeting
Saturday 7th November, 2009 @ 3:30pm
ECU Gym, Mt Lawley

The fencing session will be held as usual until 3:30pm with the meeting between 3:30pm and 4:30pm.
Sausage Sizzle will follow from 5:00pm.

Cavaliers continues to be one of the best clubs in the State. The Club maintains a progressive outlook and strives to provide a friendly environment for both social and competitive fencers.

While the atmosphere of a comfortable social club remains the primary draw-card, we are pleased to say that our competitive spirit is picking up in both the junior and senior realms. This, alongside a concentration on coaching standards, is an area upon which we hope to build in 2010.

Of course, Cavaliers can only survive with willing support from within its own membership. We urge you to consider whether "now" is the right time for you to join our Administration Team and help keep Cavaliers as the greatest fencing club in Perth!

We hope as many of you as possible will make the time to attend the Annual General Meeting and stay on for the casual Sausage Sizzle.

Fremantle Masters - The Results

Congratulations to all the Cavs fencers who joined in to help make this weekend a success. There have been some excellent results.

Thanks to Jon Allard and the other members of Excalibur Club who worked very hard to bring around this event.

Epee Individual

1st Francis Kwong (Singapore)
2nd Adrian Paxman
3rd Tim Inglis, Garry Sudran

30's
1st Eliot McCann
2nd Sharon Kyrwood

40's
1st Adrian Paxman
2nd Lionel Gilbert
3rd Steve Johnson, Jonathan Allard

50's
1st Francis Kwong
2nd Tim Inglis

60's
1st Garry Sudran

70's
1st Peter Harbin

Epee Team

Keith Worsley, Eliot McCann, Garry Sudran lost 41:44 to Adrian Paxman, Sharon Krywood, Francis Kwong

1st Adrian Paxman, Sharon Krywood, Francis Kwong
2nd Keith Worsley, Eliot McCann, Garry Sudran

Foil

1st Steve Johnson
2nd Francis Kwong
3rd Olena Polyakova, Garry Sudran

30's
1st Olena Polyakova
2nd Sharon Kyrwood
3rd Anne Bauer

40's
1st Steve Johnson
2nd Keith Worsley
3rd Amanda Fimmel, Jonathan Allard

50's
1st Francis Kwong
2nd Ian Walker


60's
1st Garry Sudran

Sabre

1st Tim Inglis
2nd Richard Hicks
3rd Steve Johnson, Chris Rollins

30's
1st Elizabeth-Kate Gulland
2nd Sharon Kyrwood

40's
1st Steve Johnson
2nd Anne Johnson
3rd Keith Worsley, Maxim Lebedev

50's
1st Tim Inglis
2nd Richard Hicks
3rd Chris Rollins, Heather Inglis

60's
1st Garry Sudran

Sabre Team

Sharon Kyrwood, Heather Inglis, E-K Gulland lost 24:27 to Maxim Lebedev, Keith Worsley, Ann Rollins
Wayne Hartas, Jonathan Allard, Tim Inglis lost 15:27 to Garry Sudran, Francis Kwong, Chris Rollins

Maxim Lebedev, Keith Worsley, Ann Rollins lost 19:27 to Garry Sudran, Francis Kwong, Chris Rollins

1st Garry Sudran, Francis Kwong, Chris Rollins
2nd Maxim Lebedev, Keith Worsley, Ann Rollins
3rd Sharon Kyrwood, Heather Inglis, E-K Gulland,Wayne Hartas, Jonathan Allard, Tim Inglis

Bladez Break!

It is now the school holiday break for Bladez fencing.

There will be no Bladez sessions on:

Saturday 26th September
Saturday 3rd October
Saturday 10th October

Sessions re-commence on Saturday 17th October.

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Don't forget the WAFA Activity Weekend at UWA on the 26th/27th September.

There will be fun fencing activities on Saturday where you can mix and meet with young people from other clubs.

On Sunday will be the WAFA competitions.

Find the complete program here, or read up on the event on the WAFA website.

AFF Excellence Awards - Call for Nominations

The AFF Excellence Awards are an initiative begun in 2003 to recognise excellence in all aspects of the sport of Fencing, from competitor, administrator, volunteer, clubs and state associations.

The AFF Excellence Awards are presented during the Senior & Veteran National Championships.

There are two categories in the Awards that are now open to nominations from the Fencing public:

The Robyn Chaplin OAM Award for Outstanding Service to Australian Fencing - this Award seeks to recognise individuals and/or groups associated with the AFF who have provided valuable services to Australian Fencing in any capacity within the previous year. This may include (but not be limited to) officials, coaches, volunteers, athletes or groups of these people.

The Innovation Award - this Award seeks to recognise states, clubs or individuals associated with the AFF who have identified and followed through with innovative ideas that will further the interests of Australian Fencing.

Nominations should be made on the Nomination Form and emailed to admin@ausfencing.org

Full conditions and eligibility criteria can be found in the AFF Awards Policy.

The closing date for nominations for both of these awards is Friday 16th October 2009.

Please help us to recognise those people deserving of these awards by circulating this information within your local Fencing community and encourgaing nominations by the closing date.

For more information, visit the AFF Website.