For those interested Si weekes replied as follows. He also said that he is away now till 6th Jan so won't be able to respond again till then. wigsy
>Hi Wigsy, > >Sorry about the delay, but I have had no internet >access until now. > >I see the tour and nationals as similar to the >Premiership and the FA Cup. I think the Tour is now >undoubtedly the premier event of the season and >nationals plays second fiddle. Personally I think once >the tour is finshed, nationals is an excellent way to >end the season with a highly compettive tournament. >Now if the majority disagree then I am happy to change >it, but I am not going to alter the current set up off >my own back. If you would like to start a Britdisc >debate on the subject then I would be interested to >hear what the consensus of opinion is. > >Hope you had a good Christmas. >See you in the New Year, > >Si Weeks > >--- Christian Nistri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi >Si, > > don't know if any one else has mentioned anything to > > you directly but i > > wanted to ask why it has been proposed to relegate > > Nationals to the last > > weekend of the season again. As long as i have been > > playing people have been > > moaning about the weather for what should be the > > premiere tournament of the > > season, and i was sort of hoping that with the > > advent of the BUA we could > > break with tradition and make a bit more effort for > > Nationals. I fully > > understand the weekend on/weekend off theory, but I > > would hope that people > > would make the effort to attend Nationals whenever > > it was. That way we may > > avoid a final that finishes 2 upwind scores each. As > > always, open to general > > discussion. > > cheers > > wigsy > > > > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: BUA Diary 2002 > > >Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 21:24:55 +0000 > > > > > >Hello everyone, > > > > > >In making my debut as DoC I would like to provide > > you all with a list of > > >the > > >proposed dates for all the main tournaments next > > year. This list is by no > > >means > > >all encompassing, but it provides the bare minimum > > of events that I would > > >like > > >to see happen. It provides three purposes: > > > > > >(i) It allows you to make tentative entries in your > > diaries for 2002. > > >(ii) It allows those people who wish to bid to > > host one of these events > > >to > > >know which is the most appropriate weekend. > > >(iii) It allows those people who want to plan > > additional tournaments to > > >work > > >around the proposed schedule for the main events. > > Having said that with the > > >number of players and teams increasing so much year > > on year, there is no > > >reason > > >why we cannot have two or even three tournaments > > running on any one weekend > > >next > > >year. > > > > > >With regards to some of the tournaments listed > > below, particularly the open > > >tour > > >events, I have already been approached by people > > who have booked venues for > > >particular dates next year. Now whilst I want to be > > able to confirm to > > >these > > >people as soon as possible if their location will > > be the chosen venue I > > >also > > >would like to give everyone the opportunity to bid > > for any event/s. > > > > > >Therefore I am requesting that anyone interested in > > hosting one of the > > >events > > >listed below should email or write to me with an > > official bid within one > > >month > > >of today's date (Monday 7th January). Included in > > this bid should be: > > >- Geographical location > > >- Quality of venue (to include a photo of outdoor > > venues that have not > > >previously been used) > > >- Number of pitches available (and dimensions for > > indoors) > > >- Cost per team (you will be more or less held to > > this) > > >- Dates that the facilities are available > > >- Accommodation provision > > >- Catering facilities > > >- Additional services (e.g. first aid, masseurs, > > physios, party) > > > > > >Please send all bids to: > > >Simon Weeks > > >23 Shepards Close > > >Fareham > > >PO14 3AJ > > > > > >Or email them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do not use > > this email address, as it > > >is my > > >work email. > > > > > >Rather than email me if you do have any questions > > please give me a call (I > > >can > > >always call you back to save your phone bill) on > > 07976 216135. > > > > > >WARNING: These are only the preferred dates for > > next years' events. Do not > > >do > > >anything drastic like book days off work for these > > events. > > > > > >1. 05/06 Jan > > >2. 12/13 Jan > > >3. 19/20 Jan > > >4. 26/27 Jan > > >5. 02/03 Feb Co-ed Indoor Qualifiers > > >6. 09/10 Feb > > >7. 16/17 Feb Student Indoor Finals/ Womens' Indoor > > Finals > > >8. 23/24 Feb Open Indoor Qualifiers > > >9. 02/03 Mar Junior Indoor Finals > > >10. 09/10 Mar Co-ed Indoor Finals > > >11. 16/17 Mar Open Indoor Finals > > >12. 23/24 Mar > > >13. 30/31 Mar Rimini (Overseas) > > >14. 06/07 Apr > > >15. 13/14 Apr Open Tour I > > >16. 20/21 Apr > > >17. 27/28 Apr Co-ed Tour I > > >18. 04/05 May Student Outdoors/ Bruges (Overseas) > > >19. 11/12 May Rotterdam (Overseas) > > >20. 18/19 May Open Tour II > > >21. 25/26 May > > >22. 01/02 Jun Womens' Nationals > > >23. 08/09 Jun Co-ed Tour II > > >24. 15/16 Jun Junior Nationals > > >25. 22/23 Jun Tour III > > >26. 29/30 Jun > > >27. 06/07 Jul Co-ed Tour III > > >28. 13/14 Jul > > >29. 20/21 Jul Open Tour IV > > >30. 27/28 Jul > > >31. 03/04 Aug Hawaii (Overseas) > > >32. 10/11 Aug Hawaii (Overseas) > > >33. 17/18 Aug > > >34. 25/26 Aug British Open > > >35. 31/1 Sep > > >36. 07/08 Sep Co-ed Nationals > > >37. 14/15 Sep > > >38.21/22 Sep Open Nationals > > >39. 28/29 Sep > > > > > >Thanks everyone, > > > > > >Si Weeks > > >Director of Competitions > > > > > > > > > > > > >**************************************************************** > > >This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are > > confidential > > >and intended solely for the use of the > > individual(s) to whom it > > >is addressed. 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