Subscription offers

The general rate has been unaltered for quite some time and this is to increase to £30. However, although this compares very favourably with other similar clubs, there will be various concessionary rates to consider:

Also, those playing for the club's teams in the Crieff & District and/or Dundee & District Leagues currently pay a higher subscription of £35. This additional £10 is being dispensed with, firstly because it acts as a disincentive to play for a team only occasionally and secondly because team players pay a match fee each time they play, which allows for the additional costs.

To make life as easy as possible, we'll be offering different ways to pay, including online, by bank transfer or by debit/credit card.

Coaching & training

As mentioned under the Club Nights item, Club Coach, Allan Currie, will be available on most Thursdays through the summer, to provide coaching and help with training routines. In addition, though, he will be be providing some sessions - for Juniors and also for adults - at Nortel (The Red House Hotel, Coupar Angus). At these sessions, Allan will also be providing his time free of charge. The only cost to members will be a small contribution towards the cost of the court bookings.

Further details will follow shortly. Meanwhile, do let Allan (or any committee member) know if you would like to register your interest in these sessions.

Of course, Allan Currie, Kyle Dudding and other coaches are also available for private tuition, for a fee.

Tournaments

We will again be holding the regular Club Championships and the Handicap Tournament (and Plate competition), but there will also be others to look forward to.

As soon as the full programme for 2019/20 has been finalised, it will be announced, so that you can get the key dates into your diary! Meanwhile, if you would like to put in a particular request, please let any member of the committee know.

Mini-leagues

Apart from being regular squash and good fun, playing in the Mini-Leagues is one of the best ways to improve your game! Meeting different opponents and learning how to read and counteract their particular styles is a key facet of improvement in the game.

Team squash

Teams representing the club play in both the Crieff & District and the Dundee & District Leagues. Matches are played both at home and away throughout the season, which is roughly October to March. Match fees are payable by all players, but there will no longer be the additional annual subscription fee, which used to apply.

(Text of e-mail from Hugh Alexander - 25/05/2019)

PERTH SQUASH CLUB

Following on from Neil Kean’s e-mail of 2nd May, I wanted to introduce you to your new committee and comment on some of the ideas we have to take the club forward.

Hopefully, most of you will know most of us, so please don’t hesitate to collar one of us to make any comments or suggestions you may have.

We are:

• Hugh Alexander, Chairman
• Julia Horsburgh, Secretary
• Stuart Hunter, Treasurer
• Allan Currie, Club Coach
• Alex Jameson, Mini-Leagues Organiser

I’m not sure if most people realise it, but Neil Kean and Colin McNeill have been running the club since its inauguration, 28 years ago! I think, after nearly 30 years’ service, they are well entitled to step down. To recognise their huge contribution, we have asked them to stay on, as Honorary Members of the club.

Now, you may not actually be a member of the club, but we are deliberately pitching this e-mail quite widely, to ‘interested parties’ and we hope that some former members etc. will at least be interested and perhaps decide to join once more. We are aware that not everyone who appears to be a member currently has actually paid a subscription to the club for the current year. Unless anyone – realising the omission – wishes to volunteer a payment, however, we are declaring an amnesty for the remainder of the year.*