Prof. Neil M Brown

a         41 Sally Hill, Portishead, BS20 7BH

t        01275 840075

f          08709 138564

e            neil@fencingcoach.net

m       07813 693947

 

Dear Fencer                                                                                    07/01/2008 10:38

 

This letter contains the latest details for Moneteau 13th January. Please read all of it carefully. You should print a copy just before you leave & bring it with you. Please read www.fencingforum.com, that’s where I will announce any changes to this information document. You should log in & subscribe to the Moneteau thread (if you’re not sure how to do this, ASK.)

 

Travel

 

We will be travelling out by coach on Saturday 12th January, please meet at one of the following places & times:-

 

Gordano Services (M5 J19) 5:15am

Chievley Services (M4 J13) 6:30am

Clacket Lane Services (M25) 8:25am

Dover docks 9:35

We are catching the 10:55 ferry from Dover

 

Please let me know, preferably by email, where you are meeting. The coach is supplied by Bakers Dolphin.

 

We will be returning on Monday 14th Jan on the 14:05 ferry from Calais.

 

Please make sure you are being met at one of the above points. We may be able to catch an earlier ferry so you must be prepared to be met earlier. We will be able to phone as soon as we have checked in for the ferry. (My mobile will obviously be reachable during the return trip.) You can work out from the outward trip schedule what time to meet for the return journey.

 

Fencing

 

The address of the venue is:-

Gymnase Municipal

7, Route d’Auxerre

89470 MONETEAU

Tel/fax: 03 86 40 67 75

 

Final check-in times are as follows:-

MS      8:45

WS      10:15

 

British fencers travelling independently please try & arrive 45 minutes before check-in.

 

Individual fencers do not need to check in, I will do all the admin but I will probably need your licence.

 

You will need to bring:

 

·         Your passport

  • Your British Fencing or equivalent licence (You may need to give this to me as soon as we arrive at the sports hall in the morning, put it in your fencing bag now.)
  • Money for food (you will need to pay for food etc. while we are travelling, this includes an evening meal on the Sunday evening at Eurodisney). As I have done in previous years all the fencers will be able to buy food in the sports centre & I will pay at the end of the day, this is included in the officials cost you have paid.
  • A mobile phone that will work in France & it’s charger.
  • An EHIC card (apply at www.ehic.org.uk or call 0845 606 2030)
  • If you take any medication on the WADA list of banned substances (asthma inhalers are the most common) you will need to have a TUE certificate before you travel to this event. Please see the details at: http://www.britishfencing.com/British_Fencing.asp?PageID=105
  • Your fencing kit: (all fencers need 350N equipment). Your lame {mask, jacket, overlay/glove} must be in good condition; ideally you should have 3 sabres & 3 body wires. Ask your coach if you are unsure about any of your equipment.
  • A refillable water bottle. Don’t rely on being able to buy sports drinks etc. at the venue. You can drink the tap water.

 

 

Hotel & evening meals

 

On Saturday night we are staying at:-

 

Hotel Campanile

Rue d’Athenes

89470 Moneteau

Tel: 03 86 40 71 11

Fax: 03 86 40 50 74

 

On Sunday night we are staying at:-

 

Hotel Ibis Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport

2 Avenue de la Raperie

95700 Roissy en France

Tel: (+33)1/34293434

Fax: (+33)1/34293419

 

 

The up-to-date list of travel, hotel, & evening meals I am booking is online on the “Moneteau  replies” spreadsheet on the cadet info page at www.fencingcoach.net. Please check this to make sure I have all the correct information. I have separated: travel, hotel for each night, & evening meal. If you (fencers or parent) are travelling & are not on this list I am not planning to book your hotel rooms or evening meal. Let me know at once if there are any errors.

 

The hotel room allocations are up now, please check this & if you’re not happy with any of it tell me before we travel so I can make changes (once we’re at the hotel it will be too late). Everyone I am booking hotel rooms for has rooms allocated.

 

A list of the fencers & officials travelling on this trip is on the spreadsheet. Female official is Vicky Garrity, her mobile number should you need it is 07753 2366891.

 

Please remember you have signed a code of conduct governing your behaviour over the whole weekend. Please reread it if you have forgotten what you have signed. If you have lost it please let me know & I’ll let you have another one.

 

There will be a large group of fencers, parents, & officials at this event. To keep all under control it is vital I know where everyone is at all times, fencers, please do not leave the venue without telling me. Last year several fencers (again!) left the venue to travel home without telling any of the officials, please do not do this even if your parents are with you.

 

Having a group this size also means there should be fencers or adults supporting at the side of the piste whenever a British fencer is on. This means if you are not fencing you should be looking for other British fencers to support, you are travelling as part of the British squad so we expect this from all fencers & adults.

 

If there are any disputes with referees, coaches or other fencers please come & get me or another of the officials if I am busy, if you can’t find me & it’s urgent (probably will be) call my phone, I’ll have it with me & switched on all day during the fencing.

 

If you are an adult accompanying this trip remember you are there for the benefit of the fencers. If you are not sure what to do ask me, one of the officials, or your child’s coach. There is a guide for parents & fencers on the cadet information page at www.fencingcoach.net, please read it all carefully. Make sure you understand the implications & the rules of a possible dope control (this applies to any major fencing event). Please also note the requirement to have a TUE certificate if required.

 

The officials in charge of the trip are there for you, the fencer’s, benefit - if you want help/advice/support you must not be afraid to ask. The coaches are there to help with warming up, please ask if you want a warm up lesson before you fence (if your personal coach is not there you should do this.)

 

 

Contact me (preferably by email) if you have any questions.  Neil Brown

 

Monéteau

13th January 2008

 

Congratulations to the fencers who are travelling to Moneteau as part of the British under-15 national squad.

 

Travel, hotel, & Saturday evening meal lists are online on the cadet information page at www.fencingcoach.net, please check to see I have all information & all is correct. Look at the “Moneteau replies” spreadsheet & scroll right to see all the information.

 

You need to check the following (if there are any errors please email me at once):-

  • Payment information
  • Hotel room lists
  • Entries
  • Transport