LUSU Activities would like to formally invite the Squash club to the Campus Festival 2010.

This is a free event that is taking place on Saturday the 13th of March in Lancaster Square in County between 1pm and 11pm.

It will include live music from great Lancaster bands, society groups, dance and other performances as well as a taste of culture in our food court and ,of course; FIREWORKS!! We hope that you can bring all of your members down, join in with the fun and have a great social day out!

More information can currently be found on the Facebook group, which can be found at:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=338689328782

We’re hoping to get as much publicity for the event as possible, so we would like all of you to join the group and invite all your friends and members along as well as encouraging them to get their friends involved and so on.

This really is going to be a great event so please come along!

Many thanks,

Niamh Munday

Societies Admin

Well amazingly it is that time of year again!
For those who do not know, the squash club exec elections are to be held on Monday 1st March at 7:30pm. All members of the club are welcome to come down and listen to what the candidates have to say and vote accordingly. The current positions and nominees are:

President - Dominic O’Brien
Mens 1st Team Captain - Ben Holden
Womens 1st Team Captain - Georgina Baum
Treasurer - Nick Costa
Social Secretary - Phil Lowrey
Health and Safety Officer - Sam Preston
General Secretary - Timna Freeman

All candidates are reminded that you will have to give a short speech indicating why you want to be on the exec, differences you want to see, and why you think you should be elected for the position.
Nominations for the positions will close this Thursday at 9:15pm.
Hope to see you all there for the speeches and voting,
Dom
President

Hello ladies and gentlemen, students of old, and prospects new! We are now nearing a start of a new year in our university squash calender, and what a good one it promises to be! Another great league season and cup run, many many socials, and at the end, Roses ‘10 on home turf!

I understand that most people who  do read this will be looking at the prospect of joining our brilliant little club so allow me to just say, you’d be very welcome, no matter how often you’ve played squash before. Read more on this website to see more about our club, and it’s great social life. But allow me to say that the squash club has a fantastic atmosphere and is full of serious and talented players, as well as those who’ve never really picked up a racket before and just want to learn and play more of this wonderful sport! So no matter what your level, if your heading to Lancaster University this next year, you can join this great club for just £5 for the year, just find us at freshers fair, or come down to one of our training sessions and see us there!

So until we start again, happy playing!

Hope everyone has had a good Christmas, and I’m sure you’re all keen to burn off that big turkey dinner with some games of squash!

Firstly, the AU are thinking of organising a night out to raise money and interest in Roses 2009. They would, however, like to get the opinion of as many AU members as possible on the matter. They are proposing a night out towards the end of term on which people can buy a Roses-themed t-shirt for £5, which also includes free entry to the Sugarhouse. However, the question is whether the night out should be opened up to all University students, or just members of the AU? Please use your vote in the poll HERE.

P.S. They are also looking for ideas on what type of slogan should be on the front of the t-shirts, so if anyone has any great suggestions, email us at lusquash@gmail.com!

On a related note, Roses 2009 has been confirmed for the weekend of 8th/9th/10th May. We are hoping to enter one women’s and two men’s teams to play York this year, so keep checking back for more news!

Hopefully you have all received the email explaining about the social on Wednesday (29th October), but for those who haven’t, here are the details.

We will be meeting in Pizzetta Republic on campus at 7.30pm, then moving on to some campus bars before heading to the Carleton in Morecambe.

For those who don’t want to come to Pizzetta Republic, meet us in Fylde bar at about 8.30pm, where you should find us propping up the bar!

See you all there!

Alright chaps. There will be no training whatsoever this Wednesday (22nd October) because of BUCS league fixtures for both men and women’s teams (starting at 2pm).

The men’s team to play Manchester Uni 2nd team is as follows:

1. Jez Boardman
2. Ben Holden
3. Tony Hinds
4. Will Stather
5. Nick Daglish (C)

• 1st Reserve. Dave McGovern
• 2nd Reserve. Phil Lowrey

The women’s team to play Manchester Uni 1st team is as follows:

1. Elanna Herod
2. Sue Jeffrey (C)
3. Georgina Baum
4. Anna Purnell

All members are welcome to come down and support the team - the more the merrier!

Ok, after two very good trial sessions, we’ve picked out a list of players that we would like to continue coming down at 6pm on Mondays and 2pm on Wednesdays for team training. The team will be picked from this selection of players for each match, as and when required. The first match is on October 22nd and the team will be picked one week prior.

All other members are welcome to come down at 7.30pm on Mondays and 3.15pm on Wednesdays for social training.

• Karan Goyal
• Tony Hinds
• Jez Boardman
• Dave McGovern
• Ben Brewin
• Phil Lowrey
• Dom O’Brien
• David Remon
• Ben Holden
• Tom Crockett
• David Thomas
• James Hill
• Will Stather

Hi guys. A big thanks to everyone who came down on Monday for the team trials - I think we organised things as best as possible, considering the circumstances of having to fit 24 people on to 2 courts!

Anyway, I’m sure you’re all aware that not everyone can fit into the team, so there will be some people who are to be disappointed. However, if certain players show considerable effort and improvement during social training, then we’ll happily invite them down for team training and consider them for the squad later on in the year.

For the time being, though, we’d like to call the following people back for 2nd trials on Wednesday from 2pm-3:30pm. (I apologise for not knowing everyone’s full names - hence the descriptions):

• Karan Goyal
• Tony Hinds
• Jez Boardman
• Dave McGovern
• Ben Brewin
• Phil Lowrey
• Dom O’Brien
• David (tall, brown hair, wore a grey shirt on Monday - played and beat James)
• Ben (wore a green/grey shirt and grey trousers on Monday - played and beat Liam)
• Tom Crockett
• Joss Hickson

All other members are welcome to come down from 3:30pm-5pm on Wednesday for social play, if not then see you next Monday!

Welcome to the website for the Lancaster University Squash Club.

The Squash Club is part of the Athletic Union of Lancaster University and competes in Men’s and Women’s BUCS leagues.

It runs a weekly club night on Mondays, at the Sports Centre, 6 - 7:30pm for team members and 7:30 - 9:00pm for social players.

Have a look around the site, where you’ll find more information about the club and the game in general. Use the links along the top to navigate around the site, and hopefully we’ll see you down at the courts in no time!