Club Reopening 5th December 2020
Dear Members,
The club will be reopening on Wednesday, December 2nd.
The Permitted Activities are as follows:
1 Solo practice
2 Matchplay within the same household or support bubble (not squash bubble)
3 Socially distanced practices or “sides”, but only for players in a squash bubble
4 One to one coaching using socially distanced practices
5 U18s can play full matches with other U18s
We continue to follow the Government and England Squash advice and consequently the changing facilities, showers and upstairs will remain out-of-bounds at this time. Please continue to sanitise your hands and wipe down surfaces when you visit the Club and minimise the time spent in the corridor.
We have introduced the suggested squash bubbles of up to 6 members and have over a dozen bubbles up and running. If you want to start a bubble or are looking for one, please contact Brian Gunson for assistance. For the avoidance of doubt, match play is not currently permitted within squash bubbles (but sides and socially distanced practices are).
As far as junior squash is concerned, we are not running Group sessions at present, but Steve Lloyd is providing individual coaching for both juniors and adults.
It is particularly important that we have up to date contact details for all members should we need to provide any track and trace information and for general communications. Consequently, please take a minute to update your contact details on the court booking system under My Account and tick the boxes permitting contact where appropriate. You should be prompted to do so when you next log in. Thank you to those who have done so recently. If you would like to join the Harpenden Squash WhatsApp group which provides updates and court releases, please contact Mark Godfrey-Evans to be added.
We now have an NHS QR code on the noticeboard by the front door. Please scan it on entry to the Club if you are happy to do so.
There will be an AGM held over Zoom in January and further details will follow.
Take care and enjoy your squash and racketball.
Harpenden RFC Squash Club Committee
Last Updated (Sunday, 29 November 2020 13:13)
Re-Opening - Latest Update
Written by Harpenden RFC Squash Club |
Hello everyone Last Updated (Saturday, 28 November 2020 13:20)
Welcome to Harpenden RFC Squash Club - your local club, offering friendly and competitive squash & racketball.
We’re a very active private club run by the members offering 3 high-quality courts available all day, every day.
For a small club we offer a surprising range of activities. There are leagues, tournaments and club nights. We run highly competitive teams in the Hertfordshire Squash Leagues and can even boast of being National Champions for 3 years running in the Over-45 category.
To make sure we have a steady flow of emerging talent we offer coaching and there are numerous Junior activities, including courses in the school holidays. Ladies have their own dedicated events, teams and leagues too.
We welcome all standards of players from Harpenden and the surrounding towns and villages. We’ll help beginners get started and can offer top level squash for the experts.
Membership is extremely good value. Choose from a range of Adult, Junior & Family categories. Court fees are very competitive too.
To learn more about joining click here
Why Squash
Squash (& racketball) are perfect for today’s lifestyle. In less than an hour you get a fantastic workout and it’s sociable too.
Squash is rated as the No 1 healthiest sport by Forbes magazine.
Play squash and you get an impressive cardio respiratory workout.
• build endurance and muscle strength
• improve flexibility in your core and back
You’ll also meet new people and have something exciting to do with current friends.
Welcome to Harpenden RFC Squash Club - your local club, offering friendly and competitive squash & racketball. We’re a very active private club run by the members offering 3 high-quality courts available all day, every day. For a small club we offer a surprising range of activities. There are leagues, tournaments and club nights. We run highly competitive teams in the Hertfordshire Squash Leagues and can even boast of being National Champions for 3 years running in the Over-45 category. To make sure we have a steady flow of emerging talent we offer coaching and there are numerous Junior activities, including courses in the school holidays. Ladies have their own dedicated events, teams and leagues too. We welcome all standards of players from Harpenden and the surrounding towns and villages. We’ll help beginners get started and can offer top level squash for the experts. Membership is extremely good value. Choose from a range of Adult, Junior & Family categories. Court fees are very competitive too. To learn more about joining click here . |
Club Update- Reopening
Written by Harpenden RFC Squash Club |
PLAYERS AGREEMENT - PLEASE READ
Hi Everyone,
You might already be aware that the Government has allowed a return to play for gyms & sports centers etc from Saturday 25th July 2020 and this includes our squash club. England Squash have very helpfully issued guidance and advice and the committee met on Wednesday 15th July to discuss the measures that we need to put in place to ensure that there is as safe a return to play for us all as possible.
We are aiming to meet the 25th July deadline as we know you are all very keen to resume playing squash. However, this will rely on a heavy workload for the committee and also requires making some significant changes including our booking system so we are liaising with the supplier today in an effort to get the changes expedited. Additionally, we are completing risk assessments for both the club and coaches which will require sign off before we can open the doors. We plan to keep you all informed on our progress with emails and WhatsApp messages. Please be aware that, initially, there are restrictions on the type of play as follows:
We think option 3 will be popular, so please make yourself familiar with the rules of engagement by watching a short video on the England Squash website that explains how to play 'sides' by following this link:https://www.englandsquash.com/backtosquash
With all this in mind all courts will be charged at the off-peak rate. Until we have progressed to more normal competitive play, we will waive the peak rate.
Rules about accessing the club, court times, club cleaning, hand washing and sanitising anything you have touched in this new post Covid 19 world will follow as soon as we have ironed out all the details.
Please bear with us. There's a lot to do, but we really do want to try to be open from the 25th July.
Best regards
Your HRFC Squash Club Committee. Last Updated (Thursday, 23 July 2020 19:18) Racketball Club Nights
Written by Harpenden RFC Squash Club |
With the Leagues now up and running there is much interest in racketball at the Club. There are a number of club nights planned for extisting Rackeball players and anyone wanting to try the game out. Dates For The Diary Friday 3rd April 16:00 - 19:45 CANCELLED Friday 1st May 16:00 - 19:45 CANCELLED Friday 5th June 16:00 - 19:45 Friday 3rd July 16:00 - 19:45 All welcome. Just turn up and play round robins during the times above. Rackets and balls provided if you do not have your own Any questions regarding Club Nights or Joining the Racketball leagues contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Last Updated (Sunday, 22 March 2020 18:00) |
