Happy New Year - Now and Later

Happy New Year to one and all.

We are lucky that, coming from the Chinese tradition, we get to celebrate new year twice - once now and again later this month when we welcome in the Year of the Ox. Our festivities begin on 7th February with a full day at the European Centre in Colchester, beginning with an Intensive, followed by a meeting of the East Anglia Regional Committee and culminating in a Chinese Supper in the evening. In this way, we get to do some taijiquan, look after the running of the Society, and eat good food together - what more could one want?

If you can't wait until then there is plenty to occupy you in the meantime. Next weekend we hold our annual development weekend at Colchester, a big get-together for many of the volunteers who work tirelessly to run the Society. It's a great opportunity to catch-up with old friends, meet new ones, and work with each other towards furthering the development of the organisation.

There are also some workshops to look forward to. If you fancy fleeing the chilly British climate then how about a workshop in Mallorca 24th and 25th of January? or if you don't want to go as far, then we have Prague (17th/18th Jan - and probably colder!), Copenhagen (7th/8th Feb) and the Netherlands (14th/15th) before we come to our own first big event of the year, the International Workshop in Colchester on 21st and 22nd February. These are all wonderful opportunities for members to further their training and meet some lovely people, and generally have a great time. As always, full details are circulated to all classes, so ask your instructor and watch out for the posters and booking forms.