NEWS The best way to keep up to date with all the Sponne School Darts Club news is online. The official club website can be found at www.sponnedarts.org.uk which contains details of upcoming tournaments and events, as well as photo galleries. We are also on social networks; Twitter and Facebook. Additionally we are on the Frog VLE.

SPONNE SCHOOL DARTS SHIELD The annual Sponne Darts Shield will take place on Saturday 5th October, 11am-6pm at Rileys Northampton. This competition gives students their first opportunity to play competitive darts. Only Sponne Students are eligible to enter and last year there were 25 competitors. The reigning champion is Daniel Owens (now 10RM) who will be hoping to retain his title. Entry to this event is free to all club members.

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MEMBERSHIP Darts Club memberships are now available to purchase on ParentPay. For £15 you secure your place in the club for the whole of 13/14 and will receive a welcome pack including a Rileys membership and other darting goodies.

EVENTS CALENDAR

The club already has a number of events lined up for this year. If you’d like to know more, speak to Mr. Cornelius to get a letter.

Sunday 8th September 2013 ...... Warwickshire vs. Yorkshire County Darts Friday 27th September 2013 ...... Darts Exhibition in Barnsley Saturday 5th October 2013 ........ Sponne School Darts Shield at Rileys Northampton Sunday 13th October 2013 ........ Winmau World Masters in Hull Sunday 10th November 2013 ..... Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton Monday 23rd December 2013 .... World Darts Championship at Ally Pally, London

Future editions of the Darts Club newsletter will be published on the website. Please remember to check your email regularly as important messages and announcements will be sent there too.

Scott Cornelius, Darts Club Manager

Newsletter Issue 001

4th September 2013

The year will begin with Darts Club Taster Sessions from 3.05—4.15pm in W9. These will take place on the following three days;

Tuesday 10th September

Wednesday 11th September

Thursday 12th September

Please do come along to one of these sessions in W9 to give darts a try. You’ll get to throw darts, meet new students and ask any questions you may have. Students who were members last year (and wish to join again) must make sure they also attend one of these sessions.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all Sponne School students, parents and guardians to the Sponne School Darts Club newsletter. Since February 2012, we have offered darts on the enhancement timetable for students of all years to play darts and 2013/14 promises to be another exciting year for the club. The club has seen over 80 students give darts a try to date, and we hope to see many more take to the oche this year.

There are lots of reasons for you to take up the sport, including;

Aids confidence in maths and numeracy. Develops hand/ eye co-ordination, patience, motor-control and sportsmanship. Social activity, make new friends with a shared interest. And anybody can play!

The darts club offers many more opportunities than just a weekly practise session; namely a multitude of trips and darts competitions to either watch or compete in. We already have trips planned to watch PDC darts in Wolverhampton and Alexandra Palace, London to see the worlds best darters in action.

Here’s just a small snapshot of the events and trips that darts club members took part in last year.

We’ve met may professionals, played and watched darts tournaments across the country!