Fees and Summer term events /dates for your diary

Dear Members,

Further to my email regarding new term dates the ''Get Reel'' Committee has made the necessary decision to raise fees for the coming term. This is due to a downturn in numbers at the moment and increased expenditure as well as the fact that fees have been static for some time now. We really hope this will not be a problem to anyone who values what “Get Reel” does and aspires to do and hope that our decision to raise fees by an extra pound or two a week does not make the cost prohibitive to anyone continuing with us.

New costs for this term are:

• Kids: £36.00 i.e. £6 /week
• Adults: £60 / £10 week or concession £48.00 / £8

Please note all fees must be paid on the first day of the new term. Cash, or a cheque made payable to “Get Reel” will be acceptable.

Summer term events /dates for your diary:

April 26th - classes resume at Balfron Campus for kids and Caroline’s barn at Branshogle Farm on the Fintry Road* for adults.
*Directions - from the Fintry/Balfron junction follow road for mile or so past a lodge, round a couple of bends and then down to bridge and then up past a sawmill on the right, look for sign for Old Hall on right. Immediately opposite this on the left is the farm road with a sign and a cottage to the right , follow this road down past cottage and a house and take left fork over cattle grid and park at the barn or turn and park along drive)

May - Primary school concerts to promote our classes will take place on:

• 3rd - Balfron Primary
• 10th - Fintry and Buchlyvie Primary
• 24th - Drymen and Buchanan Primary

These will consist of Barry and Ruairidh giving a short concert and promotional presentation to P5, 6 and 7 in each of the schools. We hope to get some new comers to ''Get Reel'' from these. This will be funded through our development fund and generous sponsorship from Killearn Hoolie for the purchase of instruments.

May 31st - end of summer term

June 7th – BBQ and “Come and Try” Event for members and potential newcomers to our classes. Venue tbc.

July/August - If we get enough interest from our Primary school promotions, we may run a 1 day Summer School type event as a keeping in touch day.

August 30th - new autumn term starts.
Classes will not run during the October week holiday (week beginning the 10th) and the November in service day (Tuesday 8th).

November -26th St Andrew’s Night Concert with Barry Reid and friends ( one of our Tutors ) as the band and Get Reelers performing.

November -29th end of term.

We hope you all had a good Spring Break and look forward to seeing you back at classes on Tuesday for what we hope will be a busy, productive and enjoyable term.

Kind regards, Sara for “Get Reel”.