This week marks one of the biggest changes for the Club in many years, with our return to USQ Toowoomba campus after nine years of training at other locations. On Saturday we removed all of our equipment from the MEAC, gave the storage area a thorough clean, and transported all of our things to the along to the other end of West Street and into the Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre (CBRC).
I’d first like to thank everyone who came out to help on Saturday morning — Brady, Callum, John, Kateena, Michael C, Sean T (for his efforts in staring the ball rolling last weekend), Tracy, and Zane — for dedicating their time to get us packed up, cleaned up and set up for next week.
Next, I would like to thank Holy Name Catholic Primary School for hosting us in their Hall over the past 8 1/2 years.
Finally, I would like to thank Jenny Rix and her team at the Student Guild for welcoming us so enthusiastically. It has felt like absolutely the right move at this time for the Club, especially with us about to restart face-to-face classes after our COVID-19 generated slumber (more on that in a moment). And even more importantly, it allows us to better serve the USQ community that has always been the foundation of the Club.
As classes start this week, I hope to see many of the Club’s old faces return to our new digs. We will be easing our bodies into the new rhythm of training. Some things will inevitably change, but I can guarantee that we shall continue to be a vehicle for the practice of high quality martial arts in the Toowoomba community.