List of updates to the website (Newest first):
| 28.08.10: | A little late, the details of meetings up to the end of October are now on the meetings page.
We now have an additional service, whereby you can be notified by e-mail whenever a new message is posted here. You no longer need to to keep checking for updates if your address is on the list. Initially this list contains the addresses of all the members whose e-mail is included in the members' address list. If your e-mail address is not included, and you would like to receive these updates, please send the webmaster a request to add it to the list. Conversely, if you would prefer not to receive e-mails from us, you can request to have your address removed again. Note that newsletters can sometimes be identified as spam by your e-mail program or your ISP and not delivered. If you think you should have received the news but haven't, we recommend that you check the spam folder to see if this is the case. |
| 25.06.10: | We are currently having our Summer break and will resume dancing on Tuesday, 24th August.
Details of the teachers and dates will be posted nearer the time. We wish everyone a wonderful Summer! |
| 03.04.10: | The names of the teachers up until the end of June are now on the Meetings page.
It was written earlier on these pages that we would be meeting on the 4th, rather than the 11th May. This is no longer true, and we meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday (11th and 25th May) as usual. |
| 28.03.10: | The names of the teachers up until the end of June are now on the Meetings page.
Please note that in May we will be meeting on the 4th and the 25th, not the 11th and the 25th, as the Church Council needs the Community Centre on the 11th. |
| 13.02.10: | At the Annual General Meeting of the club on the 9th February, Fiona stepped down as president after more than 20 years in that office. Her place will be taken by Chris. We thank Fiona heartily for all her work and dedication to the Zurich Scottish Country Dancing Club. |
| 16.12.2009: | Corrected an error in the link to my photo gallery
on the events page.
If anyone else has has photos they'd like to publish, send them to me and I'll post them on the November page. Alternatively, if they are already on the web, just send me the link and I'll publish it. We are now having a break from dancing over the Christmas period.
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| 05.12.2009: | There is now a page devoted to the November weekend in Geroldswil. It has a list of the dances that Eric taught at the weekend and links to some galleries of pictures.
Click on the link on the navigation bar on the left.
If anyone else has has photos they'd like to publish, send them to me and I'll post them on the November page. Alternatively, if they are already on the web, just send me the link and I'll publish it. The next meeting of the club will be on the 8th December, and as it's the last one before the Christmas break, we'll be having the traditional gluhwein and nibbles.
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| 30.11.2009: | The November weekend seems to have been pretty successful, judging by the feedback we've received so far. Pictures from the weekend and a list of the dances that Eric taught will be put on the site within the next week.
The next meeting of the club will be on the 8th December, and as it's the last one before the Christmas break, we'll be having the traditional gluhwein and nibbles.
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| 23.11.2009: | Note that there will be no step-practice on the 24th, as we have work to do to prepare for the weekend!
Applications are now closed for the November weekend. If you have applied for the weekend but not yet received an acknowledgement from the secretary, please contact her as soon as possible to check that your name is on the list. Don't forget that in November we will be meeting on the 17th and the 24th - and not on the 10th and the 24th. Keep checking the Meetings page for details! |
| 08.11.2009: | Applications are now closed for the November weekend.
If you have applied for the weekend but not yet received an acknowledgement from the secretary, please contact her as soon as possible to check that your name is on the list. Don't forget that in November we will be meeting on the 17th and the 24th - and not on the 10th and the 24th. Keep checking the Meetings page for details! |
| 23.09.2009: | Please note that in November we will be meeting on the 17th and the 24th - and not on the 10th and the 24th. Keep checking the Meetings page for details!
The Minicrib of the dances for the ball in November is now on the downloads section of the November pages. Also a pdf of Pilling diagrammes (many thanks to Martina for doing this!). The only one that's missing is the Zytglogge, the full description of which follows on the next page. |
| 18.09.2009: | The Minicrib of the dances for the ball in November is now on the downloads section of the November pages. Also a pdf of Pilling diagrammes (many thanks to Martina for doing this!). The only one that's missing is the Zytglogge, the full description of which follows on the next page.
Dates and teachers for the Autumn season are on the Meetings page. |
| 13.09.2009: | Made a couple of changes to the Course and Ball info (click on November09 above!):
Corrected 2 small mistakes on the Ball programme and made the details of how to pay a bit easier to find. Dates and teachers for the Autumn season are now on the Meetings page. |
| 30.08.2009: | Don't forget to sign up for the November Weekend with Eric Finley, Keith Smith and James Gray! Places are going fast!
Click on the link above for details and to apply! Dates and teachers for the Autumn season are now on the Meetings page. |
| 19.07.2009: | The Zurich Club is having its Summer Break. We resume dancing again on the 25th August.
Have a nice Summer everyone! The online application form for the November weekend and St Andrew's Night Ball is now active. Click on the link above for full details of the weekend. Dates and teachers for the Autumn season are now on the Meetings page. |
| 28.06.2009: | The Zurich Club is having its Summer Break. We resume dancing again on the 25th August.
Have a nice Summer everyone! Don't forget the dance weekend on 28th-29th November with the traditional St Andrew's Night Ball on the Saturday evening. Teacher for the weekend will be Eric Finley, and the musicians are Keith Smith (fiddle) and James Gray (piano). |
| 17.06.2009: | Latest news:
There will be technique practice before the dancing on
Tuesday, 23rd June! Start at 19.15 as usual.
Please note that we'll be having the traditional Summer Bowl instead of the usual break on the last evening (23rd June). Don't forget the dance weekend on 28th-29th November with the traditional St Andrew's Night Ball on the Saturday evening. Teacher for the weekend will be Eric Finley, and the musicians are Keith Smith (fiddle) and James Gray (piano). |
| 01.06.2009: | The details of the meetings up to the Summer break have been up for some time, but I haven't had time to update this info until now.
Please note that there will be no step/formation practice before the dancing on the 23rd June, as we'll be having a committee meeting. Dancing will start at 7.45 pm, and we'll have the traditional Summer Bowl instead of the usual break. Don't forget the dance weekend on 28th-29th November with the traditional St Andrew's Night Ball on the Saturday evening. Teacher for the weekend will be Eric Finley, and the musicians are Keith Smith (fiddle) and James Gray (piano). |
| 11.02.2009: | The dates of the meetings up to the end of March of 2009 are on the Meetings page. I'll add the meetings up to the Summer break as soon as we have the details. At the 2009 Annual General Meeting on the 10th February, René Furegati agreed to take over from Jan Sohnrey as treasurer. We thank Jan for all his work and wish him a wonderful trip to various places around the Globe. Many thanks to René for agreeing to shoulder the burden, and we look forward to working with him. The committee page has been updated accordingly. And now it's official: We'll be organising a weekend of dance on the 28th-29th November with the traditional St Andrew's Night Ball on the Saturday evening. Teacher for the weekend will be Eric Finley, and the musicians are Keith Smith (fiddle) and James Gray (piano). |
| 09.01.2009: | The dates (and some of the details) of all the meetings for the first 3 months of 2009 are now on the Meetings page. The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the club will be on the 10th February. Details have been sent by the secretary to all the members. If you are a member and have not yet received an invitation, could you please contact Irene as soon as possible. |
| 29.11.2008: | The dates (but no details yet) of all the meetings for the first 3 months of 2009 are now on the Meetings page. Note that there will be no step practice on the 9th December, the last meeting of the year. The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the club will be on the 10th February. Details to follow early in the new year. |
| 01.11.2008: | The details for all the meetings up until the Christmas break are now on the Meetings page.
I've also removed the November 2007 pages. If anyone would still like information about the dances or the ball, let me know and I'll make them available. |
| 06.09.2008: | The details for the first 4 sessions are now on the Meetings page.
Note that we shall be devoting the first 3 meetings to the dances for the Basle weekend (see the events page for details!) |
| 19.08.2008: | The dates are (at last!) listed on the Meetings page. There are still no details except for the first evening, so keep watching this space! I hope to fill in the rest within the next couple of days.
Note that we shall be devoting the first 3 meetings to the dances for the Basle weekend (see the events page for details!) |
| 14.07.2008: | At the last committee meeting on 10th June it was decided to continue starting at 19:45 (19:15 for step practice). This was introduced on a trial basis after the AGM in February, and will now be permanent.
We are currently having our Summer break. We wish everyone a nice Summer. Just don't forget your umbrella and your wellies! |
| 14.06.2008: | At the last committee meeting on 10th June it was decided to continue starting at 19:45 (19:15 for step practice). This was introduced on a trial basis after the AGM in February, and will now be permanent.
Note that the meeting on the 24th June will be the last before the Summer break, so we will be having our traditional Summer punch with snacks. |
| 10.04.2008: | The dates and the teachers are now listed up to the end of June 2008.
Don't forget that we are starting at 7.45 for the regular dancing and 7.15 for step practice. |
| 07.04.2008: | The dates (but not the teachers) are now listed up to the end of June 2008.
Don't forget that we are starting at 7.45 for the regular dancing and 7.15 for step practice. |
| 29.02.2008: | At the AGM on the 26th Feb this year it was decided to change the times of our Tuesday meetings to start and finish 15 minutes earlier, to enable people who come by train to stay for all the dancing and still catch their trains. Initially this change is just until the Summer break, to see how it works out in practice. Could we therefore ask everyone to make an effort to be at the Community Centre in time to start at the new times: 7.45 for the regular dancing and 7.15 for step practice. |
| 16.12.2007: | The dates for the first 3 months of 2008 are now on the Meetings page.
Note that the AGM will be on February 26th. |
| 02.12.2007: | A list of the dances taught by Atsuko at the November weekend in Geroldswil is now available. Check the November 2007 page.
You'll also find a couple of links to pages of photos from the weekend. If anyone else has any photos, just let me know! |
| 26.08.2007: | The dates of dancing evenings up until Christmas are now on the meetings page.
Note: we will be dancing on the 20th November, and not on the 27th, to allow for an extra practice of the Ball dances. Please keep checking these pages for possible alterations. |
| 31.07.2007: | Pictures of the Scottish dancing at the "ZueriFaescht" are now available on the gallery pages. Just click on the piper.
I've also made a few minor adjustments to the layout. The links in the navigation-bar at the left are now always active, for example. |
| 09.07.2007: | Finally, the online application form for the November course and ball is on the website.
The MiniCrib descriptions of the ball dances are now also available for download! |
| 07.07.2007: | Finally, the online application form for the November course and ball is on the website.
Never before have there been so many ways to apply for a weekend dance course! Go on - spoil yourself! You know you want to! Just click on the November 2007 link on the left. |
| 27.06.2007: | At last! I've finally got all the information about the November weekend and Ball on the web!
Click on the November 2007 link on the left to find all about it. Application forms and information leaflets can all be downloaded, and within the next couple of days I plan to have the on-line application form working as well. It's never been easier to apply for a weekend course! So what are you waiting for? Places are limited, so don't delay! Also updated is the events page with details of the Zürifäscht, which we're taking part in with a team of a dozen dancers plus a fiddler and a piper. Don't miss it! |
| 05.05.2007: | Updated the Meetings page with the dates up to the Summer break. As Fiona is still recovering from her eye operation, and isn't yet sure how soon she'll be back at the dancing, I've left the teaching rota blank for the time being. |
| 01.04.2007: | Updated the committee page to reflect the 2007 committee. (I know we've still got an old picture at the top, but I'll correct that as soon as possible!)
Also added the dancing dates for April. The remaining dates up to the Summer break will be added in the next week or so. I've made a few additions to the other pages as well: the links page now has a link to the International Branch website, for example. There's also a new page which contains a list of all the updates that have been made since the new website went online at the beginning of 2007. |
| 11.01.2007: | Corrected a few errors that have been pointed out (I didn't really expect to get it all right first time!). Also edited the meetings page to include the dates up to the AGM on the 27th March. ( Members will receive a letter about the AGM in due course). |
| 03.01.2007: | If you've been here before, you'll notice that we've made some changes to the website. Visually, we've kept the same basic elements and colours, but I hope it is now a bit clearer and cleaner. There's the decorative banner at the top of each page, but also a description of each menu-point, to improve navigation.
The main change, however, is that the pages have been completely rewritten using the web programming language, PHP. This makes it much easier to maintain and extend. Any comments, criticisms or suggestions are welcome. Use the form on the contact page, or send an email to the webmaster. |