Whitley Karate Club

Well so here we are, after 51 years in the same Community Centre it will be our final session tonight.
It’s been an unbelievable journey and some amazing memories along the way.
Lifelong friendships and great achievements over many different times and events.
Let’s give it one more blast and to quote the boss I suppose we’ll be talking about glory days!

It is with much sadness that, after 51 years of training at the South Reading Community Centre, we will be closing the club. Our last session will be on Thursday 12th March.
This has not been an easy decision to make and there are many reasons for this, a lot of it is the financial situation we find ourselves in with prices increasing at a rate we cannot cover.
As most of you will be aware none of the Whitley instructors make any money from their teaching and we have always tried to keep prices as low as possible for the kids of Whitley.
We have been on an incredible journey over those years, a family club that achieved far more than we ever thought possible.
There has been a fantastic range of students that have achieved Black belts, won kata and kumite (medals) at all levels both male and female, and hit whatever personal goals they were aiming for.
Not forgetting the friendships forged over the years and the ups and downs of club life that have been a big part of our world.
A huge thank you to all those who helped instructing, the brilliant secretaries who ran the club for us but most of all to the kids of Whitley who it has been our pleasure to train with all those years.
We apologise to those still training and we do have options for those who wish to carry on their Karate journey.
The two sessions in March will be free of charge to all.
Our last session will be on Thursday 12th March both Colin and Brad have said they will be there and I’d like to invite as many of you as possible to come and say a fond farewell to our dojo after 51 years, nothing lasts forever but we certainly have given it a good go!
Regards
Steve, Colin and Brad.

A beautiful cake made for us for our final session of the year.
Next year will be our 52nd year of training at
the Community Centre in Whitley Reading.