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NORTH LANCASHIRE LEAGUE FOR 2008 - 2009

We have been accepted into the North Lancs League Two for next season. We will play the following clubs:

Blackpool, Carnforth, Chorley,Clitheroe,Colne & Nelson, Hutton, North-Manchester, Thornton-Cleveleys, Windermere and may be Glossop.

Next Committee Meeting

The next committee meeting will be at 8.00p.m on Monday 19th May at 8pm.

Tuesday 27^th May

7.30 p.m. Prompt

The Club House

Hawcoat Park Sports Club

Hawcoat Lane

As with last year one free drink will be bought for all Section MEMBERS who attend.

AGENDA (outline)

Minutes of Previous Annual General Meeting
Secretary Report
Treasurer Report
Election of Officials:

Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Fixture Secretary
Match Secretary
General Committee (9 members in addition to above)
County Representative
Club Captain
Club Vice-Captain
‘A’ Team Captain
Club Coach
Selection Committee (Club Captain, ‘A’ Team Captain & Club Coach + 3 more)
Junior Section Representative/Chairman
Any other business

1. Club & Section

2. Travel & Costs

3. Workload & Volunteers

4. Beach Rugby

Thank You message

Mary sends her thanks to all at Hawcoat Park Sports club for the bouquet of flowers she received, Mary said the flowers arrived just at the right time.

Thanks and Kind regards to all

Mary Harrison

URGENT APPEAL FOR HELP!

We need help for the beach rugby event on the 21st and 22nd June. We need people to come forward to help arrange the event. Names are needed now so that we can proceed with the organising of the event. Please contact Jason Meadows as soon as possible, meadows_j@sky.com if you are able to help on either or both days. A list of the kind of tasks help is needed for is below:

Bar and licence.
Barbeque.
Registration of teams before and on the day and chasing up clubs.
Arrange trophies.
Arrange Bouncy castles/ stalls for the day.
Arrange tuck shop/soft drinks.

NEW PAGE ADDED

A new page has been added to the site for 'non rugby section' club information. The committee update will be available to read on here with information regarding all aspects of club information for all members/sections. To access the report, click on the Club Information link on the left hand side of the page.

For future updates Ian Baker will be happy to include information about functions each and every section are putting on at the club. Also, we could have an element of input about sporting prowess, so accolades for players who participate at county, national levels – coaches that acquire a high standard of certificate, club referees that are doing well, etc etc.

Send any information you think could be useful to ian.baker2@baesystems.com

BEACH RUGBY IS BACK

Bigger and better than previous years – Barrow Beach Rugby event is taking place over two days with a Junior Rugby event taking place June 21st & Seniors/Women’s event taking place 22nd June 2008.

This year will see a radio road show on the beach with live bands, activities for children, stalls, tuck shop, barbeque and beer tent. A beach football competition will also be taking place.

The Barrow Air Show is coinciding on the same weekend with the event only 300 yards away from the Beach rugby, so no better seat in the house.

The Junior event will fall between two age groups U11-U13 Combined team & U14-U16 Combined team. Seniors/Women are U17 and above – Veterans very welcome. It is run as 7-a side event with 3 subs. A charge of Ł1 per player will be required at registration.

Both days are played as Tag rugby events so any age very welcome.

Come along and enjoy a day for the whole family

To enter a team please contact Jason Meadows on e-mail address: meadows_j@sky.com (please ensure that there is an underscore ‘_’ between meadows and j) or call on 07885908032 for more information. .

Hawcoat Park RUFC Shirts

The polo shirts and replica rugby shirts are available for collection. See Eddie France.

BRADLEY IN UNDER 20's MATCH

Brad Morrow gained his County Tie against Cheshire at Kirby Lonsdale yesterday.This was the second game in a series of Five in the Under 20 championship.

Brad went on as a replacement at tighthead prop and was soon into action in a game that was finely balanced throughout, Cheshire eventualy ran out winners by a 1 point margin after a try and convertion in the last 5 minutes.

Cumbria could only sit back and question themselves because all the points scored by Cheshire were through Cumbria's own mistakes

Cumbria 22 Cheshire 23

DANNY McKEATING REMEMBERED

Danny McKeating died last week, aged 71. Dan was First Team hooker for many seasons, who went on to coach the Colts and First XV's. Dan was instrumental in the formation of the Lancashire County Colts side, and was also involved in the National Colts set-up.

An electronic "Book of Condolence" is available on the Evening Mail Website (www.nwemail.co.uk), Family Notices - Deaths, for those wishing to add their sympathies.

BAR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers are needed to cover the upstairs bar on a Wednesday night 7-11pm, if no volunteers are forthcoming the bar may not open.

Also we would like two volunteers from the players for Saturday afternoon/evening 4-7pm on match days, as a note there are something like 5 home games remaining for each team over 11 weekends at this moment, so I suggest that everyone who plays (who is 18 or over) should volunteer to work the bar for at least one Saturday.

This is essential to supporting the club and keeping the bar open during the heavy work load period.

There are also volunteers required for Saturday 1-4pm and 7-12pm.

Volunteers are required for Sunday afternoons so can I ask that the whole section looks to volunteer on at least one Sunday 1-5pm. I did it last Sunday, and as it was not too busy, I was able to watch most of the rugby on TV.

Names can be passed to Andy Woods, the bar Manager or Brian Boyd, the Director responsible for the club or me as rugby secretary, ideally people will give a date they can do. Training will be given - no previous experience necessary.

This is how a normal rugby club functions and is so important for this first year, I am expecting that other areas of club funding will eventually ease the current pressure on volunteers as hopefully we become more viable.

Regards

Alan Troughton

Mark Harper, who was the South Cumbria Community Rugby Coach, has taken on a new role with the RFUW (Women's Section). He has sent this note to BAE Barrow Rugby:

A copy of RFU Insurance Policy from Marsh Insurance, will be available from tomorrow night (Wed 17th August) for anyone to read in the large changing room, (rooms 2&3 which have been knocked into one large room).

This includes Compulsory Cover (the club pay this) and Voluntary Cover details (players pay this if they wish to top up cover).