Newsletter / March 2017 View this email in your browser

COMMUNITY SPIRIT AT CHOBHAM RUGBY The Community team at Chobham Rugby Football Club was delighted to be handed the keys to a new

Community car sponsored by West End Garage Kia. You will see the car out and about in the community visiting

local schools and colleges where Chobham’s Ed Wynne and his team will be delivering PE sessions and after

school rugby clubs; encouraging local children to get active and enjoy rugby.

Chobham’s Head of Community Rugby Ian Woodley said, “Our huge thanks to Damian Dunne of West End

Garage Kia for supplying our new community car. The ongoing support for our community programme and

generosity is very much appreciated by everyone at Chobham Rugby and makes a positive difference to our

ability to deliver rugby in the community.”

ENJOY OUR VIDEO : COMMUNITY RUGBY AT ITS BEST

Hot on the heels of the brilliant Match Day video, we are happy to share our second Chobham Rugby video - this

one called Community Rugby at its Best. Our sincere thanks to Duncan Souster of Sous Productions, as always

we appreciate the time, effort and expertise that Duncan Souster has given to this for the club!

Thank you to everyone at Chobham Rugby who participated, we were spoiled with lots of lovely footage and

hope you will agree that this video shares a little more of what we are about - rugby for all, family, community

& friendship!

This is best viewed on your desktop and available to view by clicking on the linked image above or visit

our Website

A BIG THANK YOU!

On Saturday 21st January Chobham Rugby 1st

XV played Dover at Fowlers Wells and as well as

the usual club officials we welcomed Chris

Bessant vicar of Chobham St Lawrence Church

for our pre match lunch.

You will no doubt all be familiar with the beautiful

fifteenth century church and tower on the High

Street in the heart of the village. As is common

with many of these listed heritage buildings their

upkeep is a constant struggle and Chobham St

Lawrence is no different. Following an inspection

in 2015 significant problems were identified with

the fabric of the stonework and as a result the

church council is planning to carry out repairs in

2018. They need to raise in the order of

£200,000.

As a way of supporting the restoration efforts Chobham Rugby members have helped raise a fantastic £473, by

way of a £1 contribution from the cost of the pre match lunch, a raffle and collection. Mike Riley, Chobham

Facilities Manager, is shown handing over a cheque to a very grateful Chris. A big thank you to all who

contributed or helped on the day.

CHOBHAM RUGBY FEATURED IN ROUND & ABOUT MAGAZINEChobham Rugby was pleased to be featured in the April edition of Round & About Magazine, to read the article

in full or download your own copy, please visit our website.

UNDER AGE DRINKING - A REMINDER OF OUR OBLIGATIONS

Chobham Rugby Club is a licensed premises. A reminder that to legally comply with the terms of our bar licence

we are not permitted to either serve alcohol to anyone under the age of eighteen or to anyone we believe will

give that alcohol to someone under the age of eighteen. Chobham staff are required to ask for proof of age if

they suspect that anyone under the age of eighteen is attempting to purchase alcohol or is being supplied with

alcohol by an adult.

Our bar team and management committee reserve the right to refuse to serve anyone not complying with these

legal regulations; since failure to do so will become a police matter and could well lead to the suspension of the

Club's licence. Furthermore, any member found to be in breach of these regulations will be subject to the Club

disciplinary procedures.

2017 MINIS TOUR TO DEVON

Our Minis Superheroes travelled to Torbay in

Devon for the annual Chobham Minis Tour and by

all accounts our superheroes had a brilliant time

playing lots of rugby and meeting new friends -

well done to the u11s tour committee.

HOLIDAY RUGBY CAMPS Make a note of our upcoming Holiday Rugby

Camp dates if your children would like to join in

the fun:

MIXED ABILITY AT CHOBHAM RUGBY

Don't forget that our mixed ability training

sessions are underway under the able

stewardship of Michael O'Regan who comments

that he is so pleased to see how the players skills

are developing after only a few sessions. Thank

you to all the volunteers and players taking part,

if you would like to join in as a coach or player

please contact Mike O’Regan / 07808630053.

CHOBHAM RUGBY 50th MERCHANDISE

We are celebrating this special year with a range

of Chobham 50th Anniversary merchandise –

stocks may be limited so make sure you get what

you want from the Club Shop or by ordering

4th – 6th April 201731st July – 4th August 2017

Please see our Website for more information and

to make your online booking and payments.

GIRLS ONLY RUGBY CAMP : 7TH APRIL

Chobham Rugby is very excited to be hosting a

girls only rugby camp run by England Player

Rachael Burford on Friday 7th April. A great

opportunity for girls aged 10-15. For more

information please see www.burford12.co.uk

50th ANNIVERSARY MAY BALLFUNDRAISING APPEAL

online. The range includes mens formal shirts,

hoodies, socks, ties and replica playing shirts. All

enquiries to shop@chobham-rugby.co.uk. Visit

our Website for stock updates.

GALA DINNER A HUGE SUCCESS

Almost 300 guests joined in the very special

Chobham Rugby 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner

held at Twickenham. A thoroughly enjoyable

evening was spent catching up with friends, old

and new and a very special thank you from

everyone who attended to Jacki Smith and Carol

Wickes and the organising team for a truly

fantastic evening.

We want to make our 50th anniversary ball a

night to remember and to help us along the May

Ball organisers are looking for 3 high quality

auction and 3 high quality raffle prizes for the

evening. During the evening you will have the

opportunity to enjoy a flutter at our casino, but

to get a better variety of tables we are also

looking for someone to sponsor a table for

anything in the range of £125 upwards. If you’re

able to help with any of these, please contact

Geraint Parry / 07947 824 058.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: 22ND APRIL Come and cheer your team at the St George's

Day supporters lunch.

CHOBHAM 30th CARNIVAL - MONDAY 1st MAY

It's Carnival time in Chobham again and Chobham Rugby plays a big part in what is a fantastic day with loads offun starting with the procession through the Village to the Recreation Ground. This year there will be plenty ofstalls, attractions and entertainers including: Savage Skills - Mountain Bike Stunt Team; Surrey Fire & Rescue -Fire & Life Saving Demos, Morris Dancing, Punch & Judy, Fairground, Beer Tent, run by Chobham RugbyClub,Food Stalls & Much More...

We need your helpSUNDAY 30th from 12pm - we need help to put up the pop-up marquees & build the bar.MONDAY 1st - the procession leaves Chobham RFC car park at 11.30am. We're looking for players, friends,parents, club members to follow the Chobham RFC Car, wearing Rugby Kit, in the Carnival Procession, wavingflags & shaking buckets along the way collecting money for the club. It will arrive at the Recreation Ground by1pm latest.

The Chobham Rugby Carnival BAR opens at 12pm so if you fancy pulling a pint or two for half an hour or sothroughout the day come and join us to help raise much needed funds for your club. It's great fun & really easyeven for complete beginners. Then from 5pm we need a last bit of help with the take down.

Please contact Jackie Edwards / 07789 522188 know if you can lend a hand even if it is just for a short time andEd Wynne if you want to join in the procession, all welcome.

Thank you to all our pitchboard sponsors who have signed up for a new season. If you are interested insupporting Chobham Rugby with display advertising at Fowlers Wells please contact Geraint Parry or MikeVandenberg.

TOUCH RUGBY AT CHOBHAM

There are many ways you can take part in touch rugby at Chobham:

WOW : Women only Wednesdays this is exactly what it says on the tin ... we are keen to get new playersalong and its a fun way to improve your fitness. We also do compete in a number of events too so youcan get involved at any level.

TNT : Thursday Night Touch is a pitch up and play for anyone in the u14s age group and above - it's fastbut not too furious and runs all year round

Legends League : We run an over 40s session on the last Friday of each month. As a number of ex-players have found it's a tough format so we are now running a few drills each session to familiarise folk

with the O2 format. This is followed by an hour of touch Rugby and some light hearted banter at the bar

Competitions : We play competitive formats with the ladies heading over to a ladies only league eachmonth and we also play a mixed team in the Surrey and Middlesex touch league

Don't forget to join our CRFC Touch Facebook group

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