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Biggleswade RUFC &
Associated Clubs AGM
Wednesday 21st July 8pm
preceded by a meeting
of the 60th Anniversary Committee at 7.30pm
Seniors Fixtures
on line – This is the most up to date fixtures possible!
Thanks
to all involved! 2/7/09
Working party, escape the
house!
Come
along on Sunday to help paint the changing rooms
Rumours
are there may be a bacon sandwich and some beer about!
5th July -
10am start!
Reminders, No Dogs are allowed on the ground, including the Club
and Sheepwalk sides.
also, No Parking in the Sheepwalk Lane even on training
nights. This is not part of the agreement with the
landowners or in accordance with our planning consent.
Biggleswade
Rugby July E-News
1949 - 2009 Sixty Years of Biggy Rugby
Kit Sale!
Ex Senior squad shirts for sale at just £5, ideal training kit.
See Dave The Bar Tzar or the new Kit Store lady Diane on
Thursday evening at training.
The Kit Store is moving into the Jack Chisholm Room,
freeing up more space and making the Kit Store available to many more
people. Thanks to Dave Evans and Magnet Kitchens for providing the
storage space.
Senior squads training starts on Thursday 2nd July. 7.30pm
Mini and Youth training
continues as per each individual age group
Changing Room Painting is on Sunday 5th July at 10am,
please try and get there and have a bacon sandwich and a beer!
U13s sponsored jog will be held at
the club on Friday 10th July, raising money to buy kit for the age
group. All support will be welcome.
Biggletts Touch Rugby
Team gain a vital win on
Monday evening in the Bedford Blues Touch League at Biddenham. A
number of key players are away for the next two weeks (Wednesday
evenings) so anyone wanting to join the Biggletts should keep ane eye
on the message board, where the fixture times will be posted.
 Yo-Ho-Ho
Biggy Pirate Party
is on Saturday
11th July. Tickets are £5 and
include a tot of pirate rum.
Fancy dress is a must!
There will be pirate games (?) etc Walk the plank from 3pm, the
Disco will start once the sun sets over the yard-arm. All members welcome
( for the under age the tot of rum is not compulsory!) Tickets from
Dave Howell at the club!
See the poster on the website.
Bedfordshire County Show
www.bedfordshirecountyshow.co.uk is on the 11th and 12th of July. We will be
recruting new members / players at the show. A huge thanks to
those who have volunteered to help out at the Show. The stand will
include a competition to win rugby balls and some "give it a
try" training drills plus a bag of rugby 'stuff' thanks to
England Rugby and Saracens for potential new players.
For a few weeks we welcome neighbours Biggleswade Town Football
Club on a Monday and Wednesday evening to use
Sheepwalk for training, this is while their Carlsberg Stadium pitch
is being treated.
The new planning consent allows us to use the Sheepwalk Pitches
all summer, members are free to use the Sheepwalk pitches for
training etc during the day throughout the summer
holidays.........
Tours planned tours for 2010
include the U16s to Southern Ireland, and the Colts to Barcelona!
The U16s are auctioning a London
Irish shirt, signed
by all of the players from the 2009 season to
raise funds. Bids can be made through U16s manager Martin Hall
on 07775 651339
Bargain! I have for sale Brand
New British
Lions 2009 Shirt bought for me as present, but
already had one !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Size Large. Never worn. Excellent condition.
£30.00.
(RRP £45.00)
Any takers, e mail or give me a bell 07879 692067
From Simon Rutt (BRUFC Club Secretary)
Click for full poster
Biggleswade Rugby E-News
This E-News is sent blind copied to any nearly 200 club
members, please forward to anyone who may be interested.
Senior Training
starts 'officially' on Thursday 2nd July The numbers fitness training on Thursdays has been very
encouraging, including some new players, and a good turnout from the
'new' and 'old' Colts.
Biggy First XV will play in
the newly amalgamated East Mids 4 - 5 league next season, while
the Second XV and Third XV with play in the EMRU 'Waggledance' merit league,
(named by sponsors Wells & Young) and the Greene King
League.
Participation
in the Bedford Blues Touch tournament at Biddenham continues with the
Biggletts playing on a Wednesday evening. More players are wanted,
please speak to Stan on 07971 650281!
BRUFC
Association AGM. The club Association is the body that
deals with the facilities, for example clubhouse improvements,
maintanance, grounds, pitches and employment of staff. The AGM
is on Tuesday 21st July at 7.30pm. The meetings are held monthly,
before the 'Club' meetings. New members to the Association committee
are welcome.
East Midlands
Rugby Union AGM is on Wednesday 22nd July at
Bedford Blues, 7.30pm
Diary Date.
Sunday 23rd August, the club will be
hosting an anniversary Mini gathering to celebrate the 50th birthday
of the Mini! The day is being organised by a local Mini club and will
raise money for the Bedfordshire Air Ambulance.
The cars will
leave the club in the morning and return for a buffet and live band
in the evening.
Club Promotional
Weekend. The club will be having a stand at the
newly launched Bedfordshire Show at Shuttleworth on July 11th
and 12th.
help is needed
on both days to run the various activities on the stand, which will
include the small scrummage sledge, a training drill and a
competition aimed at getting potential Mini / Youth players
involved. Anyone interested will then receive a promotional bag with
England Rugby poster and club flier.Adult players will also be
targeted.
Having been
successful at last year's River Festival, the club were asked by the
RFU to be involved in the Show.
If you can
spare half a day on either of the days please contact Martin 01462
811242
Help Needed on
Sunday 5th July
On the 5th July we are decorating the changing rooms,
please bring paint brushes.
Every Saturday
morning, Mike and Martin, with help from Will & Jason will be
grass cutting and generally doing jobs around the club. All help
welcome, this is especially needed at the start of the season when
the grass needs cutting weekly.
 Biggles is
back! broadcasting from Friday 19th
June.
Congratulations of Alan and BigglesFM on being granted a
full-time broadcast licence.
Biggy Improves
facilities. For those who
have not been into the changing rooms for a while, you are in for a
shock! Mike Adams has completey renewed all of the plumbing and
tiles in the shower block and painted it club colours.
Other
improvements have been made, including a lot of work on the playing
surfaces.
More updates will follow through the summer as training resumes
Biggleswade
rugby club will be attending:
At Old Warden Park, Nr Biggleswade, Beds
Biggy will
have rugby demonstrations and an opportunity to promote the ' whole
club'
Click
for details of the show
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