Lions Full English Breakfasts

The club will be open for ALL Lions games with bacon rolls (£2 each) for non test games and Full English Breakfasts for all 3 Lions tests.

24th June

1st July (ALF)

8th July

Come down to the Gables, support the Lions and your club!

Rugby Ready Course – Monday 3rd July

The World Rugby (IRB) Rugby Ready programme was launched to educate, aid and support players, coaches, match officials on the importance of sufficient preparation for training and playing in order for rugby to be played and enjoyed while reducing the risk of serious injury.

The course is being held on Monday the 3rd of July at Westcliff RFC from 19:00 to 22:00. The course fee is £15. There are limited spaces. Please contact Darren Morrant on darren.morrant@me.com or visit the RFU website (http://www.englandrugby.com/my-rugby/courses/search/#/results).

CALLING ALL PLAYERS – Bulldogs Touch and Training

Passing of Sharon “Shazza” Whiston

We regret to announce the death of Sharon “Shazza” Whiston who lost her long battle with cancer on Sunday, 28th May. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her close family. Sharon was a loving mother to club director Chris and his brother Dan and wife to Mike who are well known to many club members. The Whiston family would like to invite all family and friends to join them at the funeral on 23rd June at 11.20am at Southend Crematorium, followed by a wake at The Gables. They have requested no flowers but donations to Sharon’s chosen charities on the day.

AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL TICKETS – NOVEMBER 2017

ENGLAND v ARGENTINA SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER 14:30hrs
Premium (Adult only) £90
Category 1 (Adult only) £78
Category 2 – Adult £65 Junior £20
Category 3 – Adult £55 Junior £20
Category 4 – Adult £35 Junior £20

ENGLAND v SAMOA SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER 14:30hrs
Category 1 – Adult £50 Junior £15
Category 2 – Adult £35 Junior £15
Category 3 – Adult £25 Junior £15

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS SATURDAY 22 JULY – CASH WITH ORDER EITHER CHEQUE PAYABLE TO WESTCLIFF RFC Ltd OR BY TRANSFER TO CLUB ACCOUNT 30-94-26 / 00696399.

Nick Crowe
nick.crowe@seevic-college.ac.uk

Date for your Dairy – 12th July 2017

Club relocation update at 19:00 (followed by Q&A). Then AGM to commence at 20:00. Notice will be sent to members via GMS within the next two weeks. If you do not receive it by the 2^nd June, please contact Marcus Peters (marcus.peters@coutts.com).

Congratulations to WRFC First Team – 7th Place in Nat 3

Congratulations to WRFC First Team for finishing in 7th place in National 3. A very impressive achievement.

Well done to the coaching and support teams and of course, the players!

Club Relocation – Update

I am delighted to report that the project to relocate the club continues to progress in a satisfactory manner. It is now anticipated that the club will relocate during the summer of 2018 ready for season 2018/19.

The new pitch area has been fully prepared and the seeding of the new pitches is planned to occur ( hopefully ) in March. This will allow the new grass at least 12 months to fully mature prior to our first games.

The new pitch-posts and floodlight stanchions have been installed. Archaeological works continue on the site of the new clubhouse and these are expected to be completed by the end of Q1. Interestingly it is believed that our new area may well have been inhabited 6,000 years ago after some old 1st team kit belonging to Mike Turner was unearthed . Members will have seen that works have commenced on the new access road from Cherry Orchard Way.

The updated layout for the new site has been submitted to Rochford District Council for full planning approval. This approval is expected during April. It is anticipated that the new clubhouse construction works will then commence and take between 9 and 12 months. This will result in the clubhouse being completed by the middle of 2018.

Discussions continue with Henry Boot Limited (the developer) with regard to the interior design and finishes for the clubhouse. The new clubhouse will be of similar design to the existing one but with enhanced changing rooms, function room, kitchen and a modern bar.

A significant amount of legal work remains to be undertaken with regard to the new clubhouse lease and pitch licence but the key principles for those agreements have been established in the Heads of Terms which were agreed at the end of 2016. The club fully expects to extend its clubhouse lease back to a period of 60 years.

Our steering committee has been extremely pleased by the way that Southend Borough Council and the developer have sought to build the club’s comments into the programme of works, a very positive working relationship has been established.

Overall the relocation should provide the club’s members with some of the best rugby facilities in the country – this will help us to further enhance our reputation of being one of the top clubs in the region.

Pete Jones

WRFC Club Shop

We need volunteers to run the WRFC Shop on Sundays during the rugby season.  If we have a small team the commitment can be shared.  Please contact Pete Jones Club Chairman if you are interested on 07968 970690