Ormskirk RUFC

Dear Member,

A very successful Beer Festival and Sevens was held on 17th June . Thanks to all the organisers, including  Neil Habberfield, Sophie Rogers, Andy Evans, Mark Slater, and Jay Croston.

On 24th and 25th June a volunteer weekend was held with fantastic work being achieved (see photos).

On 28th June the 2023 AGM took place.
The minutes will be issued on the website soon.
At the AGM the following people were elected:
 

As you can see, we still have 2 positions to fill, namely the Business Development officer, which is a board position and vital to generating vital revenue for the Club and the Health Safety officer, a non-board position.

If you are interested or if know anyone who could give it a go , we can co-opt them to the board.

If you need the job description please contact on the details below.

In  addition Daniella Kelly, an under-8 parent, was introduced to the meeting and was co-opted to assist Barbara Whitrow in her Safeguarding and Rugby Safe Role.

The new Head Coach Cecil Van Onselen was also introduced to those attending the AGM.

Very importantly, a major step was taken by vote to move to the next stage of the process towards the Club moving from an amateur Sports Club to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).

A draft Constitution was briefed at the AGM as well as 6 trustees voted for namely:

Bruce Porteous(ex officio President), Dave Pell, Deryck Highet, Terry McDermott, Paul Kearney and Julie Lang.

The process was briefed by Bruce Porteous, who outlined the next steps as:
-Sending the draft constitution to the Charities Committee along with the names of the trustees.
-An EGM will follow after at least 6 weeks, probably around the end of November, to dissolve the Club in its current form and form the Club in it's new incorporated status. A vote will be required involving at least 15% of the Club membership with a 75% majority accepting the proposal.
-A invite to the EGM will come out in due course, but attendance can also be by zoom and proxy votes will be accepted.

A massive thanks to Bruce , as he has been the driving force behind this initiative.

I tried to explore with those attending the AGM how we can best improve how we communicate with the membership.

if anyone needs more information on how we currently do this and how we can improve let me know on the details below. Mark Slater, our newly elected Communications and Events Officer, will lead this.

The Taff Cup will be played at Green lane on 29th July 2023, against Oxton Parkonians, ko 2pm, in honour of the great Clubman Richard Gibbon, so please come along to support and enjoy the occasion.

After the last volunteer weekend the next one is planned for 5th and 6th August 2023 and will complete the plan that was started on 24th June. Please let me know if you can attend and what skills you can offer.

Richard Gregg, a former first XV player, won the June 2023 200 Club, which was drawn at the end of the 2023 AGM. 

Age grade players are required by the RFU to reregister on GMS from the 3rd July. The following link provides a guide on this:
Age Grade Registration 2023/24 – Opens 3rd July - Community Game Update 13/06/2023 | Rise 360 (articulate.com)

Finally preseason training started in Senior mens' rugby on 4th July with a healthy attendance of 24 players. The bar is also open after the sessions on Tuesday and Thursday 7pm start. This can continue for as long as players are drinking and it remains economically viable. So please slake your thirsts after training.

Yours in rugby
Brian Stevenson ( Ormskirk RUFC Chair) tel 07976896722  or chair@ormskirkrugby.co.uk