Clubhouse Openings & Upcoming Events - week of 29/10/12

This week’s clubhouse openings and upcoming events!

Hargreaves Hump Day – Wednesday, 31st of October

Why not come down and celebrate Halloween all over again on Wednesday (Gareth can't remember much of Saturday night anyway, so probably best to do it over again!!).  We will also be celebrating the fact that on this day in 1975 Queen released their hit single, Bohemian Rhapsody. It spent 9 weeks at number 1 on the UK charts.

Chef Shezza will be cooking spicy sticky ribs with some rice on the side. Clubhouse open from 19:30.

So get yourself down, have some drinks and have some of Shezza's excellent food.

P.S. Dont forget to buy your Raffle Tickets!!!

Note from Ryan - your friendly clubhouse manager

All, As announced in September we will be disposing of all player's kit left in the Clubhouse once a month. The next scheduled cleanup is on WEDNESDAY 31ST OCTOBER.
All players kit / boots / bags / coats will be removed and held for a further 2 WEEKS. Once the two weeks are up any kit will be thrown away / recycled. email clubhouse@millwallrugby.com if you think you have kit left over, or come down to Hargreaves' Hump-Day this Wednesday night to claim it!

Thanks, Ryan

Wiggy’s Weekend Warm-Up – Friday 2^nd of November

Come on down to start the weekend right! There’ll be the usual - laughs, banter and drinks!  The clubhouse will be open from 19:30 onwards.

Clubhouse Opening  -  3^rd of November, TBC

Clubhouse Openings are still to be confirmed.  Please refer to the Millwall website for the Men’s and Women’s games this Saturday.

Pub Quiz – 4^th of November, 5 pm

The pub quiz is returning to Millwall Rugby Club with Mike Beech as quiz master. It will be in teams of 4 with first and runner's up cash prizes. Also, there will be food served during the quiz. Entry will be £5 per person.

We encourage you to invite your friends to come on down and join in the quiz! (The more people the bigger the prize.)

Please note that touch rugby has been changed on this day and there will be fireworks in Millwall Park for Bonfire Night.

Touch Rugby 2:30 – 4 pm

Quiz 5-7ish pm

Fireworks 7:30 - ?

Clubhouse will remain open for those that want to enjoy the Fireworks and then come back and hang out.

Please either RSVP through the Facebook event or email socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com to let us know that you are attending.  We would like to ensure that we have enough food for everyone.

http://www.facebook.com/events/174939882643482/

Save the Date

Christmas Party will be on December 8^th

Please feel free to donate any decorations to the club by bringing them down to the clubhouse, letting us know if you have another faith that you would like included in the party, or if you feel like dressing up like Santa. Please feel free to post on the Facebook page or email me at  socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com.

http://www.facebook.com/events/299112966864970/

Disposal Of Personal Kit - November!

All,

As announced in September we will be disposing of all player's kit left in the Clubhouse once a month.  The next scheduled cleanup is on WEDNESDAY 31ST OCTOBER.

All players kit / boots / bags / coats will be removed and held for a further 2 WEEKS.  Once the two weeks are up any kit will be thrown away / recycled.

email clubhouse@millwallrugby.com if you think you have kit left over, or come down to Hargreave's Hump-Day this Wednesday night to claim it!

Thanks,

Ryan - MRFC Clubhouse Officer.

Training tomorrow night - 30th Oct

Training tomorrow night will be at Tiler Gym (Tiller Road, Docklands, London, E14 8PX) rather than at George Green school.

Shaf

New time for Sunday Touch Rugby 3pm

Come down this Sunday (28th Oct) and try out Touch Rugby.

It's a non-contact sport that is suitable for everyone of all abilities and levels of fitness or un-fitness.

This Sunday, since the clocks go back, we return to the autumn time of 3pm.  Please try and get there promptly so we can start at 3pm and show anyone new how to play.  We will play for about 90 mins until 4.30pm.

If you can't make it tomorrow, but want to get involved on another date please email touch@millwallrugby.com.

For more information see our club website here.

Andrew Hesselden

Press coverage this week

In the Advertiser....

And in The Wharf...

Clubhouse Openings, Events & Announcements - Week of 22/10/12

This week’s openings, upcoming event and a few announcements!

Hargreaves Hump Day – Wednesday, 24^th of October

Why not come down and have a 'royal' night out and 'lose your head' this Wednesday. 

Firstly we can commiserate/celebrate* the death of Jane Seymour in 1537 - (3rd Wife of Henry 8th) - However she was one of the few wives of Henry who didn't lose her head and she was the only one to receive a Queens funeral. You could also celebrate/comiserate* the birth of Princess Victoria Eugenia of Battenburg who was born on this day in 1887.

(*Delete as appropriate for Royalists/Republicans)

Unfortunately we don't have any Battenburg - but we do have beer and Shezza's back...... and he's cooking something Asian for din dins.

So get yourself down, get some drinks and have some of Shezza's excellent food.

P.S. Dont forget to buy your Raffle Tickets!!!

Wiggy’s Weekend Warm-Up – Friday 26^th of October

Come on down to start the weekend right! There’ll be the usual - laughs, banter and drinks!  The clubhouse will be open from 19:30 onwards.

We’re going to decorate the clubhouse for the Halloween party on this night so come on down and lend a hand if you can.  We’ll be there from 7:30 pm

Halloween Party  -  Saturday 27^th of October,  3 pm on…

The annual Halloween party is upon us.  So, why not come down to the rugby club in your costumes/fancy dress?   Everyone come on down and invite your friends!  It's sure to be an interesting day/night!

Since the party starts early, we invite anyone with kids to come down during the day since we’ll have activities for young and old alike.  There will be a piñata filled with sweets, mummy races and bobbing for apples along with some other activities.

We will have 2 psychics that read tarot cards, photographs (digital or print), objects (psychometry) and mediums.  The cost will be £25 per reading and there is no time restriction.  

Please note that kids are allowed in the clubhouse until 8 pm.

Announcements

Poppy Appeal

This year Millwall is in the privileged position of having been asked to help with the Poppy Appeal.

The Appeal is the British Legion's biggest fundraising campaign and is most obvious to the public when lapel poppies are available from the last week of October until Remembrance Sunday, or 11 November, whichever is later in the calendar. The money raised during the Poppy Appeal goes towards helping all of the armed forces across the country and recognising the work they do on a daily basis.

This is an amazing opportunity for Millwall to get involved in supporting a really worthwhile cause and possibly recruiting some new members to the joys of Millwall Rugby Club.  We are in need of your help to get the national Poppy campaign off to a rousing start and the national Appeal starts on Wednesday 24^th October.

Millwall (yes, that’s youJ) will be volunteering from Monday 29^thOctober to Friday 9^th November. We will be stationed at Canary Wharf from 5pm-7pm for the 2 weeks. If you can do the 2 hour shift, great!! If you can only do an hour, that’s great too!! There’s two shifts available- 5-6pm or 6-7pm, so take your pick.

Come wearing Millwall colours, raise some money for a great cause and there’s no reason why we can’t recruit some more members into the bargain!!!

Please contact Adrienne on:volunteer@millwallrugby.com to sign up or let anyone on the committee know you’re interested.

Merchandise Survey

We’re looking to sell some merchandise for supporters of Millwall Rugby Club that you can wear every day or on the side of the pitch while you’re cheering the teams on.  Please click on this link and let us know your interests.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X6BSFZK

RFU Grand Draw (Lights Fund)
Raffle Update:
Great News: We now have the actual raffle tickets in hand, So anyone who has pre-ordered - thank you very much for your support and Gareth will be getting them to you in the post asap.
We are also working on getting a webpage set up in the next few weeks where people can buy them on-line so watch out for that.

As a club we get to keep 90% of the sales. This year our main focus for the fundraising will be for floodlights. However as an added incentive - the Mens and Ladies teams have a target to sell, and if they reach their target they get to keep 10% of the sales value to spend on whatever they want - so the more the teams sell, the more they have to spend!!!

So players - Speak to Shaf or your respective team managers to find out more information about this incentive.

In the coming week we also hope to be able to get a web-page set up as well where you can buy tickets.

Poppy Appeal Volunteers Needed

Hi Everyone,

This year Millwall is in the privileged position of having been asked to help with the Poppy Appeal.

The Appeal is the British Legion's biggest fundraising campaign and is most obvious to the public when lapel poppies are available from the last week of October until Remembrance Sunday, or 11 November, whichever is later in the calendar. The money raised during the Poppy Appeal goes towards helping all of the armed forces across the country and recognising the work they do on a daily basis.

This is an amazing opportunity for Millwall to get involved in supporting a really worthwhile cause and possibly recruiting some new members to the joys of Millwall Rugby Club.

We are in need of your help to get the national Poppy campaign off to a rousing start and the national Appeal starts on Wednesday 24^th October.

Millwall (yes, that’s youJ) will be volunteering from Monday 29^th October to Friday 9^th November. We will be stationed at Canary Wharf from 5pm-7pm for the 2 weeks. If you can do the 2 hour shift, great!! If you can only do an hour, that’s great too!! There’s two shifts available- 5-6pm or 6-7pm, so take your pick.

Come wearing Millwall colours, raise some money for a great cause and there’s no reason why we can’t recruit some more members into the bargain!!!

Please contact me on: volunteer@millwallrugby.com to sign up or let anyone on the committee know you’re interested.

                                                                              

Support the first team

On Saturday (27th Oct) the first are playing away at Campion and really need some help with transport please. We unfortunately do not have enough cars to get all the players there and are in need of anyone who is willing to help with lifts.

This game is going to be one of the firsts hardest games of the season (it's 1st vs 2nd place as it stands!) and it is vital that we do not lose the great momentum that we have built thus far. Any support that you are able to offer the firsts will be greatly appreciated and will go a very long way to their continued success...

If you're able to help please can you let me know (my contact details are shafikvisram@gmail.com or 07515419353)

Thanks

Shaf

3rd XV press coverage - 18th October

 

It was the 3rd XV making the headlines this week! Click the images below to view the whole paper.

 

In The Wharf



 

 

And in The Docklands & East London Advertiser

 

 

Giving a llama a lift...

On Saturday (20th Oct) the llama's are playing away at Wanstead and really need some help please. We unfortunately do not have enough cars to get all the players there and are in need of anyone who is willing to help with lifts...

If you're able to help please can you let me know (my contact details are shafikvisram@gmail.com or 07515419353)

Thanks

Shaf

Week of 15/10/12 - Events & Announcements!

This week’s and upcoming events and a few announcements!

Note:  ***For those on Facebook – Please RSVP for Events when you have decided -  yes/maybe/no.  This helps me to make sure that I can plan for the right amount of numbers!  Also, please feel free to email me, socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com if you’re not on Facebook but plan on attending.  Always feel welcome to invite other Millwall members and friends to our events! ***Thank you!

Hargreaves Hump Day – Wednesday, 17^th of October

Well as you may or may not know Wiggy and Gareth have swapped their clubhouse days - so Gareth will be running Wednesdays whilst Wiggy will runs Friday for the foreseeable future. 

As Shez is on his holidays this week - Kirstie and Gareth will be creating a chilli and taco dish for your dining pleasure (Gareth will probably be acting in a mainly non-cooking role on this you may be pleased to hear!!).

Also, for this Wednesday we are remembering the following event which happened and drinking a few beers to their memory (although I don't think we will get through 135,000 gallons!!!)

• Nine people were killed in the London Beer Flood. (1814) A 135,000-gallon (about 610,000-liter) vat of beer at the Meux and Company Brewery in London (UK) exploded, causing several other vats to explode in unison. More than 323,000 gallons (almost 1.5 million liters) of beer exploded into the street, killing nine people and destroying two homes and a neighbouring pub wall.

So join us down at the club and see who can wrench the remote off Gareth and change the channel from Clubland TV!!!

Bavarian Beerhouse – Oktoberfest Celebration – October 18^th from 7 pm

Oktoberfest only comes around once a year so we should make the most of it. There is free entry on this night.  Please RSVP if you would like to attend and we can book the seats. I have booked for 25 and we currently have 20 people attending, so there are still 5 places!!!  I will contact the Beerhouse on Wednesday the 17^th to modify the booking so please email me, socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com if you’ve changed your mind about being able to attend!  We can have multiple tabs going so it won't be a nightmare to split the bill at the end of the night. 

We'll be going to the Old Street location with a booking at 7 pm. Please try to get there around 7 if you can please!

http://www.bavarian-beerhouse.co.uk/

Wiggy’s Weekend Warm-Up – Friday 18^th of October

Come on down to start the weekend right! There’ll be the usual - laughs, banter and drinks!  The clubhouse will be open from 19:30 onwards.

Clubhouse Open, Saturday 19^th of October, Times:  TBC

There are 2 games on this Saturday with our first game on our home pitch!  The firsts play Maldon at home and the Llamas play Wanstead away.  The opening times are still TBC.  We’ll have more details regarding the kick-off times later in the week! 

Save the Date!

Halloween Party – 27^th of October

Just some points:

•        The party is from 3 onwards.
•        Kids can attend until 8 pm
•        There are 2 psychics that will be there from around 6 pm onwards.  They have over 40 years experience! They read tarot, photographs (digital or print), psychometry (able to hold an object and tell you about someone), and are mediums.  They are charging us a reduced rate of £25 per reading.
•        There will be games and activities!
•        We’ll have 3 teams out and coming back that day so things are sure to be really kicking off around 5.
•        You’d have to pay to get into an event like this at most bars/pubs!
•        Please feel free to invite your friends!!!
•        Let me know if you’d like to help out, have any traditions from your home country, or would like to bring down some music!
•        Join & invite others on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/events/465933203451520/
•        Questions?  Email socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com

Pub Quiz – 4^th of November, 7 pm on

The pub quiz is returning to Millwall Rugby Club with Mike Beech as quiz master!!!! The teams will consist of 4 people with first and runner's up prizes and there will be food served during the quiz.  Please join on Facebook or email me at socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com if you are planning on attending!

Announcements

Merchandise Survey

We’re looking to sell some merchandise for supporters of Millwall Rugby Club that you can wear every day or on the side of the pitch while you’re cheering the teams on.  Please click on this link and let us know your interests.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X6BSFZK

RFU Grand Draw (Lights Fund)

Raffle Update:
Great News: We now have the actual raffle tickets in hand, So anyone who has pre-ordered - thank you very much for your support and Gareth will be getting them to you in the post asap.
We are also working on getting a webpage set up in the next few weeks where people can buy them on-line so watch out for that.

As a club we get to keep 90% of the sales. This year our main focus for the fundraising will be for floodlights. However as an added incentive - the Mens and Ladies teams have a target to sell, and if they reach their target they get to keep 10% of the sales value to spend on whatever they want - so the more the teams sell, the more they have to spend!!!

So players - Speak to Shaf, Louise or your respective team managers to find out more information about this incentive.

In the coming week we also hope to be able to get a web-page set up as well where you can buy tickets.

Removing rocks from the pitch

Dave R, will be organising another rock clearing of our pitch on Millwall Park at 3pm tomorrow (Sunday 14th Oct).

The council have let us down but if we can get enough people down to clear the rocks there's a good chance that we could be playing there from as early as next weekend...

Open Day video highlights now on YouTube!

Were you at the Open Day, 18th August? Our video of the day is now live on YouTube.
Have a look to see if you're in it or, if you didn't go, what you missed out on!

Press coverage - 6th October

Great coverage in the Docklands & East London Advertiser for the both the 1st and 2nd teams this week.

And in The Wharf for the 1st team.

Give it a go event and training update

Whilst we have a week off from the league this weekend, there is still a lot going on at the club. We have a home friendly organised against Phantoms so if you haven't done so already, please can you let us know your availability with a Yes, No or Maybe to selection@millwallrugby.com (if this doesn't work please e-mail shafikvisram@gmail.com)

Give It a Go

As part of the wider 'Give it a go' scheme that is taking place across London, we will be running an introduction to rugby session this coming Saturday, from 11am-1pm on Millwall park. This is a great opportunity to introduce your family, friends, work colleagues (and who ever else you can think of) to not only rugby but our club as a whole. The sessions are open to everyone, completely free and there will be a complimentary meal as well. If you want any further details please e-mail info@millwallrugby.com

Training

As there are no leagiue fixtures we have decided to give you a break from training tonight (11th Oct), but we will return to our normal schedule (see below) from next week.

Tuesday from 7.30 to 9 pm - All Weather pitch at George Green School
Thursday - 7.30 to 9 pm - Meet outside the clubhouse

There are also a number of other social activities going on around the club so have a look on the website/facebook page and keep an eye out for Brigitte's weekly update.

Shaf

This Week's Activities along with Announcements! - 08/10/12

This week’s and upcoming events and a few announcements!  Please remember that guests are welcome at any of our events.  

Wiggy Wednesday – Wednesday, 9^th of October

Wiggy will be opening up the clubhouse at 19:30 for Wiggy Wednesday.  He will be ordering food so email him if you have a preference.  If you don’t have his email address, email socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com. 

Cheese will be leading his last workout session in Millwall Park from 19:00-20:00.  This session will be free since he will be joining in.  So come on down with an exercise in mind and be ready to feel the burn!

Meetings:

Randall will be hosting a meeting to discuss Tour from 8 to 9 pm for the guys.

There will be a Floodlights Meeting from 9 pm to discuss the planning and fundraising.

Hargreaves Hoppin Friday – Friday 12^th of October

Come on down to start the weekend right! There’ll be the usual - laughs, banter and drinks!  The clubhouse will be open from 19:30 onwards.

Backyard Beach Party – Saturday 13^th of September

It’s time to celebrate and have a fun time at the Backyard Beach Party.  Come down or change at the clubhouse into your summertime gear. The fancy dress should be something you already own and would wear in the summertime! So I assume that everyone will be dressed very casual and somewhat summery!

We’ll have a limbo contest and possibly a hula hoop competition!

This event is in conjunction with us saying good-bye to 2 of our members, Cheese and Emma-Louise as they leave us for summertime in NZ. So come on down, wish them luck, share a few beverages and enjoy the summertime Millwall style.

We encourage everyone to bring any summertime music that they have and play the role of dj!

Save the Date!

Bavarian Beerhouse – Oktoberfest Celebration – October 18^th from 7 pm

Please RSVP when you can since we need to reserve places.  We are currently up to 21 people!  RSVP can be completed by either visiting the event on Facebook and joining or emailing socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com.

Halloween Party – 27^th of October

The party will start around 3 pm and go on all night!  We invite anyone with kids to come down during the day since we’ll have activities for young and old alike.  There will be a piñata filled with sweets, mummy races and bobbing for apples along with some other activities.  These activities will be repeated later on in the evening for those that are unable to attend during the day.

It looks like we will end up with a psychic who reads tarot cards, photography readings (digital or print), and is a medium.  The cost will be £25 per reading and there is no time restriction.   Let me know via email if you’re interested in a reading (it’s not a booking but just to make sure that we’re not wasting someone else’s time).

It would be great if we could make this Halloween to encompass many countries traditions so let me know if you have any traditions that you’d like for us to incorporate.

We encourage anyone who’d like to play dj to please bring down your ipod and play whatever music you’d like.  Also, anyone who is already trained on the bar to please sign up for shifts by signing up on the rota.  Lastly, it would be great to get some help with coordinating some of the activities.  Please email socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com if you’d like to help out!

The event is on the Millwall Facebook page so you can get updated information through there!

Please note that kids are allowed in the clubhouse until 8 pm.

Pub Quiz – 4^th of November

The pub quiz is returning to Millwall Rugby Club with Mike Beech as quiz master!!!! The quiz will start at 7 pm.  The teams will consist of 4 people with first and runner's up prizes and there will be food served during the quiz.

We encourage you to invite your friends to come on down and join in the quiz! (You can invite them to this event by joining and then inviting friends – through Facebook).

We'll have more details to come soon! We look forward to seeing you down there.

Announcements

Merchandise Survey

We’re looking to sell some merchandise for supporters of Millwall Rugby Club that you can wear every day or on the side of the pitch while you’re cheering the teams on.  Please click on this link and let us know your interests.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X6BSFZK

Fundraising

Have any good ideas that could be profitable for the club?  Maybe some fun party ideas?  Please email socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com with any ideas and they will be forwarded to the appropriate person. 

RFU Grand Draw (Lights Fund)

The club desperately needs it's members to help raise funds for floodlights so that we can train this coming Winter. I'm sure you have all seen how quick the nights are drawing in now.

Each year, the RFU presents club with an amazing way to print cash. It's called the RFU Grand Draw and clubs get to keep 90% of all the revenue they get from ticket sales.  If everyone on our club mailing list bought just 2 x £5 books of tickets, then the club would make over £7,000!  Most importantly last year’s top prize was £10,000!

Gareth Hargreaves has kindly agreed to co-ordinate the admin for the draw this year with the help of the playing team members and the bar staff who will be selling the tickets.

We don't have the actual tickets in hand as yet (we are due to get these at the start of October). In the meantime, you can still buy 'tickets' so we can get the monies in asap. If you want to buy some tickets, please fill out the raffle pre-order logs along with giving your money (either speak to Shaf/Louise or the bar staff). Gareth will then post the actual tickets (retaining the stubs for entry in the draw) once we have them, so please ensure your address on the log is correct.

In the coming week we also hope to be able to get a web-page set up as well where you can buy tickets.

Volunteering

Interested in volunteering behind the bar?  Please email ryan@millwallrugby.com if you’d like to volunteer.  Those that are currently trained should have access to sign up but please feel free to contact him if you need access again.

Men's Games for Saturday, 6th of October - Supporters!

Hi Everyone!

Wanting to go and watch some rugby this weekend and cheer our men's teams on???  Well, you're in luck!

Let's go out and cheer the guys on!  Here are the games and directions for Saturday!

The FIRSTS are playing away at Clacton with a kick-off at 3 pm.  Directions are as follows:

Their clubhouse, changing rooms, and pitches are situated on the Vista Road Recreation Ground in Clacton-on-Sea, but are best reached off Valley Road, Clacton.

Take the A12 through Essex to Colchester, then follow the A120/A133 roads that are signposted 'Clacton'. Continue to follow the signs to Clacton until you reach the St Johns roundabout, where there is a large sign that says ‘Welcome to Clacton’.

At this roundabout, take the second exit into St Johns Road – it is signposted ‘Holland’ and ‘Valley Farm’. Continue along the road, pass the Queens Head pub [on your left], through two sets of pedestrian lights, and on to a mini-roundabout, with the Ship pub immediately in front of you.  Bear left at the mini-roundabout into Valley Road.

Continue along Valley Road, straight over two more mini-roundabouts, and then under a railway bridge.  You will see the clubhouse immediately to your right, and the vehicle entrance and car park is some 50 metres further on your right, just past the Clacton Indoor Bowling Club.  On your left hand side, under the railway bridge and opposite the Bowling Club, is the Range store.  For anyone using satellite navigation, the postcode is CO15 6NA.

The LLAMAS will be kicking off away at Old Brentwood at 3 pm.  Directions are as follows:

We're 10 minutes away from Junction 28 on the M25, and 2/3 of a mile away from Brentwood High Street.   Their address is: 

The Club House
Ashwells Road
Pilgrim's Hatch
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 9SE

The THIRDS will be kicking off at 3 pm against Pegasus II at Hackney Marshes.  Directions are as follows:

Car or foot

Entrance to the Hackney Marshes Centres is off Homerton Road (B112) where there is a car park and bicycle stands. Post code E9 5PF for Satellite Navigation technology.

Bicycle

The Lee Navigation Towpath, connecting Luton - Bow passes by the Hackney Marshes. To get to the Hackney Marshes Centre or Mabley Green exit at the Homerton Road exit or at Cow Bridge post September 2011 when refurbishment works are complete. For information on the walk visit Transport for London.

Rail

Homerton Station and Hackney Wick Station on the London Overground Line are both located 1 mile from the Hackney Marshes Centre.

Bus

Routes 236, 276, 308, W15 and N26 all run to the Hackney Marshes Centre. For more information on bus routes see Transport for London buses to Hackney Marshes (PDF, 599KB).

Lastly, the clubhouse will be open tomorrow!