Hargreaves "Humpday" Extra Date Added!!! TONIGHT

All,

As a special treat Mr Hargreaves will be opening for a special edition of Hargreave's Humpday tonight between 7 & 10PM!  So why not play touch then have a swift 1/2..... Oh and help us reach an milestone in monthly takings!!!

Cheers,

The Clubhouse Team!

2013-2014 Committee Election Result

As voted for at today's AGM your Club Management Committee for the 2013-2014 season is:
Chairperson - Sarah McCabe
Secretary - Karen Anderson
Treasurer - Adrienne Meehan
Men's Chair - Shaun Cook
Ladies Chair - Edna Schweizer
Youth Chair - Scott Vinnicombe
Communications Officer - Sophie Morris
Development Officer - Tim McDonagh
General Committee Member 1 - Ryan Kuleszka
General Committee Member 2 - Gareth Hargreaves

Other Elected Officers are:
Social Secretary - Johanna Sicler
Fixture Secretary - Lucie Broad
1st XV Manager - Sean Russell
2nd XV Manager - Sophie Buckman
3rd XV Manager - Andy Stephens
Venus Manager - Kirstie Hargreaves

Other Volunteer Roles:
Men's Tour Coordinator - Martin Ward
International Tickets Coordinator - Shaf Visram
Webmaster - Andrew Hesselden
Safeguarding Officer - Jennifer Faithfull

The following volunteer roles remain vacant:

Club Volunteer Coordinator

Merchandise Manager

First Aid Coordinator

If you would like to volunteer for any of the above vacant roles or would like to help out in anyway, particularly in regards to youth training or working behind the clubhouse bar, please let me know.



Sophie Morris
Development Officer & Press Officer
Millwall Rugby Club
sophiemorris@millwallrugby.com

Millwall Rugby Club Opening Hours and Events!

Millwall’s Opening Hours & Upcoming Events!

Wiggy Wednesday, 24th April 7:30 pm- on

This Wednesday we have the return of Wiggy Wednesday for 1 week only.

Also, don’t forget Touch training starts at 7pm as well and runs on Monday and Wednesdays (and Sundays) through the off season.

Chef Shezza is making Italian chicken parmigiana with roasted pepper sauce and pesto spaghetti for din dins this week, so place your orders early.

Clubhouse Open - Friday, 26th April, 7:30 pm - on

The clubhouse will be open to help everyone bring in the weekend!

Annual General Meeting (AGM), 27th April, 1:00 pm - on

The AGM (Annual General Meeting) is a meeting that allows us to find out the current status of the club and to figure out the direction that it may be going in the upcoming year. This is your chance to come and ask questions and be a part of the future of Millwall.

We will also be electing our new committee for the 2013-2014 year. More details can be found by reading the Chairman's blog:

http://millwallrugby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/committee-club-roles-2013-2014.html

Stay up to date with the status of the elections by keeping an eye on our blog.

If you're interested in running for a position and would like to know more, please feel free to talk to the current elected representative or look at the following link:

http://www.millwallrugby.com/club/committee.html

If you're interested in running for a position, please email secretary@millwallrugby.com.

You will need to be a paid up member in order to vote and stand for any of the positions. Also, this year the bar will be open before the AGM and during breaks.

Reminder - Proxy Votes deadline - tomorrow Wednesday

If you are not attending the AGM but would like someone to vote on your behalf, please let the Chairman know by 8pm tomorrow Wednesday, April 24th.

Email chairman@millwallrugby.com with your representative

More details here

Summer midweek Touch sessions start tomorrow!

As the season is over, we move from midweek training to midweek Touch Rugby sessions.

Touch sessions will run on Millwall Park on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7pm to 8:30pm, and Sunday sessions will continue at 1pm.

The times will change slightly when we get into the formal season in May, but we'll send a note out then.

More info can be found on the Touch section of our website; the timings will be updated there shortly.

Sophie Morris

Development Officer & Press Officer

Millwall Rugby Club

sophiemorris@millwallrugby.com

Reminder - Nominations for Committee close tomorrow at 1pm

Latest link is here

Early Booking Extended for Annual Dinner!

Tickets on Sale for the Annual Dinner

at the House of Commons

               
 

Date:  11th of May 2013, 6 pm on…

EARLY BOOKING EXTENDED UNTIL THE 22ND OF APRIL!!!!

Please note:  Although, non-members are welcome this event isn't open to the general public and this will help us ensure that we know the affiliation of everyone attending. Please have a member book your ticket or email annualdinner@millwallrugby.com if you need any assistance.  Please email us if you have any questions or issues.

We are going to be holding our annual end of season dinner at the House of Commons again this year. This is sure to be a great time and one that you won't want to miss! The dress code will be smart, a majority usually wear black tie.

The event starts with a tour by our local MP and President, Jim Fitzpatrick, and then we'll have drinks on the veranda overlooking the Thames and then onto a 4 course meal.

Members and non-members alike are all welcome to this event.  Tickets can be made payable by either a direct bank transfer or Paypal.   The ticket prices are as follows:
Early Booking (cut-off is the 22nd of April):
Volunteers, Students & Unwaged - £65.00 
Members - £75.00 
Non-Members - £90

Late Booking:
Members - £80.00
Non-Members - £95.00

 

Details to order tickets can be found by visiting: www.millwallrugby.com/annualdinner
If you book before the 22nd of April, you'll save at least £5 on the full price (more if you're a student, unwaged, or regular club volunteer).  The Menu for the event:

Starter:  Seared rainbow trout, olive oil and tomato dressing with streaky bacon, gem lettuce salad

Main: Roasted English rack of lamb, pistachio crust with rosemary polenta, purple sprouting 
 broccolis, sour cherry jus 

Sorbet:  'Apple pie' with Bramley apple sorbet, cinnamon shortbread
  
Dessert:  Banoffee cheesecake with chocolate crumb, banana ice cream

Keep in mind that there may be a pre-party and definitely a post-party. Details to soon follow! If you have any questions, please feel free to email annualdinner@millwallrugby.com.            

Clubhouse Openings, England vs. RoW and AGM!

This week’s clubhouse openings and events!

Clubhouse Open – Friday, 19th of April, 7:30 pm

Karen will be opening the clubhouse for 7:30 on Friday. So come on down and warm up and get ready for the next day!

England vs. Rest of the World (RoW) – Saturday, 20th of April noon

For those of you that have been with the club for a while we all know it as Rest of the World (RoW) day. This is a day when we play rugby against each other and the teams are separated with England players and all the rest of the club.  The weather is supposed to be fantastic so why not come on down!

It's a great day of rugby and good fun. We'll have food and drinks (as normal) during or after the games.

There will be a BBQ and we'd appreciate any food donations - cold side dishes (salads, coleslaw etc) and desserts.  Please email ryan@millwallrugby.com if you can bring anything down!


As always, members and non-members are invited. Please invite others by joining and then selecting invite friends.

Game times:

Women - 12:30 kick-off
Men - 2:15 kick-off

Email selection@millwallrugby.com if you'd like to play!

Upcoming Events!

Annual General Meeting (AGM), Saturday 27th of April starting at 1 pm

The AGM (Annual General Meeting) is a meeting that allows us to find out the current status of the club and to figure out the direction that it may be going in the upcoming year. This is your chance to come and ask questions and be a part of the future of Millwall.

We will also be electing our new committee for the 2013-2014 year. More details can be found by reading the Chairman's blog:

http://millwallrugby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/committee-club-roles-2013-2014.html

Stay up to date with the status of the elections by keeping an eye on our blog.

If you're interested in running for a position and would like to know more, please feel free to talk to the current elected representative or look at the following link:

http://www.millwallrugby.com/club/committee.html

If you're interested in running for a position, please email secretary@millwallrugby.com.

You will need to be a paid up member in order to vote and stand for any of the positions. Also, this year the bar will be open before the AGM and during breaks.

Hargreaves 'Hump' Day - Weds 17th April from 7.30pm

Hello fellow Hargreaves ‘Hump’ Day followers.

Just a quick note to let you know what’s in store for this week’s Hump day…..

Chef Shezza is thinking of either a pork roast or pork chops (with suitable side dishes) for din dins this week, so place your orders early.

Also, come down and support Venus for their last formal training session of the year (under floodlights) and celebrate with a few beers afterwards.

We are also celebrating the following Days in History:

• 1797 – Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in America - presumably Mr Fitch becomes his friend and Abercromby & Fitch is formed* (probably not true).
• 1949 – At midnight 26 Irish counties officially leave the British Commonwealth. A 21-gun salute on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, ushers in the Republic of Ireland – however Millwall Rugby Club seems to have been adopted as an enclave of the Republic of Ireland.
• 1986 – The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ends – Probably because they forgot what they were actually fighting about?

Births:

• 1915 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician and the world's first female head of government (d. 2000) – one up on Maggie then. 
• 1963 – Penny Vilagos, Canadian Synchronized Swimmer
• 1963 – Vicky Vilagos, Canadian Synchronized Swimmer
• 1978 – Jason White, Scottish rugby player
• 1983 – Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player

See you down there

Gareth

P.S. We are looking for bar staff and BBQ staff for this Saturday’s Rest of the World day.

Please put your name forward if you can do a 2hr (or more) stint behind the bar or BBQ. Please email ryan@millwallrugby.com if you can help out for your club. Without volunteers, these events cannot run.

The race for Committee 2013-2014 - Current Status

After the first round, the current status of nominations is below. Please note the final deadline is Saturday 20th April at 1pm and should be emailed to chairman@millwallrugby.com

The following have nominations (and are open). Click here for the latest and see which  roles are elected roles

• Secretary - Karen Anderson
• Treasurer - Adrienne Meehan\Tom Ronayne
• Ladies Chair - Edna Schweizer
• Communications Officer - Sophie Morris
• Development Officer - Tim McDonagh
• General Committee Member 2 - Gareth Hargreaves
• Social Secretary (3) - Brigitte Cirilli, Lucie Broad, Johanna Sicler
• 1st Team Manager - Shaun Cooke
• Venus Manager - Andrea Milica Bielska, Kirstie Hargreaves
• International Tickets Coordinator - Shaf Visram

The following have no confirmed nominees

• Chairman
• Men's Chair
• Youth Chair
• General Committee Member 1
• 2nd Team Manager
• 3rd Team Manager
• Fixture Secretary
• Club Volunteer Coordinator
• Men's Tour Coordinator
• Merchandise Manager
• Membership Secretary
• First Aid Co-ordinator
• Webmaster
• Safeguarding Officer

CMC Positions in bold.

Booking for End of Season Dinner - Early Booking ends tomorrow!

 Tickets on Sale for the Annual Dinner

at the House of Commons

               

Date:  11^th of May 2013, 6 pm on…

The Early Booking date ends tomorrow, Monday the 15th of April by 7 pm!!!!

If you would like to attend but have questions/circumstances please email annualdinner@millwallrugby.com

Please note:  Please pay your membership if it is outstanding prior to booking your ticket and any non-members should be booked by a member.  Although, non-members are welcome this event isn't open to the general public and this will help us ensure that we know the affiliation of everyone attending. Please email us if you have any questions or issues.

 
We are going to be holding our annual end of season dinner at the House of Commons again this year. This is sure to be a great time and one that you won't want to miss! The dress code will be smart, a majority usually wear black tie.

The event starts with a tour by our local MP and President, Jim Fitzpatrick, and then we'll have drinks on the veranda overlooking the Thames and then onto a 4 course meal.

Members and non-members alike are all welcome to this event.  Tickets can be made payable by either a direct bank transfer or Paypal.   The ticket prices are as follows:

Early Booking (cut-off is the 15^th  of April): 
Volunteers, Students & Unwaged - £65.00
Members - £75.00
Non-Members - £90.00

Late Booking:  
Members - £80.00
Non-Members - £95.00

Details to order tickets can be found by visiting: www.millwallrugby.com/annualdinner
There are only 95 places at the dinner, so please book now to avoid disappointment.  And if you book before 15th April you'll save at least £5 on the full price (more if you're a student or regular club volunteer).  The Menu for the event (which was selected by polling members):

Starter:  Seared rainbow trout, olive oil and tomato dressing with streaky bacon, gem lettuce salad

 Main: Roasted English rack of lamb, pistachio crust with rosemary polenta, purple sprouting broccolis, sour cherry jus

 Sorbet:  'Apple pie' with Bramley apple sorbet, cinnamon shortbread

 Dessert:  Banoffee cheesecake with chocolate crumb, banana ice cream

Keep in mind that there may be a pre-party and definitely a post-party. Details to soon follow!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email annualdinner@millwallrugby.com.

                

Annual General Meeting - Formal notice April 27th

Annual General Meeting

Saturday 27th April 1pm 

Clubhouse
75 Manchester Road
London E14 3DN

This is formal notice of the club's Annual  General Meeting

Business will include

1. Chairman's Report
2. Secretary's Report
3. Treasurer's Report including approval of accounts and presentation of provisional 2012/2013 budget

4. Motion to Incorporate the Club as a Company Limited by Guarantee* plus any other constitutional proposals 

5. Resignation of Officers

6. Election of Elected Officers:

• Chairman
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Men's Chair*
• Ladies' Chair*
• Youth Chair*
• Communications Officer
• Development Officer
• General Committee Member 1
• General Committee Member 2
• Social Secretary
• Fixture Secretary
• 1st XV Manager
• 2nd XV Manager
• 3rd XV Manager
• 4th XV Manager
• Venus Manager

*after election, the three chairs will come to a mutual agreement to decide which of them will take on the externally-representative role of "Club Captain" for the season.

NB: It is the recommendation of the current committee that one of the bold positions above elected also takes on the new role of "Clubhouse Officer" who will chair the Clubhouse Subcommittee and be empowered to make operational day-to-day decisions around the running of the bar and clubhouse facilities, to avoid lengthy meetings throughout the year. This unpaid supervisory CMC position is distinct from the concept of Bar Steward (paid or otherwise)

7. Volunteer vacancies (if time allows)

• New member welcome officer
• Registration Secretary
• Membership Secretary
• First Aid Officer
• Transport Officer
• Coaching Coordinator
• Statistics & Caps Secretary
• ROW Day project manger
   
• Bar staff
• Events helpers
• House of Commons Dinner Project Manager (usually done by Social Secretary)
• Christmas Party Organiser
   
• Press Officer
• Programme Producer
• Noticeboards Clerk (to keep our notices tidy and current)
• Electronic Communications Producer
   
• Accountant/Book-keeper (if the treasurer elect would like assistance)
• Minutes Secretary (if the Secretary elect would like assistance)
• Merchandise Officer
   
• Cleaning Supervisor (to liaise with and manage our paid cleaner)
• Clubhouse Maintenance People
   
• AICVC Representative
• Charity Liaison
• Alumni Relations Officer (keeping in touch with members who've moved away)
• Abtech Liaison
• Farm Liaison
• Youth Safeguarding Officer
• Sponsor Relationship Managers

• Men's Playing Subcommittee additional volunteers
• Ladies' Playing Subcommittee additional volunteers
• Youth Playing Subcommittee additional volunteers
• Clubhouse Subcommittee additional volunteers
• Development Subcommittee additional volunteers

9. Any Other Business

 

Membership 

You must be a currently paid up member of the Club to vote (for elections or for awards) or to stand for an elected position.  If you're not a member yet, please see our website to pay online in advance of the meeting.

Nominations for Elected Roles

If you would like to stand for one of the ELECTED positions listed in item 6, you should submit a nomination in by email  to Tim McDonagh (chairman@millwallrugby.com) by 1pm on Saturday 20th April. The first  round nominees, those received by  Saturday 13th April will be announced after Saturday.  

Please see the current list here

Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to find out what is involved in the role by referring to the role descriptions on the club website committee page or by asking a current or past post-holder.
Article 4.2 of the constitution allows candidates to be considered for election to more than one position if the electing members believe it is in the best interests of the club.

Volunteer Vacancies

The list of volunteer vacancies is a guide, based upon experience of some of the ways you could still help out if you don't want the responsibility of an elected position.  However the club cannot run if we are left with too many of the elected roles left vacant, so the priority for the meeting must be to fill the Elected Roles.

Voting at the meeting

Voting will be carried out by secret ballot (on paper) and voters will be able to choose between each of the candidates plus an option "none of the above/re-open nominations".  Per article 5f of the constitution, where there is only one candidate for a particular position they must gain at least 50% of the votes cast to be elected.
The constitution explains what will happen if any of the elected roles remain unfilled.

Voting in absentia by proxy

• Members are not obliged to vote if they do not wish to do so.
• If you are not able to attend the AGM in person, you may nominate a proxy to vote on your behalf by giving them and the Chairman\Acting Secretary notice of this in writing (email preferred) by 1pm on Wednesday 24th April. Where this is not done, the proxy vote will not be accepted.
• Your proxy must be a current club member and no club member may carry more than 5 proxy votes. You should instruct your proxy how to vote on your behalf.
• If you are unable to find a willing proxy, current club officers will act as proxy for you and will accept written instructions on how to vote on your behalf.
• We want members to attend the meeting and take part in the discussions so please do make every effort to attend in person. It's your club and it's run by the members for the members.

Want to understand more about how the club committees work?

We recommend all members aquaint themselves with the constitution as well as theOperating Guide to the Management Committee and Subcommittees  which can both be found on the website in the "Club" section.

Tim, Chairman and Acting Secretary

Annual Dinner/ House of Commons 2013 - Booking Tickets

 Tickets on Sale for the Annual Dinner

at the House of Commons

               

Date:  11^th of May 2013, 6 pm on…

The Early Booking date is rapidly coming up with it ending on the 15th of April - that is one week away!!!  

I am going to have to submit a head count by Friday, the 12th of April.  Please book if you can by this date.

Please note:  Please can you pay your membership if it is outstanding prior to booking your ticket and any non-members should be booked by a member.  Although, non-members are welcome this event isn't open to the general public and this will help us ensure that we know the affiliation of everyone attending. Please email us if you have any questions or issues.

 
We are going to be holding our annual end of season dinner at the House of Commons again this year. This is sure to be a great time and one that you won't want to miss! The dress code will be smart, a majority usually wear black tie.

The event starts with a tour by our local MP and President, Jim Fitzpatrick, and then we'll have drinks on the veranda overlooking the Thames and then onto a 4 course meal.

Members and non-members alike are all welcome to this event.  Tickets can be made payable by either a direct bank transfer or Paypal.   The ticket prices are as follows:

Early Booking (cut-off is the 15^th  of April): 
Volunteers, Students & Unwaged - £65.00
Members - £75.00
Non-Members - £90

Late Booking:  
Members - £80
Non-Members - £95

Details to order tickets can be found by visiting: www.millwallrugby.com/annualdinner
There are only 95 places at the dinner, so please book now to avoid disappointment.  And if you book before 15th April you'll save at least £5 on the full price (more if you're a student or regular club volunteer).  The Menu for the event (which was selected by polling members):

Starter:  Seared rainbow trout, olive oil and tomato dressing with streaky bacon, gem lettuce salad

 Main: Roasted English rack of lamb, pistachio crust with rosemary polenta, purple sprouting broccolis, sour cherry jus

 Sorbet:  'Apple pie' with Bramley apple sorbet, cinnamon shortbread

 Dessert:  Banoffee cheesecake with chocolate crumb, banana ice cream

Keep in mind that there may be a pre-party and definitely a post-party. Details to soon follow!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email annualdinner@millwallrugby.com.

                

Incorporation Documents and FAQ - Thursday Night

Lots of nice documents for you post Easter.....

As hopefully you know by now, we're proposing to incorporate the club and the sub-committee have just the  documents for you that are well rested after the Easter break. We'll review these at the meeting on Thursday night, further details here.

Firstly, there is a FAQ

The sub-committee have also published the draft key documents

• Articles
• Rules 

These deal with key items such as

• who can become members
• how the club is organised
• how discipline is managed

Any questions: Flex will be happy to field them, flex@millwallrugby.com and we'll deal with them on the night

The RFU also have

• a presentation
• a more detailed document

Link to Docs Google and Dropbox in case of problems

Articles
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bz8R-syHKdwIZFN6Q0ZWMGRSdEk/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k4jko9ueslsdd9c/Draft%20Articles%20CASC%20SP-NW%2027032013.docx


Rules
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bz8R-syHKdwIczE3dEpZQVFKOU0/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fduvjr6i11p18u6/Draft%20Club%20Rules%20SP-NW%2026032013.docx


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