Flyers advertising Open Day

Dear Members

As part of the club's player recruitment drive we've printed up some flyers for you to take to work/gym/shops or to deliver in your street.

Next time you are at the bar, please take a pile of 50 or so from the box and do your best to deliver them or leave them somewhere you think they will be found of interest.

Please don't leave this task to a small few on the committee as with a little help from everyone we can get the word out there about Millwall and our open day on 1st August.

http://www.millwallrugby.com/openday

Cheers
Andrew

Clubhouse Openings, Pre-Season Training, Touch Rugby (w/c 13/7)

Mens pre-season training starts this Monday:
Pre-season training starts on Monday 13th July at 7pm. After then it will be every Monday and Wednesday until the season starts. Andy has very kindly said that he will help out, and for those of you who were around for pre-season last year I am sure you will be looking forward to breaking out the rope, tyres etc. again...

Touch Rugby times: 
Our sessions on Millwall Park will continue take place on the following Days and Times:

• Every Sunday 13:00 – 15:00
• Every Monday 19:00 – 21:00
• Every Thursday 19:00 – 21:00

In addition to this, we will be playing at Surrey Quays on Wednesday evenings. The kick-offs will vary between 18:30 and 20:00

Club Openings: 
Monday - Open from 7pm 

Fisher (& maybe Ed + mini Ed) will be looking after you for this Monday. We are opening on Mondays during the summer season to tie in with Touch sessions (starting at 7pm). Come down to touch and have a few drinks afterwards. 

Wednesday - Open from 7pm
Gareth will be looking after you for this Wednesday. We are opening on Wednesdays again to coincide with the start of pre-season training (starting at 7pm). Come down to training and have a few drinks afterwards.

Thursday - Open from 7pm   Flex will be looking after you for this Thursday. We are opening on Thursdays during the summer season to tie in with Touch sessions (starting at 7pm). Come down to touch and have a few drinks afterwards.   

Saturday - Open from 3pm 
Today we are acting as the final stage of the "Tour De Essex" so will be opening earlier to welcome back those Millwall members who have cycled from Southend to Millwall. Who else could look after us on this day but Mr Essex (E14 only) himself - Mr Paul Fisher...

There will be a BBQ, a Raffle and other fun activities. This event has been organised by our member Leigh Dargan who is raising monies to support the Magical Taxi Tour (taking sick children in london black taxis to Disneyland), please click HERE for more information and to sponsor our members who are doing this.

Sunday - Open from 3pm - 5pm     Flex will be opening the clubhouse after the Sunday Touch sessions for a few hours so why come down to touch and have a few drinks afterwards. 

Club meetings/help required this week

As we have quite a few meetings/help requests for this week, we thought it would be good to split these out from the weekly opening email.

Club Meetings/Attendance encouraged:

Tuesday - Club Management Committee (CMC) from 7.30pm 

Every member is welcome to attend, please contact Karen beforehand on karen@millwallrugby.com. To find out more about these meetings, click HERE

Thursday - Open day organisation meeting from 8pm

This meeting is to discuss arrangements for our open day and who is doing what. Did you know we need circa 20-30 volunteers on the day to make this work seamlessly? Even if you can only spend an hour or two, then it would be appreciated and lighten the load. Let Jo know on ladieschair@millwallrugby.com if you are around to help.  To find out more information and to join the event, click HERE

  

Club events/help required:

Friday - Clubhouse cleanup evening #1 from 7pm

In preparation for our open day (1st Aug) we need to have a deep clean of the clubhouse. Did you know we need around 15 people to help in order to make this work? Even if you can only spend an hour or two, then it would be appreciated and lighten the load. The club bar will only be open for those who are helping on the night. Let Gareth know on gareth@millwallrugby.com if you are around to help. To find out more information and to join the event, click HERE

Until 1st Aug - Help with distributing open day flyers
We need help in getting the word out about our open day, and there are a number of ways this can be done.....

1) Handing out flyers
We've had lots of A5 flyers professionally printed advertising the event and we could really do with your help delivering a few in your street or building. Could you possibly take a pile to work to put by the till in your canteen, or on the tables, or at the reception in your gym? Perhaps there is a local shop who might be kind enough to take a pile from you.
The box of flyers is on the bar - just help yourself and let me know if we've run out!

Jo is also looking to organise a pub crawl (or 2 in the next few weeks) to get the word out - so email jo on ladieschair@millwallrugby.com if you are interested in visiting pubs.... ;-)  

2) Share an e-copy
You can also download a PDF of the flyer here.  Some people have staff social sections of their intranet/work social network and perhaps you could post the flyer on there for us? 

3) Share on Facebook 
You can also help, by clicking here and looking for the SHARE link just under the bottom of the photo and sharing it with your friends. 

4) Share on twitter
You can also ReTweet our Tweet here.

Club Management Committee (CMC) meeting this Tuesday

Each month, the club's management committee meets and our next meeting is this Tuesday 14th July. The meeting starts at 7.30pm and usually lasts for a maximum of 2 hours in our clubhouse.

What do we talk about?

We make decisions about the club's strategy, review the club's finances, and find solutions to issues that have arisen.  We also ratify any recommendations that the various club subcommittees make, approving any expenditure or contracts if the subcommittee hasn't had sufficient authority to make the decision alone.

Question: Can I go? -(Answer: Yes)

All current club members are always welcome to attend and contribute to the decisions.  All you have to do is contact Karen, our club secretary in advance of rocking up.  Email her at secretary@millwallrugby.com.  This is just so we can organise accordingly if we are expecting lots of people.

If you want to learn about the committee or stand next year, you are positively encouraged to attend at least one CMC meeting during the year.


Andrew
Communications Officer

Pre-Season Training Wednesday 8th July - CANCELLED

All,

Due to the tube strike tomorrow, (for this I give my unreserved apologies) we are cancelling the first session of pre-season training tomorrow. The clubhouse will still be open for those of you who can make it and require some refreshment...

Pre-season will start in earnest on Monday 13th July at 7pm. We have a potential new coach coming down as well so everyone should try to make it down.

See you all on Monday

Boris

Summer Touch League Kicks Off This Wednesday, July 8th, 6.30pm

Southwark Park, Wednesday, July 8th, 6.30pm

If you are interested in playing competitive touch rugby or just want to play touch in general, the summer O2 Touch league kicks off in earnest this Wednesday at 6.30pm in Southwark Park, just over the river from Canary Wharf and Millwall have two teams in action. The grading means we have two levels.

• 18.30 Div 2 vs PwC touchy-feelies (no, I don't know either...)
• 19.50 Div 1 vs Phoenix

Recent 7s in the City Winners July 4th with David Strettle and Matt Stephens

Squad

Squad so far: (more welcome, let us know if you are interested)

1. Isa
2. Jack 
3. Morgan
4. David W
5. Edna
6. Ross
7. Darryl
8. Ana 
9. Tendai
10. Randall
11. Scott V
12. Lizzie 
13. Tim 

Contact

Contact timmcdonagh@millwallrugby.com, Lizzie, James, Isa about taking part in the Summer leagues, you don't have to commit to every Wednesday (but most would be good) and with two teams, we have something for all levels. Email touch@millwallrugby.com for general information.

Watch out for the Tube Strike which is possible on Wednesday, use DLR and Overland if possible to Surrey Quay via Shadwell. Check here for latest TFL news.

For those of you (men) interested in contact, Men's pre-season also starts on Wednesday on Millwall Park.

#02Touch

Clubhouse Openings, Pre-Season Training & Touch Rugby (w/c 6/7)

Mens pre-season training starts this Wednesday:
Pre-season training starts on Wednesday 8th July at 7pm. After the 8th it will be every Monday and Wednesday until the season starts. Andy has very kindly said that he will help out, and for those of you who were around for pre-season last year I am sure you will be looking forward to breaking out the rope, tyres etc. again... 

Touch Rugby times: 
Our sessions on Millwall Park will continue take place on the following Days and Times:  

• Every Sunday 13:00 – 15:00
• Every Monday 19:00 – 21:00
• Every Thursday 19:00 – 21:00

In addition to this, we will be playing at Surrey Quays on Wednesday evenings. The kick-offs will vary between 18:30 and 20:00

Club Openings: 
Monday - Open from 7pm 

Fisher (& maybe Ed + mini Ed) will be looking after you for this Monday. We are opening on Mondays during the summer season to tie in with Touch sessions (starting at 7pm). Come down to touch and have a few drinks afterwards.

Wednesday - Open from 7pm  
Gareth will be looking after you for this Wednesday. We are opening on Wednesdays again to coincide with the start of pre-season training (starting at 7pm). Come down to training and have a few drinks afterwards. 
 
Thursday - Open from 7pm   Flex will be looking after you for this Thursday. We are opening on Thursdays during the summer season to tie in with Touch sessions (starting at 7pm). Come down to touch and have a few drinks afterwards. 

Saturday - Open from 6pm
Brigitte will be looking after you this Saturday. Make sure you come down early and celebrate that this day in the year 1700 Gelderland accepted the Gregorian calendar; the day before this happened it was June 30, 1700.

Sunday - Open from 3pm - 5pm     Flex will be opening the clubhouse after the Sunday Touch sessions for a few hours so why come down to touch and have a few drinks afterwards.