Warriors issue call for volunteers
Nov 23 2009
On Wednesday 25 November, the Gloucestershire Warriors will be holding a Volunteers Open Night at the Prince of Wales Stadium, in Cheltenham.
The event will begin at 8pm immediately following the University rugby league side’s BUCS Super 8 clash with Northumbria University (kick off 6pm). Those attending the Open Night will be able to see this game for free.
The Open Night will feature a brief presentation by Gloucestershire Warriors’ Development Officer Dan Garbutt and afterwards, there will be plenty of opportunity to question the Warriors committee on their plans for 2010.
The Gloucestershire Warriors have been running an open aged team, playing in the Rugby League Conference competition, since 1998 and they currently play in the Midlands Premier Division. Recently members of the club have helped a number of partners to deliver Rugby League within Cheltenham and Gloucester schools. This has been as part of the successful 1908 Cup competition that has, for the last two years, seen schools playing in 9-a-side competition as part of the Cheltenham Rugby Festival.
Following on from this fantastic tournament in April 2010, we are committing to running two community clubs for the coming season. Both clubs, “The Gloucester Meteors” and “The Cheltenham All Golds”, will be running teams at under-13 and under-15 age groups and will be participating alongside teams from Swindon and Bristol in The West Of England Junior League between May and July 2010.
This expansion will require an increase in our volunteer base and we are holding an open volunteer recruitment event for all people who might be interested in getting involved (details below). The event will take place on the same evening as the University Gloucestershire’s game against Northumbria University. Therefore those coming to the meeting can combine finding out about the club whilst also watching the best that Student Rugby League has to offer. The event will include a brief presentation about our plans and an opportunity to learn more about the roles available within the club.
• Venue – Prince of Wales Stadium, Tommy Taylors Lane, Cheltenham, GL50 4RN
• Date – Wednesday November 25th 2009
• Time – SRL match at 6pm, Recruitment event from 8pm
• Light refreshments will be available at the event
Anyone interested in rugby league in the county is invited to attend these events and contribute to what is likely to be an important year in the history of the game in Gloucestershire.