Good luck to Joe Attfield who starts his Level 2 coaching course on Saturday 14th January and will continue over the next 4 Saturdays until he takes his final assesment in March or April.
We are in need of more level 2 coaches, so we’ll all wish Joe well and give him as much support as we can to help him progress to level 2.
Please see attached the fantastic monthly newsletter, courtesy of Tom Herbert!
Happy Christmas to everyone from all at Rainham Cricket Club!
Don’t forget to request a blue token from the till every time you shop at Tesco to support our #BagsofHelp scheme
We have only until the end of December to collect as many blue tokens and place in our box in store
Our project has been shortlisted for a public vote in Tesco’s #BagsofHelp initiative! Vote for us to win the top prize in store!
Vote in Tesco stores 1 to 31 December to help us secure a Tesco #BagsofHelp grant
Indoor Winter League
The Havering Indoor league is now defunct so the committee having been working on ensuring we still play competitive indoor cricket during the winter.
In the New year, it is likely we will be invited to play in the South Essex Indoor Cricket League, which will be played at the Gateway Academy, near Grays, on a Monday night. We will also be looking to get a youth team playing in the South Essex indoor league.
Also in the New year, to supplement this, Jono will be organising on a monthly basis at Campion School Sports Hall a 3 team inter club 6 a side round robin series of matches. This will ensure everyone that wishes to play indoor cricket can do so.
New Playing Kit
New kit will be available to order in the next few months, so playing shirts, T20 shirts, tracksuit tops, tracksuit bottoms and shorts will be available to buy. Anyone that has fully paid their annual subs from 2016 will receive a discount on their order, courtesy of the sponsorship money from Rainham Village Kebab.
Please contact Jas Hothi on 07794-949771 before the year ends to get your order in.
Youth Section Meeting
This meeting took place at the clubhouse on 9th November and its welcome to Joe Attfield as the new under 15s manager (assisted by Charlie and Abdal), Darren Wallace who will be going on a coach support worker course and Kelly Wallace who will be attending a Club Welfare Officer course. Sharon Adkins will be standing down from the Welfare Officer role and we all wish to thank her for the countless number of hours of voluntary service that Sharon has put into Rainham Cricket Club.
Jay and Warren will lead the under 13s this year and Peter and Paul Newman will be taking charge of the under 11s.
Full notes from the meeting attached.
Youth Section Meeting Minutes 09.11.16
Christmas Bash – Saturday 17th December
Don’t forget, bring along family and friends to the Christmas bash down the clubhouse from 7pm until late. If anyone has any Christmas decorations they no longer require, then please contact Paul Newman on 07841-039238.
Sunday 30th April 2017 – Six a Side and Table Tennis Competition
The traditional first of our social days for 2017 will be a new format for the inter club 6 a side tournament. This season we have invited Goresbrook, Orsett and Belhus to take part in a 6 a side 4 team tournament. Also, we will be inviting the same clubs to participate in an under 11s kwik cricket tournament.
The table tennis tournament will also continue as in previous years.
It is vital that we have enough volunteers on the day to do duties such as umpiring, scoring, BBQ, the bar, teas and generally organise.
Winter nets start on Thursday 17th November at Campion School Sports Hall, the cost wil be £3 per session to pay for the hire of the hall.
Youth Section (Under 11s to under 16s) starts from 7pm to 8pm
Seniors start from 8pm to 9pm
This will be every Thursday right right through to Thursday 30th March 2017, except for a short break from 8th December and then we start up again on Thursday 29th December.
We’ll try and mix things up a bit this year for a bit of variety.
We had a good season last year, so let’s now build on it and put in the work to make next season even better.
We will be holding a Christmas party down the club on Saturday 17th December from 7pm till late.
Biren will be on the decks and our new social secretary, Paul Newman, will be organising a raffle.
If anyone has any Christmas decorations they no longer require, could they please contact Paul on 07841-039238 and they will be used down the club.
Please feel free to bring along family and friends as it promises to be a good night.
I have applied for funding to Aviva for £10,000 so the bowlers run ups can be replaced to the outdoor net facility with artificial strips. In order to try to obtain funding we have to obtain as many votes as we can from today until Mid November.
You can cast up to 10 votes each just by clicking on the link below, then registrering, then search under ‘Rainham’ (make sure you choose our Rainhm Essex project for the bowlers run up and not the Rainham Kent project) and then cast your 10 votes.
https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/16-3124
Please use social media and tell family and friends so we can obtain as many votes as possible, as the most votes will receive the funding.
This year’s AGM will be held on Friday 28th October at the clubhouse from 7.30pm.
As always this is the date where we elect all officers for the 2017 season. We also vote on any proposed changes to the club’s Constitution. Details of proposed changes will be sent out in due course. Every member is free to propose constitution changes.
If you wish to nominate somebody to stand for any role then please let me know at least 10 days before the day of the AGM – i.e. next Tuesday 18th October. Alternatively, if you wish to stand for any role, please let me know by the same date as there will usually be somebody willing to propose you.
The roles that we will vote on are (with incumbents):
Management Committee
Chairman Nick Thwaites
Treasurer Graham Burr
Secretary Jon O’Neill
Director of Cricket Pete Reynolds
Non-Cricket Director Keith Light
Club Officers
Club Welfare Officer Sharon Adkins
Club Development Manager (unoccupied)
Sub-Committee Leaders
Fixtures Committee Leader (unoccupied)
Social Committee Leader Biren Patel
Bar Committee Leader Mickey Clifford
Grounds/Pitch Manager Alex Sullivan
Media/Website Manager Jas Hothi
Captains
1st XI & Club Jas Hothi
2nd XI Harry Light
3rd XI Nick Thwaites
Sat 4th/Sun 2nd XI Warren Courtney
Sun 1st XI Nikhil Patel
All job descriptions can be found on the club website under About Us –> Documents.
Please note that you will not be able to stand on the night of the AGM if somebody else is nominated for the role beforehand. I will send out the formal agenda nearer the time.
Hope to see you there!
Jon O’Neill
Rainham CC – Secretary
The annual club dinner and dance will again take place at Berwick Manor. The cost will be £40 for a 3 course meal and after dinner entertainment. There will be at least 3 choices for each course, as per link Dinner & Dance RCC Menu 2016. There is a non-dining option for £10.
Please contact Biren Patel on 07947-755973 if you wish to go. There are approx. 60 dining places available so please be quick to contact Biren. All money should ideally be fully paid by mid October.
The format will be something like as follows: Sit down at 7pm, Presentations 8pm, DJ from 8.30pm, ends at midnight
