BHRFC Members Handbook – Sept 2024 WEB - Flipbook - Page 3
BHRFC | President’s Welcome
President’s Welcome by
James Shillaker
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s head of the asylum, I welcome you all to the
2024 / 2025 season and wish all our junior and
senior players a wonderful season in whichever format
of the game you play. Massive respect to all those
players who put a BHRFC jersey on this season. Young,
old, male, female, touch, sevens, 昀椀fteens or walking. ou
are all doing rugby which is what this club is all about.
More people, playing more rugby, more often.
The club has some physical challenges which the
oard and xec Team are working on. The clubhouse will have some
extensive repair work done this season and we will also be making some
changes to the internal aesthetics to make the place feel more ussex
ll lacks .
Changes continue to happen within the sport, some of which don’t
appeal to the old school, but the truth is tighter protocols and better
safeguarding is absolutely what is needed to protect players in the long
term.
FC have an excellent track record with safeguarding, and this
is testimony to the behind the scenes work being done by some of our
volunteers. o don t be surprised if more is asked of the coaches and
players regarding player safety it’s the way modern rugby is moving.
upport is always welcome at our games. e have a merry band of
former players who travel home and away on aturday afternoons, but
we’d love to see more of you cheering us on, especially for HOME games.
emember too, the lack idows, uniors and dders also play at the
weekend and need our support. The fresh air will do you good
Let’s hope for another successful season as we continue to train, play
and sociali e together. t s all about making happy memories even if we
don t remember them all when we wake up
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