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Crieff and Strathearn Rugby Club | Sportspersons’ Dinner and Auction | Academy Hall 22nd May 2010 7pm for 7.30pm Dress- Black Tie Carriages- 1pm |
18/2/2010
Dear All
SPORTSPERSONS’ Dinner & Auction
Crieff & Strathearn Rugby Club are organising the first of what we hope will become Crieff’s Annual Sportspersons’ Dinner and Auction. All proceeds will go towards developing junior rugby.
We are delighted that Willie Allan has agreed to speak as well as be MC/auctioneer for the evening. Willie is undoubtedly one of Scotland’s best after-dinner speakers (www.willieallan.com). We are also fortunate to have former professional world sprint champion and another premier after-dinner speaker- George McNeill.
As part of the fund raising activities on the night, we will be running a game of ‘heads and tails’, there will be a raffle as well as auction.
We are hoping to attract both ladies and gentlemen to this very entertaining social event. Tickets cost £35 per person and we are encouraging groups to pre-book tables of eight to ten. Please use the attached form when applying for your tables.
We have a selection of wines which can be pre-paid/ordered. We have arranged with Inveralmond Brewery to supply 5litre mini-casks of bright 4.2% beer for the tables, which again can be pre-paid/ordered on the attached form. Please note that companies or organisations can have their own logo printed onto the casks for corporate advertising (if ordered in multiples of 4). We will of course be running a bar on the evening as well.
Please complete the attached form, make cheques payable to Crieff & Strathearn RFC and send to:
Peter Cook, Gwydyr House, Comrie Road, Crieff, PH7 4BP.
If you would like to donate a raffle or auction item, or have any questions about the event- please contact Peter Cook on 07764318569 or email: pcook919@btinternet.com
We anticipate a high demand for tickets and as numbers are limited to 150 people- please don’t delay in applying!! Closing date for tickets 31st March 2010
Peter Cook
Crieff & Strathearn RFC
Touchline Topics
All Our Yesterdays
This pic was taken about 1995 . For those who are too young here was the line up showing the new strips as published in the Herald .
Back Row : Bob Kerr Ian Campbell Andrew Sinclair A Caitlin Gavin Harrower Rob Heath Peter Flett Nic Mayall Steve Johnson Andy Rohrbach Paul Gallacher Ian Sommerville Front Row :Gareth Haarhoff Sam Cramb John Souter Alan Webster Charlie Clemnents Tim Cooke James Coldwell.
This was taken in April 1989 and some of these guys are still around although now using the concessionary bus pass to get down to the Braidhaugh of a Saturday .
Back Row : G Green D Adams D Pool C Chalton R Davidson C Warburton T Adams W Todd
Middle Row : S Wilson J Kirk S Cramb H Beattie G Donaldson
Front Row : S Waddell A Webster
This 1982 pic shows a number of well known faces (with hair ) who have featured in various capacities over the seasons at the Braidhaugh .
Back Row : ? ? R McNeil A Strickland M Pool ??
Front Row : D Buchan R Smith J Dakers J Rae ? C Mayall
The Braidhawks of yesteryear ! 1982 to be precise . These guys won't admit it but they are all in their forties now ! Amongst those in the line up are Robbie Lauchlan , Callum Morrison and Nic Mayall .
The 1992 1 XV
Back Row :H McKenzie Wilson D Pool G Harrower CMcBride T Turner D Laing H Walker ??
Middle Row : P Sinclair S Cramb N Mayall G Newstead M Anderson
Front : A Webster P Cramb
Think this about 1990 and was probably at the annual Sevens .
Back Row : Hamish Walker Neil Clark Richard Halley Nic Mayall Geoff Newstead
? David Taylor ? Charlie Brown James Coldwell and Dave Beat
Front : Callum Morrison Ewan Ashworth Ronnie Hunter and Colin(?) Miller
This motley crew were photographed by Ian Mcneill and would be about 2000
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Player Registration
The SRU have introduced a much simpler player registration system which is now live and working well . I will post in the Clubhouse a list of registered players which includes Girls , Minis , Midis , Second XV and 1 XV players . Please check out and if NOT there please email me at CaledonC@aol.com or telephone me on 01764 653156 or give details to your captain . I require , full name , date of birth , address and telephone number .
Club Email Service
Apart from our own web site (http://crieffandstrathearnrfc.co.uk ) , you may or may not know that the club also run an email information service . Any Club member can join . Just email Colin on CaledonC@aol.com with your email address and you will be added . We know have close on 100 subscribers and apart from Club News and information , match reports are sent out on Sunday mornings as well as League details and Cup draws etc .
SCOTTISH RUGBY TELEVISION
Many of you will know Ron Evans of Scottish Rugby Television . Ron from Ayr runs Scottish Rugby Television as well as organising and collating match results and tables for the SRU web site . Scottish Rugby Television has covered our fixtures . A Cup game at the Braidhaugh as well as that memorable Murrayfield Plate final . Their web site is worth book marking but you will probably have to download from the site QuickTime which allows you to view . It is free . The site is http://www.scottishrugbytv.com .
Forum of Scottish Rugby Supporters
As an alternative to Twitter or Facebook why not click on to the Forum of Scottish Rugby Supporters . You will have to register to access the Message Board but is worth doing so . The web page is http://www.fosrs.org.uk and once registered and into the Message Board / Discussion Forum page where you can read and post contributions . There is an active on going discussion forum covering Caley 1 .
News of Clubhouse Improvements
Thanks to Duncan and Alistair McLean for progressing improvements to the Clubhouse - We have council permission to build an 11m by 8m deck. I have asked Coventry for Fencing for a price. I would like to have this complete for a social event planned for the 10th October. This will include disabled access ramp, flag pole positions, possibly rain awning cover. Beneath the deck will be grey PVC tubing storage for the rugby posts should we choose to take them down during the off-season.
- Container storage. I have had an offer of an additional container (but not for free) for equipment storage.
- Drawings for the extension of the existing clubhouse to incorporate an additional two changing rooms with ensuite shower facilities are with a local architect.
- Numerous grant applications are "on the go" thanks to our new Grants convenor Alastair McLean.