Dear U8, a cold but excellent training session this week! Next weekend (6th March) sees us split, both at home training and one team away at BECCEHAMIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB.

For those training at home please ensure that each week players arrive with mouthguards as we continue introduction to contact training and as always arrive to be pitch-side by 09.45hrs. The club again reminds us that players should enter/ exit thru the changing rooms and not enter the club house with mud! A bath/ showers will be available for players should you require to use them. Please remember bathing trunks, towels etc. and a change of clothing!

The away squad named by Peter for the Beccs Festival is Krishna, Cairon, Lukas, Rufus, Jackson, Fionn, Jamie, Aiden, Paulo, Tristan, William. The address is SPARROWS DEN, CORKSCREW HILL, WEST WICKHAM, KENT. Please arrive by 09.30hrs or before allowing plenty of time for parking etc. We should have a club gazebo set up, so it should be easy to find our meeting point. My cell-phone number is 07879 668127 if you have any issues on or before the day. This is a large festival so please plan to arrive early and be their until early afternoon. If anyone is having difficulty in attending this or any outside event and wishes to take part in car-share from the club address please let me know. Also if you have space in your vehicle and are will to share it when attending an event please could you confirm to me via email jthoroughgood@aol.com

The following week- 13th March we have two teams entered at Guildfordians RFC Festival Stoke Park, London Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1TU., . If you have not entered the poll for Peter to allocate the teams please ensure you enter before Friday 4th at http://doodle.com/poll/qpgngye78kbpqeff

On the 20th March we also have two teams away at Worthing RFC Festival, The Rugby Park, Roundstone Lane, Angmering, West Sussex, BN16 4AX. As before, if you wish to be added to the players list for Peter and his coaches’ allocation please add player names at http://doodle.com/poll/khe4u3fp5wduqx7w before Friday 11th March

On both 13th and 20th, for those not attending festivals (just to confirm again, allocation to festivals is made to ensure that all have the chance to attend however you can request to attend as many as you so desire) we will have home training- and on 20th March we have sports relief day at the club.

For those that may have missed out on Minehead Tour, a very limited number of spaces have become available. If you wish to take advantage of this (hurry as the spaces are being advertised over all attending age-groups) please use the accommodation booking link- https://www.butlins.com/sw/BSearch.do?sessionId=A2E9191B-1FF8-4C43-B6F6-0644A39579B4&extId=A141E71000001533076487E0000134B&vacationLength=3-3&ship=MH&departureFrom.date=04%2F29%2F2016

Summer camp diary dates- We have agreed with Harlequins that their summer camp at WRFC will take place on 1st thru 3rd August with the Warlingham Club 4th and 5th. It is anticipate that Saracens camp will be at the club the last week in August. Once events are finalized we will email the booking links.

Also to inform those who may have missed my email last week The RFU have recently updated their website with a video to inform parents/ children on concussion- the link is http://www.englandrugby.com/my-rugby/players/player-health/concussion-headcase/.

As ww plan events for next season (and also all plan our own overseas holidays) you may wish to apply of a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) which is free of charge http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/about-the-ehic.aspx for you and your family which ensures you have access to free health care in the European Economic Area (EEA)

Finally I have also attached for your information the updated minis updated fixtures schedule to end of season which shows our current commitments each and every Sunday.

See you Sunday-John