Micros Training Sunday 26th March 2017, 11.30 – 12.30hrs

Hi Folks,

 

This Sunday is the last training day before the Easter Break and remember – THE CLOCKS GO FORWARD!! – So you get an hour less in bed. It’s also Mother’s Day, so Mum’s, come and treat yourself by helping out with the Micros on your special day…!

I also wish to note that we have booked the hall for the P1-P5 Fundraising night on Friday 19th May 2017. This is a Family Evening so bring everyone along. It’s also an evening that needs to be organised by everyone, so if you have any ideas to raise money to go into our new Pitch 3 facilities, please let us know. Food, Cakes, Raffle, Tombola, Rugby Cards, Games, Dances, Prize Draws, you name it. 100 people spending £15 each will achieve the target we are setting for each age group. Of course, more would be even better!

I’ll have a handout at Training and look forward to hearing your ideas. 11.15hrs registration and on the pitch, or in the hall from 11.30hrs to 12.390hrs.

I look forward to seeing you then.

Yours in rugby,

Jon Jewitt.

07989 502 810

 

Micros Training Sunday 19th March 2017

Hi Folks,

Training will be at its usual time of 11.15hrs registration and then 11.30hrs on the pitch, or in the hall until 12.30hrs. Given the weather forecast it is likely to be indoors, so please make sure the players have the appropriate clothing for either option. We will have a few coaches missing on Sunday, therefore we’re always on the look out for volunteers.

As noted previously, we have won a significant award from the SRU and Sportscotland to floodlight and refurbish Pitch 3, which your child will be one of the first to benefit from its use. There is a 20% funding shortfall that Whitecraigs must meet, so I am appealing for volunteers to step forward to help organise family fundraising events. Each age group is tasked to raise £1,500.00, so please let me know if you can help. Please, please , please help!

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Yours in rugby,

Jon Jewitt

07989 502 810

Micros Training Sunday 12th March 2017 – 11.30 to…

Dear All,

 

For the third week in succession I won’t be able to make training: as small matter of the Calcutta Cup has distracted me this weekend, so you will be in the hands of Mark, Percy, Barry, et al.

As usual, registration will take place at 11.15hrs and then training will take place from 11.30hrs to 12.30hrs on the pitch, or in the hall, so please ensure the Players have appropriate clothing and footwear for both options.

Some of you may have seen that the Club were successful in being awarded £45,000.00 through the Scottish Rugby Union and Sportscotland as an 80% contribution to carry out essential drainage works and the installation of floodlighting to Pitch 3, which will become a dedicated Youth Training Area and enable us to extend our dark nights training and expand new sports within the Club/Hub. The works will take place during the closed season and will provide a significant contribution to the Youth Section – YOU!

Each age group will be tasked to raise £1,500 – £2,000, which is as reasonable as it is achievable, however, we are entirely reliant on you to help and make this happen. If you have any fundraising ideas, or wish to step forward to assist with this, please let me and Percy know.

Yours in Rugby,

Jon Jewitt

07989 502 810

Micros Training Sunday 5th March 2017 11.30 to 12.30hrs

Dear All,

Micros training will be at its usual time this Sunday, 11.15hrs for registration and then on the pitch, or in the hall from 11.30 to 12.30hrs. Please make sure the players have the appropriate clothing and footwear for either option.

My pleas still remains the same from last week for volunteers to assist the Club. If you could have a look at our new Volunteering section on the website and see if there is a role, or task that you would be able to assist with.

Could I also ask you to spare a few minutes of your time to complete the survey below requested by the SRU regarding Equality in the game. It will take very little time to do this and would be helpful to the Union.

Thank you.

Yours in rugby,

Jon Jewitt.

 

Dear Club President / Secretary

Please see the below from Robert Howat, Company Secretary, Scottish Rugby Union regarding the above.

Scottish Rugby’s policy to ensure that barriers to participation in Rugby Union – real or perceived – are removed. This is particularly the case for those groups which may currently be under represented within our game, and for those who may traditionally not have seen rugby as their sport of choice. We are committed to developing processes, practices and plans to ensure that rugby is open to all and that we uphold the principles of equality in all aspects of our work. 

We are asking all your club members over 16 to complete Scottish Rugby Union’s Equality Survey 2017. Your cooperation in helping us to gather this monitoring information will greatly aid our efforts to ensure that everyone involved in the sport is treated fairly regardless of age, race or ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief.  

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/JLD7MF2

  We established base data from our Equality Survey in 2014 and this informed the development of our Equality Action Plan 2014-16. We are looking to update this data in order to see what progress we have made towards tackling areas of under-representation or inequality, as well as identifying current areas we need to focus on in our next Equality Action Plan, which will be developed following the results of this survey.

This work is being carried out as part of our responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and as part of the accreditation process for the Equality Standard for Sport (a requirement of our ongoing sportscotland funding)

Responses will be anonymous and treated in the strictest confidence, in line with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.

The survey will only take you a few minutes to complete, but will be very valuable to us. We would ask you to complete the survey by 3 March 2017.
You are not obliged to answer all of the questions.

If you have any questions then you may talk in confidence to Pete Young, Equality and Outreach Manager:  peter.young@sru.org.uk or 07764178941.

  Your response should be completed electronically via our survey method.  Should this option not be available please request a hard copy of the survey from Pete Young and return to Scottish Rugby, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh EH12 5PJ

Thank you in advance of your cooperation which will help us in our equality work.

Robert Howat

Company Secretary

  

Micros Training Sunday 26th February 2017

Hi Folks,

Training resumes this Sunday at it’s usual time, 11.15hrs for registration in the Players Bar and then on the pitch, or in the hall between 11.30hrs and 12.30hrs. As ever, given the weather at this time of the year, could you make sure the Micros have adequate clothing for either option.

Some of you may have noticed that we have a new website and within the new site we have a section on Volunteering. The Club is run by volunteers and there are both small and large roles needed to be filled. An e-mail has been circulated to see if anyone would be willing to help with Mini-match day catering, so if you have some time, even if it is just once a season, this would make a real difference and reduce the burden on one, or two dedicated individuals who have stepped forward. Have a look at the list of roles we need assistance for and see if you could help us. Your input would be much appreciated.

I won’t be around on Sunday, however, the usual brigade of Percy, Mark, Jim, Barry and our fantastic Duke of Edinburgh volunteers will run the session.

Yours in rugby,

Jon Jewitt

07989 502 810

Micros Training Sunday 19th February 2017

Hi Folks,

Training resumes after the school break at it’s usual time of 11.15hrs registration in the Sports Bar, then on the pitch, or in the hall at 11.30 to 12.30hrs. If training is possible outside we may have  a visiting team, so there will be a P3 game of touch rugby, otherwise we’ll be indoors. Please bring appropriate clothing for the options.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Yours in rugby,

Jon Jewitt.

No Micro Training Sunday 12th February 2017

Hi Folks,

Due to the East Renfrewshire School Holiday there will be no training this Sunday. Training will resume on Sunday 19th February 2017 at the usual time, 11.15hrs registration and on the pitch/in the hall from 11.30hrs to 12.30hrs.

I hope you all have a great holiday weekend and will see you on the 19th.

Yours in rugby,

Jon Jewitt,

07989 502 810.

Micros Training Sunday 5th February 2017

Hi Folks,

Training is on again this Sunday, with registration at the usual time of 11.15hrs and then on the pitch, or indoors (weather dependent) between 11.30 and 12.30hrs. Please bring clothing appropriate for either training option.

I look forward to seeing you all on Sunday.

Yours in rugby,

Jon Jewitt

07989 502 810

Micros Training Sunday 29th January 2017, 11.30 to 12.30hrs

Hi Folks,

We’re back training this Sunday, with registration at 11.15hrs and on the pitch, or in the hall at 11.30hrs until 12.30hrs. Can I ask that you make sure your child is registered before you go into the hall, or go down to the pitch as some people miss the register in the Sports Bar. We’re there from 11.00hrs, so make sure you let us know you’re here!

See you all on Sunday.

Yours in rugby,

Jon Jewitt

07989 502 810