Rosslyn Park FC

This week at the rock

We hope that you and yours have all been keeping safe.

We are in the process of fully considering the Government's announcement made on Saturday 31 October. We will be posting further information on the site shortly and will be emailing this to our members and supporters who subscribe ParkLife - our regular news and information service. If you are not already a subscriber and wish to receive our emails then please email: parklife@rosslynpark.co.uk with "Subscribe ParkLife" in the subject field along with your name.

LAUNCH OF 250 CLUB

250 Club: Thanks for the fantastic response!
Help us to get to 250!

We knew that the Rosslyn Park family is a strong one - and you've proved it. We wanted to let you all know that we are thrilled that over a hundred Park 250 Club tickets have been sold in just 72 hours. Thanks to all those that have signed up. We'd really like to meet the 250 target within the next week, so if you haven't joined the 250 Club please do so via the link below.

Join the 250 Club here

Thanks again ...

From: The Chairman RPFC, Adam Tyrer

I very much hope that you and yours are well in these ever changing and challenging times.

I am publicly announcing our new fund raising campaign to all our members and supporters. As you will appreciate, the need for this has increased significantly since the announcement by the RFU that National League One will not be played this season and the Government’s statement regarding a second lockdown.

Those of you who attended our virtual AGM in September will recall that I provided an update on the club’s financial position as it was then. We looked at three financial scenarios, two of which were based on a league season of some sort [15 or 22 games] taking place and a worst case scenario of no rugby [or no fans permitted]. The RFU have not advised us on what rugby [eg friendlies, a cup competition] may be played this season, and the situation regarding spectators is equally unclear. Therefore, we have to assume that, without taking further action, we will face an extrememely challenging financial situation this year.

Following the AGM, the Board requested a sub-group to form a Commercial Committee and produce a plan for doing everything we can to negate this financial challenge. The Committee has tasked itself with trying to raise an additional £100,000 to secure the club’s position this year, which would allow us to underpin the basic costs of running the infrastructure of the club [eg wages, maintenance]. As you will hopefully have seen, we have recently held three touch rugby events at the Rock as the first step in this campaign, and these have generated a contribution to this fund raising target. It is our desire, certainly at this stage, to avoid a formal 'crowdfunding programme', although we are aware that some of our competitors are taking this route.

I would therefore like to announce that, from November 1, we have launched: ‘The 250 Club’, in which we are asking the Rosslyn Park ‘family’ to purchase a ticket[s] for a monthly raffle which will take place at the end of each of December, January and February. The cost of each ticket is £100, which allows you to participate in all three monthly draws, the prizes for which will include, for each of the three months, the following:

• Monthly cash prize - £500 and £1000 – see below
• Sambrooks Brewery & Tasting Tours for 6 people
• Annual Membership to Diners Club (£250)
• RPFC Merchandise Hamper (worth £150)
• Case of Wine (6 Bottles Mixed case)
• Meal for 4 at the Hand in Hand
• Biltong Hamper
• Butchers Meat Hamper
• Personal training session with TIO
• Spoke London - bespoke pair Chinos (RRP - £100)

The monthly cash price will be linked to the number of tickets sold. The £1000 prize will be paid each month if we can achieve our ambition of selling 250 tickets. The prizes have been kindly donated by our sponsors and other friends of the club.

The £100 cost of each ticket can be purchased up front or over a four month period [£25 per month]. There is no restriction on the number of tickets an individual or family can purchase [a nice idea for a Christmas gift].

You can enter by visiting this page: www.rosslynpark.co.uk. If you would like to pay in £25 instalments, please contact the club office.

We really hope that this is something you will be able to support. Whilst we are reluctant to ‘tap our supporters' continued generosity’, we are doing this with the club’s best interests at heart and am sure you agree that we have got prizes which are really worth winning. If on the other hand, you would prefer to make a donation that would also be most welcome.

I very much look forward to welcoming you all back to the Rock in the near future and enjoying some rugby [and netball] with you, and will keep you updated as we hear anything more in this regards.

If you would like to discuss further, please contact Dom Shabbo or myself.

With kind regards

Adam Tyrer
Chairman
Rosslyn Park F.C.
adam.tyrer@rosslynpark.co.uk

SANTA SOCIAL 6’s
Saturday 12th December

Even though we are on the horizon of another lockdown, we are still going ahead with planning an event which we can all look forward to once lockdown comes to an end... SANTA SOCIAL 6’s will take place on the 12th December.

Santa hats, warm mince pies, mulled wine.

Team Entry £50 (team entry includes 2 reserved tables)
Non playing tables £35 (maximum 6 people)

If you would like to enter please see ticket link: https://rosslynparkfc.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/santas_social_6s

If the Government advice is against events taking place on the 12th December all tickets will be refunded in full, but we felt we might as well plan an event with some normality and festivities in December 😊.

Making RPFC and the Clubhouse "Covid-Safe" Environments

The advice to ensure that we play safe and socialise in a "Covid-Safe" way at Rosslyn Park is constantly changing. We update and publicise the advice regularly.

Whilst the pandemic persists we will publish the latest information on the website home page here. Please refer regularly to this advice and in particular if you intend to train with the club or visit the Clubhouse.

RFU: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update
Thursday 5 November 2020

The following is the latest guidance, provided verbatim, from the RFU concerning clubs such as Rosslyn Park.

Community rugby - current status

England is now in national lockdown until Wednesday 2 December and all team sports have been suspended, including club age grade and adult rugby activities below Championship and Premier 15s.

With effect from today, we return to Stage A on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap. This means that no competitive or formal rugby activities can be undertaken until at least Wednesday 2 December. While group training sessions are banned, a maximum of two players (or one player and one coach) can participate in socially distanced (two metres plus), individual training sessions in a public outside space, but not a garden, without sharing equipment. FAQ's from Sport England are available below.

Government Guidance
FAQs

Watching rugby this Autumn

The national lockdown means that clubs cannot open their doors for members to watch the November Quilter Internationals 2020 matches, part of the Autumn Nations Cup. We are, therefore, in discussions with Amazon regarding a possible revenue generating offer for clubs. We will provide further details next week.

Also, next week we will advise clubs of the broadcaster for both fixtures in the Women’s Autumn Internationals as England face France at Twickenham and away in Grenoble.

Club facilities

Although leisure and sports facilities must stay closed, clubhouses can remain open to provide take away, click and collect and food delivery services up until 10pm. They may also be used in other limited circumstances including:

- education and training (including for schools to use sports and leisure facilities where that is part of their normal provision)
- childcare purposes and supervised activities for children (i.e. parent and baby sessions or play groups)
- blood donations and food banks
- to provide medical treatment (i.e.. for flu vaccines or mobile testing centres)
- for elite sports persons (including indoor and outdoor sports facilities) – only if the facilities are used by Premiership, Championship or Premier 15s sides.

Please contact the Club Office if you have any questions.

16/10/2020 - London Tier 2 Covid Alert level Announcement

In light of the Government's announcement on the 15/10/2020, placing London in Covid Alert Level Tier 2: We confirm that Rosslyn Park FC can continue with organised team sport as per RFU Return to Rugby Guidelines (see below). The Government website states:

Sport and physical activity: In line with guidelines from national sporting bodies, you can take part in sport and physical activity outdoors.
See: www.gov.uk

Guidance: Return to recreational team sport framework
See: www.gov.uk

Click the links below to read the latest:

01-09-2020: Return to Rugby is now at phase D

The RFU has now moved the Return to Rugby to phase D and have published a Contact Guide which can be downloaded here.

Rosslyn Park Minis & Youth Safeguarding Bulletin September 2020

The club has its own Safeguarding Policy and we follow guidelines and procedures adopted from the Rugby Football Union.

The latest advice from Andy Mathias, Safeguarding Officer, Rosslyn Park Football Club is published in the RPFC Safeguarding Bulletin September 2020 and should be read by all RPFC age group coaches, parent volunteers and parents.

For further information please see the Rosslyn Park Safeguarding Policy page on the website.

Rosslyn Park Mini & Youth Rugby
Season starts

We are delighted to confirm that our Mini & Youth season commenced as planned on Sunday 6 September. We are looking forward to welcoming you back!

The season will run as normal, with training either at The Rock or Richmond Park – your age group manager will advise timings/place.

Could we please remind you that everyone – whether previously registered or new – will have to formally register as we have changed our registration system this season - details for the Minis/Youth Memberships are detailed below along with links to registration.

There are further details concerning the welcome back including the latest Covid-19 Guidelines on the news pages.

2020/21 Memberships launched on 1 May 2020

Adam Tyrer's message to all members and supporters of the club mentioned that we would be asking you to help in alleviating some of the significant financial hit caused to the club through the cancellation of all our playing and commercial activities towards the end of the season; by paying membership subscriptions early. To this end the membership registration process for next season is now open for both Non-Playing and Minis & Youth playing members. Please visit the membership pages and RENEW TODAY! Thanks.