24 Oct 2009 - normal football continues despite rain

Folks - a number of people have phoned asking whether Broomwood football will run as normal tomorrow in spite of the rain that is forecast. As only light rain is expected and the temperature is still relatively mild, we won’t cancel any football.

We will announce a wet weather protocol before next weekend to make it clear in future whether football is to be cancelled or not.
Thanks

New season kick-off

The new 2009/10 season kicks off this Saturday, September 5th at the usual time of 10.30. The subscription for the season (Sept-May) is £30.

New members will need to complete a registration form and bring this to the registration desk this weekend along with a cheque for £30 (payable to ‘Broomwood FC’) for each child. Existing members do not need to complete a form but will need to confirm their existing details are correct and pay their subscription. Registration will take place over the first few weeks of the season - please try and bring completed forms/cheques with you to save time. You must be registered to play.

Note that you are not able to leave your children unattended by yourself or a guardian. This is a volunteer-run club, and we do not have the necessary status to care for unsupervised children. Children who are found to be there unattended will be de-registered and not allowed to take part for the season – no exceptions.

Because the club is run by volunteer parents we can only survive with new helpers joining each year. We always welcome extra help either reffing, building goals, baking cakes or collecting rubbish afterwards. We have 300 children of many ages, and the number of helpers per year group is too low at the moment. Please do not hesitate to step forward – you will get a very warm response, and maybe even your own whistle.

Newsletter No. 2

The 2nd of our occasional newsletter is now out. It contains all the latest from the Festival, the Mums’ Match, Miles’ brush with the Rozzers and an update from the Dads’ game’s M.A.S.H.

Newsletter No. 2

Broomwood end of season festival – 10am this Saturday, May 30th

The fabulous Broomwood end of season Festival takes place this Saturday.

As usual each year group will have a tournament followed by the presentation of a trophy to the winning teams and medals to all participants. Food and drink will be available.

A lot of organisation goes into the day so please bear in mind a few things that will help things run smoothly:

1. Turn up at 10am!

2. The head coaches for each year will need help - please make yourselves available on the day, and beforehand if possible. They will need team managers, referees, goal-builders, pitch markers and maybe even a phsysio with a magic sponge. There will be people setting up on the common from 8.30am.

3. Stay and watch! Have a bite and a beer and watch the kids.

4. Help clear up afterwards! Bring a bin liner or 2 or help your year put stuff away.

Newsletter

The. First. Newsletter. Ever!
Newsletter 1

Thanks to Steve Cox, Chief Hack, for making this happen. Steve welcomes comments and contributions, particularly if they are constructive and club-related. He can be contacted on billycbw at aol dot com.

AGM Minutes

Thanks to all those that were able to make it last month. Minutes available below as a pdf.
AGM Minutes 31 Mar 09

Club AGM

The reason that Broomwood FC runs as smoothly as it so clearly does, is because periodically we get together and actually talk about things. And then sometimes even do some of them.

There is now a small army of parents involved in coaching, making cakes and coffee, doing the cart run, buying kit, doing the accounts, running league teams, dealing with CRB checks and many, many other things - all so that 300 kids can enjoy playing football in a fantastic environment each Saturday.

So a little planning does go a long way.

As the club has grown over the last few years, so it has also had to grow up a bit. Our occasional get-togethers in a curry house are now called AGMs and this time will require a bigger venue. Please put this year’s in the diary:

Tuesday 31st March
7.30-9.00
County Arms pub (upstairs function room)
…then in the bar afterwards.
http://www.countyarms.co.uk/

If you can make it, please let Tom Gueterbock know so he can manage numbers. Tom’s email is tom@3rdsense.com.

Football cancelled 7th February

The wet condition of the pitches and the propagation of snowmen and giant snowballs across the common has prompted Fountains to cancel football this weekend. Hopefully, we’ll be back up and running next weekend.

Football cancelled 24th Jan

Due to bad weather, Fountains have cancelled all football on the common this weekend.

Christmas festivities

Subject to weather being more amenable, it is anticipated that we will be holding our last game this side of Xmas on this coming Saturday 20th Dec, to resume on 3rd January 2009.

To mark the end of an exciting and record breaking membership term (322 kids are now members!) the club will be hosting mulled wine and mince pies on the common after the games have concluded. To complement this, could parents and guardians please contribute by bringing extra food like sausage rolls, crisps and any drinks for the kids.