What’s on at Amersham & Chiltern

PRESIDENTS NEW DATE TO FOLLOW

27th January 6th May

4th March

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SEASON

Sunday 30th April

Saturday 10th June

FIREWORKS NIGHT SPORTSMANS’ DINNER

Friday 6th October Friday 3rd November Friday 24th November

Ch I Lt Er N Stash

The new Cl ub Shop, i n conj uncti on wi th Samurai Sports can be accessed vi a the cl ub’s websi te www. chi l ternrugby. com under the shoppi ng tab and usi ng the l i nk: http: //www. samurai cl ubshops. com/amer shamchi l ternrugby

The shop i s a maj or step forward for the cl ub and has a great range of l ei sure and sportswear of excel l ent qual i ty.

Other items are avai l abl e from behi nd the bar:

Cl ub Ti e £15

Lapel Pi n £5

Cuff Li nks £10

Key Ri ng £5

Thermal Mug £7. 50

Sponsors And Advertisers Why We Need You

The A&C Rugby Club is run as a charity and in a good year the income from subs and the clubhouse and sponsors means we just about break even. We have been active in the local community for close to 100 years. Our loyal members are very supportive and over the years we have done various fundraising schemes to improve every aspect of the club. The clubhouse itself was the biggest and others have followed such as solar panels, the new car park and of course the borehole, without which we would not have been able to start the season on Saturday 3rd September 2022. Incidentally our energy costs are set to increase dramatically so we need to focus on ways to become more energy efficient. Pitch maintenance is another big expense, with an extra £25,000 spent this summer on much needed grading work. We have also upgraded our floodlights at an additional cost of £45,000.

We now estimate that we need to spend some £80,000 on club house refurbishments. One reason for doing this is to make the club house the kind of place people will want to use for events, from private parties to corporate away days. And, of course, our sponsors and advertisers, as well as our members, are always welcome at the club for lunch on home match days.

So, without the support of our sponsors and advertisers it would just not be possible to contemplate the level of capital expenses we face every year. We have a huge responsibility to our members and to the wider community, we get no external support even though we are one of the biggest sports clubs in the area and provide outstanding pastoral care and specialist coaching to players of all ages. We recognise that in return for the fantastic support we get we need to work with our sponsors and advertisers to see how we can help them.

Jennie Cahill will be delighted to hear from you with ideas and suggestions. Please contact her on 07894 293905 or jennie.cahill@icloud.com. Most importantly we want our members to use the products and services in this programme.

Thank you for all your support.

Peter Osborne Director

OSBORNE SAMUEL GALLERY