Dear Club members,

 

The committee of HWRFC are calling an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) at the clubhouse 8.00 on Thursday April 5th. The purpose of this EGM is 2 fold, firstly to seek approval from club members to purchase the plot of land next to the main road, just past the tennis club, known to us as the Burgess field; and secondly to seek approval for incorporation of the rugby club.

 

1.   For the Burgess field, our plan is put one full size pitch and a car park for 100 cars and we will show a detailed plan at the EGM. The cost of the land to the club is £130,000, which would at first seem to be an expensive purchase, but as we have spent some time without success, looking for a larger site for the club , the committee feel this purchase is the correct way forward for the club. We have been very kindly loaned the money on a maximum 4 year term by one of our club members (who wishes to remain anonomous) and we must repay him £32,500 minimum per year. Further to the purchase of the land , we have then to find as much again to fund the carpark and the pitch itself. We have been told that there should be grants available for the development of the land, but grants for the purchase of land are scarce. We will have the RFU expert visit us before the meeting so there will be more information coming. This is a huge commitment from the club and we need your support in the form of gift aided donations to repay the loan. Any other ideas for further fund raising would be most welcome. We would like to discuss all these things with you at the EGM. This task cannot be undertaken by a few individuals, so come to the EGM and spread the word amongst any club members you know. 

 

2. Incorporation of Heathfield and Waldron RFC

 

Rugby is an inherently risky sport and any player or member who suffers a serious injury may claim against his or her club or against the club of the opposing team,or against individuals at such clubs. We as an Unincorporated club are not a legal entity in our own right and therefore any legal claim would be brought against the Committee Members who would be personally liable if the club had insufficient assets to meet the claim. The Committee have considered such risk and are of the opinion that the Club should become a legal entity with the benefit of a limited liability.

 

Members are required to permit the Committee to pursue a way forward to achieve this object 

 

There is considerably more to this than the 2 paragraphs above, so if you have questions, please e-mail me