WRUFC

Witham Rugby Club must always look to improve and develop. This page shows what projects are being thought about, are under way or might be nearing completion. If you see a project for which you have the knowledge, skills or expertise we will need, please contact the person(s) associated with that project, or the Project Co-ordinator. Any help or advice will always be gratefully received and appreciated. If you work for a company that may be of use to a project, again please get in touch.

Contacts:

Projects Co-ordinator is Dean Wells.
As Juniors Lead Coach and a member of the Club Committee, Dean will liaise between the main club and the Juniors to ensure access to the premises, meetings with individuals and necessary funding can be arranged where necessary. Dean is often at the club (01376 511066). He can also be contacted on 07508001406, or by e-mail wells.d3@sky.com

To discuss quotes, make appointments to visit the club, suggest new projects etc, contact Dean or the Project manager for the project concerned.

Projects at a Glance:

Heating / Plumbing
P roject Manager: To be appointed.
Stage: Awaiting Quotes

Gents toilets
Project Manager: Jenna
Stage: Re-Decorated

Container
Project Manager: Neil Cruickshank
Stage: Nearing Completion

Fencing
Project Manager: To be appointed.
Stage: Stalled

Club Fascias
Project Manager: To be appointed.
Stage: Completed

Shutters
Project Manager: To be appointed.
Stage: Awaiting Quotes

Floodlighting
Project Manager: To be appointed.
Stage: Awaiting Quotes from RAM

Current Projects list:

Heating / Plumbing

Before considering any development of the clubhouse, it is essential that the heating system, along with the hot water systems are up dated. This would be a major task, for which the club will have to look to professionals to provide some viable options with quotes for the completion of the work. If you know anyone in this line of business, please help us and them to get in touch!

Stage: Still a proposal. One quote has been requested but has not yet been received. Other quotes welcome.
Funding: Likely to be a grant. May require match-funding.
Project Manager: To be appointed.

Gents toilets

The gents toilets have been completely decorated. They now look a lot better and need to be kept that way. Focus may now need to shift to increasing the toilet facilities currently on site.

Stage: Decorations completed.
Funding: Donated materials.
Project Manager: Jenna

Container

In order to accommodate growing numbers, the Junior section have decided to convert one of the lorry containers in the car park into extra changing facilities. This would also provide additional storage space for the Juniors equipment.

Stage: Nearing completion
Funding: Junior funds
Project Manager: Neil Cruickshank
(Junior Treasurer)

The changing area has been completed. All that remains is to partition the proposed storage area. A date needs to be agreed for the completion of this work. Better weather will be needed so a date towards the end of the 2008-2009 season will be agreed.

Club Fascias

Thanks to the club’s dealings with local businesses, this has been completed. With the fascias giving the clubhouse a better overall appearance, this may encourage further improvements around the clubhouse and grounds.

StageStill a thought
Funding: Depending upon needs, a grant could be sought.

Stage: Complete
Funding: Local Business completed the work free of charge.
Project Manager: No longer needed.

Fencing

The entire grounds need to be fenced off. Irresponsible dog walkers (as always, only a few wrong-doers make the fraternity look bad) and unwanted visitors leave a variety of unwelcome waste on our pitches. This, along with vandalism to the clubhouse, containers and occasionally vehicles make a secure fence highly desirable in advance of external improvements.
With promised fencing no longer available, this project is back to square 1. With such a large area to fence, a Project Manager is needed and decisions must be made about how best to proceed.
Either a huge fund needs to be sought to complete the whole project in one go, or it will need to be split into stages. E.g:

Either side of entry gate
Attachment to football club fencing
Fencing along training pitch
Fencing alongside 2nd team pitch
Fencing far end of field

Stage: Needs a new start
Funding: Grants- one huge grant or several smaller grants?
Project Manager: Volunteer needed to take control of whole project.

Shutters

The front doors, door to the changing rooms and central fire exit doors need protection. Rather than fitting ugly metal-plated doors, it has been suggested that roller shutters are fitted. These would give the security needed, whilst looking less unattractive once opened.

Stage: Awaiting quotes.
Funding: Dependant on cost- grant or junior funds.
Project Manager: TBA

Floodlighting

As nights draw in, midweek training sessions become confined to the areas best lit by our current lighting. The ground gets badly churned during wet weather and doesn’t recover through the season. By adding a couple more posts, with lights, replacing vandalised units and possibly upgrading the power of current units, we aim to expand the usable areas. Cabling for additional posts is in place.

Stage: Awaiting Quote from RAM
Funding: Grant
Project Manager: TBA- probably through Juniors