Welcome to the latest edition of The Guilder – a newsletter to keep you up-to-date with everything happening at The Guild.
It's Here!
We are delighted to announce that we have the keys to the Ground and new Clubhouse today - Tuesday 29th October 2024!
Key dates for your diary
Day
Tuesday
Date
28th October
Kick-Off
Opponents / Event
Club and Ground Handover
Saturday
2nd November
11 - 1pm
Member's First Look at Clubhouse
Monday
4th November
6pm
Women's Rugby Fit First Training
Tuesday
5th November
7pm
Men's Rugby First Training
Wednesday
6th November
6pm
Titan's Rugby First Tag Session
Thursday
7th November
7pm
Touch Union First Training
Saturday
9th November
2:15 pm
Men v Old Leamingtonians II (Away)
Sunday
10th November
10 am
10 am
Mini and Junior's First Training
Titan's Touch First Training
Saturday
16th November
2:15 pm
SOFT LAUNCH Men v Five Ways Old Edwardians (Home)
Saturday
30th November
2:15 pm
Men v Stourport (Away)
Saturday
7th December
2:15 pm
Men v Keresley (Home)
Saturday
14th December
2:15 pm
Men v Redditch (Home)
Saturday
21st December
10 am
2:15 pm
Coach to Bishops Castle
Men v Bishops Castle and Onyy Valley (Away)
2025
Saturday
4th January
2:15 pm
Men v Droitwich II (Home)
Saturday
11th January
2:15 pm
Men v Old Halesonians II (Away)
Saturday
18th January
1 pm
2:15 pm
Grand Opening
Men v Evesham (Home)
Saturday
1st February
2:15 pm
4:45 pm
Men v Kidderminster Carolians (Away)
Ireland v England on TV
Saturday
8th February
4:45 pm
England v France on TV
Saturday
15th February
2:15 pm
Men v Old Leamingtonians II (Home)
Saturday
22nd February
4:45 pm
England v Scotland on TV
Saturday
1st March
2:15 pm
Men v Five Ways Old Edwardians (Away)
Saturday
8th March
2:15 pm
Men v Stourport (Home)
Sunday
9th March
3 pm
England v Italy on TV
Saturday
15th March
12 pm
2:15 pm
4:45 pm
8 pm
Six Nations Super Saturday
Italy v Ireland
Wales v England
France v Scotland
Saturday
22nd March
2:15 pm
Men v Keresley (Away)
Saturday
5th April
3 pm
Men v Birmingham Exiles (Home)
The plan is to hold the 125 Anniversary Dinner before the end of February.
A Busy start to the season!
Rugby Activity
We will initially continue the same timetable as at Finham, but will review it at the end of the year to ensure we are optimising use of the facilities.
There continues to be a lot of rugby taking place at The Guild!
Monday
Women’s Rugby Fit
Junior Girls Training
Tuesday
Men’s Rugby Training
Warwickshire U16 Girls Developing Player Programme
Wednesday
Titans Rugby Tag
Rugby Physiotherapy
Thursday
Guild Touch Union Rugby
Junior Boys Training
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Minis and Juniors Rugby
Titans Touch Rugby
Keep an eye on the social media for fixtures, results, video interviews and events!
Social Side!
Sponsorship News
Massive thanks to our sponsors for supporting the Club, despite the new ground delays!
RMS Networks
“It has been a honour to sponsor Trinity Guild for the last few seasons as they have developed as a club. They have given many around the city the opportunity to be involved in rugby through the introduction of girls and women’s teams, and also an inclusive offering for SEND children.
As the club enters a new chapter in its history, it was important for RMS Networks to support them by continuing our sponsorship. Not only do we support the club by funding kits for the different sections, we also get to champion the club for all the work they do to promote rugby as a sport for everyone and anyone within the city.
We wish the club every success on and off the pitch as they continue to grow, and we looked forward to being on that journey with them.“
Mark Stevenson, Technical Director, RMS Networks
Lime Tree Collectables
“Honoured to sponsor the most inclusive rugby club in the City. With players from 5 to 70, it is great to be associated with The Guild. Best of luck in your new forever home.“
Steve and Ruth Shirley, Lime Tree Collectables (limetreecollectables.uk)
Men’s Team – Player Sponsorship
The following players have already been sponsored:
• Chris Dunne
• Kyle Howard
• Sean Price
• Ram Patel
• Dale Rafferty
Thanks to Tony Morgan, Lime Tree Collectables and the Vice Presidents Fund.
New Bar
After an exhausting tender process, we have awarded the bar and cellar contract to Molson Coors.
This gives us all your old favourites, such as Carling, Carling Black Fruits Cider and Worthingtons, also lots of other beers we can offer.
We have Doom Bar as an alternative Bitter and Madri as our Premium Lager.
Aspall is our new Cider and we will also have Guinness on draught!
There will also be a much wider range of bottled beers and ciders, together with an expanded range of Low and No Alcohol alternatives.
And a massively expanded range of Wines and Spirits!
Volunteering and Vacancies
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped move the contents of Finham Clubhouse to new Ground!
We now have the following vacancies:-
Bar Manager
- Paid Position
- 20-30 hours per week
- Predominantly evenings and weekends, but we are also looking to open the club house up for meetings and events during the day
Bar Staff
- Paid Position
- 20-30 hours per week
- Predominantly evenings and weekends, but we are also looking to open the club house up for meetings and events during the day
Cleaner(s)
- Paid Position
- Three days per week
- 2-3 hours per clean
Groundskeeper
- For all the ground outside of pitches
Venue Manager
- Paid Position
- 10-20 hours per week
- Predominantly day time
- To hire out facilities - vital part of the new Ground's revenue (eg. Christening, Birthday and Wedding celebrations, Wakes, Keep Fit Clubs, etc.)
We shall be going out to the market for some of these positions, but Guild Members will naturally be considered.
If you are interested or know someone that may be a good fit with the Guild, please contact any member of the General Committee for more details.
Guild Photos of the Month
200 Club Winners!
August
£40 12 Gary Skeggs
£20 109 Peter Humber
£10 121 AJ Somal
September
£40 158 Ruth Shirley
£20 48 John Lewis
£10 64 Norman Rogers
We still have a few numbers free – if you are interested, contact Steve Shirley 07932009065
