12/11/06 - U12's raise money for their trip to Nottingham
On 10am Saturday 11th November Sainsburys in Maidstone found themselves with some extra helpers in the store. The u12's lads (and a few parents) took it on themselves to start raising money for the expensive trip to Nottingham next year. After 4 hours of hard graft of packing bags for the shoppers they raised well over £500 for the team. Well done lads!! Some pictures of the day can be seen in the Gallery. Next up is a sponsored kick on the 17th December. Please give generously if asked to sponsor.
29/10/06 - Nottingham Festival Update
For the u13's that are going to the Nottingham Festival next year there are updated details here.
10/10/06 - Ground and Pitch Issues
Concerns have been raised about the long term effect we are having on the training pitch (the somme) as it is now in use for training four nights a week and playing on both Saturday & Sundays. My personal view is that as it is the only pitch with floodlights within the club we have to tolerate training nights for both senior and junior levels. Consideration may have to be given, earlier in the season than normal, for matches to be played in the park. I have inspected the pitch and it is already in poor condition which is unusual for this time of year.
However more worryingly is the number of occasions equipment is left on this pitch. I refer to post protectors flags etc. The grounds man informs me that the culprits for this are the youth section after finishing playing on Sundays. There is also a blatant disregard to this equipment by the team training on Monday evenings as they have been seen using post protectors as a toboggan on the slope to the third team pitch.
Another concern is rubbish left on the pitches ( again youth section was highlighted) I myself did see rubbish strewn the 1st team pitch today.
Can I ask ALL playing members, their families, supporters etc to respect the pitches and equipment, and take their litter with them. Please remind everyone that use of the first team pitch outside of a 1st XV fixture is a privilege and therefore may be withdrawn to preserve the integrity of the pitch if it is not looked after. I am sure you will all agree that the grounds man has better things to be doing than picking up rubbish and equipment every time we play.
Brian McKeon - Ground Chairman
24/09/06 - Under 16's Win the Plate competition in Kent 10's Tournament
Maidstone Under 16 rugby team opened their campaign with a visit to Beckenham RFC and won The Plate Competition, led by the captain Mallett, with an emphatic win over New Ash Green by 29-12 points. Link
Junior side 1st Team Days –
This season we are offering the chance for the players in our Junior Section to meet the 1st team in the build up to one of their home league fixtures. Each team from U8’s – U15’s will have the chance to meet the team prior to the match and watch the warm-up to get an insight into what the build up to a 1st team game is all about. The fixtures allocated to each team are as follows:
05/08/06 - 2006/7 annual subscription
As noted in recent copies of Touchline our annual subs haven't gone up for over 5 years at a time when and therefore as confirmed at this year’s AGM the following increase in subs will apply from 1 September:
| Membership Type |
Current rate (& monthly standing order) |
2006/7 rate (& monthly standing order) |
| Playing member |
£120 (£10) |
£150 (£12.50) |
| Non-Playing member |
£60 (£5) |
£75 (£6.25) |
| Youth/Student |
£30 (£2.50) |
£36 (£3.00) £45 for 2 |
| Family |
£72 (£6) |
£90 (£7.5) |
| Playing Family |
£150 |
£180 (£15) |
For those currently paying by standing order you just need to inform your bank that you wish to increase the payment. For those who wish to pay by standing order in future amended forms will be available.
