Bristol and District RDO Report - 24

							RDOs REPORTS - NOVEMBER 2010

Bristol and District RDO Report - 24.11.10 - Neil Loader

      Club meetings with: Cleve RFC, Barton Hill RFC, Whitehall RFC, Aretians RFC,
       Avonmouth RFC and Southmead RFC.
      Whole Club Development Plan surveys set up for Cleve, Southmead, Whitehall
       and Aretians.
      M and Y SoA achieved by Cleve RFC and has selected to move straight onto
       Whole Club SoA.
      MEND. We are working with BCC to deliver an exercise programme for obese
       children. David Hilton will be delivering the exercise part with a rugby twist. My
       aim is to help raise the self esteem of some of these children and show them our
       sport has a place for every body shape. We will be sign posting the children to our
       clubs if they wish to continue exercising after the course.
      CVOC. I have met with Avon and Somerset Police regarding the delivery of tag
       rugby in schools. I am hoping to mirror the Child Victims of Crime work done by
       Gloucestershire Police in the North of the County in Bristol.
      RL. I have attended a meeting between RL and the RFUW. RL are going to deliver
       a RL programme in schools in Bristol. There are no women’s RL so they have
       agreed to sign post the girls to our RU clubs.

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Cheltenham & Stroud RDO Report - 24.11.10 - Gregg Bayliss

      Clubs I have met recently
            o Cainscross
            o Cheltenham Civil Service
            o Cheltenham North
            o Cirencester
            o Fairford
            o Minchinhampton
            o Painswick
            o Stow
            o Stroud
            o Tetbury


All Stroud Combination clubs are now using the RFU Club On-Line Tool (COLT) to work
through Whole Club Seal of Approval. This work is being supported by the Gloucestershire
Rural Communities Council.

We have planned a Club training evening event for all Gloucestershire Clubs on
Wednesday 9th February. Kingsholm is still to be confirmed as the venue. On this night we
wish to run 5 seminars and hope the GRFU will be able to support us. Outlined below are
the seminars and the suggested deliverers.

      Club Coaching Co-ordinator
            o RFU Lead: ALAN HUBBLEDAY
            o GRFU Support: DAVE AUKER-HOWLETT
            o Additional Support: DAVE HILTON
      Club Volunteer Co-ordinator
            o RFU Lead: RACHEL BROWN
            o GRFU Support: ROB GROVES
            o Additional Support: GREGG BAYLISS
      Club Referee Co-ordinator
            o RFU Lead: STEVE HARLAND
            o GRFU Support: RICHARD PARKER-SEDGEMORE
            o Additional Support:?
      Development Plan Writing
            o RFU Lead: ANDY BLACKMORE
            o GRFU Support: PETER WILLIAMS
            o Additional Support: DON PARSONS
      Community Links
            o RFU Lead: NEIL LOADER
            o GRFU Support: JAMES WOOLIN
            o Additional Support:?


Prior to this meeting I hope to run 4 Whole Club Development Plan Workshops. I will be
targeting Cheltenham Civil Service, Cheltenham North, Cheltenham Saracens and Smiths.

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Gloucester & Forest of Dean RDO Report - 24.11.10 - Don Parsons

      Initial club meetings held with:
           o Gloucester Old Boys RFC
           o Cinderford RFC Community Dept
           o Gloucester Civil Service RFC
           o Drybrook RFC
           o Gordon League RFC
           o Brockworth RFC X 2, one on my own the second with Dave Stubley
           o Lydney RFC – second meeting
           o Hartpury College
           o Active Gloucestershire CSP
      Clubs in pipeline to agree date:
           o Bream RFC
           o Gloucester All Blues RFC cancelled so need to re-book
           o Hucclecote RFC
           o Old Cryptians RFC
           o Newent RFC
      CB Meetings:
           o Mini & Youth Meeting
           o Forest of Dean Combination Meeting
           o Planned Rugby 1st Session but as you know we had to cancel last minute
           o Attend GRFU U20s session
           o Met PW re CRC


My plan moving forward is to continue to meet as many clubs as possible to carry out
introductory meetings.

Also to book meetings with GRFU Sector Heads to get a better understanding of their role
and how I can assist.

I also need to re-book a meeting with Active Gloucestershire CEO and GRFC Head of
Community Dept this month.

I am having CPD sessions with my fellow RDOs to help me get up to speed with RFU
working practices and products.