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An Riocht Notes 30th Jan 2006

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An Riocht / Kingdom YC Notes

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Weekly programme of activities:

TUESDAY 31^st: Hall use 6pm U10 (born 1996 or later) & U12 Camogie (born 1994/95); 7pm U14 (born 1992/93) & U16 (born 1990/91) Camogie; 8pm U18 & Junior Camogie; 9pm Band practice. 7pm Valentines arts & crafts.

WEDNESDAY 1^st February: Hall use 6:30pm U12 Football (born 1994/95); 8pm Senior Football.

THURSDAY 2^nd: 7pm Maths class. 7:30pm Meeting in React. Hall use 6pm U8 (born 1998 or later), & U10 (born 1996/97), Football; 7:30pm Camphill Residents; 8:30pm U16 Football (born 1990/91).

FRIDAY 3^rd: Dinner Dance celebrating last years successes and twenty five years of activities.

SATURDAY 4^th: Grounds work continues from 9am for a few hours. All available Club members are asked to come along and give a hand.  Coaching Seminar in Castlewellan. The Youth Club will be open as a drop in facility on Saturdays from 12noon to10pm to provide somewhere for young people to go. Among the activities available are snooker, pool, table tennis, big screen TV, cards, indoor football, cooking facility, etc.

SUNDAY 5^th: 6pm Scor Sinsir in Longstone. 8pm Bingo; Senior football training.

MONDAY 6^th: Gift-Aid committee meeting 7:30pm. All members to please attend. Lotto Draw at 9pm. 6:30pm U12 Indoor Hurling; 7:30pm U14 & U16 Indoor hurling; 8:30pm U14 Football (born 1992/93); 9:30pm Camphill Volunteers.

TUESDAY 7^th: Hall use 6pm U10 (born 1996 or later) & U12 Camogie (born 1994/95); 7pm U14 (born 1992/93) & U16 (born 1990/91) Camogie; 8pm U18 & Junior Camogie; 9pm Band practice. 7pm Valentines arts & crafts. 7:30pm Games & Coaching committee meeting.

 

Games & Coaching

The next Games & Coaching meeting is on Tuesday 7^th February. Team mentors are reminded of the Coaching seminar in Castlewellan on Saturday.

Indoor Hurling

There is a primary school indoor hurling tournament in Dunavil on Friday 10^th February.

Finance & Social

Membership fees are now due. Supporters as well as players should be paid up members.

The next fundraiser is the poker classic on 18^th February and the next disco is on 18^th March.

Camogie

There have been good turn outs at the various practices so keep up the good work. Sticks and helmets now available from the Club.

Irish Dancing

The dancing class has stopped temporarily.

Scor

The Club will take part in Scor Sinsir in Longstone on Sunday 5^th February from 6pm.  Some support would be appreciated.

Mourne Youth Forum & Kilkeel Youth Providers

There is a meeting in React on Thursday 2^nd February.

Gaelic Telecom

Club members will be contacted over the next week by Gaelic Telecom regarding their Croke Park endorsed scheme.

Dinner Dance

The Annual Awards take place on Friday of this week at the Park Hotel Omeath. There will be presentations to the Reserve footballers runners up in the Championship; U21 footballers winners South Down & County Championships; Minor footballers runners up in the County League & Championship. Also to Players of the Year in football and Camogie & to our four All Ireland winning Down Minors, as well as some special awards. 2006 is An Riochts twenty fifth year in competition. Dancing to ‘Not All There’.

Grounds & Development

The next committee meeting is on Monday 13^th February at 8pm. It is only four weeks until the Premier Reserve League starts, 5^th March, so time is running short for getting all the necessary work done. Work continues on Saturday mornings, a job to suit everyone, so get involved and give a hand.

Gift-Aid

There has been an encouraging response to the Gift-Aid programme and those involved in recruiting members are requested to attend a meeting in the Club on Monday, 6^th, at 7:30pm.