Rugby Club Issue 74 | Page 5

Henley Henley RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB H enley RFC is a great example of how a strong set up off the field can provide the base for a club to move forward on the pitch. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Membership Secretary Martin Bidlake-Corser to find out more. He told us, “The mood in the club itself is very positive with the new clubhouse now in place and we’re just finishing off the changing rooms so we’re going to have some first class facilities. We’re looking forward to the new season very much I would say.” good squad together with around eighty per cent of last year’s players re-signing. We have some exciting youngsters coming through and have added a couple of quality players as well so things are looking good. I think we’ll be disappointed if we don’t finish in the top five which would be a good step forward from what we achieved last year.” Present Off the Field “It was a busy off-season as we had a lot to do. There’s been a lot of building work going on and I’m pleased to say that it is all looking very good now. We’re very lucky in that we’ve got a “Alistair Beynon has joined as our Commercial Manager and we’re confident that we’ve a strong team in place behind the scenes to help us move forward. We are a community Atmosphere club and the work that we carried out is helping us to grow the involvement we have. Having good facilities is vital and more and more we will be seeing those facilities being used by the local community. There are a lot of strong sports clubs in town which can give us some competition but our membership has continued to grow with a lot of new social members which is great to see. I think that is because people are pleased with the quality of the venue we have now. We’ve raised our profile in the local area and know that it is a place where they can come and enjoy their time here.” www.rugbyclubmag.com 5