We are looking forward to hosting the end-of-season fun day and prize giving on this coming Sunday (22nd May). There are a few things that I thought it would be useful to summarise for you. If you have any questions then please feel free to contact me or your coach for further details.
The timetable for the day is as follows:
10-10.30 Arrive at Percy Fields
11.00 Fun Day games start
12.00 Light refreshments available from the SS bar as the games continue
1.00 BBQ
2.00 - 3.00 Presentation of awards to all squads
3.00 Bar opens for afternoon when there will be games, music, raffles, bouncy castle and penalty shoot outs
Everyone should have been allocated to a “team”. These should have been communicated to you by your coach. If you are unsure then please speak to the coach or contact me and I will advise you of which team your child has been allocated. Please feel free to dress up in your team colours, the more outrageous the better (Brazil from last year and England the previous year will take some beating!), face painting is encouraged, as are whistles, air horns, rattles and anything else that adds to the carnival atmosphere!
There will be plenty of entertainment in addition to the fun day games, this includes a bouncy castle (£2 per child for all day use) which is available all day, the BBQ, raffle, kids and adults penalty shoot out tournaments plus, of course, refreshments.
Last year was a great success, not least because of the fantastic weather, and we will be hoping for the same this year. With that in mind can you please make sure that you bring sun cream for the kids, we will be providing refreshments but extra water would never be a bad idea. We also recommend that you bring picnic chairs as we do not have any chairs available and if you want to bring a small gazebo then that will also be ok assuming that we do not have too many! We may of course not be so lucky and get similar weather to that which we had for the U9’s tournament last Sunday, so warmer jackets etc. might also be the order of the day L.
There is a lot of parking available at Percy Fields but we are expecting lots of people to attend and therefore could you please consider car sharing if possible and when you do arrive please park where indicated and park as courteously as possible. If you are just dropping off then please take the turn up to Kids at Heart to drop off there as the car park can get blocked if several cars are exiting while others are arriving.
Those that have been to Percy Fields will know that the pavilion building has been completed. There is still work to do on the inside but Mike Collier will be on hand to show parents what we have done so far and what we need to do to get it finished.
IMPORTANT - As previously notified, we will be collecting registration forms for those that want to register next season. As you will be aware we are trying to ensure that the club can cope with the demand that we have seen over the last year and put plans in place over the summer to ensure that we have the right numbers in each squad with enough coaches to coach and complete registrations with the various leagues and governing bodies. It is therefore VITAL that you re-register by the fun day to guarantee your child’s place for next season
Finally, could all those who took part in the fun run and collected sponsorship please either give this to you coach or bring it to the fun day next week.
Richard Topham
