| The
Clubhouse
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| Dressing rooms |
| Why we need them |
| What you can do to
help |
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| Background to the Renmore AFC Dressing
Rooms |
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Renmore AFC was founded in 1973. It is now a
vibrant football club with over 200 members ranging from
children of 6 years plus up to the senior squads.
Renmore AFC has contributed players to the Eircom League
through Galway United and we are also able to provide players
for the national side.
However, we find ourselves in the unusual position of
not having a club house to provide changing and shower
facilities to our members. Our members do not have a facility
to use in the wet and windy winter months. They do not
have somewhere to leave their belongings in a safe
and dry environment. Frankly. we feel this is
unacceptable.
Throughout the last number of years, the Renmore
AFC committee has been focused on developing
club house facilities for the players of Renmore. We
envisage this facility meeting the various requirements of our
members and their families and the community of Renmore for
generations to come. We have been engaged with Galway City
Council for some time now toward agreeing a site for our new
home. We have also been engaged in fundraising activity
to raise the required capital to initiate this work.
We have outlined some of the main requirements below to
explain why this facility is so important. We have also
outlined some of the ways in which you can help us acheive
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| Weather and Dark Winter
Evenings |
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All those who have spent a winter or two in Galway will
know that we can face a pretty varied range of weather types
from September to March. We also know that
the two constants of weather always experienced are wind
and rain. We are very unfortunate when snow and frost
sets in! Combine this with the winter evenings where it is
dark by 6pm and we are talking about a pretty hostile
environment for training and playing.
Renmore AFC is focused and our members determined to get
out there and play their game. It is a testament to the
dedication, at all levels, that our players show by turning up
for training and games - week-in, week-out.
However, anyone who has attended training and games
will have seen players togging out in wind and rain, morning
and evenings, and felt sorry that the teams don't have
somewhere warm to prepare. There's nothing worse than
seeing a group of 7-years-olds, shivering and wet, and they
have not even started training yet!
It is of huge concern to the club that our members are
exposed to the elements all through the Autumn, Winter and
Spring every year. They have to tog out in bad
wather, the clothes they need to change back into get wet
and cold during training and they have to tog back in in
the same weather. Not the most desirable conditions for a
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| Shower and Changing
Facilities |
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Outside of the requirement to get our members out of the
bad weather, we would also like to be able to offer a
safer environment for our members to change. Although
our coaches are very vigilant and ensure all members are safe
and accounted for, most parents and guardians would prefer not
to have their kids changing on the side of the road where all
and sundry can see them!
We feel it is essential that we have proper changing
facilities to provide a safe and protected environment to
tog in and out and somewhere safe for members to keep their
belongings while they play and train. We also think our
players should be able to take a warm shower directly after a
game or training if they wish.
There is also the image of the club to thnk about.
Most of the bigger Galway clubs are able to provide changing
facilities to their visitors. Renmore should not be the
only club in Galway unable to do this! |
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| Meeting and Storage
Facilities |
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The commitee and coaching staff face a constant
struggle to look after the equipment belonging to the
club. All of those involved in training have now
set aside a part of their garden sheds or garages for
Renmore AFC. I am sure we'd all like to have full use of
the shed or garage again!
It would be of huge benefit to the club to have one,
central storage area for the club's gear. This would
make it easier to account for our gear and reduce
replacement costs. It would also ease the
process of making the club's gear available to
all. Currently, coaches conduct a
'swap' where one team needs gear in ths possesion of
another teams coach! Again, not very desirable for
one a club the size of Renmore.
There is the added benefit in that our members can
use storage facilities and changing rooms to secure
their belongings while they are training and
playing. Currently, the are forced to leave
their belongings on the side of the pitch which is
neither secure enough or advisable.
The club commitee meets every two weeks to discuss
the club business and plan for upcoming events.
Currently, we use the nearest hotel / pub
facilities for this purpose. A Club meeting
facility would be of great benefit. It would also
enhance the prestige of the club as we could invite
other clubs to meetings where required.
Of equal importance, a meeting facility
would be of use to club members for discussion of
training plans, games strategy, team get-togethers,
awards,
celebrations etc. |
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| What do you need to do? |
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Renmore AFC is doing all that it can currently, in
league with Galway City Council, to get this development
moving. We need the help and support of all
parents, guardians, supporters and friends to make this
work.
You can help by:
- Supporting our funding drives as much as you can. Watch
out for upcoming events and please support and come along to
the events. Click here to see about upcoming
events.
- Attending games and club events as they occur. Click here to get fixture
details.
- Making everyone aware of the requirement for a
clubhouse.
- Using any contacts you have to push this along.
- Advising the club committee if you can help with
knowledge, contacts, expertise e.g. engineers, electricians,
plumbers, builders. Any help / advice is gratefully
received!
- Expressing your interest to the committee. Click here to committee
contact details.
- Initiate your own funding drives - all financial help
gets us there faster. Talk to us if you have
ideas.
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