Percy Park
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Clubhouse booked out for social
occasions Thursday through to Sunday
every week, a partnership with Fit4Less
Gyms (that has numerous classes using
the gym and Clubhouse), Tynemouth
Cricket and Golf Clubs, Kings Priory
School and North Tyneside Council I
think we can honestly say that we a true
community Rugby Club.”
Facilities
“With a large number of users we
identified a need to update, restructure
and provide additional changing room
accommodation. Simply, we didn’t have
enough provision and what we did
have wasn’t good enough. The existing
changing room and shower areas were
constructed in 1998 and, despite a regular
and on-going maintenance programme
we knew that the area needed some
work to return the same to a standard
that is acceptable with the RFU and our
users and persons we wish to attract to
our club.
It’s a big project that has been
generously supported by sponsors,
benefactors, fund raising and Sport
England. Great thanks has to be given
to Crossling Ltd and Bristan who have
supplied us with plumbing and sanitary
wear and also to Kenmor Ceilings and
Partitions Ltd. Without their help,
and that of the Construction company
Meldrum Construction Services Limited,
what we set out to do we could never
have achieved … we know who we have
to thank for making the sums tally! And
in doing so we have safeguarded the
clubs sustainability as a place where
both senior and young people wish to
participate in the game of rugby.
We have also replaced the stand roof
(leaking badly much to the chagrin of
our spectators), obtained new posts for
the 1st XV pitch (the incumbent posts
were starting to show real wear and tear)
and will hopefully refurbish our bar
area to create a larger area away from
the function suite. Percy Park is a well-
supported rugby club and where we
suffer is space however we are putting
that right so as we have said before
exciting times!”
Challenges/Ambitions’
“We face the same challenge all clubs
face; retaining players as so many decide
to leave the game for so many different
reasons that it can be a struggle, even
with the strong player base we have, to
meet 3rd and 4th team fixtures. With
the modern world being as it is with
seven day working and family pressure
of young children, consideration has to
be given to playing rugby outside of the
standard Saturday afternoon.
Our ambitions are to return to
playing National League Rugby and to
ensure that the Clubhouse remains as
one of North Tyneside’s foremost places
to hire for functions, weddings and other
celebrations.”
“We face the same challenge all clubs face; retaining players as so
many decide to leave the game for so many different reasons that
it can be a struggle, even with the strong player base we have, to
meet 3rd and 4th team fixtures.”
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