Henley
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Chris Hearn, of company sponsor Loddon Brewery,
recently took the time to tell us more about his positive
association with the club, saying, “I moved to the area
when I was six and played socially until the mid-80s when
I suffered a neck injury. My younger brother Simon played
as a centre and turned out for the veteran’s side whilst my
older brother David also played as a centre/Scrum-half.”
“My sons, Daniel and Luke, also have a keen interest in
the game. Dan plays as a fly-half, and has come through
the mini/junior sections at the club having been there for
fifteen years. Luke also has a keen interest in cycling and
recently completed a ride from the Brewery to Barcelona
to raise money for charity.
“It has been a good season for Henley this year; they are
fifth in the league and playing at the right level of rugby
for them. They have a really good coaching team in place
and I’m sure will be able to continue to push on over the
coming years.
“We, at Loddon Brewery, are proud to be associated
with the club and I really enjoyed the fixture between
the Young Ones and the Old Gits with the latter coming
out on top in a 45-50 thriller! Myself and Vanessa and
everyone at Loddon’s would like to take this opportunity
to wish everyone associated with Henley Rugby Club the
best of luck for the future.”
This project has taken over three
years, raising in excess of one million
pounds. These facilities will form a
large part of our business plans moving
forward, providing an excellent social
environment and opportunities to host
senior representative fixtures. We are
fortunate to have strong commercial
links with our sponsors and these
facilities help provide opportunities for
them also.
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Every chairman and club member
thinks their club is special and we are
no different as over the years we have
developed strong community links, a
wide range of rugby with strong ladies
and mini and junior sections along with
high quality facilities and service. We
are proud of our history yet equally
enthusiastic for our future.
All clubs rely on a large number
of volunteers and we are no different
and we all work tirelessly to maintain
standards and keep the club moving
forward. We have achieved a great deal
over the last five years and we have
long term plans to further improve
our facilities by redevelopment of our
existing changing rooms and providing
enhanced features pitch side to include
a new media room, outside catering
facilities and toilet block.