Mersea Island
“Mersea Island is a very small island and I’ve only lived
here for about nine years. It is a very close community
and when I first came onto the island I started to get
involved as a supporter. They had two senior teams
at the time as a small club.
In 2015, Steve Daniels approached a few of us about
the possibility of forming a junior section. We’d never
had one before and having been at other clubs I had
seen how much difference a strong junior section
could have so, along with quite a few others, I stepped
forward and it went from there.
I’m essentially a salesman and went out to sell the
club to try and raise money because we rely on
the generosity of sponsors and individuals in terms
of their time and financial support. I started as the
sponsor manager for the juniors and have been
working to make sure they have the equipment
and facilities they need to play rugby in a safe and
enjoyable environment.
When I took over we had three or four sponsors for
the whole club and now we have thirty plus sponsors.
The rise of the club has been really rapid and we
are very fortunate that Mersea Island is a very tight,
generous community and the people here provide
us with fantastic support. I believe sponsorship
should mean just that; it shouldn’t mean donations
or approaching people with a begging bowl because
we like throwing a silly shaped ball around at the
weekend! With this in mind we work hard to give
back to our sponsors making sure that we deliver
value and show them how grateful we are for their
continued support.
I took on the role as President eighteen months ago
across the whole club and I’m very proud to have that
role. The most important thing for us is for people to
come along and enjoy rugby here. We are doing that
at the moment and so long as we continue to do that
we will continue to thrive and grow.
Personally, I’ve loved the chance to be able to support
this rugby club in the work that it does and seeing the
young players here develop is very rewarding. As well
as that I’ve built a huge circle of friends on the island
and that is what makes the club so special to me.”
Colin Morgan, President
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