BRADFORD &
BINGLEY RFC
sure that boys in the Under 15s, Under
16s and Under 17s know who Senior
Players are, and just as importantly the
club knows who they are, so we don’t
just lose them as they start to transition
out of the Juniors.”
Community
“We want to be a community club, but
I wouldn't necessarily think we are at
the moment; for example, an awful lot
of new development has happened in
Bingley recently and I think if you asked
those new residents where the rugby
club was, they wouldn't know we were
here. We want more people to use us
and our facilities and to be a community
club in that sense, but I think it remains
a challenge.
However, the success of our mixed
ability side, The Bumbles, has
created a whole community around
that team, and the club will be hosting
the first ever "Mixed Ability" World
Cup next August, so some things are
working.”
Facilities
“We nearly always get a very positive
response on the clubhouse and the
pitches, but our changing facilities
remain stuck in the 1970s. We are
constantly looking at improving;
unfortunately we don’t have the funds
to immediately act on every initiative
we think of.”
Commercial
“The whole structure of the club and
its relationship to other Sports, like
Bingley Harriers, the Cricket Club, the
Canoe Club and to the Clubhouse as
bat and function room is under review
at the moment and we hope we will
re-emerge in 2015 as a much more
commercially aware and increasingly
viable business.”
Challenges/Ambitions
“The
world
has
changed
immeasurably in the last 20 years
and continues to change; a lot of the
"givens" of 20 years ago appear not
to be quite so certain anymore - will
anyone be interested in amateur
rugby in another decade? Will it be
commercially viable to own our own
facilities and maintain four pitches?
All aspects of keeping afloat seem to
be a challenge! In the years to come
we want to continue to do everything
we do now, but better.”
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