Gorleston Rangers FC 2019 Christmas Raffle
2019 Christmas Raffle
Gorleston Rangers FC would like to thank Jill and David for once again allowing us to host our Christmas Raffle at the Keville Arms. The Club would like to thank Club treasurer Sheila Read and her husband Jamie for folding up the majority of the tickets and assisting with purchasing many of the prizes. Thanks to Mark and Luke Daniels, Andy and Bea Bell for their assistance on the evening to ensure that the raffle went smoothly.
Also, thanks to the local businesses that donated prizes to this year’s event.
www.pottersholidays.com
www.pleasure-beach.co.uk
www.pertwee-and-back.co.uk
www.porkys-pit-food.co.uk
www.broadlandcharters.com
AJ Hurum, Grooming Lounge Turkish Barbers on Magdalen Way, Gorleston
www.oceanroom.co.uk/calendarr
www.bradwellcarwash.com
https://www.retroactivewear.co.uk
Once again the raffle was superbly supported by players, parents, friends and associates with this year’s ticket sales amounting to £5,233.
The top seller in the ticket club this year was Matthew Clarke £203.
Please find the details of the 105 prize winners below. The prizes are currently being distributed by the team managers.
Gorleston Rangers FC 31st Annual 5 a side tournament
Gorleston Rangers FC 31st Annual 5 a side tournament
In association with Specsavers, Great Yarmouth
Media partners: Great Yarmouth Mercury
The tournament was held over the weekend of Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July 2019 at Ormiston Venture Academy, Oriel Avenue, Gorleston, NR31 7JJ.
Two hundred and three teams entered from as far away as Colchester, Ipswich, Kings Lynn and Thetford, as well as places closer to home like Norwich, Beccles, Lowestoft, Ormesby and Great Yarmouth.
The tournament was once again a great success with 97 teams battling it out on 14 pitches on Saturday and 106 teams battling it out on 15 pitches on Sunday Over 1,400 boys and girls participated in over 650 matches played over the weekend.
All of the under 7 and under 8 participants that didn’t reach the finals were presented with GRFC commemorative medals after they had completed their matches. All of the teams that entered the under 7 (pre-season) festival were presented with GRFC commemorative medals after they had completed their matches. No scores were recorded in this age group. A few teams didn’t pick up their medals, if you were one of them, please contact Chris Dunne on 01493 601256.
The Club are very grateful to Shaun Forsyth from Code-A-Weld for arranging for a truck to pick up and drop off the 5 a side goals and equipment. Thanks to Karl Bues for the use of his transit van to pick up and drop off the equipment.
The Club would like to go on record to thank Simon Hannant, Ormiston Venture Academy groundsman and his assistant Ant for their assistance over the weekend.
Special thanks to Paul Clements for once again for supplying us with a rubbish skip free of charge. This was greatly appreciated.
Thanks to Colin Bray for producing our excellent tournament programme and club photographer Jamie Read.
The Club really appreciates Barry Ereira and Jason Dobson’s assistance in recruiting the referees for this year’s event.
Our committee members, parents, friends, managers and families that manned the BBQ and drinks stall all once again did a sterling job.
The club is very grateful to its individual team managers, committee members, friends, parents, associates, referees, St. John Ambulance, Ormiston Venture Academy, trophy and medal sponsors, Great Yarmouth Mercury and programme advertisers for their support in making the tournament possible.
A special thank you for all of the teams that supported our tournament.
Hopefully everyone who attended our tournament had an enjoyable time.
Under 7 Final – Gorleston Rangers Falcons 1 (5 pens) Wickham Market 1 (4 pens)
Trophy sponsors: Bulleys Traditional
Under 8 Final - Loddon United 1 Old Catton Lions 0
Trophy sponsors: On behalf of Bernie Read
Under 9 Final – Horsford Hunters 1 Gorleston Rangers Buzzards 0
Trophy sponsors: Brewers Chip Saloon
Under 10 Final - Old Catton Lions 2 Queens Hill Panthers Blacks 0
Trophy sponsors: The Lodge of Friendship no. 100
Under 11 Final – Gorleston Rangers Harriers 2 Moreton Hall 0
Trophy sponsors: Specsavers, Great Yarmouth
Under 11 Girls Final - Costessey Blacks 1 Blofield United 0
Trophy sponsors: Specsavers, Great Yarmouth
Under 12 Final - Old Catton Pumas 3 Kirkley & Pakefield Royals 1
Trophy sponsors: Lovewell Blake LLP
Under 12 Girls Final – Costessey Reds 1 Bungay Town Whites 0
Trophy sponsor: Specsavers: Great Yarmouth
Under 13 Final – Woodbridge Town Whites 1 Ormesby Lads Whites 0
Trophy sponsors: Dimascio Ice Cream
Under 13 Girls Final - Bohemians Pink Panthers 3 Bohemians Purple Panthers 1
Trophy sponsors: Specsavers, Gorleston
Under 14 Final – Gorleston Rangers Hawks Whites 1 Wroxham Blue 0
Trophy sponsors: Moughton Engineering Services
Under 14 Girls Final – Taverham Reds 0 Gorleston Rangers Kestrels 1
Trophy sponsor: Specsavers: Gorleston
Under 15 – St Johns Blacks 1 St Johns Gold 0
Trophy sponsors: Terry Moore Carpets
U7 (2019/2020) Participants
U6 Felixstowe Walton Reds & Whites
U6 GRFC Hawks
U6 GRFC Kestrels
U7 Participants
U7 Burnt Hill Raptors
U7 Drayton Youth
U7 GRFC Eagles
U7 GRFC Hawks
U7 GRFC Kestrels
U7 GRFC Ospreys Greens
U7 GRFC Ospreys Whites
U7 Kirkley Pakefield Crusaders
U7 Kirkley Pakefield Kings
U7 Loddon Utd
U7 Spixworth
U7 Thetford Bulldogs
U7 Waveney FC
U8 Particpants
U8 BungayBlack Dogs
U8 Burnt Hill Vikings
U8 Caister FC Centurions
U8 Corton Pythons & Ravens
U8 Costessey Hawks
U8 Costessy Eagles
U8 Elmden Rovers
U8 Elmswell Youth
U8 GRFC Eagles
U8 GRFC Falcons
U8 GRFC Hawks
U8 GRFC Ospreys
U8 Harleston Youth
U8 Heigham Park
U8 Heigham Park
U8 Horsford FC
U8 Old Catton Jaguars
U8 Old Catton Tigers
U8 Scole utd
U8 Trimley Red Devils
U8 Waveney FC
Gorleston Rangers Presentation Night 2019
From left to right Sean Morley ( Club Vice Chairperson). Tricia Timms (Club Girls Welfare Officer). Sheila Read (Club Treasurer). Mark Daniels (Club Welfare Officer). Chris Dunne ( Club Chairperson) Grahame Gibbins (Club Secretary).
Gorleston Rangers FC founded in 1984 held its Annual Presentation Evening at the Ocean Room to mark the end of the 2018/2019 season on Saturday, 18 May 2019. The Club entered thirty teams in the Norfolk and Suffolk Youth League and six team in the Norfolk Women’s and Girls League. Probably the largest youth football club in Norfolk, GRFC is a Charter Standard Development Club. All football coaches at the Club have undertaken coaching qualifications, hold First Aid certificates and have been subject to CRB/DBS clearance. The Club holds mid-week sessions for under 5 and under 6 players, and under 5 to 11 girls in preparation for Development Football from U7 onwards. The highlight of the year is the Annual Club Tournament to be held at the Ormiston Academy in July which this year has already attracted nearly 170 teams from all over the area with ages ranging from Under 6 to 15.
The Club has had one of its most successful seasons to date:
Under 7 Hawks – NSYL trophy winners
Under 7 Eagles – NSYL respect award winners
Under 8 Ospreys – NSYL respect award winners
Under 9 Eagles – NSYL respect award winners
Under 10 Eagles – NSYL plate runners up
Under 12 Ospreys – NSYL division 2 runners up and divisional respect award winners
Under 12 Hawks – NSYL cup runners up and divisional respect award winners
Under 13 Falcons – NSYL division 2 runners up & shield runners up
Under 13 Eagles – NSYL shield winners
Under 13 Girls – NWGFL division 1 runners up & cup winners
Under 14 Hawks – NSYL division 1 winners & cup winners
Under 15 Falcons – NSYL division 1 runners up, cup winners and president’s cup winners
Under 16 Ospreys – NSYL division 2 runners up
The Annual Presentation Evening provides the opportunity for the Club to showcase its achievements and celebrate together with each player receiving an individual trophy in recognition of their commitment to GRFC. In addition to individual trophies, each team manager selects a Manager’s Player, Players’ Player, Supporters’ Player and Clubman who receive an extra trophy in recognition of their achievements. The Presentation Evening at the Ocean Room was sponsored by Specsavers (Gt. Yarmouth) and was attended by nearly 1500 people with Graham Gibbins (Club Secretary) and Mark Daniels (Club Welfare officer) on hand to present the trophies to the players.
The Club is looking to expand next season and will be offering opportunities for both boys and girls who wish to play football. We are currently recruiting managers and coaches for some new teams, the Club will pay for all their coaching and related qualifications. For further information and details on how to join Gorleston Rangers FC, contact either Club Chairman Chris Dunne on 01493 601256 or Club Secretary Graham Gibbins on 01502 730923.
This year’s team award winners were as follows:
Joshua Rouse was presented with a special engraved glass trophy in recognition of playing all of his youth football at Gorleston Rangers FC. Liam Williams and Bailey smith were awarded with special glass awards in recognition of playing all of their youth football with under 16 Ospreys manager Steve Smith.
Team - under |
Players’ player |
Manager’s player |
Spectators’ player |
Clubman |
Ospreys – U7 |
Theo Hogg |
Olly Rowland |
Milo Clarke |
Oakley Eaglen |
Eagles – U7 |
Chadley Coughlan |
Rodrigo Coutinho |
Finlay Smith |
Lincoln Soanes |
Falcons – U7 |
Kacper Wieckowska |
Jayden Reed |
Bailey Keable |
Oakley Hogg |
Hawks – U7 |
Joel Ross |
Tommy Thompson |
Kyle Kirk |
Finley Vincent |
Sacha Palgrave |
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Kestrels – U7 |
Phoenix Nixon |
Harry Roberts |
Jasper Smith |
Harry Adams |
Hawks – U8 |
Harry Holliday |
Reece Taylor |
Preston McCue |
Simao Mendes |
Alexandre Trindade |
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Kestrels – U8 |
Alfie Bues |
Jayden Fox |
Ollie Robinson |
Alfie Smith |
Eagles – U8 |
Josh Bowles |
Ollie Powell |
Tyler Baldock |
Addison Marsham |
Ospreys – U8 |
Bailey Brinded |
Elliot Masters |
Archie Nursey |
Paice Darnell |
Eagles – U9 |
Tommy Taylor |
Reece Vincent |
JJ Dawes |
Woody Groome |
Falcons- U9 |
Lex Toovey |
Sam McCarrick |
Austin Edmonds |
Brooklyn Mills |
Hawks – U9 |
Tyler Rogers |
Oscar Manning |
Alfie Reader |
Rio Barnard |
Kestrels U9 |
Riley Middleton |
Frankie Hampton |
Logan Mitchell |
Alfie Halfnight |
Eagles – U10 |
Benji Buskell |
Christian Christophi |
Romer Heywood |
Fletcher Thornley |
Falcons – U10 |
Shay Harrison |
Jacob Formosa |
Alfie Bone |
Aston Blyth |
Kestrels – U10 |
Ryley Cousins |
Aiden Chirimunjiri |
Harvey Stone |
Kyan Adams |
Ospreys – U10 |
Harvey Maynard |
Harry Nolan |
Aston Eden |
Archie Blissett |
Jacob Lumb |
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Girls – U11 |
Michelle George |
Kia RaIlton Grant |
Laila Williams |
Chloe Williams |
Hawks – U12 |
Joel Smith |
Brynie Belmar |
Ollie Shipp |
Shay Arculli |
Ylli Morina |
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Falcons – U12 |
Reggie Withers |
Afonso Alves |
Rodrigo Cesar |
Corey Smith |
Harriers – U12 |
Alfie Sampson |
Beau le Compte |
Onur Kaykusuz |
Riley Miller |
Luis Mynett. |
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Ospreys – U12 |
Samuel Remedio |
Francisco Cruz |
Enrico Armando |
Alfie Johnson |
Rio Railton-Grant |
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Girls Eagles – U12 |
Alivia Powell |
Courtney Abbott |
Holly Gillies |
Lucy Collins |
Girls Falcons – U12 |
Courtney Evans |
Lisa Clitheroe |
Olivia Marks |
Ellie Gray |
Eagles – U13 |
Travis Rogers |
Ollie Downes |
George Parr |
Jake Newby |
Falcons – U13 |
Callum Lockwood |
Harrison Symonds |
Callum Lockwood |
Joel Buckle |
Mason Jones |
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Hawks – U13 |
Joshua Cole |
Zach Woodhouse |
Joseph Benjafield |
Jude Wylds |
Girls - U13 |
Isla Salmon |
Ava Rust |
Ellie Overton |
Violet Webb |
Hawks – U14 |
Charlie Chandler |
Rhys Cannon |
Diesel Jacobs |
Tyler Sayer |
Girls – U14 |
Mia Wilson |
Ella Scott |
Lucie Morley |
Olivia Gabri |
Falcons – U15 |
Alfie Bayfield |
Rhys Shearing |
Jack Meakins |
Logan Howard |
Tyrese Melo |
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Nathan Moore |
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Kestrels – U15 |
Lewis Ryan |
Anthony Yallop |
Leo Wright |
Reece Nursery |
Eagles – U15 |
Liam Western |
Archie Cohen |
Josh Benjafield |
George Shiers |
Ospreys – U16 |
Toby Sadler |
Marshall Ingram |
Asa Loades |
Liam Williams |
Ladies |
Abi Bell |
Sasha Farr |
Amy Durdin |
Jen Johnson |
This year the Lee Dorothy Memorial Award winners for outstanding contributions to the Club was presented to Sheila and Jamie Read.
The presentation night penalty shoot out winner was Lex Toovey.
The winners of the cash draw were as follows:
First prize - £100 Maria Whetton (Mini Hoops)
Second prize - £50 Emma Holliday (under 8 Hawks)
Third prize - £25 cash Debbie Roberts (Under 7 Kestrels)
Gorleston Rangers 31st Annual Youth Football Tournament
Gorleston Rangers 31st Annual Youth Football Tournament
In association with Specsavers Great Yarmouth
Media partners: Great Yarmouth Mercury
Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 July 2019
Please find attached a copy of an invitation for the above named event.
Hopefully you and your team enjoyed last year’s event and will enter again this year.
The attached letter and application form will answer any queries that you may have about the tournament.
Please note that once again all age groups are five a side, under 6 to 10 playing mini soccer and under 11 and above playing with under head height restrictions.
If after reviewing these papers, you have any queries in respect of this year’s tournament, please contact me.
Last year’s event once again attracted over two hundred and twenty teams over the weekend, so early application is encouraged. Last year some of the age groups were over-subscribed.Entry is accepted on a strictly ‘first come, first served’ basis.
I hope that your team is enjoying a successful season and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
If you have any queries about this year’s event, please contact me. 01493 601256
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See letter of invitations and application letters below