* Congratulations to all the Vandals who took part in last weeks London Marathon including current 1st XV player Harry Reed, coaches Joe Spencer and Edge along with Jack Seymour. Well done guys you did yourselves and the club proud.

*Congratulations and good luck to our senior defense coach George Edgson and his brother and former 1st XV player Harrison who recently became owners of Locker 27 Gym in Addlestone. I’m pleased to say that our own gym at Vandals will benefit from this new business venture as the boys with be generously donating some gym equipment to the club when they refurbish Locker.27

* Cross Fit boot camp training- I’m pleased to say that one of our many club fitness trainers ( Edge, Redman,Swordsy) will be running a cross fit boot camp at the club every Tuesday between 7-8pm throughout the summer. All club members from across all sections are welcome to take part in this group fitness session. The first session will take place on Tuesday May 20th.

* Thank you to Senior coach Dave Hoade who has done an amazing job and saved the club hundreds of £s by refurbishing our scrum sledge and our scrum machine in his spare time.

*I’m pleased to say that we have been receiving lots of positive feedback about our new Club toilets and that good progress is being made on our new Disabled toilet and baby changing room. Thank you to Surrey rugby who have given us a grant of £2k towards the cost of the new disabled toilet.

* In next months update I will give details of our plans for the forthcoming Lions tour to Australia and our plans for the women’s rugby World Cup.

Please try your best to make the working party Saturday 10th May 8.30am-12.30pm?

Finally Good luck to our 1st XV in their National cup semi final on Saturday and to our 1st Cricket XI who play their first league game of the season under new skipper Jonny Powell. Good luck men we are all behind you.