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Rugby Club – Renewal Project – Update 12^th October. What's new about the place ? View the Ground View the Club House
For those of you who have visited the club in recent weeks it will have been difficult not to notice the changes within our old clubhouse. Here is a breakdown of the works in progress: Showers Shower room ceiling repaired – the roof was being held up by copper pipes in places – the full horror pictures will be published soon. Walls repaired with special damp proof construction – new shower heads and tilings. Central Drains installed designed to cope with your mid-winter muddy blues. New extraction units to be fitted in ceiling. Completion by 15^th Oct Outstanding – pressure – investigation to upgrade pressure underway – costing underway – problem is that to facilitate more pressure we may need greater storage capacity & pressure vessels Kitchen Modernise & expand kitchen. Extraction system installed. Stainless steel working surfaces & storage. Kitchen entrance diverted away from bar. New non-slip flooring. Completion 15^th Oct Outstanding – new fridges & freezers. Car Park and surrounds. Expanded car park to take additional 25 spaces. Grassed area in front of patio re-enforced with grass block. Untidy vegetation removed and area landscaped. Completion 15^th Oct. Outstanding – Patio extension & landscaping Elizabeth Way frontage. It would have been nice to tarmac the new areas however there are in sufficient funds at present. Roof Shower room roof shored up with new rafters. New boards and felt. Re-designed roof to prevent standing water that caused the rotting rafters above the shower room. Completion 15^th Oct Outstanding : still suffering from inefficient roof drains that allow standing water above the main club room. Porch above main entrance. Club Room Repairs to main floor foundations. New Lino repairs to floor. Juke Box with 12 speakers fitted to both bars. Additional Bottle fridges. New non-slip floor behind bar. Completion 14^th Oct. Outstanding : Bar refurbishment, Disco/Entertainment area refurbish. General decor



Previous Improvements Include:
August 2003 - New disabled unisex toilet. New men's toilets, Refurbished women's toilets.
August 2003 - New women's changing rooms.
August 2003 - Refurbishment Works, New Lights in the main bar, executive room and the foyer

July 2003 - Gate to the car park
May2003 - Fence around the ground

Things that still need to be done:
Resolve the drainage problem on the roof	If you can help with any of these please contact Alan Webb on 07712 927 122 or e-mail AAAWEBBY@aol.com New Results Board is needed
Installing new lights in the showers
Re-tiling the showers
Cleaning the showers (power hose provided)
Painting the Foyer	Installing Security Cameras
Cutting back the trees on the far pitch.	General Gardening.
Hanging and lighting a new fixtures board.	Stone Picking on the far pitch
Alarming the containers.	Far Pitch Aeration
Cleaning Kitchen Drains	Seeding, Herbicide and Fertilise the pitch.
Cutting back the bushes on the patio and removing the creepers from the back wall..	Internal Club House Re-decoration


Much of what you see above has been funded by a combination of Harlow Recreational Trust, Sport England and the Harlow Rugby Club 100 Club - Click here for - more info

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