Ringwood City will continue its SSF Summer Program for 5 – 8 year olds at Jubilee park on Saturday, February 4^th.

The program is open to all boys and girls aged 5 – 8 and will continue until the SSF winter season programs starts again in April. Read more »

Dear Members,  

As they say in the classics, ” ’tis the season to be jolly” – and from all of us at Ringwood City, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Be safe, enjoy family and friends, but remember that preseason is just around the corner, and every extra helping of Christmas pudding will make it just that little bit harder.  

Whilst 2011 is now behind us, many at the Club are already in planning for

2012: 

• The application for Promotion of our Senior Teams is in full swing, and Ringwood has been short-listed for interviews this week. Good luck to those that are involved;
•  The feedback and attendance at the trial / showcase days is being consolidated, and all prospective new members will be contacted to encourage them to make the switch to our great club;
• We are still settling in to our new Clubrooms, but for all that have seen the Wilhelmina room, you will know it is still a little bit sparse and we are still locating all of the memorabilia from Wilhelmina’s early years to display in a fitting way.

 We are also starting to understand what the new facility means to the club financially, and the cost of some of those changes:

•  Access to Jubilee Park all year round, as well as Manson in the winter season, has additional rental commitments (based on our best guess, we will need both venues for many years to come);
•  The new lighting at Jubilee is first class – but our contribution to the installation ($10,000 in April and $2,000 per annum) starts next year;
•  Installation of the audio Visual equipment in the Wilhelmina room is quite significant (almost $20,000);
•  New furniture across the kitchen, Bar, Kiosk and Function room – $10,000 thus far and a further $10,000 earmarked in 2012.

Whilst the club has utilised its cash reserves for a fair part of this to date, we will still need to raise further funds as we move forward.  For this reason, the fee increase for 2012 is a little more than members have been used to in the past. The fees set by the board for next year will be as follows;

We recognise that family budgets can only go so far, and the fee increases have been kept to the minimum possible whilst recognising the increase in costs we face. In comparison to other clubs and other codes, we continue to aim to be moderately priced but without sacrificing the safety of our facilities or the benefits we are able to offer.

Further information on our 2012 registration day will follow early in the new year, but in the meantime if you have any concerns regarding this or any other matter, please contact any of the committee members and let us know.

 Kind regards and Seasons Greetings,

The Board

Ringwood City Soccer Club