Dieter

KCH Pirates are a small friendly South East London junior rugby club open to children of all genders and abilities with an emphasis on learning new skills and having fun. Training is held on Sunday mornings from 0900hrs at Honor Oak Sports Ground, Brockley Rise, SE23 1NW. We have free parking onsite and are close to all bus routes / train station. Our coaches are qualified and DBS checked. We are holding free 'taster rugby sessions' for children age 5-11 years this Sunday (15th) and the following Sunday (16th). Please feel free to give us a try. Any queries please give contact us on the numbers / email on attached flyer. youth flyer 2023_v6 - sept (2).pdf

Cadets from Dulwich College and Alleyn's schools will march through Dulwich Village for a Remembrance service at the Old College, near Dulwich Park entrance. Please show you support for these young people.

Others gave their lives so that you had the freedom of speech. Rememberance Sunday is one day in the year when we show our respect to those that served and remember all those who died in war. This morning over 300 cadets and officers from Dulwich College and Alleyn's schools, witnessed by their families and the residents of Dulwich, paraded and marched. The young men and women of those schools have shown dignity, integrity and respect this morning. It is poignant that this happens to also be the first Rememberance parade since Dulwich College Army section re badged to the Welsh Guards in recognition of Lt Mark Evison from the Welsh Guards, a former pupil of Dulwich College, who sadly was killed in 2009 from action in Afghanistan. I hope that people will think before they post messages on the forum that may offend others.

This Sunday the season starts again for Junior Rugby at Kings College Hospital Rugby Club. The club is located at Dulwich Sports Ground on Turney Road. We provide rugby coaching for boys and girls age 5 to 12 years on Sunday's between 1030am and 12pm. We are a friendly community club with a long and proud history. Even our junior section has their own tour! Our annual subscription is only ?60 per child for the first child and ?30 for any additional child Give us a try on Sunday's. You will receive a very warm welcome! Any enquiries please contact [email protected]

Dear Cora, Its great to hear that your son has tried rugby and has enjoyed it so much. There is a local rugby club in Dulwich Village that has a Youth section. The club is called Kings College Hospital Rugby Football Club and the Youth Section are called Kings College Pirates. Training takes place on Sunday mornings and we meet from 1030am to 1200am at Dulwich Sports Ground in Turney Road. We are a very family and community orientated club. We have children from 5 to 11 years old at present. The children are grouped according to their age and the older ones do play contact rugby. I am happy to send you a copy of our membership, medical and information pack if you forward me your e-mail details. My e-mail is [email protected]. Details can alos be obtained on our website at www.kchrfc.co.uk. The membership is ?50 per season for the first child and ?25 for the second. This fee includes a pair of socks and the coaching for the season. This Sunday we are are playing away at another club. However your would be very welcome to join us over the next couple of weekends. Again if you contact me direct I can let you have details about this weekend. I look forward to meeting you. Kind Regards Dieter

Hi Johanna, You would be very welcome to try us out. Our junior section is called the Kings Pirates and we are having an open day on Sunday 6th September. Our sessions run from 1030hrs to 1200hrs every Sunday. Our club is very much about children having fun and is open to girls and boys. A lot of the children that attend have never played rugby before but we ensure that the training is safe and appropriate. If your child likes it then we do ask a membership fee. We really believe in making rugby accessible to all children and therefore have pitched our membership at ?50 for a season, which includes a club T shirt. There is also a reduction for any siblings. Happy to give you any more details, so do contact us if you have any questions. Look forward to seeing you on 6th September. Dieter

Yes, good point regarding chores being part of 'normal family life' we talk a lot about team work, so can see where there would be a conflict with pocket money for jobs done. Love the idea of the 'Hard work jar'. My 5 year old nags me a lot for sweets these days and I hate it, and of course the little one has cottoned on already at 16 months, where as her big sister had no idea about sweets until a lot older. Sigh. Sillywoman - thanks for the 10p per week for each year of their life, that's a good way of setting an amount. So, do you let them spend in on whatever - e.g. if my big girl wants to buy 50p worth of sweets each week do I let her (eek?). Molly

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