Some of you may not be aware but we have a girl's netball team under the Wilvale banner and have had so for many years now. Our current team of girls are U16'S and are top of their league. Debbie Belcher has run the team for many years and has been a great ambassador for the club. We want to continue with a netball team/teams and are aware there must be several girls who would love the opportunity to play netball. Teams start in leagues from 9 years old upwards but can train at a younger age. There are 9 girls in a squad.

If we have anyone who is interested in coaching a team then we would love to hear from you. Debbie and her girls have offered to help and guide you through everything from training venues, games, kit, etc to help getting a team up and running. This is a great opportunity not only to get your kids involved in sport but also to get involved with the club/community.

The club are looking for a volunteer to become a fundraising co-coordinator. This would involve attending 3-4 committee meetings a year to discuss and implement ways of helping us raise funds with the help of 3-4 people in a sub committee. A few things we have done/looking towards doing are Asdas bucket collections, fireworks night, sponsored walks and fundays. All have been successful.

We are a friendly bunch of guys/girls who enjoy making things happen for the club for our children so please advise if you are interested in helping out.

Our under 15's team who play in the Blackwater and Dengie league are looking to increase their squad as a few players have sustained injuries outside of Football and will be out for the majority of the season. Can you please ask friends/family if you know of any 15 year olds looking to join a team. The lads train on Saturday mornings and play games on Sundays. At the moment they are borrowing players to make a team so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Friday 7th November at SML - gates open 6.45pm - Firework display 8.00pm

Adults £4.00 Children U17 £2.00.

Bar-be-que - burgers, hot dogs, soup and rolls.

Bar - beer, mulled wine, red/white wine.

Sweet stall, stick lights and rope lights on sale.

No sparklers (insurance does not allow)

No car parking - Park at Asdas if required and walk to venue.

The Portacabin at Sanford Mill Lane was burnt down last weekend. We really need to replace this so If anybody can help, please can they contact Chris O'Halloran on 07717-799733

Wilvale Rangers have won 5 Sportmanship awards.

U9 Lions won Sportmanship in the Crouch division

U13A got runners up in Div 1

U13 Warriors won in Div 2

U15B came runners up in Div 2

U17 won in Div 1

Well done to all concerned

Wilvale Rangers under 6's are recruiting for new players to join the training sessions starting in September for boys or girls that will be going into schoolyear 1. So if you love football and want to come along, please phone Dennis O'Brien for further details on 01245 464071.

Fun Day Photos can be viewed and ordered at the following Website: www.countyimaging.co.uk/online-events.html

The club's Presentation Night will be held on Saturday 7 June 2008 at the Marconi Sports & Social Club, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford.

All players are presented with a trophy, and we have three categories for top trophies winners.

The evening includes a disco, raffle and an auction. If anybody is able to kindly donate a prize, please contact Clive by the web-link.

A timetable for the evening will be available nearer to the time.

All the Action and Presentation photographs taken are available for viewing and purchase from the following website:

www.dephoto.co.uk/burnham

Congratulations to Mark Ashford who has just passed his Level 3 coaching course.

This is an extremely difficult course, where the failure rate can be quite high. We are very proud to have Mark as part of our team.

Please note that for 08/09 registrations, the club has a new procedure.

A Registration Day will be held 10.00am - 3.00pm on Saturday 12th July 2008 at the offices in MKM, 7 Montrose Road, Dukes Park Industrial Estate, Chelmer Village. Registration Cards will be available for you to complete, and these must be signed by a parent or guardian and by the player.

Please note the following:

- You must bring 2 recently taken passport sized photographs. The Leagues will NOT permit the use of the same photographs that were used last year, and in fact they have procedures in place to prevent this happening. Also, players can not wear hats and the photograph must show the players entire face.

- Club's Players Code of Conduct.

This is for you to retain and to ensure that your child is aware of the standard of behavior that the club expects from its players. As a related matter, please note that in accordance with Club Rules, parents are responsible to settle any fines issued on their child by a League for dissent/misconduct etc.

- Parent/Guardian's Code of Conduct

This is for parents/guardians to read and sign. It sets out the standard of behavior that the club expects from parents on the sidelines, so that players don't feel they are being harassed, and can enjoy their game.

- Parent/Player Consent Form

For the use of photographic and recorded images. This includes recommended rules that the club must follow. The form requires the signature of parent/guardian and player.

- Registration Fees and Subs

Please note that the club's AGM will be held on Tuesday 8 July 2008 in the upper area of Chelmer Village Hall, commencing at 8.00pm. All parents and guardians are welcome to attend.

It is at the AGM that the level of registration fee and subs is set. Consequently I am unable to currently advise what these will be for next season, but naturally this information will be available on registration day. We do anticipate that fees will be similar to those that were set for 2007/08.

Please note that the club's Secretaries will not be able to register any player on the day unless:

- The Registration Cards are fully completed and signed by parent/guardian and player.

- Photographs are full faced, passport sized, recently taken, and the player is NOT wearing a hat.

- Codes of Conduct/Consent forms have been read and signed where necessary

-Registration Fee is paid

Wilvale Rangers FC is a Chelmsford based Charter Standard Club, with all coaches trained to F.A. Level 1 Standard and have been CRB checked.

The manager of our U16s squad is scheduled to attend an F.A.Level 2 coaching course, so that all players can benefit from the considerable skills and knowledge that this course provides. In addition, all teams in the club have several training sessions taken each season by highly qualified and experienced coaches.

The U16s will be competing in Division 2 of the Chelmsford League and would like to hear from anybody that is interested in joining a friendly team that is focused on skill, technique and enjoyment.

Please contact Michael Forman on 07851 962733 for further details.

A big thank you to all those that took part in the sponsored walks.

Please can all monies collected be handed in to the relevant manager by our presentation evening on 7th June.

We have finally, today, finished our season It's been a bit of a marathon (26 games) but one where the team has performed consistently well. We've had our most successful season ever results wise (The team won the Sportmanship award last year). We finished runners up in Division 3 of the B&W League (2 points behind Meadow Youth, who we, crazily, beat home & away!), lost in the Semi-Finals of the League Cup to Writtle Minors 6-5 on agg, and lost 2-1 to Maldon Town Pumas (the best team in the whole League) in the Quarter -Finals of the Knockout Cup. A year of being so near to success, but one where the players can be very proud of what they achieved.

A 9-2 success at Southminster today confirmed our runners up spot in the League. The team scored 97 goals in all competitions this year. Matt Thomas scored 4 today and finished with a fantastic total of 33 goals, and Ryan Brewer also scored his 30th of the year again a great achievement.

A personal thank-you to Tom who coaches the team and to all the team for their hard work throughout the year the team have an excellent spirit and camaraderie and it's been a pleasure being with them. Also a quick thank-you to the continued support of the parents, another great turn out today and our sponsor (Steve Hammond of Bartlett & Hammond estate agents)

I'm please to let you know that Steve Hammond of Bartlett Hammond Estate Agents has agreed to supply 50 Estate Agent boards to advertise our fun day (Saturday 21 June 08 at Chancellor Park).

The more we advertise the event, the more people we are likely to get to come over, thereby increasing club funds that can be used to improve and enhance football for all our club's teams.

The boards are likely to be delivered approximately 2 weeks before the fun day, and be collected during the week following the fun day.

Consequently, I would be grateful if you would be able to agree to have a board in your front garden.

If so, please contact Martin Forman at MForman@williampears.co.uk with your address and let him know whether or not you can erect the board yourself, or whether you need this to be done for you.

Report by Chris Barnes – Under 10’s

The under 10's played in the Northney Division Cup final at Burnham Ramblers on Saturday26th April.

Needing to win against Focus Ferrers to secure a league and cup double the boys and Megan were excited at the prospect of adding to their earlier successes against the same team. Focus were the only team to beat us in the league though and proved to be very tough opposition in a game played at 24 degrees centigrade heat.

Wilvale had the majority of play in what was a very exciting game.

The Focus goalkeeper made a great save from Alex in the first half to keep the goal less scoreline. Focus had one shot of note in the first half which was dealt with after a nasty bounce threatened a score against the run of play.

The second half was just as exciting with end to end play between two evenly matched teams. The best move of the match was between Connor & Megan which would have graced any game. Sadly Megan's shot was blocked before it found the target.

The defining moment came when Alex ended yet another mazy run with a fantastic swerving drive that was headed for the roof of the net. The Focus goalkeeper tipped the effort around the post as the whole Wilvale contingent was getting ready to celebrate the winner.

This save was a magnificent effort that any keeper would have been proud of.

The game went to extra time with everyone fearing a Focus breakaway goal. This goal never came meaning the game has to go to a replay.

If the replay is half as good as the initial match we will have a great game on our hands. Saturday was a great spectacle that both teams should be very proud to have been a part of.

report by Mark Couldridge, manager Under13 Warriors.

‘Our team Wilvale Rangers Warriors under 13s won league Division 2 on Sunday 27th April. This is our 2nd title in 3 years and now we will be in Division 1 and will go for that one.

I would like to say how proud of all the boys I am. They have put so much hard work in this season and they deserve all the praise they get.

When we set out at under 11s, I said we will start at the bottom and work our way up and that is what we have done, winning Division 4 and cup in our first season, then the following season put up 2 leagues. Our aim that season was to stay in the league which we did and again got to the cup final. This season was to win the league and they did and again in the cup final on May 11th. Next year we will try for Division 1.

In fact the boys have only lost 8 games in 3 years since they were the under 10s. 6 of them were last year.

I would like to say a big thank you to all my players for all their hard work and effort. They are great lads and we all respect each other.

Roll on next season’.

Congratulation to the under 10's team who won their Blackwater & Dengie Northney Division on Sunday with 3 games to spare! Below is a report by their trainer Chris Barnes.

'In vile conditions we had an early scare & Southminster deservedly led 2-1 at half time. It could have been worse as luckily for us their ever threatening no 9 smashed another shot against the inside of a post.

Our astute coach Mr Miller took action in the interval and assigned a player to man-mark and so deal with the threat from the player in question. Who needs an Italian in charge of the England team when we have such homegrown riches to choose from!

With the driving encouragement from our manager Mr Holman the boys and Megan got into gear and scored four without response to clinch the game 5-2 and the title.

Megan had a great game as usual and was very unlucky not to score the 6th when Luke played a great pass to her with minutes to go.

My only input was to be the coldest referee in the country It was hard to build enthusiasm in conditions that Eddie Waring (showing my age) would have been proud of!

Although it was absoulutely freezing the boys and girl kept smiling as usual til the end. I can't say the same for the miserable old ref!

The players celebrated with a twix biscuit (some even got two).

Hopefully we will all be able to celebrate properly if we win the cup on the 26th April. We will celebrate whatever the outcome of that game however in what has been a fantastic season.

So if you happen to be passing Burnham Ramblers ground at 3.30pm on Saturday 26th April, please feel free to come and join us for the Final itself.

Role on the 2008/2009 season.

Come on you Oranges!

The first half Wilvale played into the wind, which gave Cosmos the advantage. Tommy and Nathan in defence dealt brilliantly with almost constant pressure and with help from Robert and some tenacious tackling from Luke, Cosmos struggled to break through. The couple of times Cosmos did get a shot on target the Wilvale goalkeeper - Max saved them comfortably.

In the second half Wilvale played with the wind behind them, and spent most of their time in the Cosmos half. Shay and Jack, who were both playing up front, were seeing a lot more of the ball and making it difficult for Cosmos to get out of their half. About half way into the second half Robert latched on to a bad kick from the Cosmos goalkeeper, he burst into the Cosmos penalty area and shot for the far corner, the ball went in off the post, a great goal. Well done Rob.

After the goal Cosmos put Wilvale under a bit more pressure, but again Luke, Max and Robert in midfield and Tommy and Shay in defence prevented Cosmos from getting any clear chances against Nathan in goal. Well done boys for your first win.

The sponsored walk will now revert back to the 26th of April for most teams but remain the 10th of May for those teams in a Cup final.

Please note that the sponsored walk has been rescheduled from the 26th of April to the 10th of May due to cup final commitments. The time and venue remain the same.

Wilvale under 15’s will be looking for new players to join the team from September.

Anybody interested should contact Alan Acres at westham2004@hotmail.com

Congratulations to Wilvale Rangers Warriors. Below is a report from their very proud manager Mark Couldridge on their success in the semi final on the 2nd March.

‘On Sunday 2nd March we played Hatfield Peveral at Chancellor Park in the League Cup Semi Final.

We knew it was going to be a hard game. We were 1-0 up after 20mins. Alex Fielding’s shot nearly went in and George Simmons followed it up. It was 1-0 at half time.

During the 2nd half we came out all guns blazing and were soon 2-0 up, a great header from Camaron Kelleher, then Kieran O’ Brien made it 3 -0. Then a great first goal for Wilvale from Jake Reeve who smacked it into the roof of the net to make it 4-0.

All the boys played very well and they celebrated at the end soaking each other in water.

This is the 3rd year in a row we have been to the Final, and we are still in the Knockout Cup Semi Final, still on for the league and hopefully heading for the Treble. As their manager I am so proud of them they all work so hard.

HAPPY DAYS.’

Wilvale Fun Day is scheduled for Saturday 21 June 2008 at Chancellor Park.

The proposed timetable is:

10.30am-12.00pm games

12.00pm-1.30pm break (during this break U6s to U10s will have allocated time slots for soak the coach)

1.30pm-3.00pm games

3.00pm-4.00pm break (includes a managers'/ dad's fancy dress game lasting 30 minutes, and allocated time slots for U11s-U17s soak the coach)

4.00pm-5.00pm games

5.00pm presentation

5.30pm-7.00pm U17s/dads vs Mercedes.

VOLUNTEERS - In order to run the side events, BBQ, bar, sell programmes, help tidy up, etc, etc, we need volunteers. If any body can help on the day, we will try our best to allocate tasks for no more than 2 hours. Please contact your child's team manager if you are able to help giving your name, telephone number and e-mail address.

Congratulations to the under 17's getting through to the final of the KO Cup. Colin Jarman, the team's manager has been with the team since the under 7's and is very proud of the play throughout the season. His account of the match is shown below:

'We played at home v Tiptree Minors Kestrels in the semi-final replay (after drawing 3-3 aet in the first game).

After a jittery start where we 1-0 down after 10 minutes to a quality ball into the area, which was smartly finished, Wilvale re-grouped and started to show the form that has seen the team unbeaten since November.

Playing down the hill and with a strong wind Jack Mundy took a corner which swirled under the crossbar and the Tiptree keeper could only manage to palm into the net. Another corner saw Dan Harburn finish off a scramble in the 6 yard area to grab his 11th goal of the season.

Tiptree looked threatening on the break and managed to grab an equaliser just before half time with another well finished cross into the Wilvale area which eluded the defence.

Playing uphill into the wind Wilvale came out fighting 2nd half and scored two goals within 10 minutes, both from joint MOM Greg Flinders.

Tiptree were awarded a penalty after Dan Kelly was harshly adjudged to have handled after trying to clear the ball.

Matt Evans in the Wilvale goal pulled off a save that showed that there is some justice out there and warranted his joint MOM award.

Greg completed his hat-trick, and make his tally 16 this season, to make the scoreline 5-2.

Wilvale had to survive for another 25 minutes. Matt made another 2 wonder saves from Tiptree's free-kick expert before being beaten after a defensive mess up. Tiptree made it 5-4 in the last minute with Matt again showing his commitment to try and stop the goal with a nasty studs mark on his side to show for his efforts.

Thankfully the referee blew up soon after and Wilvale Rangers U17's are making an appearance in the final to be held at Witham Town FC on 23rd March, KO at 3pm.'

Well done Lads.

Wilvale-Rangers are having their annual golf day on 2nd April at Channels Golf Club, Channels Course

Everybody welcome; kids, mums, dads but book early as places are limited.

There will be a team prize and the Phil Davidson Trophy, plus some other awards too.

For further details contact Terry Vale at terryvale@hotmail.com or phone 01245 466415 or mobile 07802 167073

A sponsored walk is to take place to raise funds for cancer research and Wilvale. The proceeds will be split 50/50.

The walk will be on Saturday 26th April and will start at 2.00pm in Sandford Mill Lane. Sponsor forms will be handed out shortly.

The walk will be 3 Miles for u7/8/9's and 5 miles for u10 to 15's +. Everybody is welcome.

At the finish there will be cold drinks and hopefully a penalty shoot out competition with a prize for the winner of each team.

Fantastic news - Southend United have scouted two players from Wilvale Rangers U13 Warriors.

Very best wishes go to Daniel Belcher who is now being coached with the Elite Training Squad and to Jerome Wade who is being coached at the Centre of Excellence. In fact, Jerome has now signed a contract with Southend United to the end of 2008/09.

Head of the academy Mark Bonner has reported that both boys are doing very well. The boys’ manager at Wilvale, Mark Couldridge is extremely proud of the players’ determination and is sure that they will go from strength to strength.

Mark Couldridge is also reported as saying that he will only take 10% of Daniel and Jerome’s future football earnings – very fair of you Mark!

Following a 10-2 win in the quarter finals of the league cup on Sunday 27 January 2008, Wilvale’s U13 Warriors are now in two semi finals, and they are still in the knock out cup. Way to go boys!

In the league table they are currently placed second, only 2 points behind Burnham but with a game in hand.

Note from Chairman - No worries boys, just look at the Premiership and you see the quality of the team in second place, breathing down the neck of Manchester United, and still in the important cup competitions

Everyone at Wilvale wishes the team continuing success for the season, and congratulates their manager Mark Couldridge for a great job.

Wilvale's Presentation Night will be held on Saturday 7 June 2008 at the Marconi Sports & Social Club, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford.

All players are presented with a trophy, and we have three categories for top trophies winners.

The evening includes a disco. We also have a raffle and an auction. If anybody can donate a prize, this would be gratefully received.

For further details please contact Clive at clive.finders@wilvale-rangers.co.uk

Throughout January and February, FA skills coach Paul Barry delivered a 6 week programme with Charter Standard football club, Wilvale Rangers. Each week, he worked with a different age group, and presented training sessions to focus on the core elements of children’s football. These included ball familiarisation and confidence, twisting, turning and small-sided games, which were all coached in heavily influenced player-led sessions.

The FA skills programme itself was launched back in September, having gained some initial funding (£3m) from the Government’s National Sports Foundation as well as a partnership with Tesco, resulting in 66 new coaches throughout 12 regions across the country being recruited.

Wilvale Rangers are one of the first charter standard clubs in Essex to benefit from the programme which has spread a simple philosophy of fun and support. The sessions for the younger teams involved letting the children play and express themselves without interruption, whilst encouraging the youngsters to spend more valuable time with the ball.

The older age groups took part in structured sessions following the progression of unopposed activities (technique based) into opposed game-specific scenarios (skill based), which then led into small-sided matches based around the theme of the sessions. The players worked on various elements that are crucial to mini-soccer, namely, movement on and off the ball, body position when receiving a ball, switching play and how to combine with team-mates in different ways.

The teams that have taken part in the 6 week programme have all conducted themselves extremely well, which they should be proud of. The coaches of each team have been given various sessions plans to work on similar themes in the future, and hopefully, will continue to benefit from the FA skills programme throughout this season and many more.

After a steep learning curve in the first half of the season as a newly formed team. The U9 Tigers obtained their first point of the season with a dramatic 4-4 draw against Mayland Village Wolves on Sunday 6th January. Mayland had previously beaten the Tigers 7-1 earlier in the season.

This result shows a continued improvement from the team who have all worked really hard to try to catch up with teams who have already been playing for two seasons. Hopefully, this improvement will continue for the rest of the season.

A big thank you to everybody who collected Tesco vouchers for the club, especially to the parents of players of the U8s and U12s as you collected so many. An order has now been placed for a goal and some footballs.

The closing date for redeeming the vouchers is 15th January, so if anybody has any more they would be much appreciated.

Fixtures for all the teams are now available via the Team Managers page. Remember that fixture lists are ever changing so check back here often !