GRFC: LATEST NEWS

Event

Date

Summary

Wembley - England U18s v Scotland U18s

26th April 2008

Tickets cost £25 and include coach travel from Grendon - see Carol Scanlon or your manager for details

GRFC 60th Anniversary Reunion

29th Feb 2008

Will be at Westcott Social Club - tickets £25 - more details to follow!

New Year's Eve - celebrate in style!

31st December 2007
7.00pm

This year the Supporters Club are arranging a New Year's extravaganza based on a 1920's theme. The reception starts at 7pm, with buffet, drinks and disco all included in the ticket price of £45 per head!

Christmas is coming!!

7th Dec 2007

Grendon Rangers celebrate Christmas with their annual Christmas Bingo & Raffle night. There are plenty of big prizes to be won including a week in a luxury Florida villa...

U8s/9s/12s end of season celebration

16th June 2007

The U8s/U9s/U12s will get together at Grendon Park to celebrate their end of season with some friendly matches and then present awards to all teams.

Youth Teams head to the Steeple Claydon 6-a-side tournament

10th June 2007

Each year we try to attend this well-run local tournament altogether on one of the few chances to bring all the boys together. It is usually an early start and a long day but we have a good history here and we are again optimistic this year.

New sponsors NMJ Motorhouse announced for Under 9s

23rd May 2007

Carol Scanlon, Manager of Grendon U9s thanks NMJ Motorhouse for their generous sponsorship of the U9s.

NMJ Motorhouse Ltd is a successful family run business with some 30 years experience in the supply of high quality used cars. They are based in Edlesborough near Dunstable.

Youth Teams visit the Premiership

3rd March 2007

A group of some 30 boys and parents visited Vicarage Road to watch the relegation clash of Watford vs Charlton and were rewarded with 4 goals right in front of them as the home team took a 2-0 lead by half-time only to be pegged back as Charlton equalised in the last five minutes...

Thank you to Watford FC for treating us to this excellent experience!

First Team Sponsors, The Swan, have new chef

16th Nov 2006

First Team Sponsors, The Swan in Grendon Underwood, announce that James (ex head-chef at the Plough and Anchor, Kingswood) will be opening "James's Kitchen" at The Swan, Grendon Underwood, on 16th November.

For a preview of the menus visit The Swan or
www.the-swan-restaurant.com.

U13 Paintball at Hemel Hempstead

16th Sept 2006

The U13s plus assorted friends of the club and a few brave adults ventured down to Oak Wood near Hemel.

Over the course of the day they expended 1000s of paintballs, spent hundreds of pounds and collected a million very painful bruises.

Bragging rights go to the Blue team who shaded it on the day but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and we have been invited back for an end of season bash....

Plenty of time to get together with Squadron Leader Lowe and prepare some real tactics!

Grendon Festival of Football

24th June 2006

Organised by GRFC and featuring :
- Junior Section Presentations
- Bob Fletcher Memorial Match
- Wide-screen showing of 2 last 16 World Cup matches
- Soak the Manager, Bend it like Beckham, BBQ, Beer Tent...

Steeple Claydon
6-a-side Tournament

11th June 2006

We attend this well-organised tournament as a club and enter teams at all youth ages. This year the U7s came first, the U12s second and the U15s third in their respective groups.

Annual Awards - Senior Section

9th May 2006

Each May, Grendon Village Hall hosts the Awards ceremony and Dinner Dance for the Men's teams. This is organised by the Supporters Club and is always well-attended.

Horseracing Night

14th April 2006

Organised by the Supporters Club and covers an all you can eat buffet, your first drink and your race-card.
Winners on the night included Mike Dalton and Ian Leslie.

Thank you to our sponsors...