Important Notice I am pleased to announce that Blackheath Football Club has been successful in its application to the Community Ownership Fund for a Grant to assist in the purchase of the freehold of our ground at Well Hall. This represents a tremendous vote of support for our ambition to own our own ground for the first time in our …
Volunteer Day – 24 June 2023
After a very successful volunteer day a couple of weeks ago, were getting another one put in to your diaries before the schools break up for summer. As always, there is a lot of work to be done at Well Hall over the summer to keep the site in top condition, so please support us on Saturday 24 June, and …
Thank you to our Volunteer Army
Well Hall opened its doors today to an army of volunteers who turned up to help paint, clean, weed, chop, sweep, mend, tidy, and generally be very helpful around the site – we were able to do so much thanks to the amount of volunteers and the glorious weather. Over 20 people came along, including our President and Chairman, and …
Important information from our president Dr Alan Thompson. Notice of Special General Meeting
Important announcement Over the last few years, the Executive Committee has been in regular discussion with the University of Greenwich, which is the owner of the Well Hall site and our freeholder. The presence of Blackheath Rugby at Well Hall is secured by a Lease Agreement with the University that matures in 2032. The University has a break clause …
A very big lake and a very long swim!
A Big Lake Early in the morning on Saturday 4 February, in a land far, far away, a Club Life Member donned his trunks and went for a little swim. The member was Mark Sheridan, and the swim was across New Zealand’s biggest lake: 14 hours and 46 minutes later, Mark became the first British person to cross Lake Taupo, …
The Anthony Fitzgerald Cup-match report
Blackheath 24 Old Colfeians 10 On a cold and windy night, with driving rain blowing horizontally across the pitch for most of the first half, the next generation of Blackheath and Old Colfeians players did both clubs proud by producing an exciting match in pursuit of the Anthony Fitzgerald Cup. A physical encounter (only to be expected between these two …
Blackheath Rugby Community Project
Blackheath Rugby Community Project An exciting new project has been launched in the local community during the current Autumn term by Blackheath Rugby Charitable Trust, which was founded to promote the development of rugby in the local community. Led by former Blackheath player, Habib Annous, the project is based on a programme of Tag Rugby coaching and development being delivered …
There’s no place like Club
In March this year, a young boy from Kansas and his father were on a train from Exeter to London, after visiting a donkey sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon. When the train pulled in to Taunton, they noticed a rugby team waiting on the platform. The squad boarded the train, got in to the same carriage as the two Americans and, …
Doddie Weir RIP – A Tribute
A lot has been written in newspapers and across social media about the sad passing of Doddie Weir. To those who never had the opportunity to meet him or experience his personality, the profusion of articles and kind words might raise some curiosity. Sadly, Motor Neurone Disease has been around a long time and the claiming of yet another victim …
Going wild at Hervey Road
At Hervey Road there was a small area at the back of the all-weather court that has been left to its own devices over the years. We spoke to Greenwich to get their approval to turn this into a little wildlife area and they put us in touch with Stuart Smith at Blakeney Leigh Surveyors who work with the Greenwich …