Ambassadors 2017-2018

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The following Ambassadors have been appointed by their schools for 2017-2018.

SECONDARY
Charlie Smith Berkeley College
Morgan Withers Severn Vale
Michael Long Severn Vale KS4
Dan Wright Malmesbury
Archie Dobie, John Kylie High School, Ross on Wye
Evie Urquhart Rednock,Dursley
Bella Davis & Nathanael Dover KLB (2)
Floss Ellen Cirencester Deer Park
Charlotte Robbins & Tommy Rowland Wycliffe Prep (2)
Thomas Waterfield (Y13) Archway sixthform
Ethan Moulden Archway
Marley Churchill & Tiana Crowther Maidenhill (2)
Elsie Heslop & Theo Saunders Sir William Romney (2)
Abigail Bowen TK
Harrison Powell - Marling
Reuben Page - Beaudesert Park School
Brendan Kitchen - Pates Grammar, Cheltenham
Alex Taylor - Downend School
Matthew Barton - National Star College
Tom Ratcliffe - Kings


PRIMARY
Jack Hopwood Crossways Junior, Thornbury
Milo Mullarkey Randwick
Tyler Watson Eastington Primary
Lucas Harrell British School, Wotton
Sam Rodway Callowell
Eddy & Annie Turner Avening (2)
Erin Hughes & Sam Jefferies Powells, Cirencester (2)
Thomas Chapman North Nibley
Scarlett Holland & Bertie Rowland Chalford Hill (2)
Seth Tiley, Uley
Atticus Lynham Kings Stanley
Jessica Smith Uplands
Mylo Morgan & Ella Gordon-Wignall Rodborough (2)
Fernand Wells-French Bluecoat
Tyrese Adegamigbe & Mia Hooper St. Matthews (2)
Wilf Doble and Poppy Davies Woodchester (2)
Charlie Beere Kingswood
Kiya Painter and Kian Gardner Park (2)
Ben Mills & Jasmine Govier - Leonard Stanley
Bill Carter and Lily Fryc Cam Everlands (2)
Archie Wignall Gracefield School Bristol
Olly Young - Berkeley
Amelie Moore and Joe Seward - Brimscombe (2)
Dylan Hartley - Nailsworth
Jed Moss - Cashes Green
Meg Pacini - Bussage
Alex Chilman - Minchinhampton School
Mak Sujeewon - St.Marys Tetbury
Freddie Bailey - Thrupp
Herbie Urquhart - Dixon - St Dominics
Casper Dykes - Cranham
Alfie Kirby - Upton St Leonards
Daryn Kitchen - Westonbirt Prep
Katie Harbord - Amberley
Bude Hill - Oakridge
Sebastian Morris - Rodmarton
George French - Bisley
Joel Jagger and Olivia Artz - St. Josephs Nympsfield (2)
Harry Hopkins and Olivia Gardner - Gastrells (2)
William Fletcher - Paternoster School, Cirencester
Eddie Clarke - Abbeymead
Alfie Liddicot - Severn View Academy
Daniel Withers - Combe Down Bath
Piers Godwin - Field Court Junior, Gloucester

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Great to see the first 24 ambassadors signed up from 20 schools. Next year the ambassador programme is planned to be better than ever with more opportunities for ambassadors to promote FGR and a higher profile for their activities.

The target is to have 30 on board by Easter, 40 by the end of the season and 50+ by the end of the school year ( late July).

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2017-18 season

We now have 34 ambassadors signed up from 27 schools. I aim to have another half dozen on board by the end of the season and 50 before the schools break up for the summer.

I have my list of schools who have previously had ambassadors and will be contacting them in the next couple of weeks. If you have a child or know of one, who attends a school not on the above list and supports FGR please let me know. I will then communicate with the family and the school.

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THE CASTLE SCHOOL, THORNBURY. Secondary.

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THE CASTLE SCHOOL, THORNBURY. Secondary.

Thanks, I will certainly contact The Castle School and give them details of the scheme.

Do you know any FGR fans who attend the school? If staff know there are pupils who are FGR supporters, they are far more likely to respond

[GETCARTER]

I used to be a PE Teacher there, and have contacted a colleague today requesting details for you.There are a number of other Junior schools in and around Thornbury you could contact. Also Charfield, Kingswood and various other Junior schools in Dursley and Cam should be useful. Steve.

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Thanks Steve: we have Crossways, Thornbury, Kingswood, Rednock Dursley and one of the Cam schools. I will write to your contact at the Castle school and communicate with the other schools that you mention.

Appreciate your interest.

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We now have 45 ambassadors for 2017-2018, with several new schools: I am keen to reach 50 by the end of May and 60 by the end of the school academic year. ( see list of those appointed above)

Any help, if you have contacts at these schools, would be appreciated. Pester power works!!

Awaiting responses from:

These schools have all had ambassadors in the past

Amberley - about to appoint
Beaudesert - not appointing
Berkeley - appointed
Bussage - appointed
Eastcombe - not appointing
Foxmoor - no response
Longney - no response
Minchinhampton - appointed
Nailsworth - appointed
St Marys, Tetbury - appointed
St Dominics - appointed
Stroud High - no response

Schools where we have never had ambassadors: I am always happy to visit a school and talk to Headteachers/Students. I have written again to all these schools.


Gastrells
Horsley
Nympsfield...will be visiting the school
Sharpness
Whiteshill....intending to appoint

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Bussage and Nailsworth now appointed, Sharpness showing interest (Thanks Carl Tronier for approaching them)

50 now recruited. I was in Thrupp School today and the Head and school were very keen to be involved.

It would great to reach 60, the excellent number we reached last season

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Minchinhampton has appointed and Severn Vale for the first time.

Expressions of interest from Paternosters, Cirencester and Westonbirt school - I am confident we will have 60 ambassadors appointed by June.

I visited Cleeve School in Cheltenham this week and they too are considering a link with FGR.

[tommyd]

I used to be a PE Teacher there, and have contacted a colleague today requesting details for you.There are a number of other Junior schools in and around Thornbury you could contact. Also Charfield, Kingswood and various other Junior schools in Dursley and Cam should be useful. Steve.

Mr Carter?

[GETCARTER]

Yes.

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Phew!! - now 60 ambassadors for next season with a couple of schools still to give me names.

Westonbirt, Thrupp, St. Dominics and Amberley now on board

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Good to have Beaudesert back on board. Most pleasing we have first time member schools - Pates (Cheltenham), Rodmarton and Oakridge.

The momentum is still moving with Nympsfield, Bisley and Gastrells ( again all new schools ) in the process of narrowing down their field of applicants.

So we will have a record number of ambassadors from a record number of schools in an ever widening catchment area. I can't help but think back to the year o the ambassadors' scheme inception when we had only 8 ambassadors and they were all boys in very local primary schools!

[Tommo]

Extraordinary. Well done Phil. It is initiatives like this - actually, especially this - that are growing the support of the future.

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Yes, we have now signed up our 70th ambassador!
30 have volunteered for ball boy/girl duties and some have been painting in the Green Man

[GETCARTER]

Hi Pitchfork, I used to work with BCFC Community Dept in the early years of that initiative in the 1990's and became involved with many schemes trying to encourage school-children, local minority groups, of various age ranges, etc to become involved with the club. Many of the examples i applied to my school in Thornbury, with varying degrees of success. If you are in need of any other ideas, please let me know and we can communicate. By the way, i think that The Ambassadors scheme is a very good start, and could lead onto greater initiatives for FGR.

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Hi GetCarter

The ambassador scheme will hopefully lead onto many more community initiatives now we are a football league club. It keeps me very busy!

Hope we can meet up once the season starts

[GETCARTER]

I will be in the CA suite eating before the Barnet game, wearing my FGR shirt with Carter on the reverse - come and introduce yourself.

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SECONDARY SchoolAmbassadors in school alphabetical order


Ethan Moulden Archway
Thomas Waterfield Archway Sixth Form Y13
Reuben Page Beaudesert
Charlie Smith Berkeley College
Floss Ellen Deer Park Cirencester
Alex Taylor Downend
Archie Dobie John Kyrle High School Ross-on Wye
Bella Davis KLB
Nathanael Dover KLB
Marley Churchill Maidenhill
Tiana Crowther Maidenhill
Dan Wright Malmesbury
Harrison Powell Marling
Brendan Kitchen Pates Grammar Cheltenham
Evie Urquhart Rednock Dursley
Michael Long Severn Vale KS4
Morgan Withers Severn Vale
Elsie Heslop Sir William Romney
Theo Saunders Sir William Romney
Abigail Bowen Thomas Keble
Charlotte Robbins Wycliffe Prep
Tommy Rowland Wycliffe Prep

Secondary School Ambassadors in alphabetical order by surname H-home S- school for poster dispatch

First name Surname School Town
S Abigail Bowen Thomas Keble
Marley Churchill Maidenhill
Tiana Crowther Maidenhill
Bella Davis KLB
H Nathanael Dover KLB
H Archie Dobie John Kyrle High School Ross-on Wye
Floss Ellen Deer Park Cirencester
Elsie Heslop Sir William Romney
S Brendan Kitchen Pates Grammar Cheltenham
H Michael Long Severn Vale KS4
H Ethan Moulden Archway
Reuben Page Beaudesert
Harrison Powell Marling
Charlotte Robbins Wycliffe Prep
H Tommy Rowland Wycliffe Prep
S Theo Saunders Sir William Romney
H Charlie Smith Berkeley College
Alex Taylor Downend
H Evie Urquhart Rednock Dursley
H Thomas Waterfield Archway Sixth Form Y13
Morgan Withers Severn Vale
H Dan Wright Malmesbury