Brixham RFC Are Going Inside Out For Children’s Mental Health Week
This Children’s Mental Health Week, we want to show the world that it’s ok to show what is on the inside, outside! Between the 5th & 11th Feb we’re asking you to show what’s on the inside by turning your top inside out, & sharing your photo online for Inside Out Week.
Our goal is to shine a light on children’s mental wellbeing, help open up the conversation about how we feel on the inside, and importantly, show our young people our support.
It doesn’t matter what you’re wearing, whether it be a club shirt, LooseHeadz tee, your uniform, or even your favourite hat and coat, we just want to get the message out there. And we’re not just limiting this to the kids, we would love to see coaches, spectators, parents, carers, and adults at every level of the game to join this message & share their inside out photos on social channels.
To join in, simply share your photo on your favourite social channel, tagging @LooseHeadz & using #InsideOutWeek. We’ll make sure to share as many of them as we can, & hope to have a few famous faces joining the movement.
Inside Out Week is set to be a prelude to the launch of LooseHeadz’s brand new mental health training module for youth players which is set to launch later this year. We hope by sharing this simple message with young players, we can open up conversations and get them engaged with looking after their mental wellbeing from an early stage.
We know from research that poor mental health is a growing problem amongst young people with 1 in 6 children aged 5-16 likely to have a mental health problem, with 39.2% of 6-16 year olds having experienced a deterioration in mental health since 2017. This is particularly important as it is believed that 50% of mental health problems start by the age of 14.
The reasons for these statistics are vast, from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic through to pressure from social media, and everything in between. We therefore believe that it’s vital to get young people thinking about their mental fitness as early as possible.
So please get posting throughout the week, and show our youth players that it’s ok to let things out.
Bryan Pitman
BRFC Looseheadz Ambassador
Darts
Congratulations to our Threes Competition winners from Brixham Rugby Club, Bill Lait, Ben Stewart and Les Hopgood.
Commiserations to our runners-up, also from Brixham Rugby Club, Paul Patton, Paul Farr and Mark Greatorex. Rugby club players Bill Lait and Paul Patton hit a 180 tonight, along with Mark Greatorex hitting the highest checkout tonight of 127 finishing on the bull.
Euchre
The Brixham RFC Euchre team was reformed back in September 2021 by Derek Winning and Derrick Piper . Each week a team of 6 players plays against pubs and clubs located in the Bay in the 1st division of the Torbay Euchre League They are currently standing in mid table.
League matches are played home and away each Wednesday night at start at 8.30 pm . Along with the league there are also cup competitions and the club organises a round robin competition which attracts up to 90 players on any one evening.
There are currently 12 members in the squad but only six can play in the team. Many players are legends of the club and include Dave Langdon , Bob Houston , Len Harvey and of course the two Del’s.
There is a potential to add another team in the club if someone is willing to take this on. If you would like to become a Euchre player and represent the club please contact Derrick Piper on 07773805228.
The Brixham RFC Euchre team was reformed back in September 2021 by Derek Winning and Derrick Piper . Each week a team of 6 players plays against pubs and clubs located in the Bay in the 1st division of the Torbay Euchre League They are currently standing in mid table.
League matches are played home and away each Wednesday night at start at 8.30 pm . Along with the league there are also cup competitions and the club organises a round robin competition which attracts up to 90 players on any one evening.
There are currently 12 members in the squad but only six can play in the team. Many players are legends of the club and include Dave Langdon , Bob Houston , Len Harvey and of course the two Del’s.
There is a potential to add another team in the club if someone is willing to take this on. If you would like to become a Euchre player and represent the club please contact Derrick Piper on 07773805228.
Walking Rugby
Brixham Trawlers Walking Rugby Team had their first fixture this season away at Newton Abbot. The Brixham Trawlers A and B teams had two games each against a newly formed Newton team and both performed really well and played the game in good nature and sportsmanship. Each team had a player of the match with Team A nominating Lindz Mckee , who also scored her first try and Team B awarding it to Bruce Graeme-Cook.
The team now looks forward to a home fixture on Saturday 17th February against Dartmouth. KO 11 am at Astley Park followed by sponsorship of the Brixham Crusaders v Dartmouth League game. Anyone wishing to play walking rugby please contact Bryan Pitman on 07803120401.
