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Meetings and Events
Come early to get your seat!
Remember St Mary's hosts an ample car park next to our venue only a short walk on the bleakest of evenings making our meetings easily accessible for everybody. Come and join us, quiz our guest speakers. Pose your match incidents to our training officers and senior referees. Walk away at the end of the evening with one of the many raffle prizes on offer.
Kris Temple - Radio Solent Sports Presenter(October Guest Speaker) receiving his momento glass from Ken Webb. Kris originated from Kent, but moved to Hampshire in 1997 to attend the now University of Winchester.
He has been at BBC Radio Solent since 2002....started as Bournemouth commentator but moved up the ranks and now presents the Saturday Sport show.
He qualified as a referee in 1995 and officiated until 2001 in Kent youth football. He is also a current active Southern Premier League cricket panel umpire.
Greg Singh who gave an informative talk about the benefits of drinking a more natural isotonic drink before, during and after games is seen here receiving his whiskey glass from Ian (Flash) Gordon.
Chris of VT FC receiving 'The Friendliest Club' award from Southampton RA President, Keith Bell J.P. for 2008
This award was donated by Mike Weakley, of Michael Weakley Associates - Architects. It recognises the effort that clubs put into treating their appointed officials correctly. Michael was the Referees Training Officer for this RA and was running referees courses in the Southampton area for 13 years. The award is voted for by the membership of the Southampton & District Referees' Association.
Past winners of this award are:
- 1990 - West End FC
- 1991 - Vosper Thorneycroft
- 1992 - Vosper Thorneycroft
- 1993 - Vosper Thorneycroft
- 1994 - Otterbourne
- 1995 - Brendon
- 1996 - Brendon
- 1997 - Colden Common
- 1998 - Not Awarded
- 1999 - Brendon
- 2000 - Vosper Thorneycroft
- 2001 - Lyndhurst
- 2002 - Mottisfont
- 2003 - VT FC
- 2004 - BTC Soton
- 2005 - VT FC
- 2006 - Otterbourne FC
- 2007 - Not Awarded
- 2008 - VT FC
Meeting Dates for past speakers 2009-2010
- Thursday 27th August 2009 - Anthony Agius - Oesteopath - Prevention of sports injuries
- Thursday 24th September 2009- Ron Groves - Football League Assessor
- Thursday 29th October 2009 - Sue Lopez -MBE former England Woman's Footballer
- Thursday 19th November 2009 - Tom Barrett -Saints In The Community
- Thursday 10th December 2009 - Dave Merrington - Radio Solent Match Day Summariser
- Thursday 28th January 2010 - Tim Lawrence - Surrey CFA Referee Development Officer
- Thursday 25th February 2010 - John Baker- Former head of refereeing at the FA
- Thursday 25th March 2010 - Chas Morrison
- Thursday 22nd April 2009 - AGM- Ray Graydon
