Rugby Oldham - Aims and Objectives

Introduction.

Rugby Oldham is an Industrial and Provident Society (IPS) registered with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) - Registration Number 29986R. We are a non-profit making organisation, essentially operating as a democratic ‘one member one vote’ co-operative.

Volunteers for the Trust Working Party in August 2005 elected an initial board structure to take us forward to our first Annual General Meeting at which point we held full and democratic elections.  

Established in August 2005 as a Rugby League Community Trust, our main initial aims and objectives are summarised below:


Mission Statement

‘To improve the future of Rugby League in Oldham and District’ 

Aims & Objectives

  1. To develop a Pro-Am rugby league stadium in Oldham.
  2. To ensure that the stadium remains secure in trust for future generations.
  3. To ensure that the stadium encompasses leisure facilities available to be used by the wider community.
  4. To help strengthen the bonds between the RL community at all levels by;
  • Ensuring that the stadium is used as a community based facility on an unprecedented scale.
  • Creating a central base for RL in Oldham to be used by amateur clubs, schools etc.
  • Supporting and promoting community development work. 

CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES 

Whilst providing such a stadium remains central to the Trusts vision , the 2007 statement by the pro club that it intends to build a stadium  itself has meant that the immediate focus of the Trust has moved, at least for the time being, more in the direction of both representing views of supporters  and supporting community development work.
However, it is important to stress that the overall long-term objectives of the Trust remain unchanged.