Welcome to our latest episode of Haven RL Fans Podcast . In this we have the pleasure of welcoming Havens Aussie forward Ryan King , He talks about coming to Whitehaven , his long battle to get over injuries , what its been like finally getting out on the field  . He also talks about the chances of him playing in the RL world cup this autumn .

Have you got something you want to talk about ,As always we would welcome to join us on a future  podcast , get in touch with us at trustinhaven@gmil.com and we will do the rest . Enjoy your rugby 

Today Whitehaven RLFC have announced their plans on how the club is to move forward.

The club have appointed Lauren Allan as a director of the clubs and she is the first female board member for quite some time. Lauren has been working with the club now for several months and brings with her skills and qualities that are currently lacking after this past couple of weeks. On her appointment Lauren had the following to say “I am excited to take up my new position on the board of directors after having a role in the club for the last nine months looking after their health and safety requirements and setting up the new Junior Fanclub. Whilst I will continue to carry out these roles, I will also be focusing on working with the many community groups and grassroots clubs in the area, involving them in what we do at the club and building on our family friendly ethos. I am a trained adult and youth mental health first aider and have already started working on initiatives to promote positive mental health and wellbeing, something I am extremely passionate about. I look forward to the challenge and thank the board of directors for inviting me to be a part of the journey as the club continues to grow and move forward.”

Alongside Lauren joining the Board, Amanda Hewer, the club’s former general manager, has joined in an advisory role and will assist the club in meeting its obligations in compliance with the RFL and other bodies. Amanda is well respected throughout the rugby league fraternity and the Board are delighted that she has offered to assist the club where she can. On this Amanda stated “After two and a half years away from the club I am really happy to be back helping. I am looking forward to working alongside the remaining directors, staff, players, volunteers and helping Lauren settle into her new role, it’s really good to see the Board having a female presence. I have already seen a lot of new and exciting things planned and I hope everyone can get behind us as we move this great club forward.

As part of the reorganisation, Andrew Canavan will be stepping down as a director of the club and will now take up the new role of Chief Executive Officer. Two further appointments have been made, Grant Taylor is joining the club as a non-Executive Officer and this role will see Grant oversee and advise on boardroom governance.

The club are also delighted to announce that club legend, Craig Calvert, is joining the club as an ambassador. The Board feel that Craig will be an invaluable asset at the club, and he will focus on working in the community. The LEL Arena also has a new Bar Manager, with Ingrid Eilbeck stepping into this vacant position.

Last but no means least, the club are hopeful of appointing a number of fans to work alongside the board in a liaison capacity. We feel this would assist the club in showing our supporters that we are trying to be as open and transparent as is possible.A lot of work has gone on behind the scenes by the Board recently to firstly identify how we intend on moving forward and secondly, ensuring that we recruit what we believe to be the right people to take us on that journey. Saying that, the club are still headhunting for further roles that have been identified during this process.The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank the Covid team, Coaching team, backroom staff, players, ground stafff and all other volunteers, who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the club was ready for the return of spectators. We also wish to extend our personal thanks to all our loyal fans for their continuous support and we sincerely hope that they all get behind our new direction.

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Fan Engagement experts seek thoughts of fans on how much clubs value them

Think Fan Engagement (TFE) have launched their first ever survey of Rugby League fans.

TFE is the publisher of the popular Fan Engagement Index for English football, which ranks clubs in the top four divisions of the game, and which is driving change in the relationship between clubs and fans in the game.

The Rugby League survey is aimed at fans of English and Welsh clubs in Super League, Championship and League One, and is looking to understand how fans of those clubs feel about how clubs and the governing bodies, engage with their fans, and consult on a range of issues including ‘rebranding’ and name changes.

Kevin Rye, Founder and Director of Think Fan Engagement, commented:

“Rugby League is an important sport in the country’s life, and has passionate followers who are dedicated to the sport and to their clubs. In the year of the Rugby League World Cup, I think it’s a good moment to start trying to understand more about the views of those fans – particularly on issues like rebranding and identity changes to clubs, and how much they feel listened to.

“It’s vitally important that the role of fans in sustaining their sport is better recognised, and better understood. I’m really excited at the launch of the survey, and I urge as many fans to take part as possible.”

The survey applies only to supporters of English and Welsh clubs competing in Super League, RFL Championship and RFL League One. We are undertaking this research independent of any company or organisation, including The RFL, Super League or any commercial partners.

NB: The survey is not seeking responses from fans of the two French clubs (Catalan Dragons and Toulouse Olympique) who play in Super League and Championship respectively. This is because research is currently confined to fans of English and Welsh clubs only.

You can take the survey below, or via tinyurl.com/RL-Fans-Survey

For our  latest Haven RL Fans podcast we welcome John Cox who offer his take  on the Haven last few games  , trys to help us understand the workings of the Rugby  league disciplinary committee and the prospects of win for Haven at Widnes this Sunday  . All well worth a listen .

Got an opinion on rugby League , the Haven  or whatever Then why not join us in a future episode? We would love to have you join us , So  to get on board just  email us at trustinhaven@gmail.com

Haven RL Fans podcast is back and we speak with repected RL Journalist James Gordon from LoveRL.com , We delve into whats going on in the wider game , looking at the first few weeks of 2021 Champiohsip season , asking whats happening ? after some surprising results , We talk about the new Sky deal and what that will mean for clubs outside of Super league .

But the podcast is a chance for you to have your say ,we walways welcome Haven fans with something to say to join us for our next podcast , If thats you then email us at trustinhaven@gmail.com