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Gill Burns MBE

@waterloonumber8

World Cup Winner 94. Captain of Waterloo, Lancashire, The North, England, World XV, Wooden Spoon B&I Vets. Waterloo, RFUW & Lancashire Past President.

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It was an absolute pleasure to speak on behalf of Wooden Spoon at The Artists Club today. ยฃ550 raised and lots of new Wooden Spoon friends made. Thanks to all who contributed. What a day ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

It was an absolute pleasure to speak on behalf of <a href="/charityspoon/">Wooden Spoon</a> at The Artists Club today. 
ยฃ550 raised and lots of new Wooden Spoon friends made. Thanks to all who contributed. 
What a day ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ 
๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ
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Great to share some stories from my life in rugby with the โฆFormby WIโฉ Thank you to everyone who supported Merseyside โฆWooden Spoonโฉ by buying badges and putting loose change into the collection tin. Much appreciated ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š

Great to share some stories from my life in rugby with the โฆ<a href="/FormbyWi/">Formby WI</a>โฉ Thank you to everyone who supported Merseyside โฆ<a href="/charityspoon/">Wooden Spoon</a>โฉ by buying badges and putting loose change into the collection tin. Much appreciated ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š
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Here are the October Firwood Waterloo RFC 200 Club results. 1st - 135 ยฃ150, 2nd - 112 ยฃ75, 3rd - 153 ยฃ50, 4th - 64 ยฃ25. Thank you to Cranky for doing the draw and to everyone who supports the club โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š

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Thanks to Dave from Vale of Lune RUFC for doing the Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club 200 Club draw for November. 1st - 98 ยฃ150, 2nd - 53 ยฃ75, 3rd - 49 ยฃ50, 4th - 138 ยฃ25. Thanks to everyone who continues to support the club โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š

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Itโ€™s half time at the Heaton Moor v Anti-Assassins game celebrating the HM 125th Anniversary ๐ŸŽ‚ ๐Ÿฅ‚ Itโ€™s 22 all and is a very entertaining game ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน

Itโ€™s half time at the Heaton Moor v Anti-Assassins game celebrating the HM 125th Anniversary ๐ŸŽ‚ ๐Ÿฅ‚ 
Itโ€™s 22 all and is a very entertaining game ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน
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A win for the AAs. Final score Heaton Moor 34 - Anti-Assassins 53. Competitive until the end though. Well played all ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿฅ‚

A win for the AAs. Final score Heaton Moor 34 - Anti-Assassins 53. 
Competitive until the end though. Well played all ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿฅ‚
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Rugby legend & Wooden Spoon Ambassador Gill Burns has a short message to take you into the New Year...Try something new, sign up to #VetsFest25 and participate in the largest Vets Rugby Tournament in the UK. woodenspoon.org.uk/vetsfest24/ #TacklingDisadvantage #HelpingKidsThroughRugby

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Januaryโ€™s Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club 200 Club was drawn by Dave Ward. 1st 51 - ยฃ150, 2nd 47 - ยฃ75, 3rd 63 - ยฃ50, 4th 198 - ยฃ25. Thanks to Wardy and to all our supporters โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน

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The February Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club 200 Club was drawn by our guest from Altrincham Kersal RUFC. 1st 140 - ยฃ150, 2nd 180 - ยฃ75, 3rd 115 - ยฃ50, 4th 63 - ยฃ25. Thanks to all our members whose ยฃ5 a month membership really makes a difference for the club โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน

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Off the AllianzStadium for the England v France big game on Saturday. Hoping to witness a competitive and entertaining match ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟv๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Come and join us The RPA Go to englandrugby.com/hospitality for more information ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน

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Itโ€™s time for the March Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club 200 Club draw ๐Ÿ‡ 1st - 67 ยฃ150, 2nd - 132 ยฃ75, 3rd - 74, 4th - 33 Thanks to all our supporters. Please let me know if you would like to join in. Next month is the big ยฃ500 1st prize draw! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคโค๏ธ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน

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So lovely to see Dave Crank receiving his Honda Volunteers Lifetime Achievement Award, at Twickenham, after half a century of dedication to Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคโค๏ธ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน#hondaVOTY

So lovely to see Dave Crank receiving his Honda Volunteers Lifetime Achievement Award, at Twickenham, after half a century of dedication to <a href="/Waterloo1st/">Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club</a> ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคโค๏ธ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน#hondaVOTY
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#WoodenSpoonDay is almost at an end. It was a great day revisiting some of the amazing projects in the Merseyside region ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š Wooden Spoon

#WoodenSpoonDay is almost at an end. It was a great day revisiting some of the amazing projects in the Merseyside region ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š <a href="/charityspoon/">Wooden Spoon</a>
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Rugby Honours Caps are now available for 12 Counties and all the old regions and divisions. Order form attached, Iโ€™ll send a link when you fill it in and the payment deadline is 12:00 on Friday 16/5/25 ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน (Last order before the 2025 World Cup) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIโ€ฆ

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Today we had a very special guest to draw the Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club 200 Club for May. Six Nations player of the tournament Aoife Wafer ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช โ˜˜๏ธ did the honours during the World Cup Trophy Tour in Media City today. Thanks Aoife ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‰ 1st - 184, 2nd - 89, 3rd - 171, 4th - 78 โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š

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The Honda UK and England Rugby Volunteer of the Year Awards for Lancashire RFU took place yesterday at West Park. Congratulations to all the award winners and thanks to Honda, the RFU, my team of helpers &, most of all, the volunteers who give their time for others ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน#VOTY

The <a href="/Honda_UK/">Honda UK</a> and <a href="/EnglandRugby/">England Rugby</a> Volunteer of the Year Awards for <a href="/lancashirerfu/">Lancashire RFU</a> took place yesterday at West Park. Congratulations to all the award winners and thanks to Honda, the RFU, my team of helpers &amp;, most of all, the volunteers who give their time for others ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒน#VOTY
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This story must be told. Launching our crowdfunding campaign to complete post-production on The Founding Four - a women's sport origin story about the first ever Women's Rugby World Cup in 1991. Please donate / share with your network: greenlit.com/project/foundiโ€ฆ

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Merseyside Wooden Spoonโ€™s annual lunch is on 28/11/25 at Anfield. Guest speakers include MARTIN JOHNSON CBE and KATY DALEY-McLEAN MBE, amongst other World Cup winners. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™โค๏ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š See link for tickets ๐Ÿ”— tickettailor.com/events/woodensโ€ฆ