Referee Associations in Berks & Bucks
Berks & Bucks referees are lucky to have a great number of local Referee’s Associations who are ready to support new and existing members.
Local Referee’s Associations meet monthly where referees have the opportunity to connect with other referees with varying levels of experience and discuss all things refereeing. Whether that is to talk about local grassroots matches or even hot topics from the top level of the game.
Being a referee can be a lonely place sometime and it is important that everybody has somewhere they can go to talk about refereeing. Whether that is to seek advice on an incident from your match, from how to deal with a challenging situation or to have the opportunity to hear from one of many guest speakers across the course of the season.
In addition to local support, being part of the Referee’s Association will also entitle you to exclusive partner discounts, specialist insurance as well as the opportunity to attend National development events.
Each branch holds their meetings on different dates throughout the month. Details of the meeting dates, location and the contact for each Berks & Bucks branch can be found below:
Branch | Meeting Date | Meeting Venue | Branch Secretary | Email Contact |
Bracknell |
2nd Thursday of every month |
Finchampstead Sports Club, RG40 4JU | Alastair Woodward | alastairwoodward@hotmail.com |
Chiltern & District |
3rd Thursday of every month |
Amersham Community Centre, HP6 5AH | Simon Parbery | Parbery3@hotmail.com |
High Wycombe |
4th Thursday of every month |
The Cressex Club, HP12 4PZ | Daniel Burford | Hwdrs_secretary@outlook.com |
Milton Keynes |
2nd Thursday of every month |
Cock Hotel, MK11 1AH | John Bradshaw | jon_bradshaw@sky.com |
North Berks |
3rd Monday of every month |
Abingdon United FC, OX14 1PL | Tony Dean | Tonydean325@hotmail.com |
Reading |
3rd Thursday of every month |
Early Home Guard Club, RG6 1BT | Geoff Baldock | secretary@readingrefs.org.uk |
Why not make contact with your local branch and go and see what it is all about?
Steve Sherry, Chairman of Berks & Bucks County Referees’ Association and active Level 5 Referee has compiled the below letter to outline the benefits of joining your local RA:
Why join your local RA?
You can find more details about each Referee’s Association directly by visiting their website.
Alternatively, for more information about the RAs, please contact our Referee Development Officer, Sam Myatt, via Referees@Berks-BuckFA.com.We're also happy to pass on your details directly to your local RA, we just need you to complete our Expression of Interest Form.
Finally, for more informaiton about Refereeing in Berks & Bucks please visit the dedicated pages of our website.