Gloucester Rugby Pitch

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Gloucester Rugby Pitch
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What is the primary use of Gloucester Rugby
ground?

• What other uses does it have?

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Over the years the grounds have been used for a
variety of purposes. To raise additional funds in
the 1890s, the ground was hired out for other
purposes, including a French aeronaut and his
balloon, and for grazing sheep and one
(presumably lonely) horse!
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This is a letter from 1895 asking for details
about hiring the grounds for a flower show.
Here is reply outlining the costs of hiring the
ground.
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They have even let a circus use part of the
grounds in the past. However, a fire in Bertram
Mills Circus in the Club car park in 1933,
spread to the grandstand which burnt down to the
sound of lions roaring and horses bolting
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You are going to write a letter to Gloucester
Rugby Club asking permission to use the pitch for
an event.

• Discuss what features you need to include in a
  formal letter.

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Planning your letter
Introduce why you want to use the pitch or
grounds.
Introduction
Give three good reasons why the rugby club should
let you use their pitch / grounds. Reason 1
Once you have planned your letter you can start
writing it.
Development
Reason 2
Reason 3
Sum up your letter and ask for a reply.
Conclusion
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Plenary

• Go back to the features you identified that you
  would need in a formal letter.
• Read through your letter and highlight where you
  have used those features.