Clubmark newsletter - October 2007

IN THIS ISSUE

Driving Clubmark development

Welcome to the October Clubmark newsletter. This month we are focussing on County Sports Partnerships, an integral part of the delivery system for sport, with an increasingly important role to play in the development of Clubmark. You can read about the progress made by ‘Greatersport' (Greater Manchester) since they achieved a licence to accredit earlier this year and also find out more about the latest CSP to become licensed - Merseyside Sport.

Steve De Wint features in this month's ‘Spotlight on'. As Chief Executive of the Lincolnshire Sports Partnership and a key member of the Clubmark Advisory panel, Steve is a leading advocate of Clubmark and has worked tirelessly to raise the profile of Clubmark across Lincolnshire, so that Clubmark becomes synonymous with quality and safety at all levels of community sport.

With 3 CSPs currently licensed to accredit and another 10 almost there, it will not be long before the invaluable support that these partners offer to clubs and stakeholders is realised across the country. Exciting times!

Phil Veasey
Sport England

News

De Vere Deluxe Carden Park recognised for junior development

Future golfing champions will be hailing from Cheshire it seems. The region's leading golf resort, De Vere Deluxe Carden Park, has just been honoured with two accreditations that recognise its work in developing junior golf.The course was awarded the English Golf Union (EGU) & English Ladies Golf Association (ELGA) ‘Golfmark' Award and Sport England's Clubmark Accreditation.



Focus on club development in Merseyside

In 2007 Merseyside Sports Partnership embarked on finding out how many quality clubs there were in Merseyside, gaining the Clubmark Licence, putting in place a monitoring tool to manage the number of clubs working towards and achieving Clubmark and also supporting the partnership to develop high quality support to Clubs.



Spotlight on…Stephen De Wint

Steve is Chief Executive of the Lincolnshire Sports Partnership, and has been a member of the national Clubmark Advisory panel since September 2006.



Go-Row in London...Tideway Scullers celebrates a trio of triumphs

Clubmark-accredited Tideway Scullers School Boat Club (TSS) is celebrating a triple success this September.

The club is recognising the work of key volunteer Alec Hodges, success at the World Rowing Championships and a grant to support youth rowing.



Case Studies

GreaterSport - A License to Deliver!

Earlier this year GreaterSport - The Greater Manchester County Sport Partnership gained a license to award Clubmark. This means clubs working towards their National Governing Body accreditation can receive additional support and also clubs with an NGB that is not licensed to deliver Clubmark can now also achieve Clubmark by fulfilling the generic criteria. 



Introducing policy to support Clubmark

Northamptonshire is one local authority that has recognised the value of supporting and encouraging clubs to achieve and retain Clubmark accreditation. In 2006, Northamptonshire County Council introduced a policy of supporting junior development through Clubmark clubs which use education establishments across Northampton.


Operational update

CSP update

CSPs have an increasingly important role to play in the development of Clubmark. Following the successful delivery of the licensing programme with NGBs in year one, it is recognised that this work needs to be expanded to include CSPs in order that they can license those clubs whose NGBs are unable to do so at present.

John Bell, Chair of the Merseyside Sports Partnership Board commented:

" Developing quality clubs is a key priority for the Merseyside Sports Partnership and together we can support clubs to increase club membership and have access to resources, whilst being recognised as a quality environment for young people to go"

CSPs will be driving Clubmark, offering support to ensure that the distribution of Clubmark clubs by number, sport and geographic location is maximised.

The process of licensing CSPs is currently underway and excellent progress has been made in the North West, East and the South East regions. CSPs that can currently accredit clubs from non-aligned NGBs are GreaterSport, Suffolk Sport and the Merseyside Sports Partnership.

Speaking about her experience of the licensing process, and its importance to clubs in Merseyside, Natalie Woodford comments "This has given us the opportunity to examine the practices and procedures that we have put in place to support clubs."

In addition, the following CSPs have all completed a significant amount of work towards the licensing process and are either working with or looking for pilot clubs to take through the process:

  • Leicestershire and Rutland Sports Partnership
  • Derbyshire Sports Partnership
  • Northamptonshire Sports Partnership
  • Norfolk Sports Partnership
  • Oxfordshire Sports Partnership
  • Kent Sports Development Unit
  • Essex Sports Partnership
  • Bedfordshire and Luton Sports Partnership
  • Living Sport, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sports Partnership

Other CSPs which have committed to the process are:

  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sports Partnership
  • Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Sports Partnership
  • Berkshire Sports Partnership
  • Active Surrey Sports Partnership
  • Sussex Sport 
  • Lancashire Sport 
  •  Sport across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent

Natalie Smith at Northamptonshire Sport has recently been involved with training of national assessors at her partnership and comments that "We have received excellent feedback from the training led by Clare MacLeod, National Clubmark Manager and Principal Consultant at KKP. This has given our team and partners a much greater understanding of the key elements of Clubmark and will ensure that we drive accreditation onwards and upwards."

The added impetus that CSPs will give us will ensure that we have 10,000 Clubmark accredited clubs by 2012. 



Summary of accredited clubs

Congratulations to those clubs accredited in September

Sport Region Club Name
Archery East Epping Archers
Archery South East CEDAK( Disabled Archery)
Archery East Midlands Derwent Bowmen
Archery West Midlands Worcester Bowmen
Badminton North West Sutton Badminton Club
Badminton North West Sutton Junior Badminton Club
Badminton London Bower Eagles Junior Badminton Club
Badminton London Emerson Eagles Junior Badminton Club
Badminton South East Leys Badminton Club
Badminton South East Leys Junior Badminton Club
Badminton South West Swindon Badminton Club
Badminton South West Swindon Junior Badminton Club
Cricket South East Andover CC
Cricket East Ipswich CC
Cricket East Cambridge Granta CC
Cricket East Midlands Clifton CC, Derby
Cricket East Midlands Denby CC
Cricket South East Ifield CC
Cricket East Midlands Matlock CC
Cricket East Midlands Quarndon CC
Cricket East Midlands Spondon CC
Cricket Yorkshire Studley Royal CC
Cricket East Felixstowe & Corinthians Youth CC
Cricket South West Apperley CC
Cricket South East Bledow CC
Cricket South West Cheltenham CC
Cricket East Chorleywood CC
Cricket East Copdock & Old Ipswichian CC
Cricket South East Cuckfield CC
Cricket South East Farnham Royal CC
Cricket South East Gerrards Cross CC
Cricket South East Goring By Sea CC
Cricket  Yorkshire Hundhill Hall CC
Cricket Yorkshire Methley CC
Cricket North East Middlesborough CC
Cricket Yorkshire Monk Bretton CC
Cricket East Midlands Moulton Harrox CC
Cricket East Nassington CC
Cricket Yorkshire Ovington CC
Cricket East Potters Bar CC
Cricket South East Rowledge CC
Cricket Yorkshire South Kirkby CC
Cricket West Midlands Wem CC
Cricket South East Winslow Town CC
Cricket South East Chesham CC
Cricket South East Chichester Priory Park CC
Cricket East Cokenach CC
Cricket East Dean CC
Cricket South East Fleet CC
Cricket London Goresbrook CC
Cricket South East Sparsholt CC
Cricket North West Wallasey CC
Cricket North West Macclesfield CC
Cricket London Chislehurst & West Kent CC
Cricket South East Horsley & Send CC
Cricket South East Horton Kirby CC
Cricket South East Hythe CC
Cricket South East Leatherhead & Cobham CC
Cricket East Cambridge N.C.I. CC
Cricket South East Newdigate CC,Surrey
Cricket North West Nunwick CC

Cricket

North West Woodbank CC
Cricket North West Rylands CC
Golf South West Hamptworth Golf & Country Club
Golf East Midlands Scraptoft Golf Club
Golf South West Fingle Glen Golf Club
Golf South West Bridport & West Dorset Golf Club
Gymnastics London  Apollo GC
Gymnastics London Avondale GC
Gymnastics London Elite Recreational GC
Gymnastics South East Horizon Team GC
Gymnastics South East L & G Acro GC
Gymnastics East Brentwood TC
Gymnastics South West Plymouth Swallows GC
Gymnastics South West Plymouth Swallows SOG
Gymnastics South East Concorde Tampoline Academy
Gymnastics North West Withins TC
Gymnastics West Midlands Coventry Olympic GC
Gymnastics East Midlands Long Eaton Sport Acro
Gymnastics West Midlands Earls GC
Gymnastics East Midlands Amber Valley GC
Gymnastics South East West Wight TC
Gymnastics Yorkshire North Leeds Gymnastics Academy
Gymnastics East Sudbury GC
Lacrosse North West Ashton Lacrosse Club
Lacrosse North West Heaton Mersey Guild Lacrosse Club
Netball East Luton Tornados 
Netball East Maulden Netball Club 
Netball East Wyvern Netball Club 
Netball East Midlands Cliftonettes Netball Club 
Netball East Midlands Falcons Black 
Netball East Midlands Lincoln City 
Netball East Midlands Newark Shooters Netball Club
Netball South East  Hurricanes Netball Club 
Netball London OPA Essex Met 
Netball North West Didsbury YPG
Netball South East Clan Netball Club 
Netball South East  Fareham Fireflys YC
Netball South East  Starz Junior Netball Club
Netball West Midlands Evesham Netball Club
Netball Yorkshire Rawcliffe Netball Club
Netball Yorkshire Sheffield Stormers Netball Club
Rowing North West  Talkin Tarn Amateur Rowing Club 
Rugby Union West Midlands Walsall RFC
Rugby Union East Norwich RFC
Rugby Union South East Havant RFC
Rugby Union South West Chippenham RFC
Rugby Union East Midlands Market Bosworth RFC
Squash North West  Carlise Squash Club 
Swimming North West City of Manchester SC
Swimming South East Albatross Diving Club
Swimming East Mid Beds Swim Squad
Swimming East Midlands Braunstone SC
Swimming East Midlands Newark SC
Swimming East Midlands Nova Centurion
Swimming East Midlands Nova Centurion
Swimming East Midlands Lincoln Vulcans
Swimming  East Midlands Southwell SC
Swimming South West Stroud SC
Swimming South West Melksham SC
Swimming West Midlands Phoenix Youth SC
Swimming West Midlands Nuneaton & Bedworth SC
Swimming West Midlands Nuneaton & Bedworth SC
Swimming West Midlands Nuneaton & Bedworth SC 
Swimming West Midlands Nuneaton & Bedworth SC
Swimming West Midlands City of Coventry SC
Swimming North East Borough of Stockton Swim Scheme
Swimming North East Alnwick Dolphins
Swimming North East City of Sunderland ASC
Swimming North East Blyth Lifeguard & Swimming Club
Swimming North East Blyth Lifeguard & Swimming Club
Swimming North East Halifax ASC
Swimming North East Halifax ASC
Swimming North East Sheffield City Swimming Club
Swimming North East Stocksbridge Pentaqua SC


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