Clubmark continues to go from strength to strength. More than 5,800 clubs are now accredited with a further 4,400 working towards accreditation. But where do we want to get to by the end of 2010?

THE RUGBY Football Union's drive to ensure that youngsters coming into the game benefit from the very best support systems that clubs can provide reached a major landmark recently when Clevedon RFC from Somerset became the 500th club to attain Seal of Approval (Clubmark) accreditation for its Mini & Youth set-up.

Whitstable Youth Bowling Club has been awarded Sport England's Clubmark Accreditation.

Whitstable YBC are only the second Tenpin Bowling Club nationally to have received this prestigious status to date, the first being Strikers YBC in North Waltham.

It was a great day for Bungay Cherry Tree Angling Club as Jonathan Wilson and Julian Taylor from the Angling Development Board presented the Club with its Clubmark certificate of accreditation.

Prestwich Cricket, Tennis and Bowling Club (PCTBC) has obtained Clubmark accreditation from GreaterSport for its Crown Green Bowling section and almost simultaneously has been awarded Charter Standard for its football section from the F.A.

Sport England awards Clubmark licences to the PRO-ACTIVE London Sports Partnerships.

Taking the total number of licensed organisations to 52, another five county sports partnerships are now licensed to accredit Clubmark.

In this piece, the NGB for golf reports on the success of High Achievers, which allows clubs to continue to use the accreditation as a development tool and continue to improve their services and opportunities to young people taking part in sport.

This year, Sainsbury's Active Kids is giving Clubmark accredited clubs the opportunity to take part in, and benefit from the Active Kids scheme.

RUGBY CLUBS in England are embracing the need to develop across the board and 14 have now achieved Whole Club Seal of Approval. And eight of them had their awards presented to them at the Investec Challenge Series, pitch side at Twickenham by the RFU president Mr John Owen.

Trowbridge Basketball Club are the latest club to achieve Sport England - England Basketball Clubmark accreditation.