Clubmark

Sport England Clubmark is used by national governing bodies of sport as part of their club accreditation programmes for sports clubs with junior sections in recognition of a quality club. Clubmark is promoted by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The Southern Premier League – the organisation that governs the leagues that the Club’s first and second teams play in – now has a policy that every club in the Division 1 League shall have obtained Clubmark by the end of the 2006 season to qualify for the next season at that level.

The Club recognises that the Clubmark accreditation addresses equality and child protection issues and gives confidence to parents choosing a club for their children.

A Clubmark “team” has been busy for over a year now working towards Clubmark accreditation and we delighted to announce that formal accreditation was achieved in April 2006.

Samantha Gunnell has been appointed as the Club’s Welfare Officer and she has been ensuring that all our coaches and helpers are CRB checked.

Additionally, many of the Club’s coaches are now Appointed First Aiders and have attended Good Practice and Child Protection workshops.

The Clubmark Team

Samantha Gunnell - Club Welfare Officer

Robert Ford

Stuart Plummer

Neil Taylor

Samantha Gunnell is the first point of contact for

Clubmark issues and can be reached on 01425 629111.