Crown Wood CC were presented with their England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Clubmark certificate on Tuesday 8th July 2008 by Mark Roche, Berkshire Cricket Development Manager.
Crown Wood CC has been identified as a Focus Club by Berkshire Cricket in recognition of its strategic and geographical importance as well as its ability to deliver the development objectives of the county. It has a proven track record in administration, player and facility development.
The ECB and Sport England clubmark accreditation scheme is a national programme that seeks to recognise 'safe, effective and child friendly' practices within clubs. With it come a range of benefits not least the profile the scheme brings and the positive messages it sends to the local community, schools, community groups, local authorities and other local funding agencies about the quality and safety of a club's youth section.
The involvement of Berkshire's CDM, Mark Roche, has been crucial in helping the club to go forward with its plans. ''Crown Wood CC should be commended for their approach to club development as they continue to be a focal point within their local community, and are one of only 13 clubs within Berkshire to have achieved this important accreditation so far'.
The first stage was to achieve Clubmark, which guarantees a base level of quality in all areas of Health and Safety and child protection.
The next stage is to ensure the club's development plan is aligned with the county development plan, so that it not only addresses the needs of the club but also of the District and County.
This in turn will help the club secure future funding and demonstrate a clear development path to potential sponsors.
The club has dedicated coaching staff who run regular junior coaching sessions, including summer and winter cricket schools, maintain good relationships with all local schools and communities - encouraging young cricketers to make the transition from school to club cricket.
With a commitment to improving its facilities and administration through volunteers and officials, the club's future is bright.
The ECB, through its strategic plan Building Partnerships has set a national milestone of over 1000 cricket clubs achieving ECB Clubmark accreditation by 2009. The individual successes of the 980 accredited clubs to date, sets the recreational game in good stead to achieve the 2009 target.
The ECB is one of over 22 national governing bodies of sport that deliver Clubmark accreditation. Across England over 5,000 sports clubs are working towards achieving the criteria.
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