Clubmark
... active... accessible... accredited…
A Clubmark licence has been awarded to Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership, who have since accredited Northwich Multi Sports Club
This Inclusive Sports club caters for Disabled and Non Disabled people and was assessed using the EFDS Clubmark criteria developed for multi sport and single sport disability clubs. Northwich Multi Sports Club is only the second such club nationally to successfully achieve this award and the first in the North West.
These latest awards signify the continued commitment from Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership to Clubmark and its underpinning core values ... active... accessible... accredited.For more information relating to clubmark please visit the Clubmark website.
The Award was presented at a celebration evening on Friday 25th September 09. Members of the club attended with dignitaries – Mike Hall MP, Marie Dixon English Federation Disability Sport, Jackie Bryson Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership.
Paul Kendall, CW SP Partnership Manager said ‘"Northwich Multi Skills Club has demonstrated a real commitment and desire. It has been a pleasure to support and work with the Club through the process. We look forward to working with other clubs across Cheshire & Warrington and supporting them to achieve Clubmark accreditation."
Barbara Rimmer, Northwich Multi Sports Club said “We are thrilled at being the first disability specialist club in the North West to achieve Club Mark accreditation. Acceptance, creativity and fun in a safe environment will continue to be our goal! We are incredibly proud of all our young participants, volunteers and coaches. We intend holding a celebration during September and as a mark of our appreciation will be inviting the people whom have helped us along the way !
-ENDS-
Notes to editors:
The Cheshire and Warrington Sports Partnership embraces a wide range of organisations providing a range of services and, with the appropriate structures in place, will continue working to create a single infrastructure for sport and physical activity which will be of added value and benefit to the residents of Cheshire and Warrington.
Clubmark was introduced in 2002 by Sport England to:
• Ensure that accrediting partners apply core common criteria to ensure that consistent good practice and minimum operating standards are delivered through all club development and accreditation schemes.
• To empower parent(s)/carer(s) when choosing a club for their children.
• To ensure that Clubmark accredited clubs are recognised through a common approach to branding.
• To provide a focus around which all organisations involved in sport can come together to support good practice in sports clubs working with children and young people.
All organisations involved in accrediting Clubmark clubs are subject to a licensing process. The licence is designed to ensure that all such organisations involved work to a minimum operating framework and can prove it. The licence is renewed every two years to ensure that minimum operating standards agreed are met by all Clubmark sports and best practice in quality standards is reflected.
* There are around 800 Clubmark accredited clubs across the region, of which more than 130 are located in, or around, Cheshire and Warrington. These high quality clubs cover a range of sports from angling and athletics to tennis and volleyball.
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Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership / Club receiving certificate
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Sarah Nancollas – Partnership Officer
Email: sarah.nancollas@cwsportspartneship.org or Tel: 01606 871812.
Cheshire and Warrington Sports Partnership, Moss Farm Cottages, Moss Lane
Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 4BG www.cwsportspartnership.org