Club Development in Bolsover District

Community sports clubs are at the heart of the British sporting infrastructure.  We are keen to work with a variety of community sports clubs to help ensure that we have high quality community sport provision across the district in a variety of sports.

• North Derbyshire Sport & Physical Activity Directory
• Clubmark
• Club Development Process
• School – Club – Links
• Club Coach Mentoring Programme
• Talented Athlete Support
• Funding for Clubs

North Derbyshire Sport & Physical Activity Directory

January 2012 has seen the launch of the North Derbyshire Sport & Physical Activity Directory, which has been jointly produced by Bolsover District Council, Chesterfield Borough Council and North East Derbyshire District Council.  The directory provides an A-Z list of sports clubs and physical activity opportunities within North Derbyshire, ranging from walking, jogging and cycling to teams sports and activities in leisure centres.  For more information check out the North Derbyshire Sport & Physical Activity Directory

 Clubmark

Clubmark is a national cross sports quality accreditation scheme for clubs. It is built around a set of core criteria which ensure that accredited clubs operate to a set of consistent, accepted and adopted minimum operating standards.

Sport England recognises and values the commitment made by sports clubs to develop high quality, welcoming environments for young participants. The development of clubs that encourage young people to take-up sport, improve their talents and give them the option to initiate and maintain life-long participation in sport is an essential part of our work to support the sporting infrastructure in England.

Clubmark is endorsed by all the main sporting, youth and education agencies involved in the delivery of sporting opportunities for young people as the accreditation scheme for clubs with quality assured junior sections.

A club is accredited via either its licensed National Governing Body (NGB) or County Sports Partnership (CSP). It must, therefore, be affiliated to the relevant Sport England recognised NGB in order to be accredited.

The following clubs have achieved Clubmark accreditation in Bolsover district:

• Bolsover & District Cycling Club - Clubmark (Sport England & British Cycling)
• Bondhay Golf Club - Golf Mark
• Carr Vale Colts Football Club - FA Charter Standard Development Club
• Glapwell Gladiators Jnr Football Club - FA Charter Standard
• Pinxton Rangers Football Club - FA Charter Standard
• Shirebrook Rangers Football Club - FA Charter Standard Community Club
• Shirebrook Royal British Legion Football Club - FA Charter Standard
• Tibshelf Juniors Football Club - FA Charter Standard
• Creswell Juniors Football Club - FA Charter Standard
• Brimwood Utd FC - FA Charter Standard
• South Normanton Athletic FC - FA Charter Standard
• Clowne Comets FC - FA Charter Standard
• Barlborough Juniors Football Club - FA Charter Standard
• Blackwell & District Young Striders Athletic Club (BADY's) - Clubmark (Sport England & England Athletics)

Pending accreditation:

• Glapwell Cricket Club

To find out how your club could apply for and achieve Clubmark accreditation please telephone 01246 593064 or submit an enquiry form

Club Development Process

New Accredited Club Development Process is a Recipe for Success!

In addition to NGB Clubmark the districts clubs can now attain awards from Bolsover District Council. The Sports Development Team have put together a series of awards to reflect standards of good practice in different areas of club development. The awards compliment NGB awards, are designed to help and support clubs in working towards Clubmark and will assist clubs in becoming stronger and more sustainable whilst highlighting the good work already being done. Clubs can achieve awards at a number of levels and each level will strengthen your club.

• Stepping Stones - 8 point criteria towards Clubmark accreditation
• School Club Links Bronze Award - Includes communication, marketing & promotion within schools
• School Club Link Silver Award - Includes school coaching activities &competition
• School Club Link Gold Award - Includes leadership and volunteer opportunities, teacher training and coach education.
• Volunteer Investment Club - Volunteer Coordinators, handbooks, rewards and opportunities.
• Touchstone Community Development Club - Prestigious award made when all the levels above have been met.

To find out more about your club receiving any of our awards please telephone 01246 593064 or submit an enquiry form.

Stepping Stones Accreditation

At the annual Bolsover District Sports Awards which took place on 23rd September 2011, 10 local clubs from the district were awarded with the Bolsover District Council Stepping Stones accreditation.  Clubs will have to renew this every year as part of their Charter Standard status.  The following clubs were awarded with Stepping Stones accreditation:

• Barlborough Junior Football Club
• Brimwood United Football Club
• Carr Vale Colts Football Club
• Clowne Comets Junior Football Club
• Creswell Football Club
• Glapwell Gladiators Junior Football Club
• Shirebrook Rangers Football Club
• Shirebrook Royal British Legion Football Club
• Tibshelf Football Club
• South Normanton Athletic Football Club

School – Club – Links

We work closely with Bolsover and District School Sports Partnership to ensure that young people have the opportunity to continue into high quality, child friendly community sports clubs out of the school and PE setting.

Each official School-Club-Link must meet a series minimum operating criteria and show a commitment to developing junior sports provision.

Current School-Club-Links in Bolsover district:

• Glapwell Cricket Club*
• Mansfield Giants Basketball Club*
• North Nottinghamshire Hockey Club*
• Pilsley Cricket Club
• Clowne Cricket Club
• South Normanton Cricket Club
• Shirebrook Rangers Football Club
• Clowne Comets Football Club
• Carr Vale Colts Football Club
• Tapton Golf Club
• Bondhay Golf Club
• Shirland Golf Club
• Blackwell and District Young Striders Athletics Club
• Tibshelf Netball Club
• Alfreton Gymnastics Academy
• Springwell Table Tennis Club
• Colin Deaton Table Tennis Academy
• Creswell Crusaders Rugby Union Football Club
• Chesterfield Rugby Union Football Club
• Amber Valley Rugby Union Football Club
  (* clubs with signed agreements)

Club Coach Mentoring Programme

We offer a unique programme to community football clubs who have or are working towards Clubmark accreditation.  We support grassroots coaches working towards FA qualifications to facilitate their development in skills, knowledge and understanding of the coaching process.

Clubs who have already benefited from this programme include:

• Shirebrook Rangers Football Club
• Barlborough Juniors Football Club
• Whaley Thorns Football Club
• Clowne Comets Football Club
• Pinxton Rangers Football Cub

To find out how your club could benefit from this programme, please telephone 01246 593067 or submit an enquiry form

Talented Athlete Support

The path to sporting success can be costly, with travel expenses, facility hire costs, equipment, coaching fees and tournament entry fees all adding up.

To help with this, we have, in conjunction with Derbyshire Sport, got a bursary fund called 'Podium'.  (The new name for the Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund).

Podium Talented Athlete Fund - 2012

Podium is a bursary scheme designed to support Bolsover district's and Derbyshire’s emerging sports stars.

The Derbyshire Talented Athlete fund was launched in December 2007, with 76 athletes receiving a bursary of £300 in the first year to help them to make the most of their talent.  2011 has seen 159 athletes across the county awarded bursaries of up £300.
Bursaries are awarded in all sports recognised by Sport England and those performers who are currently competing for England or Great Britain or have the potential to do so within the next 18 months are eligible.

To find out more information visit Derbyshire Sport. Athletes are also encouraged to discuss their application with the relevant National Governing Body of Sport


The Bolsover Athletes

5 young sports stars have received a bursary from the Podium Fund in 2012.  These are:

• Ashley Clipston (Bowls)
• Sophie Baggaley (Football)
• Jack Griffiths (Kickboxing)
• Emily-Mae Hall (Golf)
• Nicky Powell (Rugby Union)

2011 has seen 5 young sports stars receive a bursary from the Talented Athlete Fund.  These are:

• Ashley Clipston (Bowls)
• Sophie Baggaley (Football)
• Jack Griffiths (Kickboxing)
• Ryan Turner (Boxing)
• Jordan Ingledew (Rugby Union)

5 promising sports stars received a bursary from the Talented Athlete Fund in 2010:

• Kirk Bytheway (Kickboxing)
• Saran Carman (Gymnastics)
• Ashley Clipston (Bowls)
• Jack Griffiths (Kickboxing)
• Jamie Robinson (Boxing)

2009 saw 4 talented athletes from the Bolsover district receive bursaries from the Talented Athlete Fund:

• Saran carman (Gymnastics)
• Jack Griffiths (Kickboxing)
• Rachel Rodgers (Trampolining)
• Ryan Rodgers (Trampolining)

When the bursary was launched in 2008, 3 shining stars were granted £300 each:

• Jack Griffiths (Kickboxing)
• Tom Robinson (Kickboxing)
• Ryan Rogers (Trampolining)

Funding for Clubs

McDonald's KickStart Grant

McDonald's is providing grants through its new KickStart scheme to help support community football clubs throughout the UK which will help to develop their players and the community.

See http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/Sport/Football/Investment/small-grant.html for more information.  Eligible clubs must be:

• Recognised by their National FA
• Have at least one team at or below junior (Under 18) level

One off grants of between £500-2500 are available (including VAT for a single project)

Examples of eligible costs include club facilities, grounds keeping tools, training courses and pitch hire.  The deadline date is 30th June 2012.  

Derbyshire County Council - Community Action Grants Scheme

This scheme supports community groups, voluntary groups, charities and sports clubs within Derbyshire.  Groups can apply for up to £1000 with the aim of improving community life within the county.  Funding is available for a wide range of projects including:

• Play and sports equipment
• An event for teenagers
• A sporting event
• Transport and training

There will be 7 funding rounds before the scheme ends in December 2012.  The next deadline date Friday 27th July 2012.  For more information please visit the website.

Sport England Small Grants Programme

Sport England have changed their strategic outcomes when applying to the Small Grants Programme.  Applications now need to identify how they will help deliver the following strategic outcomes:

• An increase in the proportion of 14-25's playing sport once a week
• A growth in regular (once a week) participation for all those aged 14+
• A reduction in drop off at ages 16, 18, 21 and 24
• Growth in participation by people with a disability

For more information go to http://www.sportengland.org/funding/small_grants/want_to_apply-1.aspx

Sport England Inspired Facilities Fund

Ideal for clubs/other organisations which want to refurbish or upgrade facilities or convert existing buildings into a venue suitable for sport and accessible to the whole community.

Typical facility developments and improvements which can be funded are:

• Building modernisation
• Outdoor sports lighting
• Outdoor sports surfaces and Adizones
• Modular buildings
• Sports equipment - as part of a facility/development improvement

Applications for Round 2 have now closed.  Round 3 applications open on 23rd July and close on the 17th September 2012.  

For further information please contact the Sport England hotline on 08458 508 508 or visit http://inspiredfacilities.sportengland.org

Bolsover Health & Wellbeing Small Grants Fund

Grant funding of up to £1,000 is available to constituted community and voluntary groups, parish councils, statutory organisations and local businesses operating in Bolsover district.  Groups should:

• Clearly demonstrate health benefits to residents of Bolsover district
• Link directly to the priorities within 'Healthy Bolsover' Plan
• Fill a gap in service provision or add value to existing provision

Please see Application form and guidance notes for further information or contact Christa Belshaw on 01246 242495. 

 Derbyshire County Council Sports Action Grants Programme

The programme will offer grants of up to £1,000 to help not for profit sport clubs and organisations run projects which aim to increase participation in sport and/or physical activity and improve performance in sport within Derbyshire.

Sport Clubs and organisations will be able to apply for funding to:

• Improve or renovate existing facilities
• Buy equipment available for use by more than one member of the club
• Pay for coaching costs for new sessions
• Pay for promotional costs of new sessions
• Pay for costs relating to a sporting event
• Pay for development opportunities for club personnel

Application forms are now available and can be accessed by using the following link www.derbyshire.gov.uk/sportsactiongrant.  Paper forms are available from Call Derbyshire at contact.centre@derbyshire.gov.uk, phone 08456 058 058 or 01629 533190.  The next deadline date is 10th September 2012.

Derbyshire County Council Sports Action Grants Programme Latest Update

A total of £67,530 has been awarded to 83 sports clubs/community groups from across Derbyshire in the first of three funding rounds.  2 clubs from the district secured funding.  Clowne Netball Club received £640 to lead taster sessions in schools for 7-11 year olds,with the aim of developing a community club.  Funding will be used to pay for venue hire, marketing, coaching and equipment costs.  South Normanton Bowls Club secured £1000 to install 4 temporary wooden shelters/bases for players, spectators and visitors to utilise.  

MARS Refuel Drink Fund

The aim of the fund is to encourage people to play their favourite sport for longer and is giving away one gold (£1000), four silver (£500) and eight bronze (£250) each month until the end of September 2012.

Sports clubs and individuals in the UK can apply.  Previous winners have used their awards for a variety of purposes including kit, equipment, training, travel costs and taster sessions.  Applicants must be 12 years and above.  For more information go to www.marsrefuel.com/refuel-fund

People's Postcode Trust

The trust offers grants of £500-£10,000 for 3 month projects that aim to make a difference to local communities in a number of areas including Public Sports, Advancement of Health and Community Development.  Community groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply.  Community groups, not-for-profit organisations can apply for up to £2000.  For more information go to Postcode Trust.

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Heritage Lottery Fund has supported a number of projects celebrating sporting heritage.  The 'Your Heritage' programme offers grants between £3,000-£100,000.  There are no deadline dates.  For more information go to www.hlf.org.uk

Sported

Sported aims to support voluntary and community groups that use sport as a tool to overcome local challenges, that target groups within the 11-25 age group.  Organisations with an income of less than 50k per annum can apply for £2,000.  For more information go to www.sported.org.uk

Cash for Clubs Fund

Cash 4 Clubs is funded by Betfair and supported by SportsAid who offer grants of between £250 to £1,000 to support grassroots sports clubs.  No preference is given to types of sport or the age range accessing the activity; however clubs should play an active role in the community, encourage social interaction and fitness, and be registered with its sports National Governing Body (NGB). 

People's Health Trust

The trust is now open for bids in Derbyshire for grants of £5K to £10K from small community and voluntary groups.  Projects must support an improvement in health and wellbeing in a local community and must meet the following criteria:

• Aims to support an improvement in health and wellbeing in your community
• Targets people who are at a higher risk of poor health and dying younger
• Ensures there is community participation in the project
• Is local
• Is relevant, practical and can make a difference to local community

Please see application form and guidance notes for further information.

Derbyshire Community Foundation

Prority is given to coaches who are from under represented groups in coaching: women, black and ethnic minorities, disabled people and the unemployed.

For more information please visit www.derbyshirecommunityfoundation.co.uk

Last Updated on Monday, 14 May 2012 13:11

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