Yorkshire Club Seminar – November 2010David Leighton – ECB Club Programmes Manager

Dan Musson – ECB Regional Funding and Facilities Manager

YCB Development Manager

Phil Nedley – ECB Regional ‘V’ Manager

Overview

• Welcome and Introduction –YCB CDM, David Leighton ECB

• Grounds to Play – ECB Strategy 2010 -2013 – Dan Musson

• Developing a Project from Concept to Completion – Dan Musson

• Building on Your Volunteer Base – Phil Nedley

• Fundraising and NatWest CricketForce – David Leighton

• Your Club and the County Board (What Next?) – YCB CDM

• Q and A - All

Grounds to Play – ECB Strategic Plan 2010-2013

Key points for Grassroots Cricket:

• Enhanced investment in Facilities and Coaching

• Expansion of NatWest CricketForce

• Continued investment in the England and Wales Cricket Trust to provide the Interest Free Loan Scheme for Clubs

• Continued investment in Chance to Shine

• Investment in Indoor Cricket facilities

• £6million grant scheme for Clubs

• Available at www.ecb.co.uk

Developing a Project – Concept to Completion

• Concept – ideas and aspirations

• Supported by the whole Club?

• Forming a sub-committee – mix of skills and experience

• Common project themes:

– Pavilion– Changing rooms– Fine turf – square and outfield– Non Turf Practice facilities and match play– Social provision– Machinery and storage– Ancillary equipment – covers, sightscreens etc

Developing a project – Feasibility Study

• Producing a feasibility study is the best way to establish a plan for the project

• A feasibility study will help with attracting funding

• It need not cost the earth but some professional fees may be required

• What to include:

– Aims and objectives– Basic design and costs– Project management and professional fees– Usage and users – community benefit, other sports, increased participation– Maintenance and sustainability– Potential funding – funds banked, funds to be raised, grants and loans– In kind contributions –labour and/or materials– Possible timescales

Specific feasibility issues• Buildings:

– An architect is essential – not all have sports experience– Use ECB TS5 ‘Pavilions and Clubhouses’ for design guidance– Asbestos

Specific feasibility issues• Fine Turf:

– Initially obtain a report from an ECB Pitch Adviser– If required, the next stage is to appoint a professional Fine Turf

Consultant to produce a feasibility study– Fine turf projects always contain a degree of risk

Specific feasibility issues• Non Turf Practice

– Read ECB ‘Guidance note to the provision and installation of Non Turf Pitches and Net cage facilities’

– Use an ECB Approved Supplier– Think carefully about location – orientation, slope, trees etc.

Raising Funding

• Internal fundraising

• Grants and Loans– ECB booklet ‘Sources of Grant Aid and Funding for Cricket Clubs’– EWCT Interest Free Loan Scheme– Lords Taverners– Sport England– Local Authority– Waste Management Funds – BIFFA, SITA etc– Coal Regeneration

• Writing applications– Consider the aims and objectives of the funders– Get pre-application advice if possible from the organisations– Sell the attributes of the project – community benefits, other sports

Executing the project – issues to consider

• Project management – professional and from the Club

• Cashflow – managing sources of funding and contractor expectations

• Timescales – Planning Permission– Building Regulations– CDM regulations– Funding applications and restrictions on grants (spending within

financial year etc)– Seasonal construction requirements

Maintaining and Sustaining

• Projects need to be used

• Usage should not exceed carrying capacity

• Maintenance should be budgeted for and built into pricing structure

• Training for staff should be provided

• A sinking fund should be established for expected replacement

• Specialist contractors used where necessary

Celebrate Your Success

• Hold an official opening inviting press and media

Celebrate Your Success

• Produce a Case Study:

This will give you a reference point for future projects and a means of demonstrating your track record.

Case Study – Stones Cricket Club, Pavilion Extension• Stones CC, Ripponden, West Yorkshire – Established 1884

• Significant expansion in junior cricket in 2004 led to decision to improve pavilion in 2005:

Case Study – Stones Cricket Club, Pavilion Extension• The Club developed a number of grant applications and

undertook to use as much volunteer labour and in kind contributions as possible:

Construction was undertaken through winter (left) and members volunteered (1st team Scorer, right)

Case Study – Stones Cricket Club, Pavilion Extension• The project took 2 years to complete in 2 phases

• The Club generated over £30,000 of fundraising through Sportsmans Dinners, Auction Evenings, Raise the Roof, Halloween parties, Bonfire nights, Xmas parties, Pig Racing, Band Nights, and Rambles

• A further £16,000 of grants were raised from sources including Ripponden Parish Council, Calderdale Community Fund and Calderdale MBC

• Over £35,000 worth of in kind labour and materials were provided – the Club involved the whole community

• An Interest Free Loan of £15,000 provided the final funding

Case Study – Stones Cricket Club, Pavilion Extension• The Club have new changing rooms, an extended bar and social

space, disabled access and facilities and more storage space

• Playing membership and junior teams have increased, the Club has had success on the field and are sustaining their new facility with an increase in external facility bookings

Sources of Advice

• ECB Regional Funding and Facilities Manager – design consultancy

• ECB Grant Aid Consultant

• ECB Technical Guidance available at www.ecb.co.uk/techspecs – TS4 Fine Turf– Guidance Notes for the Provision and Installation of Non Turf Facilities– TS5 Pavilions and Clubhouses– Developing Your Project– Sources of Grant Aid and Funding

• ECB facilities website www.ecb.co.uk/facilities

• IOG publications and website www.iog.org

• Pitch Advisor

• Sport England www.sportengland.org

Building on Your Volunteer Base

Report from CBMS – County Volunteer Requirements

• West Yorkshire Volunteer Requirements• A total of 73 clubs, taken from 51 online development

plans, and 22 club audit forms completed via CDG meetings

• 22 roles (3 coach related) – 366 actual roles required – approx 5 new volunteers per club

Roles include : Level 1 (70) Level 2 (47) Level 3 (6) Fundraiser (21)Scorer (18) Groundsman (12) Club Admin (14) Website Admin

(8)Projects / Events (24) Team Manager (17) Bar Staff (4)

Umpire (11)Women & Girls Coordinator (9) Cricket Young Leaders (8)Bar Manager (1) Ground maintenance (15) Caterer (17)Treasurer (4) Volunteer Coordinator (16) Secretary (2)Coach coordinator (6) Junior coordinator (8) Other role (28)

Volunteer Support - Contacts

For details regarding the identification and recruitment of volunteers, involving your volunteers in the vCricket initiative, volunteer coordinator details etc, please contact

Regional vManager: Philip Nedley philip.nedley@ecb.co.uk 07776443355

County Volunteer Coordinator: Richard Wilkinson (details TBC)

Details of next VC Workshop: to be arranged via consultation at your local Cricket Development Group meetings

David Leighton – ECB Club Programmes Manager

‘Inspiring the Nation to choose cricket’

More volunteers, better facilities

8th, 9th and 10th April 2011

More volunteers, better facilities

What is it? – More Volunteers, Better Facilities

NatWest CricketForce is a self help cricket club event which offers a varieties of benefits to build a legacy within cricket.

NatWest CricketForce is an opportunity to rejuvenate and improve facilities (pavilions and grounds), engage with the local community attracting new volunteers, and encouraging people to play a more active role in their club, all for the benefit and long term future of grassroots cricket.’

The History

2002 1 Community Club took part (Lingfield CC)

2005 665 Community Clubs took part

50,000 Volunteers got involved

£15 – 20 million investment into Grassroots Cricket

2010

● 1642 Community Cricket Clubs took part

● 85,000 volunteers got involved

Why clubs/County Boards do it?

recruit volunteers grows membership

grow community partnershipsrevitalises run down pavilions and grounds

increases revenue dramaticallycreates a hub for the community

unites the club excites members to get involvedgrows community partnerships

develops sponsorshipsboosts morale – big time

Quotes to Remember

• ‘It’s not what you know, it’s what you can do’

• ‘To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe’

• ‘You will find, as you look back upon life, that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others’

• ‘If you are going to be thinking, you may as well think big’

Partnerships Strengthened

ECB, vCricket, Cricket Clubs, Businesses,

Volunteers, Government, County Boards,

England and County Cricket Club Players,

County Cricket Clubs, PCA, Education Network,

Local Authorities, Construction Colleges, Media, EWCT,

Probation Service, Community Groups and many more….

What other clubs have achieved through NatWest CricketForce• Junior membership has grown by 35% in two months

• United all sections of our club and we found some great project leaders

• £20,000 worth of materials donated

• Seven new committed volunteers - Tamworth CC

• £30,000 worth of skilled labour donated

• Electricity and Water – ‘what a difference’

• We have a new pavilion and changing rooms

• Bar takings, adult teams, volunteers in key roles, hire of facilities, sponsorship – all increased since last year

• We’ve never had a decent scoreboard - but we have one now!!

• Daktronics – Electronic Scoreboards

• Climate Cover – Flat Sheet Covers

• H & R Johnson Tiles – Tiles and tiling products

• Autoguide – Autorollers

• Jacksons Fine Fencing – Timber and security fencing and gates

• Bowcom – Ground-dryers

Tangible BenefitsOfficial Business Supporterswww.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce

• Wolseley Build Center – All Building materials

• Easy Score – Portable Scoreboards

• Dulux - Decorator Centres

• SISIS – Groundsmans Machinery

• Poweroll – Pitch Rollers

• Community Repaint – Heavily discounted paint

Tangible BenefitsOfficial Business Supporterswww.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce

Tangible BenefitsOfficial Supporterswww.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce

• Synergy Products – Aerators and top dressing machinery

• Weaver Flooring – All types of floor coverings

• Durant Sports Ltd – Covers, mobile net cages, sight screens

• Marley – Plumbing and drainage • Johnjac Cricket Supplies – Covers, sight screens, mobile net cages • Stuart Canvas – Cricket covers and boundary ropes

What support is available to Clubs and where can it be found?

Help desk: natwestcricketforce@ecb.co.uk Regional Support OfficersOnline blogsStep- by- Step guide: www.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce Vital Materials: www.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce

What You Can AchieveTop Ten tipsLocal Media Press ReleasesLetters to BusinessesNews ReleasesContributorsEncouraging Business Volunteers‘How To’Re-opening Posters and Post CardsSaying Thank You

Case studies: www.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce Newsletters: monthly updates

www.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce and via e-mail to all registrants

DVDs:Use them to inform, build enthusiasm and gain support

Step by Step Guide: detailed resource on planning

your event

Presentation: available to all clubs – cut and paste to

suit your needs

Posters and Postcards: Available to all clubs.

Great way to inform and gain the support of businesses and local community – please distribute around your local community

Be Involved posters

Be Involved postcards

Volunteer Recruitment• Posters, postcards, concertina leaflet

• General volunteering, coaching, groundsmanship, partnerships with schools and local groups

• CricketForce – opportunity for recruitment

• Ask your County Board for copies or download from www.ecb.co.uk/beinvolved

Register your club now for NatWest CricketForce weekend

8th, 9thth and 10th April 2011

Fundraising, Fundsaving, Income Generation

• NatWest Cricket Club Guide

• NatWest Fundraisers

• Proposed Fundraising Booklet

• Business Energy Direct

• Streamline – Alternative to cash and Cheques

Fundraising and Fundsaving Opportunities

• Construction and Agricultural Colleges

• Using other organisations/individuals skills and time

• Green Agenda – Sustainability

• Fundrazor and Razorlot

Your Club and the County Board – What Next?

• What Next? – 78 clubs attending, represented by 210 people. • All identified the fact that you need support/advice with either one of,

some of, or all of what’s been discussed tonight:• Better facilities / equipment• More volunteers• Funding to achieve this• Support to achieve this•  Support can be provided in a number of ways: email contact, phone,

CDGs or 1:1 meetings with your clubs. To enable us to offer the best advice & options, I/we need to know the specifics of what you need & why you need it. 

• As you’ve all shown a massive commitment by attending tonight, I’m happy to repay that commitment by giving up my time to meet up with you & help with your clubs future ambitions.

• I think the people here tonight – ECB staff, case studies, key business partners & most of all club representatives from Stones/Northowram Fields/Farsley etc, have provided solid evidence that resources are available to help you realise your clubs’ ambitions.

Questions and Answers