NatWest CricketForce 2010 - Case Study - Corley - Ecb - England ...

England and Wales Cricket Board – Case StudyDemonstrating Best Practice and Impact within Community CricketDevelopment.Geographic Details.Corley Cricket ClubCounty Cricket BoardCounty Sports PartnershipDistrict Development Group(s)Local Education AuthorityWCBCSW SportCDCBWarwickshireProject Start Date 27 th March 2010Project Completion DateFunding StreamsLocation (Inner-city/Urban/Rural)OngoingSport EnglandHeart Of England Community FoundationCo Op Helping HeartsMassey Ferguson CC (Donation)Own FundraisingRuralIMD RankingClubmark Status Not registered Registered AccreditedXAuthor and TitleMr Adam WebbDate 14 th May 2010Quantitative and Qualitative Detail.Background.Corley Cricket Club has been subject to under investment in both the infrastructure of theclub and playing facilities for several years.The club has also suffered a burglary and flood within the past twelve months.Aims and Objectives.To improve playing facilities and equipment.Increase playing and social membership.Refurbish the club house.To raise the club profile and re-engage with the local community.Obtain Clubmark status / Develop the junior section.1

Purchase a new sight screenReplace the artificial playing surfaceMain achievements to date.Re- Launch of The Vice Presidents Club with increased membership.Increase in both playing and social membership.The club have are being supported by the local district board during 2010 which includeshosting courses, matches, functions and the Coventry under 9’s festival in July.The local BBC radio station interview club members on a weekly basis throughout theseason as part of their “Your Club” feature.Our biggest ever turnout for our CricketForce weekend.A new website.New outdoor seating.Clubmark status obtained in March 2010.Junior teams increased to 7 for the 2010 season.A new sight screen.Almost £10,000 received in grants to purchase new equipment including a bowling machine.Complete refurbishment of the function room to make it more appealing to our youngermembers.Main partners involved.Coventry & District Cricket Board.Warwickshire Cricket Board.BBC Radio.North Warwickshire Borough Council.The Big Ink Tank.Sport England.Mike O’Brien MP.The Rainbow Cricket Club.The Co-operative society.Heart of England Community Foundation.Corley Village Residents.Key factors for good practice.Plan as far ahead as possible.Encourage the support of all members and the local community.What is still to be achieved?We were unsuccessful in a grant application to replace our artificial strip and are currentlyrepairing this ourselves.Replace machinery.Obtain Focus Club status.Increase coaching staff and other volunteers.What mechanisms are in place to ensure sustainability?A commitment from the committee to promote Corley as a family friendly club.Improved relations with the local community.Financial stability.2

Monitoring and Evaluation process.Success will be monitored via grant monitoring and our club development plan.Headline Figures and Statistics.1 £7855.00 grant from Sport England2 £954.00 grant from The Heart of England Community Foundation.3 50% increase in membership for 2010.4 Junior teams increase from 3 to 7 in 2010.5For further information contact:Adam WebbChairmanCorley Cricket Club024 76729267webbadam@tiscali.co.uk3