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New Year opportunities for Women & Girls Starting 7 January 1-3pm at Marston Vale Middle School, Bedfordshire. Details from howard.moxon@ january 2018 cricketeast.co.uk or call 07740 365050. Training for Club Welfare Offi cers Cricket East expects every club to appoint a Club Welfare Offi cer (CWO) and ensure they are fully trained and accredited before the start of the season. The CWO must complete two training courses – Safeguarding & Protecting Children Certifi cate and Safe Hands Workshop – and complete a DBS or vetting check, all of which needs to be updated every three years. Club Welfare Offi cers that need to update their Safeguarding news & Protecting Children Certifi cate can now do so online (if they have previously completed a face-to-face course). To access the online SPC course from UK Coaching, click HERE. Safe Hands Workshops – Full Safe Hands for new offi cers All Stars Cricket 2018 and Refreshers for existing offi cers that need to update their With over 200 clubs now signed up to deliver All Stars in the training – will run in advance of the 2018 season as follows: East we are pleased to announce that clubs will be able to Full Safe Hands upload their dates and times for All Stars early January and • Sunday 18 February at Potters Bar Cricket Club 10am-1pm Foreword new centres will be able to offi cially register. The new and – book HERE 2018 is here and this presents a great opportunity to grow the game! Just yesterday, having an employee improved Clubspark online system will give you everything you • Wednesday 14 March at Bedford College 6.30-9.30pm – on the same site call by the offi ce because his son wanted to play cricket in the corridor, shows that cricket need to market your programme locally. book HERE still excites young people and has a real power to connect people. 2019 is already on the horizon – with Following on from the series of successful roadshows, a Refreshers Safe Hands both an Ashes summer and the Cricket World Cup, it promises to be the biggest ever summer for cricket reminder that clubs are welcome to register for the event taking • Monday 29 January at Hertford Cricket Club 10am-1pm – in the country and now is the time to start igniting that fi re for the game. With the Cricket East structure place on Thursday 18 January from 7-8.30pm in Cambridge book HERE settling in, we have a great opportunity with the other county boards in the region, to make a real impact to fi nd out more about All Stars 2018, Junior League format • Sunday 18 March at Hatfi eld Hyde Cricket Club 10am- for cricket in the East of England. With this exciting horizon, the ECB has also announced some recent recommendations and Women’s Soft Ball promotion. Please 12pm – book HERE governance changes, which means a change in the Cricket East management. After 6 years of hard toil click HERE to register your attendance. • Wednesday 21 March at Bedford College 6.30-9.30pm – and transformational work with Bedfordshire Cricket, Martin Darlow will now be moving on from his role at the end of January to All Stars is always looking to create and promote a welcoming book HERE continue his work on the ECB Board as an independent director. Martin has been a great support to me and has done a fantastic Clubmark Update Luton Hubs family environment in our clubs and as such, the ECB are now will be running in at the Histon FA job with Bedfordshire Cricket and Cricket East. I know everyone will want to wish him the very best and I am sure Martin will stay Clubs that are due to re-accredit or carry The Indoor Wicketz Hubs will resume again from week Safe Hands Workshops backing the philosophy with extending their Small Grants Building, Cambridgeshire on (for new Offi cers) connected to what we are doing going forward. At a very exciting time for the game, it is great for the region to have someone out an Annual Health Check in 2018, should commencing 8 January. In 2018, the aim is to reach out to Sunday 4 March Scheme. The closing deadline for applications is the 23 and Wednesday 14 March (evening) (Refresher). For further like Martin infl uencing the biggest decisions faced in the game and voicing the challenges faced in our region. Thank you, Martin. have received information about the process even more children in Luton. The Hub sessions are FREE for Starting January 2018 at Bushey Cricket Club, Watford Herts. Details from Dev Tanna on 07733 122438 February; please see the article in this Newsletter for further details, email County Welfare Offi cer Julie Lemon at directly from the ECB before Christmas. The boys and girls aged 8-15 and are running as follows: julie. or email or Pam Kaur on or email . Matt Blakeley, Regional Head of Participation & Growth (East) details. [email protected] 07862 845556 [email protected] ECB online system will open for re-accrediting [email protected]. MONDAYS 5-6.30pm at Denbigh High School Alexandra The team will now focus its attention on schools’ engagement clubs on 18 January 2018 and clubs due to complete Annual Avenue, Luton LU3 1HE and is working closely with Chance to Shine to ensure they Health Checks can access the system on 18 March 2018. are delivering and promoting in schools located near All Stars WEDNESDAYS 5-6.30pm at Farley Hill Community Centre Cricket East will be running ECB Clubmark Workshops for all Online DBS Hunts girls shine! Cricket East Chief Centres. If you would like further details on the programme and Delphine Close, Luton LU1 5RE clubs due for re-accreditation and any clubs that are working which local schools are being accessed to support your All Stars Two Huntingdonshire Young Cricketers received early Christmas towards gaining ECB Clubmark accreditation in 2018. It is THURSDAYS 6-7.30pm at Ashcroft High School Crawley applications presents when they were awarded places on Women’s Super Executive resigns Centre, please contact the Cricket East Offi ce. If you are an All strongly advised that clubs attend one of the workshops to Green Road, Luton LU2 9AG The ECB online DBS process is now live and anyone who needs League Franchise Regional Development Centre (RDC) The team at Cricket East is sad to Stars centre, we encourage you to now identify your Activators understand the process of re-accreditation. to update their DBS or complete a new application can do so Programmes. This will be the second Winter that both girls have report that their Chief Executive, Martin and any individuals who will be delivering the programme; FRIDAYS 6-7.30pm at Challney High School For Girls online. In the fi rst instance, the applicant should contact their secured places on these Development Centres. Darlow, has resigned and will leave on training for your Activators will take place towards the end of • Ramsey CC Tuesday 16 January 7.30-9pm Club & Community Addington Way, Luton LU4 9FJ. Club Welfare Offi cer (CWO) and ask them to initiate an online 31 January 2018. Martin said: “I am March/April. Manager Phil Lewis, book HERE For more information, call Amran Malik on 07493 867729 or Adelaide Walkling 17, from Eaton Socon is part of the Essex DBS application. If the CWO is not registered as an ID Verifi er an ECB Director having been elected in • Fulbourn Institute Sports & Social Club (CB21 5BS) Monday email [email protected]. Women’s set up and was the fi rst girl to be part of the Hunts yet, applicants should contact the Cricket East Offi ce on 01480 May 2016 by the Recreational Assembly 22 January 7.30-9.15pm, Club & Community Manager Eddie Emerging Player Programme (EPP) back in 2013. Adelaide 273069 or email [email protected] and a member to represent the recreational game. The England and Wales Ballard, book HERE trialled with 2 Women’s Super League Franchises: Loughborough St Albans CC win 2017 Choice of staff will initiate the application for them. For full details, Cricket Board (ECB) recently announced signifi cant governance Lightening and Surrey Stars. She got through both processes and • Welwyn Garden City CC Monday 29 January 7.30-9.15pm click HERE. reforms, paving the way for the creation of a fully independent has decided to take up the offer of a place with Loughborough Indoor League Club & Community Manager Sam Rose, book HERE Lightening. Board next year. In order for me to continue as an ECB Cricket An Online DBS Verifying Seminar will be held on Monday 8 Non-Executive Director, I have to relinquish any cricketing For any information on ECB Clubmark please contact your Club January at Stevenage Cricket Club 7.30pm for Club Welfare Katherine Speed 16, from Houghton & Wyton is also at Essex. post hence my resignation as Chief Executive. & Community Manager. Offi cers and Club verifi ers, to help gain experience, confi dence Katherine was the second Hunts girl in 2014 to be given a place and understanding of the new process. Further details from “It has been a ‘roller coaster’ of a ride since I was invited to on the EPP and she has secured a place on the Surrey Stars Richard Burling at [email protected]. Regional Development Centre. assist Bedfordshire Cricket for 3 months, almost 6 years ago! I know Cricket East is well placed to thrive and fl ourish and Huntingdonshire Cricket Dave Summers from Cricket East who managed the Hunts EPP have every confi dence in our excellent team.