Association listings

Associations,affiliations andorganisations

Over the decades our teams have worked with many of the club associations who offer invaluable support to sports clubs across the land. This section highlights just some of them and provides their contact details and web addresses for further information. We salute them all.

British Hospitality Association

The BHA aims to champion the UK hospitality and tourism industry as the best in the world. This will be achieved by bringing together hospitality and tourism businesses with Government to deliver three clear aims: 1.To secure valuable new jobs 2.Growth for the industry 3. Competitive advantage for the country British Hospitality Association, Queens House, 55-56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BH t. 0207 404 7744 e. bha@bha.org.uk www.bha.org.uk

British Institute of Innkeeping

The BII (formerly known as the British Institute of Innkeepers) represents individuals working across the licensed hospitality industry. It aims to supports members throughout their careers with member benefits including events, newsletters, a mentoring service and help-lines, offering advice on legal, licensing, financial and general business issues.

The BII has charitable status and works across the industry to promote professional standards, well-managed, profitable businesses and responsible drinking as well as providing advice and support for those working in the industry. BII and BIIAB, Infor House, 1 Lakeside Road, Farnborough, GU14 6XP t. 01276 684449 www.bii.org www.biiab.org

Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CISMPA) launched in 2011. CIMSPA is a professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector. It was awarded chartered status by the Privy Council; this came into effect at the start of January 2012. CIMSPA provides leadership, support and empowerment for professionals working in sport and physical activity and a single unified voice for the sector. It holds two long-term strategic priorities: 1. To provide opportunities for young leaders to develop and succeed 2. To provide leadership on the development and management of career pathways CIMSPA, SportPark, Loughborough University, 3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QF t. 01509 226474 e. info@cimspa.co.uk www.cimspa.co.uk

Club Managers Association of Europe

Turn to page 64 for details of the Association’s plans for 2016. Office 8, Rural Innovation Centre, Unit 169 - Avenue H, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2LG t.0247 669 2359 e. debbie.goddard@cmaeurope.plus.com www.cmaeurope.org

Sport and Recreation Alliance

Turn to page page 65 for more details. Also turn to page 43 for the Alliance’s advice on attracting and keeping club volunteers. Sport and Recreation Alliance, Burwood House, 14 Caxton Street, London SW1H 0QT t. 020 7976 3900 e. info@sportandrecreation.org.uk www.sportandrecreation.org.uk

Sport England

Turn to page 65 for more details. Also: see News Special in this issue. Sport England, 1st Floor, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3HF t. 0207 273 1551 t. (Funding enquiries) 03458 508508 e.info@sportengland.org www.sportengland.org

SPORT ASSOCIATIONS –LISTED BY SPORT

BOWLS Bowls England

Bowls England is the National Governing Body for the sport of Flat Green Lawn Bowls in England, formed in January 2008 following a unification of the English Bowling Association (EBA) and English Women’s Bowling Association (EWBA).

Bowls England’s responsibility is to implement future policies and to promote the true value of the sport to all external agencies. It liaises with volunteer support agencies ‘to ensure that information on new legislation is available to Bowls England Members’ and encourages feedback from its members.

It produces newsletters, issues news releases and holds an Annual Conference. Bowls England, Riverside House, Milverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5HZ t. 01926 334609 www.bowlsengland.com

English Indoor Bowling Association

The English Indoor Bowling Association (EIBA) works with affiliated clubs, county associations and bodies who are established for the promotion of the sport of Indoor Bowls. It also works with local authorities, secondary schools and further education colleges among others.

EIBA objectives include growing participation across the adult population in local communities, growing female participation, growing participation in the 14-25 age range, recruiting and retaining the 50+ and 70+ age groups and growing participation by people with disabilities. English Indoor Bowling Association, David Cornwell House, Bowling Green, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0FA t. 01664 481900 enquiries@eiba.co.uk www.eiba.co.uk

CRICKET England and Wales Cricket Board

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was established in 1997 as the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales. This followed two years of research into how cricket in England and Wales could be better organised to attract more players, raise standards and promote cricket as a spectator sport.

Its eventual formation was the culmination of a drive towards creating a single body responsible for the management and development of every form of cricket, from playground to the Test arena.

The ECB took over the responsibilities carried out for some 30 years by the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council, all of which ceased to exist. In April 1998 the Women’s Cricket Association was also integrated into the organisation.

Its role now encompasses working with clubs, schools, juniors and youth, disabilities cricket, representative, first class and international cricket. The England and Wales Cricket Board, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, NW8 8QZ t. 0207 431200 e.help@ecb.co.uk www.ecb.co.uk

DARTS British Darts Organisation

The British Darts Organisation (BDO) is recognised as the world’s leading darts organisation. Founded in 1973 it has over 1,000 officials and a calendar of over 800 darts events each year. It is the governing body for darts in the UK, regulating, organising, promoting, staging, administrating and fostering darts nationally, internationally and worldwide. It comprises 66 member counties in the UK and has 69 associate countries worldwide. Each BDO county stages its own domestic events and has a Super League for men and women. Some have their own youth sections. The BDO is administered by a board of directors, democratically elected annually at its AGM. Funding is by subscription from its member counties as well as sponsors. The British Darts Organisation, Unit 4, Glan-y-llyn Industrial Estate, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 7JD t. 02920 811815 e.info@bdodarts.com www.bdodarts.com

FOOTBALL Football Association

The Football Association (FA) celebrates its 153rd anniversary this year. Founded in 1863 as the governing body of the game of football in England, it is responsible for all regulatory aspects.

In August last year the FA launched the National Game Strategy for Participation and Development, announcing plans to invest a record £260m into the grassroots game over the next four years. This is a £60m increase on the funding allotted for the previous four-year period.

The FA's £260m input is being supported by a further multi-million pound investment, which aims to help establish 30 new city hubs across England featuring 4G pitches and new facilities.

The FA plans to improve facilities and coaching in the amateur game, as well as increase the number of people taking part. The Football Association, Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London, SW1P 9EQ t. 0844 9808200 e. info@thefa.com www.thefa.com

GOLF British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association Limited

The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) was created in January 1987 and

today has around 6,000 greenkeepers and turf professionals as members.

BIGGA is dedicated to the continuing professional development of its members, providing education and training for standards of excellence in golf course management throughout the greenkeeping profession. The association also organises the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition each January – the biggest event of its kind in Europe.

BIGGA divides the UK into five regions: Northern, Midland, South East, South West & South Wales and Scotland & Northern Ireland. Each Region, which is covered by either a part-time or full-time administrator, is then divided into sections. There are currently 26 Sections each with its own committee responsible for organising events for Section members and administration on behalf of the Association.

The major policy making body is the National Board of Management comprising the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Past Chairman together with one nominated representative from each of the five Regions and two Guardians. BIGGA employs 13 full-time members of staff based at BIGGA House at Aldwark, near York, covering everything required to educate and assist greenkeepers with dedicated Membership, Learning & Development, Business Development and Communications. BIGGA House, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UF t. 01347 833800 e. info@bigga.org.uk www.bigga.org.uk

England Golf

England Golf is the governing body for amateur golf in England. Its development initiative ‘Get into golf’ introduces new golfers, juniors and adults, to start playing the game as well as increasing the interest and participation in golf. It offers business support to clubs to encourage more golfers to enjoy the benefits of club membership and to help promote the game as being accessible, fun and family friendly.

For competitive golfers, England Golf provides championships for all ages and abilities, both in individual and team events and identifies and develops the country’s most talented golfers through their amateur careers (success stories include professional golfers such as Justin Rose, Lee Westwood, Charley Hull and Melissa Reid).

It is a member of The England Golf Partnership (EGP) together with the PGA and supported by the Golf Foundation and Sport England. It is a nonprofit organisation run for the benefit of the game and its players.

Funding –the majority of England Golf funding comes from affiliation fees paid by golfers which funds the core activities of the organisation. Members of each affiliated club pay an annual subscription to their County Union (men) or County Association (women) and to England Golf. The National Golf Centre, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6PU t. 44 [0] 1526 354500 f. 44 [0] 1526 354020 e. info@englandgolf.org www.englandgolf.org

Golf Club Managers’ Association

See page 64 for more details. Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA), Bristol & Clifton Golf Club, Beggar Bush Lane, Failand, Bristol, BS8 3TH t. 01275 391153 e. hq@gcma.org.uk www.gcma.org.uk

Golf Union of Wales

In January 2007 the Welsh Ladies Golf Union and Welsh Golfing Union, each with well over 100 years of history, merged to become the Golf Union of Wales (GUW). It is committed to golf becoming a sport for all, and for life, and to make golf a headline sport in Wales and an integral part of community life.

GUW’s mission and core objectives are: to work with clubs, partners, coaches and volunteers to grow the game, improve the quality of experience for all players and develop Wales’s best talent into world class players. GUW, Catsash, Newport, NP18 1JQ t.01633 436040 e.office@golfunionwales.org www.golfunionwales.org

Scottish Golf Union

Scottish Golf is now the unified governing body for golf in Scotland following 2015’s amalgamation of the Scottish Golf Union (SGU) and Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association (SLGA) into a single governing body.

Scottish golf aims to ‘maintain Scotland’s position at the forefront of golf’, to lead Scottish golf clubs, to develop champions and provide the opportunity for everyone in Scotland to play golf for life. It represents 607 golf clubs across the country, representing a total membership of over 220,000 golf club members.

Based at the Home of Golf in St Andrews, Scottish Golf’s responsibilities range from staging national amateur championships and managing Scotland’s national teams to providing support services to member clubs and lobbying government to protect the interests of the game. Scottish Golf, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8NX e. info@scottishgolf.org www.scottishgolf.org

RUGBY Rugby Football Union

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for grassroots and elite rugby in England.

Its members include 2,000 autonomous rugby clubs grouped within 35 Constituent Bodies comprised of counties, the three armed forces, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, England Schools Rugby Football Union and England Students.

These bodies are supported by 50 Rugby Development Officers, six Area Managers and 120 Community Rugby Coaches who provide some 30,000 coaching sessions a year for young people.

The RFU employs approximately 500 paid staff and helps to train and support more than 60,000 volunteers whose many roles include supporting the volunteer workforce and working with clubs. Rugby Football Union, Rugby House, Twickenham Stadium, 200 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 7BA t. 0871 222 2120 e. info@englandrugby.com www.englandrugby.com

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Rugby Football League

The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the national governing body for Rugby League in the UK. It is committed to developing and growing Rugby League at all levels.

The RFL administers the England Rugby League team, the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup, First Utility Super League and the Kingstone Press Rugby League Championship and League 1 and also supports and administers the grassroots game.

The team, based in Salford, Leeds and London is focused on excellence in coaching and development and helping more players start, stay and succeed in the nation’s most exciting summer sport.

The RFL works in partnership with leagues, clubs and Rugby League Foundations to offer new ways to play, from Play Touch Rugby League to Wheelchair RL. Together, the sport is working hard to inspire and develop the next generation of young players and fans. Rugby Football League Red Hall, Red Hall Lane, Leeds, LS17 8NB www.rugby-league.com

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TENNIS Lawn Tennis Association

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is tennis’s governing body. The mission of the LTA is to get more people playing tennis more often, and part of its role is to govern tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man by acting as guardians to promote and safeguard the integrity of the sport.

It aims to grow and and sustain the sport and works to develop participation in the sport through investing in places to play (clubs, parks, schools and tennis centres etc) as well as supporting coaches, volunteers and club officials.

Part of its 2015-2018 strategy is to provide great support for clubs of all sizes by sharing best practice; to apply greater focus on clubs seeking to grow the game in their club and community; to help clubs achieve management excellence. LTA, National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ t. 0208 4877000 e.info@LTA.org.uk www.lta.org.uk

Mark Newey CCM, President

CONTACT DETAILS

Club Managers Association of Europe, Office 8, Rural Innovation Centre, Unit 169 - Avenue H, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG

For magazine enquries contact info@alchemycontractpublishing.com t. 01753 272022 For membership enquiries contact t. 0247 669 2359 e. debbie.goddard@ cmaeurope.plus.com www.cmaeurope.org

Bob Williams, Chief Executive

CONTACT DETAILS

Bob Williams, Chief Executive Golf Club Managers Association (GCMA) Bristol & Clifton Golf Club, Beggar Bush Lane, Failand, Bristol, BS8 3TH t. 01275 391153 e. hq@gcma.org.uk www.gcma.org.uk

Club Managers Association of Europe

The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) is a non-profit making professional association.

Its members are involved in the management of sports clubs (golf, tennis, sailing, rowing, rugby, football, cricket), health and fitness clubs, leisure, city and dining clubs located throughout Europe. In 2013 it joined forces with the publishers of Club Mirror and the Club Report to launch an exclusive members magazine Clubhouse Europe (www.clubhouse europe.com).

Key objectives of the CMAE include:

• To promote best practices in club management management of all types of clubs throughout

Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. • To provide and promote educational events. • To reward members with two levels of certification – the Club Management Diploma (CMDip) and the internationally recognised certification in

club management – the “Certified Club Manager” (CCM) designation. • To provide members with networking opportunities, assistance with career development, employment opportunities and recruitment. • To develop and maintain effective communication with members and with other external parties. • To encourage ethical standards in club management. • To report on changing social, governmental, environmental and economic issues on a

European level. • To research, develop, analyse and disseminate information/data related to club management and the club industry.

Editor's note. Alchemy Contract Publishing is the proud publisher of Clubhouse Europe which we launched in March 2013.

Golf Club Managers Association

Much of 2015 was dedicated to preparations for our biennial Conference, and I’m pleased to say that it looks like our hard work paid off. In November we welcomed a record number of delegates – over 300 – to St George’s Park in Burtonon-Trent, as the conference sold out for the first time ever.

As well as our inaugural Conference Football Tournament, the conference programme included a number of inspiring keynote speakers, including a Rugby World Cup Winning Head Coach, a Solheim Cup Captain and a renowned international conductor. Sir Clive Woodward, Carin Koch and Charles Hazlewood all offered unique insights into management and the golf industry, with Charles even managing to get the whole room singing in three part harmony!

Breakout sessions were also led by industry experts from across the golf management world, and the whole conference was hosted by a veteran of BBC Radio, journalist, broadcaster and keen golfer, Peter Allen.

The conference also offered a chance for us to reward golf club management excellence, with the newly expanded Club Management Awards, which saw Langland Bay GC’s Andrew Minty becoming both the youngest, and first Welsh winner of the prestigious Manager of the Year award. The brand new categories for 2015 – Newcomer and Team of the Year – were won by Boyce Hill GC’s Alex Woodward and High Post GC respectively.

There has been some great feedback from members, exhibitors and speakers alike, with many telling the GCMA that it was the best GCMA Conference that they had attended. Indeed, 97% of attendees would recommend attending the next Conference. With people from across the golf industry joining us alongside our members, we hope that the GCMA Conference will remain a fixture of the industry calendar for a long time to come.

Professionalising the industry

Education has always been at the heart of the GCMA’s activities – never more so than in 2016, as we launch a brand new qualification in golf club management, which we are truly excited about.

Created and delivered by the three partner organisations of the Golf Club Management Partnership –GCMA, BIGGA and PGA –the Diploma in Golf Management is a new, nationally recognised, golf management qualification.

With an emphasis on flexible learning, the Diploma covers all the core skills required to manage a golf club, and notably will be an externally Quality Assured qualification, regulated by Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) whose role is to maintain standards and confidence in qualifications.

The Diploma will be predominantly delivered online, with optional supplementary face-to-face workshops. The Diploma sits neatly alongside our Introduction to Golf Club Management Training Course, Regional Meetings and Conference.

James Stibbs, Head of Communications

CONTACT DETAILS

Sport and Recreation Alliance Burwood House, 14 Caxton Street, London SW1H 0QT t. 020 7976 3900 e. info@sportandrecreation.org.uk www.sportandrecreation.org.uk

Richard Davis-Boreham, Head of Clubs

CONTACT DETAILS

Sport England 1st Floor, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3HF t. 0207 273 1551 t. (Funding enquiries) 03458 508508 e.info@sportengland.org www.sportengland.org

Sport & Recreation Alliance

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is the umbrella body for sport and recreation in the UK and represents 320 members including organisations such as The FA, the Rugby Football Union, British Athletics and British Rowing.

Our members are the governing bodies of sport and recreation. Their job is to run their sport or activity, promote participation and set the rules and conditions under which it takes place. Our job is to make that job as easy as possible. We represent their views to people who make decisions; we promote the interests of sport and recreation so that as many people as possible know about their work; we campaign on issues affecting our members

Our Vision:

We are the heart of a world leading sport and recreation sector.

Our Mission:

As the independent voice we champion sport and recreation and provide inspirational leadership and deliver unrivalled services that enable our sector to thrive.

What we value:

•Excellence •Positivity •Passion •Imagination •Integrity •Collaboration

Our core functions and objectives: • Lead

To be a trusted and valued thought leader among all stakeholders in the sport and recreation sector.

• Champion

To be the acknowledged, independent champion of the interests of our members and the sector as a whole.

• Enable

To be a provider of high quality, added value services to our members by developing and sharing knowledge and expertise, and delivering world class programmes and services.

• Perform

To be a high performing organisation which embodies best practice in governance and leadership.

The Sport and Recreation Alliance was formally known as the CCPR or the Central Council of Physical Recreation. We are a company limited by guarantee No 474512. Registered in England and Wales.

• See more at: http://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk

Sport England

In May 2016 we launched our current strategy and outlined the work we will do between 2017 and 2021 to increase the number of people getting active. It's our response to the Government's Sporting_Future strategy, which was published in December 2015.

Our vision is that everyone in England, regardless of age, background or ability, feels able to take part in sport or activity. Some might be fit and talented, but others won’t be so confident.

We will contribute to the government's strategy by working to:

•Increase the number of people in England taking part in sport and activity and decrease the number of people who are physically inactive •Increase the proportion of young people (11-18) who have a positive attitude to sport and being active •Make sure public facilities are used fully and effectively to get maximum use from communities •Increase the number of children who are physically literate – i.e. confident and competent in sport and activity •Increase the number of adults using the great outdoors for exercise and wellbeing •Contribute to UK and home nation performance in major sporting events at home and abroad (through our various projects to support talented individuals) •Increase investment in sport from sources outside the public sector •Increase the number of people volunteering in sport at least twice in the last year •Make sure volunteers are from a wider range of backgrounds and lifestyles to ensure this group represents society as a whole.