Clubmark Gold success for Bradford RL Clubs
16th April 2009
Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire Sport and the RFL celebrated the RFL Clubmark Gold successes during Bradford Bulls Super league game against Leeds Rhino’s at the Grattan Stadium Odsal on Friday night. Clubmark Gold is part of the club accreditation scheme re launched by the RFL on April 1st 2009.
The clubs were presented with their Certificate by the Sports Minister and Bradford MP Gerry Sutcliffe
This is a significant achievement for three of Bradford Districts top Sports clubs BRADFORD BULLS, BRADFORD DUDLEY HILL and WIBSEY JUNIORS who become the one of the first Rugby League Clubs to achieve Clubmark Gold Status.
129 rugby league clubs across the country now have Clubmark status and 100 clubs are also registered on the scheme.
Sport England Clubmark sets generic criteria for national governing bodies of sport to accredit their clubs against in order to create safe, effective, and child friendly environments. Clubs who achieve Clubmark Status are officially ‘rubber stamped’ as being a quality club, having all the right procedures, policies, action plans and coaches with relevant qualifications in place, ensuring the club has a ‘safe, effective and child friendly environment’, and are known as “A Quality Assured Rugby League Club”.
Clubmark Gold is an enhanced level of achievement and continues to bring benefits such as promoting clubs within their communities, increased participation levels, developing coaches and volunteers at clubs, raising standards and receiving priority status with funding applications.
A great initiative and well done to the Bullls, Dudley Hill and Wibsey juniors in achieving Clubmark Gold Status.