Tyne and Wear Sport has launched the Club Bursary Scheme with the aim of providing clubs with the opportunity to increase and retain new participants and improve the current situation within their club.

Grants of between £100 and £500 will be available with a specific focus on providing clubs with the opportunity to purchase:

• Equipment – for example, balls, bibs, tennis racquets, mats, team strips (not individual clothing),
• Marketing material – for example, banners, flyers, pull up/pop up advertising

Further information regarding the bursary can be found here

Please circulate this opportunity to your clubs in Tyne & Wear.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me jade.mackie@tynewearsport.org

Tyne & Wear Sport are offering some  financial support to clubs in Tyne and Wear. They have chosen to focus specifically on two areas of funding which will provide clubs with the opportunity to increase and retain new participants and improve the current situation within their club.
Grants of between £100 and £500 will be available with a specific focus on providing clubs with the opportunity to purchase;

• Equipment - for example, balls, bibs, tennis racquets, mats; this does not include team strips or match balls
  
• Marketing material - for example, banners, flyers, pull up/pop up advertising
  

In order to be eligible to apply for funding clubs must meet the following criteria;

• Be a formally constituted not for profit organisation or a registered charity
  
• Have a written constitution and a structured committee in place
  
• Hold a club bank account with at least two signatures
  

In order to apply clubs must be CAPs accredited or 'actively' working towards accreditation and affiliated to England Netball. Projects must have a specific focus on increasing participation within a club and be able to show how the funding will enhance the quality and quantity of sporting provision on offer.
All applications must be able to clearly provide the following information;

• Background information on the club i.e. current membership, age groups etc.
  
• The reason for requesting funding
  
• How the funding will increase participation
  
• What will happen after the funding
  
• Budget breakdown
  

The deadline for all applications is Thursday 31 July; all clubs will be notified if they are successful or unsuccessful within four weeks of the closing date. An application form and further details are available HERE

Policy on the Taking and Use of Photographic and Recorded Images of Young People
Tyne and Wear County Netball Association (TWCNA) adopts England Netball’s policy for the taking and use of photographic and recorded images of young people and works in accordance with the following statement:

Introduction
TWCNA does not wish to prevent parents or other spectators being able to take legitimate photographs or recorded images. Use of recorded images can also be a valuable coaching aid. However, TWCNA is committed to providing a safe environment for young people under the age of 18. Included in this commitment is ensuring that all necessary steps are taken to protect young people from the inappropriate use of their images in resources and media publications, on the Internet, and elsewhere.

Photographic and recorded images can be used as a means of identifying young people if accompanied by personal information. This has the potential to make a young person vulnerable to individuals seeking to ‘groom’ young people for abuse. Additionally, images can be used or adapted for inappropriate use. There is evidence of adapted sporting images being used on websites displaying images of child abuse.

ALL USERS: Please note that works on the new road across Blue Flames upper car parks and behind the Sports Hall will start on – Monday 17th February

No parking will be available on upper car parks from that date. However, a replacement car park for most spaces will created below the bowls green for early March. Site access will be maintained via the main gate until further notice.

We apologise for the limit on parking during works but expect to regain all lost spaces by May at the latest.