POTENTIAL PRESENTS
Delegates of member clubs were given plenty to think about over the festive period at the League’s December management meeting.
The last meeting of 2021 ended with a presentation by Chris Child and Amy Ruffell-Hazell of Energize, outlining the exiting potential of a new £3.5m Sport England funding opportunity in the West Midlands linked to the 2022 Commonwealth Games. It’s called Places & Spaces (https://www.sportengland.org/how-we-can-help/our-funds/places-and-spaces) and is a crowdfunding programme with awards up to £10,000 match funding for projects.
It is capital based, so anything facility or fixed fittings will be considered, and requires setting up and coordinating on the online Crowdfunder page.
More potential good news for clubs is that the League has agreed a two-year sponsorship of a new website that is being designed – worth £100 per annum – with Local Print Pros.
And the Telford-based company is offering clubs things like low cost embroidery; good turnaround flexibility, local drop off and collection; individual club and team sponsorship.
Said Streve Reeves of the company: “Any club signing up to our Team Page will receive: Free Embroidery Setup; a dedicated Team Page hosted on our website, where players can individually purchase the club’s playing shirts, showerproofs, jumpers, fleeces etc whatever the club chooses to list on there; £1 off every garment in exchange for our logo on the arm of garments brought.
“If anyone has any questions they are welcome to email me [email protected]”
Other points from the meeting – numerous League trophies won in 2019 still need returning to comps sec Phil King;
DBS renewals or applications in 2022 to be done via Zoom on February 12 or 26;
Big Bowls Weekend 2022 will be between May 27 and 29;
3 new Life Members will be inducted at the AGM on Monday 17th January.