Sport and Recreational Alliance's Sports Club Survey

Dear Clubs, 

We’re always looking for ways to help sports clubs and ensure grassroots sports are well supported. To do this we’re supporting the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s biennial Sports Club Survey, which collects information and evidence to help them and NGBs understand what matters to you most and to help get the best deal for community and grassroots sports clubs.

A great selection of prizes can be won through taking part in the survey including £500 worth of equipment for your club and a 2 night weekend stay at the Award winning Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London.

In addition to being entered for the prize draw every club who completes the survey will be offered a free audit from Utility Aid to find out if you can save money on your bills.

You can take the online survey now, where all of the instructions and the full list of prizes can also be found.

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO THE SURVEY

The survey closes the end of June.

Best wishes

Dave Bartlett

Chairman

Free Novice Triathlon Training Day – Sunday 19 May 2013 – Stanborough Park, WGC

Triathlon England has partnered with Hercules Events to provide the first ever Novice Triathlon Training day at Stanborough Park. Places will be limited, so please get this email around your members as soon as possible. Training days with an elite coach are normally quite expensive, however, we have managed to stage this event free of charge to regional triathletes. In order to secure your free place on the training day you need only to  ‘like’ Hercules Events on Facebook or follow them on Twitter:

WHSPAA Publishes New Magazine

After 6 years of newsletters comprising 600 copies three times a year WHSPAA has decided to produce a vastly improved magazine of 10,000 copies printed 4 times a year with partners 'Everyone's  A WINNER'. The WHSPAA eaW magazine aims to entertain, inform and educate parents and children on ALL aspects of leisure pastimes.

From local club and sport facility information, days out at major attractions. to performing arts, the magazines are an ideal way to promote your interests and business.

Chairman Dave Bartlett said that it will be the sort of magazine that people will want to keep around and read at their leisure.

Click on the thumbnail, right, for an electronic copy.

Click here for more detailed information brochure including advertising prices.

Update: clubs advertising in the magazine will get an automatic (free) entry into the new

webpage 'clubs with vacancies or events (advertising in whspaa-eaw magazine)'.

WHSPAA AGM and Clubs' Forum, 24th April

WHSPAA Club AGM and Clubs' Forum, 24 April, at Herts Sports Village, was well attended.

Click here for a copy of the minutes

The Clubs' Forum followed with three presentations focusing on YOUR CLUB

Satellite Clubs in schools, Marketing Your Club and Small Grants (up to £10,000) - See WHSPAA Dates and  Documents webpage.

Community Fun Day 2013

Community Fun Day,27th April, is back in 2013 bigger and better than last year, the venue will be Campus West, Welwyn Garden City and will run from 10:30am to 3:30pm. Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has asked for WHSPAA to once again lead on the activity/sport zone. There will be plenty going on throughout the day with the sports zone taking place down stairs. So if you are interested in helping out or promoting you club speak to Matt at sport@welhat.gov.uk or just bring the family along for a good day.....dont forget your super hero outfit though as it is a themed event.

Welwyn Hatfield Sports Awards Bigger and Better!

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Sports Awards 2013

Top athletes, coaches, sports teams, clubs and schools were honoured at the sports awards, 7th February

For more information and photos see:

Wazzup 

WH Times newspaper

WH Borough Council's webpage

Organised by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in partnership with Welwyn Hatfield Times and WHSPAA

For questions or queries, call Matt Rayner, Youth and Sports Partnerships Manager at Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, on: 01707 357174 or email sport@welhat.gov.uk

Funding Information Updated

Is your club short of a little extra cash....want to develop a programme you run, or need some help getting coaches onto courses.? Well check out the latest on funding information by clicking here.

There is loads of information and ways of getting funding, look at the Funding Insight section as there might be something there that could have a real impact on the work that you do.

New, Free, Junior Volleyball at Gosling Sports Park

In association with Red Eagles Volleyball club, for Under 16s.  Click here for a flyer.  

WHSPAA at UoH Fresher's Fair

University of Hertfordshire holds an annual Freshers' Sports Fair in September.  It showcases the great number and wide diversity of clubs at the Uni.  As well as club stands there are demonstrations in the centre of the hall.
Dave Bartlett chairman of Welwyn Hatfield Sport And Physical Activity Alliance attended this year's Sports Fair Wednesday 26th September 2012.  The aim was to promote local community sports clubs and organisations.
The place was buzzing - it was a great event! See YouTube clip