Umpires course
Hewell CC on Wednesday evenings starting 6th February for 10 weeks. Please contact Tim Grainger at timgranger17@homecall.co.uk.
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Flooding
The county ground is once again under water - WCB details during the floods are:- 01905 748474 or Stuart's mobile 07770 570803 or Chris on 07734 247076
Crusader Worcestershire County League details remain the same
ECB announces flood relief
The England and Wales Cricket Trust Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has made a relief fund available for those cricket clubs affected by the recent flooding and has released information on how to apply for that funding click here.
At present there is £250,000 allocated to support ECB-affiliated clubs who have been affected and the ECB is lobbying for more support and match funding.
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Umpires and Scorers Courses
The ECB are considering a proposal to make it mandaory that League Clubs recruit and have trained membes to become qualified Umpires. To qualify for 'Clubmark' status clubs must recruit Umpires & Scorers.
To aid clubs with this the Worcestershire Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association are running the following basic courses.
PROPOSED BASIC COURSES 2008
Umpires – GL6 ( Part One) & GL5 (Part Two)
Evesham Working Men's Club - Wednesdays from mid Jan
Worcester Worcester CC, Norton - Tuesdays from mid January
Kidderminster Chain Wire Social Club - Mondays from end January
Bromsgrove Bromsgrove Cricket Club - Mondays from mid January
All courses start at 7.30 p.m.
SCORERS COURSES - Venues and dates to be arranged to suit candidates.
For further details, please contact WCU&SA Training Officer : timgranger17@homecall.co.uk
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Smoking Ban in Cricket Pavilions
From July 1st your pavilion must have had NO SMOKING signs at every entrance in prominent positions. The signs must be
1. A minimum of A5 in area (210mm x 148mm).
2. Say "No Smoking. It is against the law to smoke in these premises"
You can obtain signs from your local council or by visiting www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/resources or telephone 0800 169 1697.
Failure to display signs will result in fines by way of Fixed penalty notices on the manager of £150 if paid within 15 days, £200 if paid within 29 days or if enforced by a court, with a maximum penalty of £1,000. Customers found smoking inside will also be fined.
More significantly, failing to prevent smoking in your premises can lead to fines of up to £2,500 on clubs.
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