Protecting Pitches: How to protect your facilities from flooding
Waterlogged pitches can be problematic and make it impossible for your local sports club to operate, so with the recent bad weather and heavy rainfall especially in the post Christmas period, we thought it was the perfect time to give some advice on how to better protect your pitches and playing areas. While it’s impossible […]
An employee or visitor is injured at your premises in extreme weather, are you liable?
Over recent years, increasingly extreme weather patterns and snowfall are causing disruption to sports and social clubs all over the UK, creating hazards that can lead to costly slips and falls. If it is your responsibility to make sure areas are accessible and safe, you MUST take measures to protect your venue from personal injury […]
Urgent Changes to the Law: Playing Music in your Sports Club
The law has changed concerning the use of music in amateur sports clubs, something that is very likely to affect you if plan to or currently use music in your amateur sports club. New Sports Club Music Laws Before the changes this month, many amateur sports clubs did not require a licence from PPL to […]
Employee Fraud: How to be protected
Reasons for Rising Employee Dishonesty Unfortunately, it has been reported that losses to business due to employee dishonesty has been rising in recent years. There can be many reasons why an employee may be dishonest, and it is always a good idea to take stock of how your amateur sports club or social club operates […]
Important Changes to Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
RIDDOR is the law that requires employers, and other people in control of work premises, to report and keep records of: Work-related accidents which cause death Work-related accidents which cause certain serious injuries (reportable injuries) Diagnosed cases of certain industrial diseases and certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (incidents with the potential to cause harm) Further changes effective […]
Fire safety tips for your sports or social club during the firefighters’ strike
Members of the Fire Brigade’s Union will be going on strike for the second time on Saturday 19th October from 18:30 – 23:30. In various locations around the UK the fire services may not be able to respond to an emergency 999 call, or if they do respond the time taken to do so may […]
Gaming Machine Tax: What You Need to Know
The gaming machine tax was introduced earlier this year to tax the income on gaming and quiz machines frequently found in sports club house and social, working men’s and political clubs. This tax has a few stipulations however: This tax is applicable if: If any of the prices that are available are cash, or includes […]
Grassroots Football Development
Earlier this year, the Football Association (FA), Sport England, the Premier League and the Football Foundation developed and launched a three year plan to improve and develop grassroots football facilities across England. One of the main targets set out within this initiative was to improve 3,000 natural pitches across England, build 150 artificial pitches and […]
Sport Club Funding Guide Part Two
As we discussed in part one of our funding guide for sports clubs, whether you are a cricket club, tennis club, football club or swimming baths, there is always room for further funds. You may need money to improve facilities, perform vital repairs or to add important security measures like cctv cameras (which can reduce […]
Local Sports Club Funding Guide Part One
Looking to gain funding for your sports club? Most sports clubs could use extra funding, whether it’s needed to buy new equipment, perform repairs to buildings or hire essential staff, sports clubs can often be expensive to maintain. There is financial backing available if you know where to look, so we investigated into the funding […]