IMPACT REPORT 2023

8 NOT TI NGHAM S H I R E COUNT Y CR I CK E T C LUB CLUBS, LEAGUES AND THE WORKFORCE Working closely with our volunteers from across the game, we have helped to ensure that thousands of players can continue to access and enjoy the game they are so passionate about. The knowledge, skill and dedication of those volunteers is absolutely vital, and we were delighted to honour over 240 individuals from across the county through our reward and recognition scheme this year. Over 70 people were nominated by their clubs for the national ECB Cricket Collective Awards, with individuals from two clubs earning recognition at the awards ceremony. Keyworth CC’s Jade Pope and Amanda Reader were winners of the Safe Hands Award for Safeguarding, whilst James Nixon and James Peck from NorthWheatley & Leverton CC were highly commended in the Cricket Innovators category for theirYouTube channel,Wheatley TV. Our clubs have continued to be supported financially, with £185,339 of investment provided over the past year through County Grants, ECB funding and the Recreational Cricket Advisory Group, helping to improve local club facilities and increase playing opportunities. Safeguarding, meanwhile, remains a key focus.We provided four Safe Hands Courses over the past 12 months, training 83 club safeguarding officers. In total, 66 of our 102 clubs are now signed up to the ECB’s Safe Hands Management System. Our Club and League Officers continue to support our recreational network by helping to improve playing facilities, with the introduction this year of a Local Authority Pitch Maintenance Scheme and a 10-year County Facilities Strategy. Our officers have also supported clubs as they have sought to adopt the ECB’s General Conduct Regulations and Anti- Discrimination Code. The introduction of a new national umpires training structure has seen us support the Nottinghamshire Association of Cricket Officials [ACO] to deliver the new umpire course to 37 new officials. Another 44 attended the previous iteration of the course over the past year, while 13 people attended scorers’ courses. A total of 173 people are now members of the Notting- hamshire ACO. Over 93 coaches attended our formal coach education courses, with another 55 joining us at informal sessions. Coaching bursaries, meanwhile, have allowed us to support 24 people - including women, those from diverse communities and people with disabilities – on their coaching journey. In total, 207 coaches are now members of the Notts Coaches Association. We continue to plan for the future of the cricketing workforce too: we provided 49 young people aged 14+ with grounding in officiating, grounds maintenance, coaching, leadership, strength & conditioning and data analysis through an introductory day of training at Trent Bridge. FOR MORE ON THE SUPPORT PROV IDED BY COUNTY GRANTS AND THE WINNERS OF OUR CR ICKET COLLECT I VE AWARDS , CL ICK THE L INK BELOW. 240 38 £185,319 Volunteers recognised through reward & recognition events PLUS 66/102 clubs on SafeHands Management System • 5 new clubs Clubmark accredited 78 nominations for grass roots awards • 153 coaches trained • 94 umpires and scorers trained Coaching bursaries Invested into recreational cricket clubs VOLUNTEER ING