- Second Warwickshire club to landmark
- Harbury president praises volunteers
Harbury have become the second Warwickshire club to be awarded the coveted RFU Whole Club Seal of Approval.
The Whole Club Seal of Approval award recognises the effort and achievement of volunteers in achieving the standards needed in developing and sustaining rugby union in their clubs.
Introduced last year and building on established Seal of Approval awards for provision of youth rugby, the new accreditation requires clubs to provide evidence of good practice in areas including club management, player development and recruitment, child protection, sports equity, coaching and refereeing, as well as the recruitment and management of volunteers.
In association with Sport England and the ‘Clubmark’ scheme, the aim is also to set standards of quality control that will produce quality rugby clubs for mini, youth and adult clubs across the country.
Harbury president Ian Holroyd said: "This is a fantastic achievement for Harbury and we owe a huge amount of thanks to the contribution made by Jerry Birkbeck and Colin Hickman, which I know was immense.
"We also recognise this is an on-going process with an annual review to ensure that the criteria set by the RFU is being met."
Harbury are only the second Warwickshire club after Barkers’ Butts to attain Whole Club Seal of Approval status.