Capital Investment Update - PowerPoint Presentation

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Capital Investment Update

Herts Club Meeting

Jason Bowers

Area Facilities ManagerSlide2

Overview of what we’ll cover in this session:

CB Facility Planning Process

Natwest

Rugby Force Programme

Rugby Football Foundation Grants

RFU Capital Investment Programme

Questions & Answers Slide3

CB Facility Planning Process

Club identify a project to either the CB or RDO

Information shared between RFU staff and CB reps to ensure information is captured and understood

CB Facility Plan is updated as a live document and all facility projects are recorded.

CB Facility Plan reviewed quarterly between RFU

AFM/RDO

and CB Reps,

to

find funding solutions for projects

CB prioritise projects that are in a deliverable position and support growth. Invited on to the RFU Capital Investment Programme

Smaller projects

may be

eligible to the Rugby Football Foundation Slide4

Natwest

RugbyForce 2017

NatWest

RugbyForce

2017 launches on

23rd November The programme, which is a partnership between England Rugby and NatWest, is unique and carefully crafted with the aid of experts to offer grassroots clubs across the country a wealth of advice and support to ensure that they thrive as strong and sustainable businesses away from just the on-pitch action.

Registration for clubs will be via sign up on www.englandrugby.com/natwestrugbyforce Slide5

•

Support packages of £500 awarded to 200 clubs who are selected to attend one of the NatWest RugbyForce workshops.

• Invitation for up to 70 clubs to raise funds via a crowdfunding programme with

NatWest

RugbyForce contributing up to £750 as a booster towards the project and campaign.• 60 pitch maintenance packages to include a visit from the Twickenham Head Groundsman Keith Kent (or one of his team of pitch advisors) to help devise a

pitch maintenance schedule for the weekend. • Support packages of £2,000 to help put Keith’s report into practice over the NatWest RugbyForce weekend.

• Support collateral to help promote clubs’ NatWest RugbyForce weekend event – set to take place on 24th and 25th June 2017.

This year’s new and improved programme will offer clubs that register by 5th February 2017 the following: Slide6

Rugby Football Foundation (RFF)

The Rugby Football Foundation is a registered charity established by the Rugby Football Union

.

The

purpose of the Rugby Football Foundation is to promote and develop community amateur rugby in England.

http://rugbyfootballfoundation.org Slide7

What

can my club apply for?Capital improvements to the club’s facilities which will support the retention and recruitment of players.

These

can include

pitch drainage, clubhouses (all areas apart from bars), floodlights, goal posts, pitch maintenance equipment. The RFF will not fund works that would be classified as annual maintenance,

Matched against the club’s own contribution to the project (either from club funds, sponsors or external grants).

How and What? Slide8

The

'Helping Hand Grant' provides a mechanism for clubs to apply for a small grant of between £500 and £1,500 for eligible capital projects. The ‘Groundmatch Scheme’ provides

Clubs

at level 5 and below can apply for between £1,500 and £5,000 on a matched £ for £ basis.

Completed applications are considered on a rolling basis throughout the year.Clubs may only apply for one grant per project and are eligible for only £5,000 in a 24 month period.

The 24 months are calculated from the date of the last payment of any previous award.Helping Hand

Grants & Groundmatch Grants Slide9

RFU Capital Investment

Within the RFU National Facility Strategy, projects are identified locally by Constituent Bodies based on their playing programme and the facilities needed to either retain or grow activity and players. Those projects that can demonstrate the readiness factors to deliver the project are prioritised for RFU capital investment

which

aims to deliver a network of clubs with the following outcomes;

Improved quality of experience for all users of the clubImproved financial sustainability of

clubsImproved retention and growth of players (ages 14-24) and volunteers within local club communities 4. A wider range of business and social users outside of rugbySlide10

Continued Investment in:

Floodlights

Natural Turf Pitches

Clubhouses

Changing Rooms £1.5m Nationally for 2017/18 Financial Year to support the above themes.

What’s consideredSlide11

RFU Artificial

Grass PitchesHerts RFU Clubs Meeting

December

2016Slide12

AGP Strategy – Why Are We Doing this?

Natural Turf Pitches

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Pitches overused with no excess capacity

Detrimental impact on the playing experience

Modernising the environment

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Younger players are expecting more

Attract new participants

The Competition 3AGPs are the biggest driver of participation in football The FA is investing significantly into AGPs

Weather Conditions

4

British winters have got milder and wetter in the last 4 years

More games and training cancelled, reducing participation Slide13

To increase match and training capacity in areas where natural turf pitches are significantly overused

To improve the quality and consistency of training provision across the country

To create a positive transformational impact on the game

To broaden rugby’s

reach

and

create a Rugby World Cup legacy

Fully funded, owned and

controlled by RFUBuilt on rugby club land Access to local clubs and education providersAt least 1 per CBThe average training pitch in England is 58%

overused

Why

“Rugby Turf” AGPs

“Rugby Share” AGPs

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Part funded by the

RFU at 3

rd

party site

Areas where there is limited access to rugby club

land

Guaranteed proportion of usage dedicated to rugby

How

Impact

Generate over

15,000

participants

playing at least once every two weeks

58,000

players

exposed

to

rugby for the first

time each year

Ensure over

20%

World Rugby compliant

AGPs in England

Artificial Grass Pitch Strategy:

100 AGPs delivered in 4 years………

Currently only

1%

of AGPs are located at rugby clubs

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Union.