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Astley and Tyldesley Miners
Welfare Cycle Speedway Club and Cleveland Wheelers are the latest two clubs to
achieve Go-Ride Clubmark accreditation, incorporating Sport England’s
nationally recognised, cross-sport kitemark of quality. The two clubs currently
share the accolade with just one other cycling club in the country (V.C
Jubilee).
Go-Ride Clubmark covers:
· Duty of Care and Child
Protection – ensuring that club officials are trained and resourced to deal
effectively with child protection and safety issues;
· The Riding Programme – ensuring that the club runs safe, structured,
regular coaching activities and competition for young people;
· Sports Equity & Ethics – helping to ensure that the club is an open and
inclusive environment where every club member can achieve their full potential;
· Club Management – addressing the key issues of finance, planning,
communication and development.
Astley and Tyldesley Miners
Welfare Cycle Speedway Club
Astley and Tyldesley Miners Welfare Cycle
Speedway Club has one of the best cycle speedway tracks in the country and has
staged many major championship events. It is also a great grass-roots club, with
a thriving membership and a commitment to young riders.
The club was formed in November 1989 and is based in Astley, near Wigan. Club
members raised funds and built the shale speedway track at the Astley &
Tyldesley Miners’ Welfare Club and the track was officially opened in April
1991. The club has continued to upgrade the track and facilities, to make it the
North’s Regional Cycle Speedway Centre and the North West's Cycle Speedway
Academy from 2002.
Mike Hack, Go-Ride Club Contact for Astley and Tyldesley said, "We are
delighted to receive this prestigious accreditation, as this confirms that Sport
England and British Cycling consider us to have met their criteria for being a
quality club. We see this accreditation as being an important tool in increasing
recruitment, as parents, schools and other youth organisations can be confident
in the knowledge that youngsters taking part in our club's activities will be
properly cared for. We have also learned a great deal about good practice from
going through the accreditation process, and have incorporated several of Sport
England and British Cycling's good practice models into our own activities. I
would strongly recommend that other clubs to follow suit and work hard to carry
out the improvements necessary to acquire the Clubmark accreditation."
For more information about the club, please contact Mike Hack on 0161 793 6016
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