We will establish what facilities (grounds and clubhouses) our Clubs have and what their future needs are. We will then support clubs through advice and signposting to funding opportunities, to help them meet their future needs. Our work in this area is led by Terry Foreman.

We will provide support to Clubs that need to recruit volunteers and provide access to RFU courses that fit their needs and our work in this area is led by George Winch.

We will also build and operate an ongoing programme for the recruitment of County volunteers to establish a succession plan for each County Committee.

We will make better use of the County voluntary organisations and increase the level of interaction with the Hampshire County Sports Partnership, forming a stronger relationship.

We will encourage our Clubs to become RFU Accredited. This will be achieved by the RFU Club Developer, working closely with the management teams in our Clubs and in doing so, help create and document an efficient and effective set of Club management processes. This is supported by:

Tim Holmes RFU Club and Volunteer Support Manager
timholmes@rfu.com Mobile 07764 960408

Alex Roe RFU Club Developer
alexroe@rfu.com Mobile 07526 907822

The RFU Club Developer will request Club 'health checks', after accreditation has been achieved, to ensure the management processes are operating as they should.

We will require each Club to submit a set of audited accounts each year, demonstrating good financial control.