Wellington & District Sports Federation

We meet at Wellington Football Club on Wednesday 4th April at 8.00pm for our first quarterly meeting for 2012; we will be joined by special guest Keri Parr of Tone Leisure at this meeting who will be talking about her organisation and how it can benefit WDSF members in what is an Olympic year.

The Federation Executive will be addressing Wellington Town Council’s monthly meeting on Monday 5th March from 7.00pm

This platform will allow the Federation to discuss its role within Wellington in 2012 and for Councillors to pose questions and to see how both bodies can work together.

Wellington Weavers Running Club are the eleventh confirmed member of WDSF for 2012; they join ten other Clubs who are committed to championing sport in Wellington and delivering opportunity and development in this Olympic year.

The Federation Executive meets at The Cottage Inn, Champford Lane, Wellington at 7.30pm on Wednesday 15th February; if there are any points to raise at this meeting then please advise of them to Federation Secretary David Derrick on david230275@googlemail.com

As written by John Morton of Wellington Bowmen

‘The advancement of sporting opportunities in Wellington and its district for the benefit of all the Community’

Our proposed quarterly meeting schedule for 2012 is as follows with each meeting starting at 8.00pm,

Spring – Wednesday 4th April at Wellington Football Club

Summer – Wednesday 4th July at Wellington Cricket Club

Autumn – Monday 1st October at Wellington Rugby Club

Confirmation of these dates and venues will be sought and confirmed in due course.

Today Federation Executive members Roger Nunn and David Derrick met with Louise Treacher from the 4George funding organisation; Louise is working with the Federation and Taunton Deane Borough Council to secure funding in addition to the Section 106 finances that are related to the Cade’s Farm 1 housing development.

A value of £460k has been put on the work required to complete the Federation’s ideal solution to this matter and Louise will be working to secure the gap in funding between this figure and what the Cade’s Farm 1 pot is worth.

Time is of the essence and work has to be completed by April for submission of a grant application to Sport England.

More details as and when they are available; stakeholder Clubs are asked to give of their time and to supply information in this respect if required.

Confirmed membership of the Federation for 2012 to date is as follows,

Wellington Bowling Club, Bowmen of Wellington, Sampford Arundel CC, Sampford Blues AFC, Tae Kwon Do, Wellington CC, Wellington AFC, Wellington RFC, Wellington Tennis Club and Wellington Swords Fencing Club

The Federation’s membership fee for 2012 has been pegged at £20 and already nine Clubs have paid up.

All other Clubs who wish to join the Federation for the new session should send their membership cheque (made payable to Wellington and District Sports Federation) and Club Details form to David Derrick ASAP.

Nick Buttle of Sampford Blues AFC joins us as Vice Chairman for the 2012 session in succession to Joe Conway of Wellington AFC in the major appointment to be made at the Federation’s AGM.

A thorough and well attended meeting was held at Wellington AFC this evening and set the agenda for the New Year; meeting minutes and other items will be issued soon.