Wanstead and Snaresbrook Cricket Club

Friday Night at Wanstead CC

1. Junior players and their supervising adult to use the entrance farther down the car park, where they will be registered and directed by the welfare team.
2. Those Social Members attending in order to make use of the hospitality facilities, are encouraged not to arrive until after 7pm, and to register with the NHS Test and Trace system by the main entrance doors.
3. Members can only use the top-BBQ area if they are seated at a table (maximum of six). Drinks can only be ordered using the QR Code on your table. NB any children who are not being coached must sit with and be included in the six. No one should stand between tables.
4. Members should inform Supervisors if they are about to leave their table. This way we can sanitise the table and organise the next occupants.
5. If there is no available designated table, members are asked not to wait/loiter in the BBQ area.
6. Additional seats will be made available in groups of six beyond the chestnut tree; these are not designated seats to enable drinks to be ordered.

First of all, can I thank everyone for observing COVID restrictions when at the club. We can now open things up a bit more, but it is important that everyone continues to follow social distancing guidelines.

When the bar is open, the pavilion/bar lounge can now be used, but, as outdoors, it must be for table service only with a maximum of 6 people or two households at each table. As before, you must be seated at all times in the hospitality areas, both outdoors and indoors. In particular, please do not go to the bar, itself. You must order using the QR codes on all the tables.

However, because of the large number of people at the club on Friday evenings for Junior training, we have decided, for the moment, not to allow people in the pavilion/bar lounge on Friday evenings.

The bar will now be open at the following times:

Monday – 5 to 9pm

Tuesday – 5.30 to 10pm

Friday – 4.30 to 11pm (outdoor service only)

Saturday – 12 to 11pm

Sunday – 12 to 10pm

On arrival, you must register using the NHS Track & Trace QR code by the entrance doors.

Thank you for your continued co-operation.

Stay safe.

The nets are open!

Following receipt of the ECB guidelines (ECB Guidance 120421.pdf), we are pleased to confirm that the net booking system is now open. The nets will be open for booking from 4pm-8pm Mon, Tue, Wed next week. Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun will be 9am-8pm.

Adherence to the 2021 net protocol (Member Net Protocol 2021 V3.pdf)  is a condition of use.

The key points of the protocol are:

2 sessions a week maximum

45 minutes a session

Nets cannot be booked any more than 7 days in advance

No more than 6 in a net

Age limit is U10.

Only members, who have registered and paid their subscriptions, will be able to book net sessions using the link  https://wansteadccnets.skedda.com and be considered for selection, once we start playing matches.

Thank you to everyone, who has renewed their membership. If you have not done so, then

1. Adult Playing and Social Members: Go to  https://membermojo.co.uk/wccar

2. Junior Members: If you were U18 on 1^st September 2020 go to https://membermojo.co.uk/wccjm .

The club fully appreciates that some members are under severe financial pressure. Paying the club subscription may be a strain on limited resources. If that is your situation, we obviously don’t expect you to pay your subscription. However if you still want to register or are a parent who wishes to register your child then please either contact Jon Gritten, Head of Junior Cricket, or me, as the Management Committee have given us the authority to discuss this sensitive issue with individual members.

This season the Club  will be using an online system called Slate ( https://slateapp.co.uk/ ) to make it much easier for you to pay match fees and for us to collect them. Once you and/or your child is selected for a match you will automatically receive an email asking for the match fees, which you can pay online or by using the free app.

In the coming weeks you will receive an email from Slate, inviting you to download and register with Slate. It only takes two minutes to do so and we would appreciate you getting this done by the first game if possible. If you have any problems with getting set up on Slate, please email help@Slateapp.co.uk for assistance. 

Thank you for your support on this and helping to take the club forward.

If you have any questions about why we are using the new system or whether it’s secure etc then please click here Slate FAQs.pdf.

We have submitted a planning application to extend the pavilion as well as refurbish the changing rooms and toilets.
For more details click on https://my.redbridge.gov.uk/planning and type in the club postcode E11 2LW

Like a perfectly timed run chase, we made it to Ahmedabad with just a few hours to spare before the start!

This has been a fantastic effort from all of our members who have both participated and supported the cause.

On average, each participant has had to cover over 16kms a week and some members have been clocking up over 60 miles a week!

Please do continue to donate to the fundraiser at https://www.gofundme.com/f/race-to-ahmedabad

The club and the Corner House Project (“CHP”) are delighted to announce a partnership, in which the club will support the CHP’s fundraising activities. The club was recently pleased to contribute to the charity £1,400, which was half the money raised at the successful online race night, the other half going to club funds. In addition, the club’s premises were recently used by the CHP for a very successful drop-off of donations of food, gifts and clothes for a variety of causes.

Based in the centre of Wanstead, the objective of the CHP is to help those that are vulnerable, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless with the provision of food, warm clothes, and other essentials, as well as support and guidance.

Fantastic news, the club has received ECB Clubmark accreditation for another 3 years.

ECB Clubmark is an accreditation scheme for cricket clubs and shows that a club is sustainable, well run and provides the right environment for its members. Clubmark accreditation also means your club is recognised as a safe, rewarding and fulfilling place for participants of all ages, as well as assuring parents and carers that they are choosing the right option for their young people.

To obtain accreditation, clubs are asked to provide evidence that they meet a series of criteria. This is done by loading evidence onto an online portal and by demonstrating good practice at a site visit conducted by an allocated Club Support Officer. Special thanks must go to Trevor Hebden who put in over 200 hours of work on this!

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you could be collecting free donations for the club?

So go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/wandscc/ and join for free.

For more details click on Easy Fundraising.pdf