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Derwentside AC have recently been awarded Clubmark status after having worked towards Clubmark for the last 12 months with Club Chairman Brian Buckley driving change proactively within all areas of the club. 

Brian told us, "The Clubmark means a great deal to the club in showing and proving that what we are doing is a great deal of work for the youngsters in our area and what we are doing as coaches is at last delivering good performanaces from our athletes as well as providing a friendly and safe environment for young people to train in.  Personally I am very satisfied with a job well done and in continuing to give our club a good foundation on which to build for the future."

Clubmark is currently acting as the catalyst for the club to recruit more volunteers, coaches and athletes to take part in the sport and ensure they are ready for the upswell of interest with London 2012 just around the corner.

The County Durham Athletics Network member has been rewarded for lots of hard work getting everyone in the club on board with the process and contributing to help move the club forwards.

However, work hasn’t stopped as they are now going through the Whole Club Planning process with local Club and Coach Support Officer (CCSO) John Stacey.

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CE Electric UK – the company that owns and operates the electricity distribution networks in Yorkshire, northern Lincolnshire and the North-east - is proud to support England Athletics through its corporate sponsorship programme.

John Barnett, Head of Customer Operations, said: “There’s nothing more important to us than giving something back to the communities that we serve.  The England Athletics programme gives young people the chance to keep fit and have fun, whilst offering some of the region’s most promising young athletes the best possible start in their sporting careers.”

You can visit CE Electric UK’s England Athletics micro-site, which includes interviews with some of the region’s young athletes, training plans and a body mass index (BMI) calculator, by visiting http://athletics.ce-electricuk.com/page/index.cfm

CE Electric UK also uses the England Athletics programme to promote its life-saving electrical safety campaign “Stay Away: Stay Alive”, which teaches children and young people to recognise danger of death signs and electrical hazards.  You can access electrical safety-themed games and activities by following the “Fusebox” and “Crucial Crew” links on the front page of the company’s website www.ce-electricuk.com