Recognition Scheme

Club Recognition Scheme

The Club Recognition Scheme was introduced by the Ulster Branch to reward those clubs who have or who are in the process of developing their clubs to address the challenges that lie ahead. As well as helping the clubs to develop, the awards will also assist in addressing the criteria set by most funding bodies such as the National Lottery and the Sports Council etc. The scheme is financially supported by a government grant administered by the Sports Council, Northern Ireland.

There are 3 levels of award:

§ Bronze

§ Silver

§ Gold

The Bronze Award was introduced in 2006 and has been running for two years. The following 39 clubs have been successful in gaining the Bronze Award:

Academy	Dromore
Ards	Dungannon
Ballyclare	Enniskillen
Ballymena	Grosvenor
Ballymoney	Holywood
Ballynahinch	Instonians
Banbridge	Larne
Bangor	Letterkenny
Belfast Harlequins	Limavady
BHSFP	Lisburn
Carrickfergus	Londonderry YM
Cavan	Malone
City of Derry	Monaghan
Civil Service	Omagh
CIYMS	Ophir
Clogher Valley	Portadown
Coleraine	Queen's
Donaghadee	Rainey OB
Donegal Town	Randalstown
	UUC

The Silver Award was introduced in the 2006/2007 season and the following 18 clubs have been successful in gaining the Silver Award:

Academy	City of Derry
Ballyclare	Civil Service
Ballymena	CIYMS
Ballymoney	Clogher Valley
Ballynahinch	Dungannon
Banbridge	Instonians
Bangor	Rainey OB
BHSFP	Randalstown
Cavan	UUC

The Gold Award was introduced in the 2007/2008 season and the following 9 clubs have been successful in gaining the Gold Award:

Ballyclare	Cavan
Ballymena	Civil Service
Ballynahinch	CIYMS
Banbridge	Instonians
Bangor

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