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Where does your county want to invest the Strategic Investment Fund*?   It may already have shown its hand. 

But just how much new or additional funding* is there?

Meanwhile ECB clubs strategy* is all about capacity building, not facilities.  But why is the focus on County Boards more than clubs?  

Does anyone have a very low or no standing charge electricity tariff*? 

Are you promoting the new Scorers’ Pathway*? 

From last week:

*You should have no problem accessing the asterisked links above so long as you’re a member and logged on to LinkedIn. Not everyone realises we are a closed private LinkedIn group so only members can see your posts and comments in the Group and not your colleagues, clients or other LinkedIn connections. 

You can also click LinkedIn group page, log-in from there and scroll through all the content including these other current discussion·  

  • Frogbox versus NVplay
  • (Not) Making Tax Digital
  • Thriving clubs…a collective vision
  • Hosting Last Man Stands games
  • Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund Network Live 2026
  • Recreational Game Leadership Conference
  • What will your 2026 adult playing subscription be?
  • Animated short video: supporting your cricket club
  • Sport for People & Planet
  • Club shirt sponsorship agreements
  • Club Development section on Members’ Portal
  • Using LinkedIn for sponsor recruitment
  • Square robot mowers and hybrid pitches
  • Reasonably priced suppliers of honours board
  • The reality of ECB club funding for 2026
  • What would you do with £30 million?
  • Delivering the most inclusive team sport?
  • 150 new cricket centres
  • Sport England’s statutory planning role
  • Government support for grassroots cricket clubs
  • Knight-Stokes cup Quick Poll
  • Will you need to be affiliated to get accredited?

Links to past discussions, sorted by theme and listed in chronological order, can also be found on the Members’ Portal along with a treasure trove of club development resources, signposted information and sources of support including webinar recordings and club admin product reviews. 

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