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The University Sports Syndicate report to the Council as follows:
The Sports Syndicate met on five occasions during the academical year with Dr J. R. F. Fairbrother, T, the Vice-Chancellor's Deputy, as Chairman. The Syndicate welcomed Miss L. Stockbridge, PET, and Miss S. Brewer, NH, appointed by the Women's Blues Committee, and Mr M. Banach, JN, Mr A. French, C, Mr I. McClive, CTH, and Mr D. Woodhall, PEM, appointed by the Blues Committee. Mr S. Morris was appointed junior representative of the Colleges. Mr A. H. Murison and Dr D. M. Turner, PET, represented Senior Treasurers of University Clubs. Other Senior members representing various University institutions included Dr J. K. M. Moody, K, Dr J. Lasenby, T, Dr H. A. Bulkeley, CTH, Dr J. Burch, N, Dr J. A. Little, CTH, Dr R. E. McConnel, J, Dr A. Clark, F, Mr A. Thompson, DAR, with Mr A. D. Lemons, HH, as Secretary.
Mr A. D. Lemons continued as Director of Physical Education and Secretary to the Sports Syndicate with Miss Karen Day as Physical Education Officer and Mr A. K. Rodgers, Head of Sports Estates and Building Management. Other members of staff included Mrs Barbara Beckett, Chief Secretary, Mrs Griselda Stuck, Senior Secretary, and Mrs Zenobia Tavaria, Clerical Assistant.
The Syndicate received funding under the current arrangements from the Colleges and the University Chest. The Colleges contribution for 2001-02 was £2.82 per junior member in residence, which represented an increase of 8p on the previous year. This realized an income of £46,871. The University's contribution remained at £31,132. The Syndicate also benefited from interest accruing to this account of £1,969. The Syndicate is concerned that the University's contribution has remained at its current level since the financial year 1997-98. This represents in real terms a cut to the income of the Syndicate in each of the last four years. The Syndicate is unaware of why such a freeze has been introduced but is aware of the increase in costs faced by University sporting clubs and the University sports facilities, despite representation, in this period. This has further increased the financial burden on University sport in general and in particular on individual students representing the University.
The Sport in Cambridge Fund income during 2001-02 was £5,211 with interest during the year of £1,228, increasing the Fund to a total of £46,777. The Fund, derived from the University's Licensing Programme under an agreement approved by the Council in 1993, is administered by the Sports Syndicate and is specifically for capital projects.
The Syndicate has met the University's obligations to the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) and continues to contribute to the part payment of travel to BUSA events. However, the increasing number of universities in membership of BUSA has led to a substantial increase in the number of competitions and opportunities for this University's sports clubs to expand their competition base.
Under Regulation 7(c) of the Regulations of the Sports Syndicate, the Syndicate is charged with maintaining a list of approved University sports clubs. This list for 2001-02 is published in Appendix 1.
The Syndicate's Committee on Grants met on five occasions during the year with Dr H. A. Bulkeley, CTH, as Chairman. Other members of the Committee include all junior members of the Syndicate with Miss K. Day as Secretary. The Committee received applications from 48 University sporting clubs and gave a total in recurrent grants of £48,595, non-recurrent grants of £12,670, and grants towards those clubs reaching the last 32 and finals of BUSA competitions of £2,220.06. A full list of grants awarded to clubs is included as Appendix 2. The Syndicate made grants to clubs of £11,268 for use of the facilities at Fenner's Tennis and Cricket ground under arrangements approved by the Syndicate. The Syndicate remains concerned that the grants made to clubs fell below their genuine needs as detailed in their submissions to the Syndicate's Grants Committee.
The Syndicate, acting on behalf of the University sporting clubs of Cambridge, has continued to contribute to the affairs of the BUSA. The Syndicate nominated Miss Karen Day and Mr Lemons as Vice-Presidents of BUSA. The Syndicate paid a subscription of £8,542.05, which represented a per capita payment for a full time student of 55p.
No new licences were agreed during the year. Income derived from current licences specifically associated with University sports clubs reduced, principally due to the action to challenge the ruling by the Japanese Patent Office against CU Polo Club and other Polo Clubs on the use of the word Polo. A total cash income for 2001-02 of £28,500 with additional non-cash benefits was received. Only a small number of University clubs currently benefit from this income, with the University receiving 15%. Beneficiaries include the nine clubs involved in the former arrangements in the Adpro Scheme, an expansion of areas and benefits from licences granted by CU Rugby Union Football Club, the CU Polo Club. This Report does not include figures for any club undertaking private arrangements negotiated outside the scheme approved by the University.
The bequest from the Trustees of the Eric Evans Memorial Fund to establish the Eric Evans Fund produced an interest of £2,500 during 2001-02, which was made available for awards. The Syndicate appointed Dr J. Burch and Dr J. A. Little to act with the Director of Physical Education as Managers for the Fund. The Managers made the following awards:
| Mr Andrew Baddeley | CAI | Athletics |
| Mr Charles Bourne | TH | Rowing |
| Mr Jamie Bottomley | C | Rowing |
| Miss Keri Bunnell | G | Cricket |
| Miss Kendra Butlin | G | Cricket |
| Miss Laura Davidson | TH | Modern Pentathlon |
| Mr Dan Escott | K | Volleyball |
| Miss Victoria Hutley | CHU | Hockey |
| Mr Richard Jeens | CAI | Rifle Shooting |
| Mr Cahir King | T | Modern Pentathlon |
| Mr Andy Milton | Q | Kayaking |
| Miss Susan Rea | C | Football |
| Mr Richard Sargeant | R | Fencing |
| Miss Kathryn Stokes | G | Swimming |
| Miss Katharine Streatfield | CTH | Athletics |
| Mr Mladen Tosic | CAI | Karate |
| Mr Stuart Welch | ED | Rowing |
The Committee of Management of the Wilberforce Road Sports Ground begs leave to report as follows:
The Committee met on two occasions during the year, reporting to the Sports Syndicate, with Dr C. J. R. Thorne as Chairman. Other members of the Committee included:
Chairman
Dr C. J. R. Thorne, CTH
Director of Physical Education (Secretary)
Mr A. D. Lemons, HH
President of Cambridge University Athletics Club
Miss Katy Taylor, CAI
Team Captain of Men's or Women's CU Athletics Club
(not to be the same as President)
Mr Andrew French, CHR
Senior Treasurer of CU Athletics Club
Mr Chris Pratt, F
Local Athletics
Mr Barry Wallman
Dr Neil Costello
Captain CU Hare and Hounds Club
Mr Darren Talbot, DAR
Captain CU Hockey Club
Mr Ian McClive, CTH
Captain CU Women's Hockey Club
Miss Laura Sorensen, JE
Senior Treasurer CU Combined Hockey Club
Dr R. E. McConnel, JN
The academical year 2001-02 represented the seventh full year of operation of the Wilberforce Road Sports Ground since the opening of the Athletics Track and Pavilion in May 1995. Although operating well below its full potential due to a lack of any floodlighting provision for athletics or hockey, the sports ground has continued to increase its activities. The number of individuals and groups, both from within and outside the University has increased from 1995-96, many attracted by the licensed bar and catering facilities. This year, however, the track surface has deteriorated through extensive delaminating requiring the resurfacing of the running and jumping lanes. Precautionary measures had been put in place in 1995 in the form of bonds, insurance, and a depreciation fund to meet such costs. The work, undertaken during the summer months severely restricted the tracks use at this time. Under normal operation access is offered to University staff and their families or individuals outside the University, (matriculated students having free access to facilities) taking out seasonal or half seasonal user cards. Group bookings are reported for each facility below.
Mr Parker, Custodian, assisted by Mr Wilson continued throughout the year. The Department Secretary, Mrs B. Beckett, assisted by Mrs Stuck, undertook all bookings and administration.
When available the track was throughout the year the training and competitive base for the University Athletics Club and also the Cambridge and Coleridge Athletics Club for City members. Many other sporting clubs from different disciplines used the track for training purposes. Group booking of the track at various times throughout the year include:
CU Athletics Club
CU Cross Country Club
CU Colleges Athletics League
Cambridge and Coleridge Athletics Club (regular bookings three times a week)
Long Road Sixth Form College
Hills Road Sixth Form College
St John's College School
Cambridge United Football Club
Eastern Counties Rugby Union Referees
Jewson Football League Referees
Wildlife Trust Road Race
The synthetic hockey pitch in 2001-02 continued to operate at close to its optimum capacity. However, more than any other facility the synthetic pitch suffers from a lack of floodlighting. The potential of this facility would be in excess of twice the current use given such provision. The pitch was predominantly used throughout the year by the University Men's and Women's Hockey Clubs with other groups at various times as follows:
CU Men's and Women's Hockey Clubs
CU College Hockey League
CU Cuppers
Cambridge City Hockey Club (mixed hockey - weekly throughout summer)
St John's College School
Long Road Sixth Form College
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Eastern Hockey Association
Cambridge Ladies Hockey Club
King's College School
Technology Partnership mixed hockey
Mott MacDonald Hockey Club
CU Vet School
Anglia Polytechnic University
Camb U15 Girls Finals
Cambridge South
Eastern Counties Youth
The improved catering and bar facilities has increased the demand for this very attractive facility. The management committee endeavour to maintain a balance between the primary uses of servicing the needs of University sports clubs and providing a venue for sports conferences, seminars, and training days, and the more commercially attractive social functions. It is particularly pleasing to note the success of the use of the facility as part of the University's holiday play scheme as part of the national play day. Other groups making use of the facilities at various times include:
CU Sports Clubs
The Ospreys Club
The Hawks Dining Club
CU Veterinary School
Cambridge and Coleridge Athletics Club
Coleridge Community College
British Triathlon meeting
Faculty of English Away Day Training
Federation of Eastern Sport AGM
South of England Athletics Association
Sports Council - Eastern Region
Jewson League Referees meeting
M4I meeting
UK Athletics Coaching meetings
Sports Aid Foundation Lunches
CAMFAC First Aid Courses
British Canoe - Eastern Region AGM
Chairman
Dr D. M. Turner (from 1.1.2002)
Director of Physical Education (Secretary)
Mr A. D. Lemons
Senior Member appointed by CU Cricket Club
Professor K. Siddle
Senior Member appointed by CU Lawn Tennis Club
Sir Geoffrey Cass
Senior Member appointed by CU Cricket and Athletics
Dr A. Cosh
2001-02 marked the second year of operation under the newly established Fenner's Committee as a Committee of the Sports Syndicate. Mr J. Moden continued as Head Groundskeeper, assisted by Mr S. Lawrie, Deputy Head Groundskeeper, and Mr Adam Butler, Junior Groundskeeper.
During the year Mr Moden was honoured for the second successive year by the England and Wales Cricket Board and became the first University groundsman to be awarded Groundsman of the Year in the Universities Centre of Excellence category. Our congratulations to him.
Fenner's remains the club base for the CU Cricket Club and the CU Lawn Tennis Club and during the Michaelmas Term the CU Association Football Club and the CU Falcons Association Football Club. As such its first-class facilities were used by a number of county teams for tennis and cricket matches and several professional football clubs whilst playing against the University.
Fenner's remained the home base for Cambridge and Godmanchester Cricket Club in the newly established Eastern Premier League. It is anticipated that this partnership arrangement, which retains cricket of quality at Fenner's throughout the summer vacation, will contribute to the future development of Fenner's as a cricketing centre of excellence for the Region.
Groups using Fenner's cricket facilities during the year include:
CU Cricket Club
CU Crusaders Cricket Club
Cambridge and Godmanchester Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridge Schools U19, U14, U13
Cambridgeshire Schools Final
Sancton Wood School Sports Day
St Colettes School Sports Day
Cowper Griffiths
Grant Thornton
Bunbury v Ashwell Crusaders Charity match
The Journeymen
Woozlers v Lord Taverners
Detailed plans for developing Fenner's as a County Centre of Cricketing Excellence, including an indoor cricket school, refurbishment of the cricket pavilion, new practice and match wickets, and also a residential and social facility for Hughes Hall continue to receive support. With formal planning approval the scheme, which is supported by the England and Wales Cricket Board, the MCC, and many other partner organizations, is now actively seeking financial support from a number of sources. Details of the development are available on http://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/cricket/facilitiesanddevelopments.html and http://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/development/initiative.html.
The Management Committee for the University Centre for Cricketing Excellence (UCCE) met on four occasions throughout the year under the Chairmanship of Professor Sir David Williams. The Senior Coach, Mr Chris Scott, supervised the development of the selected students who are drawn from male and female students at Cambridge University and Anglia Polytechnic University (APU). The programme included a range of physiological tests and training supervision provided by APU, skills and techniques coaching, and a number of matches. The scheme is overseen by the ECB. The total expenditure for the year's programme totalled £80,000 of which the ECB provided a grant of £50,000 and CUCC the balance. APU provided a significant number of services without charge to the scheme.
The Physical Education Centre remains the administrative offices and main central University facility. The two gymnasiums continue to provide a basic training venue for many University and College clubs and as such are in great demand. Circuit training classes and other exercise groups led by Department recreational assistants remain popular.
The Fitness Suite, for which there is a charge to all users, continues to maintain its attraction increasing its membership to 2,688 in the year. Income to offset the running costs totalled £86,000 drawn from student members; staff members; UCLES/CUP members; partner and family members; and alumni.
Miss Jane Cuthbert and Miss Kate Mackenzie continued as Recreational Assistants and Fitness Advisers and generally supervised membership applications (all applicants undertake self-assessing medical screening) and the maintenance and safety of the fitness suite and other induction courses, classes in aerobics, and circuit training. Two part-time recreational assistants support them, Mr Sheetal Pandya and Miss Blanca Truyols.
A detailed analysis of the fitness suite membership is detailed in Appendix 3.
This year saw the continued success of the CU Sports website (http://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/). Creating an active interface between the University home page and University and College Sports Clubs, the site is designed to provide information to the University community, information to all outside the University on all aspects of University sport, a news and publicity forum. An integrated e-mail system provides a rapid communication system, cost effectively overcoming many of the inherent communication problems of a collegiate University with a range of semi-independent sports clubs. The site gives details of all sports activities and contains Sports Syndicate documentation. All applications for grant support, BUSA communication, and other administrative matters are incorporated into the system. The site is linked to a number of external sites and provides up-to-date information on new facilities and results of University and College sports teams.
Based on the Site Development Plan and Feasibility Study commissioned by the University, Arup Associates produced exciting and innovative detailed plans for the proposed new sports centre to be built on the West Cambridge Site. The plans have been well received by the local community and the planning authority that gave full planning approval during the year. Sir Geoffrey Cass has kindly agreed to accept the Vice-Chancellor's invitation to lead a fund-raising campaign to meet the cost of what will be one of the most advanced sports facilities in the country. The full Report is available for consultation at http://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/westcambridgedevelopment/index.html.
Following the University's Health and Safety Guidelines, and in compliance with the Sports Syndicate's general responsibility for the management of University premises, facilities, and services for sport and physical recreation, the Physical Education Department has undertaken an extensive review of its Health and Safety policy and procedures. In summary the following work has been completed in the year:
Departmental Safety Committee established with broad representation, meeting as a minimum once in each term; Miss Karen Day, Physical Education Officer, appointed Department Safety Officer; safety inspections undertaken at all department sites by PE and University Safety Office staff with actions assigned by the Safety Committee; ten staff qualified as First Aiders; four staff formally recognized as Department First Aiders; Fire Risk Assessment undertaken by the University Fire Officer providing action priorities; Mr A. K. Rodgers appointed as Fire Manager and Mr Barber as Deputy Fire Manager; Fire Manager, Fire Warden, and Fire Awareness Training undertaken by a range of departmental staff; Receptionists appointed and equipment installed to improve security; Risk Assessment Guidelines established and assessment programme instigated; Department Policy and procedures reviewed and safety handbook under development; role specific training undertaken in office safety, ground safety, and weight training leadership; identified actions to improve safety, including the installation of additional netting to the side of the synthetic hockey surface and the resurfacing of the University athletics track.
CU SPORTS CLUBS APPROVED BY THE SPORTS SYNDICATE
CU Association Football Club
CU Women's Association Football Club
CU Athletics Club
CU Badminton Club
CU Basketball Club
CU Women's Basketball Club
CU Boat Club
CU Women's Boat Club
CU Bowmen Club
CU Boxing Club
CU Canoe Club
CU Cricket Club
CU Women's Cricket Club
CU Cruising Club
CU Cycling Club
CU Eton Fives Club
CU Fencing Club
CU Gliding Club
CU Golf Club
CU Olympic Gymnastics Club
CU Hare and Hounds Club
CU Hockey Club
CU Women's Hockey Club
CU Ice Hockey Club
CU Women's Ice Hockey Club
CU Judo Club
CU Karate Club
CU Korfball Club
CU Lacrosse Club
CU Women's Lacrosse Club
CU Lightweight Rowing Club
CU Modern Pentathlon Club
CU Netball Club
CU Orienteering Club
CU Polo Club
CU Powerlifting Club
CU Real Tennis Club
CU Revolver and Pistol Club
CU Riding Club
CU Rifle Association
CU Rugby Union Football Club
CU Women's Rugby Union Football Club
CU Rugby Fives Club
CU Rugby League Club
CU Ski Club
CU Small Bore Club
CU Squash Rackets Club
CU Women's Squash Rackets Club
CU Swimming and Waterpolo Club
CU Table Tennis Club
CU Lawn Tennis Club
CU Trampoline Club
CU Volleyball Club
[Note: the figures and tables of the Statistical Annex are reproduced online in .PDF format.]
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Cambridge University Reporter, Monday 20 January 2003
Copyright © 2003 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars
of the University of Cambridge.