As the weather changes, we begin to think of summer sports. However in these extraordinary times, we are in a national lockdown. The Southwark Community Sports Trust will obey Government advice and we will follow the recommendations of the ECB and Sport England about any start up.
 
The current position is quite clear that all recreational cricket including friendly games, nets and training is stopped until the end of May. Equally other sporting or social events cannot take place.  The facilities on Turney Road are closed although our sports contractors are maintaining the squares and grounds for a start-up.  We are ready once the appropriate decisions are made by the government.
 
As the cricket season has theoretically started, I thought that I should inform you of the current position.
 
Member clubs made bookings before the shut-down and the Trust has a full list of commitments. There are a few gaps at weekends and some opportunities for mid-week. Our season for cricket matches is planned to end on Sunday 13th September when we will switch emphasis to winter sports.
 
Each week of the lock down from now on, will see the cancellation of booked fixtures on a rolling basis. As the position becomes clearer over the next few weeks/months, we will be in touch with you to agree future arrangements. We know that the cricket authorities are hoping that we might have a half season to enable clubs, leagues and juniors to play cricket. We will respond once we have some dates.
 
On the emergence from lock down, I will publish bookings and the options available to clubs to reduce commitments or book more dates.  It is bound to be fluid. We hope to offer practice opportunities as well as much organised cricket and other activities as we can permit.
 
On any re-emergence from lock down, the Trust will enforce government guidance on hygiene and social isolation. We expect to deal with changed requirements for teas, meals and service at the bar. We are lucky to have a spacious facility to allow space for changing rooms, showers or for groups of people to spread out in the Pavilion. Over the next month, you can rest assured that our ground staff are committed to preparing the pitches in readiness for use. Our team has used the enforced window of isolation to repair and prepare the sightscreens and covers. We have a plan to repair the artificial surfaces once lock down is over.
 
If you have any thoughts or particular questions, please do not hesitate to email me or John Howard.
 
Please stay safe and follow the Government advice
 
John
John Smith
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Mobile:  07831 638 775 with variable reception

The events surrounding the control of coronavirus are fast moving. The Southwark Community Sports Trust is seeking to play its part in helping the community stay safe. We know that one Dulwich sports club has a member who has had a positive test.

We have not had much access to our fields due to the appalling weather. As the weather may soon allow us to play some sport, we have to be aware of the wider concerns about a possible epidemic.
The Trust does not manage or select individual teams. We will rely on the good sense of our users and their opponents about exercising self-quarantine and not including people with the symptoms of the disease. We will observe the Government advice in the coming weeks and months. 
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As individuals, please ensure that you are using tissues, washing your hands frequently and thoroughly for 20 seconds. Some people are bringing their own hand sanitiser. The Trust has installed hand sanitiser units by the doors and the bar of the pavilion. We hope that we have enough liquid to maintain these.
As a trust, we wish to ensure that the playing of sport goes ahead but we would only wish our clubs to proceed if they felt safe to play. We are doing our utmost to offer a clean environment but we rely upon our users not to infect communal areas.
There is a hierarchy of conditions that we can see-

• If you are in a high risk category then you may wish to consider to avoid coming to the Trust.

• If you are showing symptoms, then please self-isolate and use the telephone or website 111 for advice. Naturally we do not expect you to come to the Trust.

• If your club or team has a confirmed case, please let us know. We will work closely with the NHS  and also inform other member clubs. There may be implications for the Trust in that Public Health England may visit, make a risk assessment and advise on specific measures such as deep cleaning and a contact assessment. The government website shown below gives much latest guidance and no doubt, will be updated:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19
The Trust Board has set up an emergency action co-ordination group. The group can be contacted via http://www.dulwichsportsground.com/
If you have any suggestions to improve our response, please do let us know.

​This Sunday (November 3rd) one of our regular teams, AFC Brixton have been drawn at home in the early rounds of the London Cup. They are due to play SE Dons FC based in Lewisham at 10-30am.
 
We have been told by officials at AFC Brixton that that the away team (SE Dons) have a major following on social media. They stream all their games live on U tube and are very active on Twitter etc. Apparently this has had the effect of drawing a large number of followers who are now starting to watch their fixtures. AFC Brixton have spoken with their opponents and the Cup organisers who both expect a large away crowd.
 
Whist this will not resemble the crowds drawn by Crystal Palace FC, it may be significant for recreational football. We have asked that SE Dons FC assist us by trying to forecast numbers. We are working with AFC Brixton to mitigate the effects of a large crowd of spectators. On Sunday we have  

• Closed the car park for casual users and advised all teams to use public transport.
• Sought volunteer stewards from member clubs
• Timetabled other football fixtures to different kick off times to ease numbers.
• Asked SE Dons FC to help with stewarding and crowd control
• Arranged additional staff in the SCST Pavilion

 
I hope that we can enable the spectators to enjoy their experience of our facilities at Turney Road.  I would be grateful if you could alert our neighbours that there may be larger than usual number of people walking in local streets on Sunday morning.

Sue Carpenter (the director/producer of a 30min documentary film, The Wonderful Walk) will be filming the final scenes of a film following the regeneration of Herne Hill station underpass. 

An amazing 40 metre mural will be unveiled on the fields at the Dulwich Sports ground from 9-10am on Saturday morning. The attached leaflet provides more detail - many of the local community helped colour in the mural last
September for the Guinness World Record attempt. 

The film was commissioned by Herne Hill Forum as a record and a celebration of this wonderful community achievement. The finished mural (created on canvas) will be brought to the sports field, in several sections, where lots of local residents will unroll it and piece it together on the grass at Dulwich Sports Ground, with children holding down the edges once it’s in place. 

The process will be filmed at ground level, and then there will be a drone shot, rising overhead, to give an awe-inspiring aerial view of the whole mural surrounded by the community. It will be the one opportunity to see the entire mural in one frame, to truly understand its scale and magnificence. Come and marvel and generally join in the fun!  ​

Please view the winter pitch layouts - due to preserving the pitches, grass and playing surface PLEASE DO NOT PLAY OR TRAIN ON OTHER PITCHES. We have a pitch rotation system in operation to ensure each pitch is in a good condition in order to play future matches and games on.

KCH RFC kick off at their "new home".
September 15, 2012 at 4:56 PM
After months of negotiations, King's College Hospital RFC are proud to announce that a deal has been signed to new home!

On 15 May 2012, KCHRFC signed the deal that sees the club join the Southwark Community Sports Trust (SCST) as a Founder Member. This deal means that after 21 successful years at The Griffin Sports Club, from next season all home games will be played at our new home.

KCHRFC would like to thank everyone involved at The Griffin over the years, for their support and friendship and wishes them all the best for the future.

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South Bank Cuaco profile in SAL Standard
October 10, 2012 at 3:29 PM
South Bank Cuaco FC have had a comprehensive profile written about them in the Southern Amateur League's "Standard" newsletter.

Download and read more on pages 4, 5 and 6. (5MB PDF)

Excerpt:

South Bank Cuaco was formed as recently as 2002 although this belies not one, but two long histories belonging to the clubs which joined together to create this new entity.

The Commercial Union Assurances Company (CUACo) joined the Southern Amateur League in 1919 having previously competed in the London Insurance Offices F.A. league competitions before World War I.

The club played its games initially at Southend Lane and then Elm Lane in Catford. It later moved to Copers Cope Road, Beckenham where it enjoyed near neighbours in Midland, Nat West and Lloyds Banks. The facilities at Copers Cope were second to none and after the club moved out the facilities were taken over for training purposes by Crystal Palace F.C.



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