| Association News |
 17th May - Info and pictures on the work in progress at the Club has been updated - More>> |
| Junior Cricket fixtures have now been added to the fixture list - More>> |
| Richie's Rugby Roundup for the 14h April is now online with the Annual Awards
- More>> |
| Carling lager to be dropped - More>> |
| Cricket fixtures for 2012 are now online - More>> |
| Where Are They Now? A look at what happened to some former opponents - More>> |
| The Junior Rugby Section now have a dedicated site on Pitchero - More>> |
| Association Ties are now available to buy online - More> |
| You
can now donate to the Development Fund online
- More> |
...to the web site of the Old Parkonians Association.
Development Membership
The Association has introduced a new type of membership - a Development Member.
Development Members will be listed in the Handbook under a separate section between Hon Life Members and Life Members as an acknowledgement of their importance to the future of the Old Parkonians Association.
Read more about and apply for Development Membership on the Subscriptions page. |
This type of membership involves a regular payment by standing order covering both the cost of subscriptions and a donation to the Association's Development Fund to be used to continue the work now in progress at the Club.Based in Oxton in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula in the North West of the UK, the Association runs cricket and rugby clubs from its Clubhouse in Holm Lane, Oxton, based at the HM Curphey Memorial Ground.
For further information on the cricket club and rugby club, including fixtures,
results and player honours, please use the links on the left.
The Association welcomes enquiries from anyone interested in starting to play cricket or rugby, as well as from existing players of all standards and levels of experience who would like to join us.
In either case, simply contact us for details of our teams, facilities and membership. Whether you live locally in Birkenhead or Wirral, or further afield, we'd be pleased to hear from you.
Although Rugby and Cricket are played at different times of the year, training for both sports continues through the close seasons. If you're thinking of getting involved for the first time, why not try some out of season training?
The Association is proud to hold Clubmark certification,
which is an accredition for clubs with junior sections. Clubmark is
the Sport England mark of high quality junior clubs and is awarded
to clubs that comply with minimum operating standards in four areas:
- The playing programme
- Duty of care and child protection
- Sports equity and ethics
- Club management
For further information on Clubmark visit http://www.clubmark.org.uk - details are also available below in the section Clubmark Accreditation.
Cricket and Rugby News
The BBC Sport news feeds below are updated automatically - the links will take you to the news item page on the BBC's site. To open up an item in a new browser window, hold down the Shift key when clicking on a link, otherwise, to return to this page after looking at an item use your browser's Back button.
Social Events
 The Clubhouse at Holm Lane |
The Association welcomes new members, whether they be playing or non-playing and oversees a variety of social activities throughout the year, as featured in the Social Events page.
Events held at our ground and clubhouse in Oxton, Birkenhead, range from barbeques and cheese & wine events to New Year festivities and players dinners. Many of these occasions are family events to which children are welcomed.
Use of the Clubhouse and Function Suite
The Clubhouse is available for use and offers a Function Suite with bar and catering facilities as well as music, dancing and large screen television / DVD playback equipment.
Use of the Function Suite facilities is available to non-members, provided they are sponsored by an existing member of the Association.
For full details of the facilities available, please contact .
Clubmark Accreditation
 Rugby & Cricket at Old Parkonians - Click for the detail |
Clubmark is a cross-sport quality accreditation for clubs with junior sections. According to research conducted by the Northwest Regional Development Agency in 2004, three fifths (60.5%) of young people belong to a sports club outside school.
Clubmark accreditation means that the holder meets defined standards to:
- Ensure the well-being of young people whilst in the care of adults, other than their legal parent(s)/carer(s).
- Enthuse young people to enjoy sport and active recreation to build a healthy and active lifestyle.
- Enable young people to use their leisure time creatively.
- Allow young people to optimise their talents and personal ability.
- Identify and support the development of the most talented young people.
The Association has been awarded Clubmark status in recognition of the standards we maintain to encourange the participation of young people in sport.
As part of the Association's ongoing involvement in the Clubmark programme, Child Welfare Officer, Dave Westwater has recently completed the 3 yearly ‘time to listen’ and ‘safe hands’ courses at Northwich.