Cherries Win Bronze

As a result of achieving Bronze status for their Community work, the Club will receive £24,000 to invest in further community work which was based on:

- A coach to child ratio of 1:16 for all activity.

- All activity led by an FA Level 2 qualified coach or above.

- Publish a business plan with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

- Deliver to at least one of the Trust's 4 main themes of health, Education, Social Inclusion/ Community Cohesion and Sports Participation.

- Establish working partnerships with external agencies eg local authorities.

- Working towards charitable status by the end of 2009.

The full story can be found on the Clubs Official Web Site.