At Braid, we take the welfare of all our members, particularly children and adults at risk, very seriously.  We work together to ensure we have a safe and inclusive environment. We strive to ensure that all children, young people and adults at risk are safeguarded from abuse and have an enjoyable tennis experience at our Club. Everyone who is involved in tennis has a shared responsibility to support this by promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. To that end, the Club has adopted Safeguarding Policies to meet these objectives. 

Welfare Officer

Our Welfare Officer, Dawn Ellis has primary responsibility for putting in place procedures to safeguard children at the club and for managing and reporting concerns about children/adults at risk. Dawn is the first point of contact for anyone with any concerns about welfare, discrimination, abuse or poor practice. 

Any concerns about a child, young person or adult at risk (including radicalisation) should be raised with our Welfare Officer as soon as possible. If you are unable to contact them, the NSPCC have a helpline - 0808 800 5000.  Children can contact Childline directly on 0800 1111 or going to their website: https://www.childline.org.uk/.  In an emergency, always call the police on 999.

You should, where possible, gain parental consent to share information unless it puts the child, yourself or another person at risk of harm.  If an adult at risk does not give consent, you can share the information if you reasonably believe they are at risk of harm to themselves or others, or someone has committed or is likely to commit a criminal offence.

Facilities Manager

We also have a Facilities Manager who is responsible for maintaining the Clubhouse and courts.  Our Facilities Manager is Eugene Creally (e.creally@virgin.net). Please contact him if you have any concerns about the Clubhouse and/or courts.