SportNorthAyrshire thanks Magnox North for their generous financial support

Diary of Events

2010 Membership Fees

Memberships for 2010 are now due!

The Subscriptions have been held for yet another year at £10 for club affiliation and £2 for an individual member. All subscriptions are now due and prompt payment helps the work of the Sports Council to continue.

Application forms are available here. Cheques  to SportNorthAyrshire should be sent to: PO Box Number 8665, West Kilbride, KA23 9WN

British Automatic Ball Trap Championship

Magnox North to the Rescue

Reports from Recent Events

• Indoor Bowling Junior Pairs Competition - March 2010
• NASC Speed Skating Competition
• Cunninghame Cup
• NASC Karate Competition
• SALSC National Junior Bowls Tournament
• NASC Cup - 2009
• Magnum Open 2009
• NASC Quiz Night - 2009

> Full list of reports from recent events

Welcome ... to SportNorthAyrshire

SportNorthAyrshire

Who We Are and Where We Have Come From

A brief history

Way back in the early 1980s, various groups in Scotland sparked the idea of each local authority district having its own umbrella group to assist local sports clubs develop and to encourage a greater participation in sport as a leisure pursuit. It was the very earliest beginnings of Healthier Scotland, although at that time, having our own Parliament restored was but another dream.

In this part of the world, Strathclyde Regional Council and especially Cunninghame District Council decided this would be a good thing to have. With lots of support and guidance from our elected members on CDC, Cunninghame District Sports Council was eventually born as an arm’s length committee of the Council. This organisation flourished and prospered, taking part in the Celtic Games establishing links with similar Councils in Wales and Northern Ireland and operating its own Sports Injury Clinic. We remain grateful to these Councillors who had the vision to support a Sports Council.

When it came time for local government to be reorganised, Strathclyde Regional Council disappeared and Cunninghame District Council became North Ayrshire Council, an all-in-one local authority in its own right. Our Sports Council changed its name in line with this and became North Ayrshire Sports Council, again well supported by the local authority and continuing to run a large programme of events for a wide range of sports.

The more recent history is better known. In 2009 North Ayrshire Council announced they would no longer be in a position to grant fund the organisation. This was a great blow and looked like the end of our Sports Council. Appeals were made for alternative funding. Our Treasurer successfully approached Magnox North, the company who are busily decommissioning the redundant nuclear power station at Hunterston A. They were appreciative of our aims and existing good reputation. The resulting generous support received from Magnox North meant that our programme of planned sporting events could continue; local clubs receive guidance to develop, and more people of all ages and abilities still be encouraged to participate in sport.

To reflect our new independent status, The Executive Committee decided to look at our image. A Special General Meeting was called to consider their recommendations to rename North Ayrshire Sports Council as SportNorthAyrshire and redraft the Constitution to facilitate this. The meeting agreed without anyone speaking against the proposals. SportNorthAyrshire was born.

SportNorthAyrshire remains an equal opportunities organisation with its original aims in place - promoting and developing interest and participation in Sport for ALL people in our local area. We have valuable additional support from our affiliated clubs who contribute £10 annually; and from individual members who contribute a minimum of £2 a year.

Indoor Bowling Junior Pairs Competition

SportNorthAyrshire’s Indoor Bowling Junior Pairs Competition was held on Sunday 20th March hosted by Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club.

The Club President Malcolm Mackay welcomed the excited juniors before the start of the Game. Amongst the spectators, were quite a few parents supporting their youngsters, who each played five games of five ends.

Winners of the competition were J. Montgomery and L. Borland, with S. Malcolm and B. Donnelly, the runners up. In 3rd place came K. Donnachie and D. Thomson and in fourth place were R. Kennedy and C. Donnelly.

Bill Hunter, Bowling representative on SportNorthAyrshire, presented the Sports Council’s trophies and medals. All twenty four youngsters had a most enjoyable day's competitive sport.

SportNorthAyrshire wishes to thank Jim Macfarlane for organising the event, Gordon and Bill for their assistance and the committee of Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club for their generous support in hosting this event.

To learn more about Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club, visit their website.

Selected Photos from Recent Events

Child Protection in Sport

Junior Hockey Training Session

Inverclyde Sunday 7th February 2010

It was a very successful and well attended session which the junior section of Garnock Hockey Club thoroughly enjoyed. The indoor facilities at the Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre were great and the best thing was that it didn't matter what the weather conditions were!

The Club would like to thank SportNorthAyrshire for their support and thanks to Vice-Chairman Tom for coming along.

To find out more about the club - visit their website.

Roll of Honour

Associations

In association with sportscotland and the Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils.