Estimated Price

£1,993

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In relation to the identified priorities in the Guidance & Essential criteria what will your idea achieve and who will benefit from your project?

The project will introduce archery to the wider community with our outdoor range being established in Annbank. Working with the existing community groups we aim to promote a new sport in the area which will increase engagement in sport and benefit physical and mental health. Archery is a sport than is multi-generational and multi-cultural. The club aims to support those that are not in a position to purchase their own equipment by having a range of equipment that people can borrow or test.

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Please describe what you plan to do and what the money will be used for? (i.e., purchase equipment/resources)

We are applying for addition equipment to support new youth archers to reduce the initial costs of purchasing equipment by providing individuals an equipment library where they can borrow or try equipment prior to purchasing.  

 

As like many sports initially equipment can be expensive and very personal.  By having a lending library, the club aims to gradually build up a range of equipment including different bow types, risers and limbs.  With juniors they very quickly change limb weight as they grow, by having access to a library of limbs juniors will save hundreds of pounds. The same principle works for adults however, the limbs do not change as quickly usually only in weight.  Currently, we host Come and Try events run in 4-week blocks at Riverside Sports Arena in Ayr in conjunction with Active Schools. This partnership has been in place for nearly a year now and helped neurodiverse children to engage in sport along with disabled individuals who have thought that possibly they we not able to try archery before. We host had a range of sessions including Junior only, Adult Sessions and LGBTIQ+ events each of mixed ability.

Each session has approximately 15-20 booked on and we have been full for each session, often with many returning. The club has successfully trained has two qualified instructors and we will be running beginner’s courses on a regular basis. We have had some very able juniors take up Beginners Courses from this.  

With the increase in numbers this mean we also require additional bosses (targets) this would mainly be for out outdoor facility at Annbank Community Football Club in Annbank KA6 5EF