Get Into Tennis and Bowling - Under 12s Free Memberships for 2025-2026
2025-02-05 • No comments • • Coupar Angus, Meigle & Alyth
We want to offer more sports opportunities to primary aged children to encourage them to have a more active lifestyle. One of the impacts of the cost-of-living crisis means parents/carers are unable to afford to give their children this chance. During Health Week, the Primary School children take to the bowling green and tennis courts and love trying out the sports, so we aim to provide more of them with the opportunity to continue playing and having fun.
We would offer free memberships for children in local primary schools and 50% off all lessons and Easter and Summer camps throughout the period March 2025-March 2026.
We provide free access to all equipment which is available to any child when the club is open, over and beyond the coaching and camp sessions.
The Alyth Bowling & Tennis Club is located next to the Alyth Primary School and is easily accessible on foot in the middle of the town.
We have reached our estimated cost of the project by reviewing figures for the past 2 years of families paying for yearly membership, regular lesson blocks and participating in Easter and Summer camps. We have given ourselves a stretch target of 100% increase in the number of children accessing sport. We have estimated the cost of this project to cover 50 children getting free memberships and 50% off all lessons and camps for one year.
The Crieff Film Festival Youth Workshops.
2025-02-07 • No comments • • South Crieff
The Crieff Film Festival Youth Workshops, scheduled for 9-10 August 2025, cater to young people aged 5 to 16 years and are designed to engage them in the art and craft of film production. This initiative is a collaboration with local organisations , which provide ideal locations for hosting the workshops. Experienced industry professionals will guide the participants through various aspects of filmmaking, including cinematography, editing, and scriptwriting.
The workshops aim to educate and inspire participants by offering hands-on experiences that could ignite a lasting interest in the film industry. The programme also incorporates a competitive element, challenging the young filmmakers to apply their newly acquired skills in a practical and creative setting.
This collaborative effort with local arts organisations and educational institutions is intended to foster a community spirit and provide a supportive environment for learning. It offers a unique opportunity for children and young people in Crieff to explore creative careers, develop new skills, and gain confidence in their abilities, thereby enriching our local cultural landscape and supporting the development of future talent in the film industry.
Our goal is to not only provide a creative outlet but also to foster a deeper appreciation for the arts and potentially spark future careers in the film industry. These workshops promise to be engaging, educational, and most importantly, fun for all involved
Crieff shinty
2025-02-04 • No comments • • South Crieff
For the last year and a half, coaches who live locally from stirling shinty club along with Active Schools Coordinator for Crieff & Fairview Nick Keiller, have been running primary age after school clubs in crieff.
A club session for primary aged kids has also developed this with kids playing in local and national festivals and competitions.
Currently crieff has access to plastic first shinty equipment , but to move to the next level and start sessions in the high school, we are looking for wooden sticks, helmets , balls and Multi purpose goals.
This equipment would be used for outdoor school competitions , from primary and secondary schools, festivals, PE lessons and after school clubs
We hope to develop Shinty as a sport for the local community where kids will grow up to be part of local club, and be part of a traditional sport that is at the heart of many areas in scotland, which can grow in strathearn, as it has for clubs in Lochabar , Badenoch, Oban, Inverness to Glasgow.