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The club runs a tuck shop
that enables members to purchase soft drinks, sweets and crisps at
reasonable prices. This is also where they pay their subscriptions,
which is currently 30p per night. This area has a CD/ tape player
installed providing music of all types on a regular basis.
There is a designated area
for a selection of arts and crafts with many members making use of
the drawing and painting equipment. There is also a television room,
which is also used by members as a comfortable place to chat with
their friends.
A lap top computer is the
latest facility available to members. There is also access to the
Internet and when everything is up and running, Contact with other
clubs in our organisation.
The club is in the main
self-funding and one of our priorities is fund raising. During the
year we have stalls at the local fetes, Sell x-mas related items
during December and take part in the country raffle. We also
organised a duck race, when plastic ducks are floated down the local
brook and also another sponsored event each year, e.g. a bike ride
around Rutland water. In one week in September, we hold
house-to-house collections in the Oadby area, which is another
source of income.
During the summer months, a
programme of activities is organised which starts with a water
sports weekend in June at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham. There are
other activity camps at the Bosworth Water Trust, 2 sessions of 3
days, and a weekend camp on the banks of the river Wye for canoeing
and mountain bike riding. If necessary, qualified instructors
control the individual activities, e.g. the canoeing sessions.
This programme also includes
day trips to the Theme parks at Alton Towers and the American
Adventure. There is also a day trip to Skegness and visits to the
Nottingham Arena for ice-skating, Leicester Leys for swimming and to
Megazone in the Leicester city Centre. Other venues are considered
following request by members but are subject to sufficient interest
being shown. Opportunities also arise to try one-off activities at
the club such as air rifle shooting, the Gladiator bed and different
fitness or skills events.
Some of the Events offered
by clubs for young people include a 100 mile canoe test over 4 days
in may, paint balling in Sherwood forest in February, Drama and
mural competitions. There is also the opportunity of booking our
residential centre in Scotland for a week.
Competitions start at the county level for 5-a-side soccer, table
tennis, pool and snooker at different age groups, if teams or
individual members are successful; they progress to midland regional
events and then to the national finals. Members are also able to
attend training courses organised at the local, regional and
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