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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£17.8K
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Spending
£16.6K
Public benefits
The facilities that the Taggers provide for players enable people with learning disabilities from across the community to participate in recreational and sporting activities which assist with the development and advancement of the sport. These activities also greatly enhance the social skills and social welfare of the participants. The facilities
have also been used to host tag rugby competitions involving special educational needs schools and disability rugby sections. A further example of our commitment to the advancement of the sport. Participation in social events; physical activities and tag rugby promotes the overall health and well-being of those involved at the club. Other benefits include the development of social and communication skills, increased confidence and self-esteem. Many of these skills and feelings do not come easily to people with learning disabilities the Taggers provide a forum to encourage and develop their physical ability and self-confidence. Training and coaching helps with the education of individuals around the benefits of participation in sport. Such as, increased personal fitness levels and the realization of personal responsibilities for health and well-being. There has also been a marked increase in the individual skills levels and understanding of the sport. Our club is volunteer led and over the years there has been a constant and positive contribution by young volunteers (16 – 23) from schools in coaching the Taggers. This involvement in many cases is the young volunteers first experience of people with a learning disability. This exposure allows them to see and appreciate the person and their ability rather than the disability. Many of these volunteers have no rugby back ground so we have provided them with the skills through attendance at training courses to deliver coaching which in turn has led to increased participation and the advancement of the sport. The Benefits are demonstrated through testimonials from parents. Participation in all sports involves risk of injury. However, despite the fact that tag rugby is a non-contact form of the sport we have completed a risk assessment to manage the risks which are negligible. Any risks are significantly outweighed by the benefits accruing from the provision of healthy recreational and social activities. The charity's beneficiaries are people with learning disabilities male and female aged from 6 years with no upper age limit. There is no private benefit flowing from the purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Newforge Taggers Tag Rugby Football Club is a rugby club for people with learning disabilities. We are a mixed gender club who play tag rugby which is a non-contact form of rugby. Our focus is fun and inclusion and the game is adopted to meet the needs of the players. Newforge Taggers train at Newforge Sports Complex, Newforge Lane,
Belfast. The club has a structured season: September - December, the we break resuming in March and running to the end of June. Training is on Sunday mornings between 10-1115am The Taggers also participate in rugby blitzes (competitions/tournaments) with other disability rugby sections and schools across Northern Ireland.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of amateur sport
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Learning disabilities
How the charity works
- Disability
- Sport/recreation
