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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£6.9K
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Spending
£2.9K
Public benefits
The direct benefits flowing from our purposes include: • Easy access by the people of the Derry and Strabane areas to participate in local amateur paddle sports. • The opportunity, for all those involved, to develop paddling skills which will enable them to enjoy safe recreational water activity or perhaps engage in competitive water
activities. • Ensuring that all members can enjoy a water activity in a safe and caring environment. • As a result of engaging with diverse groups in an outdoor environment, participant’s overall health and well-being will be enhanced and community connections strengthened. • To manage the areas of the Prehen Boathouse currently utilized by the club The benefits will be demonstrated through the following means: We will provide structured opportunities for people to participate in paddling skills development programmes with fully trained instructors enabling them to participate in weekly paddling. As part of the sessions participants will learn about water safety, how to paddle safely and will develop skills and techniques under the instruction of the qualified instructors. The club have produced a number of trained coaches and leaders, as well as a number of members with a variety of safety qualifications since the club was founded in 1981. We will monitor participant numbers (both existing club members and members of the general public) engaging in the activities offered through the use of attendance tracking sheets Canoeing is a risk sport, even though statistically the risk is slight. The club aims to minimise those risks by using qualified instructors and by following CANI (Canoe Association NI) guidelines, implementing a Health and Safety policy and Risk Assessments for club events. Our beneficiaries are the people from the Derry and Strabane council area. The only private benefit gained is if the club decides to subsidise course fees, for members of the club seeking to gain accredited paddle sport coaching qualification, which will in turn enable the club to meet its purposes in particular the clubs safety responsibilities and hopefully ensure sustainability. Individuals may also benefit from canoe training acquired during club events.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The public benefit of Foyle Paddlers Canoe Club is the advancement of amateur sport. The club meets regularly (typically 1 or 2 times per week) at various outside venues throughout the year to help members develop their skills in paddlesport disciplines such as Sea/Touring, Whitewater, open boating and Surf Kayaking; as well as competition.
Weekend sessions during the winter are supplemented with canoe pool sessions Membership of the club is open to the public. For safety reasons, joining the club requires either demonstrating a degree of competency in paddlesports, or participation in a variety of beginners courses, which the club offers throughout the year. All of the members of the club are amateur. Paddlesports promotes good health in participants by engaging them in both physical exertion and mental skills The club is affiliated to, and has as its governing body, the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland (CANI) and promotes progression through the formal skill levels set down by them. Members of the club hold formal CANI coaching and skills qualifications appropriate to member needs. The club does make a charge for participation in events but ALL of the monies raised are used to cover the costs of venue hire and club equipment. The Club Constitution specifically states “in no circumstances can any profits be distributed to members, but any profits earned shall be contributed to a general fund for furthering the objectives of the club.”
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Men
- Parents
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Sport/recreation
