Help required to save Sailing Centre
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Topic: Help required to save Sailing Centre
Posted By: chrisarnell1
Subject: Help required to save Sailing Centre
Date Posted: 24 Mar 09 at 3:12pm
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I hope this request is within the forum rules - it's well intentioned. Our Council run Outdoor Activities Centre (Hengistbury Head Outdoor Education Centre in Bournemouth) is under threat of closure. Each year, thousands of school kids go there for outdoor activities, including kayaking & sailing. It helps disabled & disadvantaged kids - many with learning difficulties who really wouldn't be able to sail at regular clubs. I'm a supporter of the Centre (which is an RYA training & Onboard Centre) and we're keen to get as many names as possible onto a petition (which is linked below). If you share my view that not-for-profit Centres that give kids an opportunity to start sailing should be protected, please add your name to the petition. Thanks Chris Arnell - Christchurch Sailing Club http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Hengistbury-Head/ - http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Hengistbury-Head/
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Posted By: Captain Morgan
Date Posted: 24 Mar 09 at 3:34pm
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Signed. One of our local schools closed recently and our club provided training for the kids there as part of the RYA OnBoard scheme, which worked really well. Hope some good comes of the petition. |
Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 24 Mar 09 at 3:45pm
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Just another though, if its an RYA centre then mabe ask them for support. Is'nt that the kind of thing they do? ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 24 Mar 09 at 7:18pm
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I did loads of work last year on a similar scheme in my area, also for the council. The kids always have a fantastic time, get to know that there is more to life than computer games and tv, and get a taste for the great outdoors. When too many kids are obese, such closures are a step in the wrong direction. Good luck with it. ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: The Moo
Date Posted: 24 Mar 09 at 8:33pm
Signed. Good Luck! 
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Posted By: Status
Date Posted: 24 Mar 09 at 8:42pm
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and another signature added. ------------- Solo 2257 - The Joker |
Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 24 Mar 09 at 8:48pm
| And another. Good luck. |
Posted By: chrisarnell1
Date Posted: 25 Mar 09 at 2:25pm
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Thanks for your signatures & the messages of support. Please keep them coming. We've today managed to persuade the Council to grant a stay of execution until the end of August (They were going to close the Centre on May 1st) so we're taking bookings for the Summer programme. What happens next is we've got to come up with a "robust business plan" that allows someone to take over the running of the Centre from September. We're not out of trouble yet but we won the 1st round. I'll keep you posted as we go along. So it doesn't look like I'm going to have much time left for sailing the OK this season ------------- RS300 393 OK GBR 21 |
Posted By: alan.fuller
Date Posted: 25 Mar 09 at 4:20pm
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Signed. I have also posted the link on my web-site forum, as it might help visibility. No such thing as bad publicity they say. ------------- Phantom 1228 |
Posted By: dave.blakesley
Date Posted: 27 Mar 09 at 11:50am
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Signed, plus all the guys at work/lessons... ------------- |