Diversity and lack of it

I work in a large mail sorting hub which is less than 50% white British.
Just chatting with colleagues about what they did at the weekend I get to formulate my own picture of who likes to get cold wet & muddy and who prefers to spend time with family or indulge in retail therapy (Aaaargh to both for me).
My assumptions are largely repeated in this Sport England study:
https://www.sportengland.org/know-your-audience/demographic-knowledge/ethnicity

Edited by piglet - 16 Mar 22 at 11:07am

Back on track for a moment. As an earlier poster wrote, most people get into sailing because their family already sails. So how to entice a Chinese family, a Pakistani family, a black family into the unfamiliar world of sailing? What do they see when they look at a sailing club on a busy day? Apart from the lack of people from their own community, they see a lot of people doing incomprehensible, technical things in complex toys. Its daunting. Add in the perceived elitist reputation of sailing clubs, and we have the current situation. Its much easier to go to Halfords (LBS are available!) and buy some bikes for outdoor family sport.

Originally posted by Oatsandbeans I think the people that go on about this are a certain group that will find this wherever they look and make a big fuss about it

And there we have it.

Very true .

Complains about not being accepted and then displays what to many is knowingly unacceptable behaviour.

Self fulfilling pattern.....again.







Edited by Sussex Lad - 15 Mar 22 at 7:21am