Forres ASG Primaries, August– December 2019
Participate in a wide range of activities in a relaxed and friendly environment. You can learn a new sport or develop your skills. Sessions are open to all abilities and equipment is provided.
Meet the Forres Team
Paul Rogan Rosalyn Carruthers
Forres Academy Anderson’s Primary School Alves Primary School Applegrove Primary School Dallas Primary School Dyke Primary School Kinloss Primary School Logie Primary School Pilmuir Primary School Mobile: 07966 120518 Landline: 01309 672838 Mobile: 07800 678561 Landline: 01309 672838 Email: forres.active.schools@moray.gov.uk Email: [email protected]
The Active Schools programme aims to provide quality opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity before school, during lunchtime and after school. Where possible the sessions will develop effective pathways between schools and sports clubs in the local community. The sessions are generally delivered by a network of volunteers consisting of teachers, parents, school staff, students, senior school pupils and sport club coaches. We are striving to ensure that the sessions are offered for free or minimal cost. All pupils that qualify for the clothing grant will receive free spaces on all Active Schools sessions. Active Schools Centralised Activities – Available to all pupils Activity/Venue/Dates Times Year Group Cost Notes 5 week block Junior Jogscotland Please complete Grant Park, meet at cricket pavilion Free a consent form 3.45 - 4.30pm P1-7 Monday 2nd September – 7th October at FHCC (No session 16th Sept) reception
15 week block £22.50 for Hockey Please complete block a consent form Applegrove Primary School 3.30-4.30pm P4-7 Free with ‘Fit at FHCC Wednesday 28th Aug – 18th Dec Life’ Card reception
5 week block Bowls Please complete P5 S6 a consent form 3.30-4.30pm Free Grant Park Bowling Club at FHCC th th Thursday 29 August -26 September reception
Orienteering 4 week block Grant Park Please complete Beginner’s introduction and preparation a consent form 3.45-4.45pm P4-7 Free for our Orienteering Festival at FHCC Dates: 5th September – 26th September reception
6 week block Trampoline Please complete Forres House Community Centre £9 Term a consent form 12.15-1.00pm P2-S6 Saturdays 31st August – 5th October Free with ‘Fit at FHCC Life’ Card reception
Term Time Netball (no session on Anderson’s Primary School Monday 16th or P6-7 th Mondays 26th August -9th December £18 for block Tuesday 17 September) 3.30-4.30pm Free with ‘Fit Please complete Applegrove Primary School Life’ Card a consent form th th P5-7 Tuesdays 27 August – 10 December at FHCC reception
14 week block £21.00 for Racquet Sports Please complete 3.30 – 4.10pm block a consent form Forres House Community Centre P1-3 Free with ‘Fit at FHCC Wednesdays 4th Sept – 18th Dec Life’ Card reception
14 week block Badminton (Beginner or £21.00 for Please complete block a consent form Intermediate) 4.15 – 4.55pm P4-7 Forres House Community Centre Free with ‘Fit at FHCC Wednesdays 4th Sept – 18th Dec Life’ Card reception
Active Schools consent forms are available at the reception of Forres House Community Centre.
Volunteer Opportunities with Active Schools
What we can offer you:
Support and training PVG checks Matching to suitable activities Mentoring Work experience
What you can be involved in:
Club link taster sessions Sports coaching: lead Sports coaching: assistant Session support: responsible adult Event organising Administration
Who can be volunteers?
Anyone in the community! Parents/guardians, teachers, students, pupils, family members………..
ACTIVE SCHOOLS – ACTIVE YOU Coach/Volunteer Education Courses For full details of all of our education courses, including how to book, visit http://sportinmoray.co.uk/mcsh/sports-development/coach-education-courses/
If you would prefer to chat through first please contact either Rosalyn or Paul. Our contact details are llisted in our ‘meet the team’ page.
Sports Development Activities – Forres area The Sports Development sessions aim to develop the skills and understanding of participants in a variety of different sports. Each session will be delivered by two qualified paid sport coaches and generally take place in local community centres or high schools. The standard cost for a session is £3.80 although sessions are open to Fit Life members at no additional cost. Course Venue & Dates Times Age Cost Notes Code
Active Start
Forres House Community
Centre Pre
Saturday School 9:00am-9:45am £22.80 31/8/19 – 5/10/19 AUT 20 3yrs +
£26.60 2/11/19 - 14/12/19 WIN 19
Active Start
Forres House Community
Centre Pre 9.45am –10.30am Saturday School £22.80 AUT 21 31/8/19 – 5/10/19 3yrs +
£26.60 WIN 20 2/11/19 - 14/12/19
Mixed Sport (Skills)
Forres House Community
Centre 10.45-11:45am P1 – P3 Saturday £22.80 31/8/19 - 5/10/19 AUT 22
£26.60 2/11/19 - 14/12/19 WIN 21
Mixed Sport (Games) Focus will Forres House Community be on game Centre playing e.g Saturday 11:45 – 12:45pm P4 – P7 £22.80 Basketball, 31/8/19 - 5/10/19 AUT 23 Badminton,
Football, £26.60 2/11/19 - 14/12/19 WIN 22 Tennis, Rugby Please email [email protected] to request booking instructions for the new online system if you have not already received these. **Any household that has taken out a family membership through the Sport and Leisure Facilities section called ‘Fit Life’ will be able to book their child/ren onto the Sports Development sessions at no extra cost. Please note that refunds will NOT be given if Fit Life memberships are subsequently taken out after payments have been made. NOTE: ‘Fit Life participants must attend 80% of a session block. If this is not adhered to, we reserve the right to cancel the participant’s place and offer it to someone else on our waiting list. Parents will be notified before this action takes place.’
Active Schools Forres support various clubs within the local area who provide sporting opportunities to children
Forres Academy N.C.S Friday Badminton @ Forres House Community Centre Friday - 4.30-6pm P3 – P7 (S1 beginners) Friday - 6-8pm S1 - S6 (Forres Academy pupils) Cost: Annual charge Contact Ann Rossiter for more information Tel - 01309 672271 (Forres Academy) Email - [email protected]
Forres Girls Football Club currently provide football training for girls from P2-S1. This is open to players of all abilities and we would welcome girls who would like to play from Forres and any surrounding geographical areas. Venue: Grant Park Date/Time: Mondays 5.00- 6.00pm Cost: First 4 weeks FREE – then £2 per week If you are interested in giving football a try and would like more information you can check their facebook page Forres Girls Football Club or email: [email protected]
Forres Harriers Running Club age 9 + Thursday 6.30 – 7.30pm Grant Park A successful competitive running club where juniors take part in fun, enjoyable training sessions. Children will be encouraged to work hard and to take part in local and national races. Contact Hilary Cameron 07597 039752 / [email protected] for more information.
Forres St Lawrence Cricket Club Dates: Monday 5.00 -6.00pm P5-7 6.00-7.30pm S1 – S6 Wednesday 3.45 – 5.00 Forres Academy (after school club) Sunday 10.00 – 11.14 P1-4 Contact coach Gus Farr 07525 443090 for more details. Email: [email protected] Hockey P3 upwards Quasar Hockey club 6.00 – 7.00pm @ Elgin Academy, Astro Dates: Wednesday (on going) Cost: Free for 6 weeks taster then opportunity to join club. Contact: Coach Phillip Cutts, email: [email protected] Tennis P1 upwards Forres Tennis Club Fun Junior coaching Tuesdays and Wednesdays for ages 5 to 18yrs for all abilities. Check out all the details at www.forrestennisclub.co.uk or email [email protected]
Rugby Kinloss Kestrels P1-7 Sunday’s (18th Aug 2019 – end May 2020 Kinloss Rugby Ground Micro's P1-3 Sundays 10.30 - 11.30am Mini's P4-5 Sundays 10.30 – 12 noon Mini's P6-7 Sundays 10.30 - 12 noon All equipment provided. For more information look up the Kinloss Kestrels facebook page, website www.pitchero.com/clubs/kinlosseaglesrufc/ or email [email protected] Phone: Elizabeth Knock 07976 830539
Active Schools Forres support various clubs within the local area who provide sporting opportunities to children
Forres Bluefins Swimming Club The Bluefins are a successful competitive swimming club. We have swimmers from age 7 -18 who train and compete on a regular basis at local, district and national levels. We are taking in new members at present. If you would like to join us please get in touch either by email: [email protected] or come along and speak to one of our coaches. Website: www.forresbluefins.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Forres-Bluefins-212605392153068/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Freestyle Swimming Club is a sprint swimming club - a little out of step with most of the rest of the swimming world but that is how we like it! A key element of the club ethos is that we are about more than just swimming. It’s about finding that little bit more that is inside all of us, and about how the benefits of swimming training spill over into other areas of life. Our swimmers learn about self-discipline and self- motivation; focus and concentration; taking ownership (you get out what you put in); and, about working together and involving the community. We don’t separate the club or training sessions by age or ability – we all train together. We learn from each other and socialise together throughout the year. Why not come along to our Friday 5pm session at Forres Swimming Pool - all you have to do is just let us know beforehand. For more information E-mail [email protected] or visit the website at www.freestyles.org.uk
New Wave Surf School Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings 6pm start. £15 a session. They will run for approximately 1.5hrs. To book get in touch with Donald. 07818238781. Or find us online via Facebook or www.newwavesurf.com
Inclusive Sessions SwimABLE and SurfABLE We are working in conjunction with Forres Swimming Pool and the Charity Friendly Access to provide SwimABLE and SurfABLE sessions during term time for children who have additional support needs. The session spaces are limited and will take place at Forres Swimming Pool on a Wednesday 0945-1030am (Forres ASG Primary) and Thursday 1130-1230 (Forres Academy) and will be led by swim instructors Robert Paterson, Emma Barber & Kev Anderson who are affiliated to the Swimming Teachers Association (STA). The inclusive structured swimming lessons are for all abilities and all ages. The pool sessions include the use of surf and stand up paddle boards, providing a unique approach for working towards improving balance and coordination, not to mention the extra sense of fun to keep participants engaged. Please contact Rosalyn Carruthers mobile: 07800 678561 email: [email protected] for more information. Friendly Access Friendly Access is a charity (SC045029) which focuses on creating and improving accessibility for everyone, regardless of disability or condition. ‘Seeing the environment as the disabling factor, not the individual’. Established in 2015 in Forres, Moray, we have 3 key areas. Technology, Sport and Education. We believe everyone should have the choice to take part in adventure sports. We also believe in making access to that sport inclusive, not exclusive. Since piloting the first autism specific surfing classes in Scotland in 2015, we proudly launched Scotland’s first fully adaptive and inclusive surf school SurfABLE Scotland in November 2017, providing the world’s most northerly surfing therapy programme for all (age 5 - adult), including low mobility and wheelchair users. The project mainly operates in Lossiemouth and Sandend and we also cover Caithness to Aberdeen. Contact: Kev Anderson [email protected] m.07938 214165 for information. Highland Cycle Ability Centre Active Schools has been working in partnership with this centre to provide opportunities for our young people and raise awareness of this fantastic facility at Cantray near Cawdor. The centre’s aim is to give everyone a safe and enjoyable place to cycle regardless of their ability. They have a fleet of adapted cycles from trikes and tandems to more specially adapted cycles for riders with different disabilities. The centre has a 1.2km track providing a great environment for families of mixed abilities to enjoy a cycle together. For more information look at their wesite https://www.highlandcycleabilitycentre.com/ or Contact: Si 01667 493789 or [email protected]
Milne’s Sports Club The Milne's Sports Clubs runs every Monday night in Fochabers and offer children with disabilities the opportunity to take part in a variey of sports. During the sessions the participants are introduced to a wide range of sports including orienteering, athletics, golf a variety of ball games, tennis and boccia (a sport similar to bowls and petanque but designed to be all inclusive). A couple of times a year the members go out on social events such as 10 pin bowling. For more information contact Hein Mijzen at [email protected], tel 07484 231877 or visit our website m-powerme.co.uk
Schools Competitions and Festivals Orienteering Forres Primary Schools Orienteering Festival Friday 27th September @ Grant Park . Entries: Enter through School. Venue: Grant Park Time: 16.00-18.00 Orienteering Saturday Schools League Children will collect points for their school by competing. Sunday 1st September @ Nairn East Beach Saturday 14th September @ Findhorn Saturday 5th October @ Lossiemouth Cost: £4.50 More details can be found at www.moravianorienteering.org
Scottish Cycling North Dirt Crit Series
Dirt Crits are cross-country mountain bike races for young riders aged 6-16. They are entry level events, designed to offer new riders the opportunity to get into racing as well as provide competative races for those more experienced riders. Riders require: A mountain bike in full safe working order, a helmet that fits properly, gloves, and appropriate clothing for the weather. All riders must be signed on by a parent or guardian.
Round 1 Sunday 18th August - Venue: Highland Wild Cat Trails, Golspie. Round 2 Sunday 6th October - Venue: Learnie Red Rock Trail, Black Isle. Round 3 Sunday 17th November – Venue: Nevis Range, FortWilliam. Round 4 Date TBC, Venue TBC Age Categories: Under 6 (Entry on the day only) Under, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. (Age is taken as that which the rider was on 1st January 2018) Event information and registration: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/?series_id=452
Local Courses
Course Date/Time Venue Booking/Cost Description
Junior Jog Monday 9th Bishopmill Contact Moray Introducing children to the sport Scotland September Primary Council on of running and athletics in a fun Time 16.00- School 01343 563374 and engaging way using 18.00pm Free nationally developed resources. Participants will be able to deliver basic running games to all primary aged children.
SFA Level 1.2: Tue 10th, Wed Grant Park, Booking via SFA This 12-hour course is designed Coaching Young 11th, Tue 17th Forres Live to assist coaches with the Footballers September https://www.scott planning, preparation, ishfalive.co.uk/sco Time 18.00- organisation and evaluation of ttishfa/coaches/ 22.00pm Course Id:21468 their coaching sessions and £60 focuses on coaching style and the use of differentiation, i.e. provision of practices to suit the wide range of abilities within the primary school age group
Badminton Saturday 14th Lossiemouth Booking through Badminton Basics is geared Basics September Community Badminton towards coaches with little or no Time 9.00- Centre Scotland badminton experience. It focuses Contact: 15.00pm on fun games for beginners, lynn@badmintons cotland.org.uk allowing participants to lead £55 sessions at schools and assist more experienced coaches at clubs.
Hockey Leaders Friday 27th Elgin Contact Moray The Leaders Course is a four-hour September Academy Council on course that will give you the Time 14.00- Astro (TBC) 01343 563374 confidence to help and keep 18.00pm £15 games safe in hockey sessions. It is mainly practical and will offer attendees an opportunity to practice their communication skills, organisational skills and problem solving in group work situations. A short course to improve your knowledge of the game, manage groups, and introduce basic rules through small sided games
Local Courses
Netball Fun 5z Thursday 3rd Elgin High Contact Moray The Fun 5z programme is October School Council on designed to introduce the skills Time 16.15- (TBC) 01343 563374 and rules of the game, allowing 18.15pm Free players to play all positions on the court before specializing later on. The focus is on participation, appropriate skill development and above all enjoyment and fun.
Netball Fun 5z Thursday 3rd Elgin High Contact Moray On this course you will learn the Umpiring October School Council on basic rules of the primary school Time 18.15- 01343 563374 small sided game of fun 5z 20.00pm Free netball to allow you to umpire games.
Netball Skills and Thursday 10th Elgin High Contact Moray Practices, drills and ideas to Drills October Time School Council on deliver sessions to secondary 16.30-18.30 (TBC) 01343 563374 school teams. Free
Netball Intro to Thursday 10th Elgin High Contact Moray This course is perfect for learning Umpiring October Time School Council on the basic rules of netball and/or 18.30-20.30 01343 563374 refreshing your memory before Free beginning the C Umpire award. If you volunteer at grassroots level this course is a fast and easy way to brush up on your knowledge of the rules and how to apply them. Delivered by Netball Scotland.
Forres CSH Sporting Activities Get Active Stay Active with Forres CSH! We have plenty of activities for you to choose from and for all the age groups! Sport Club/ Contact information Group Forres Golf [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/ForresGC/ Club Forres [email protected] http://www.forresbluefins.co.uk Bluefins Forres [email protected] http://www.forresharriers.org.uk Harriers Badminton [email protected] 07920103908 Moray Forres Area [email protected] http://www.forres-soccer7s.co.uk Soccer 7s Forres Mechanics [email protected] http://www.forresmechanics.net/ F.C. Forres St Lawrence [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/forrescricket/ Cricket Club Forres https://www.facebook.com/Forres-Thistle-FC- [email protected] Thistle F.C. 838902402882447/ Forres [email protected] http://www.forrestennisclub.co.uk Tennis Club Moray Gig [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/moraygig/ Moray Trampolining [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/moraytrampolineclub/ Club Other activities you could get involved with F.A.C.T. [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/forresarea/
If you want to know more about Moray Community Sport Hubs visit www.sportinmoray.co.uk
We also have a Facebook page: Moray Community Sports Hub and a Twitter account @moraycsh and we’ll be happy to hear from you!