SportNorthAyrshire members, North Ayrshire Shooting Ground, will be hosting the British Automatic Ball Trap Championship on the 5th and 6th of June 2010.

Tom Young of North Ayrshire Shooting Ground writes:

This is the first time the major competition has come to Ayrshire and will attract competitors from all over the UK, Ireland and Isle of Man. The competition is based on shooting 100 clay targets per day.

The targets are launched from the trap which is 15 meters in front of the shooters, the targets travel 76 meters at a speed of 56 mph with the traps angling from left to right and also up and down, making this one of the harder clay target disciplines.

Looking for further information? Contact Tom at www.continentalshooting.co.uk.

After 23 years of council funding, the future of North Ayrshire Sports Council looked very bleak when NAC announced they would no longer be in a position to grant fund the organisation.

In a bid to staging the 20 to 30 sporting events due to be held in 2009 and 2010 the Sports Council’s Treasurer approached Hunterston A Site for help. The resulting generous support means that all the planned sporting events will continue this year including Junior and Senior Bowling, Fly and Sea Fishing, Shooting, Hockey, Karate to mention a few. Plans for 2010’s events can also be made. A delighted Treasurer said, “Thanks to Magnox North, a huge number of people, young and not so young will be able to take part in our sporting activities.” He continued, “Hunterston A Site will be assisting in supporting the events by providing funding which allows the hiring of facilities and provision of memento trophies for the winners.”

Thanks to Hunterston A and Magnox North, North Ayrshire Sports Council is now able to continue its principal aim in promoting and developing interest and participation in Sport for ALL people in our local area.

Memberships for 2010 — still held at £10 per club and £2 for an individual — are now due!

Happy 21st Birthday - North Ayrshire Sports Council

Reports from Recent Events

A full list of reports from recent events is available here.

NASC Speed Skating Competition October 2009 Ayrshire Flyers Speed Skating Club would like to thank NASC for providing trophies and ice for the competition held in the Magnum Leisure Centre on Sunday 18th October. It was well attended with competitors coming from clubs as far south as Birmingham and as far north as Dundee. A selection of photographs can be found on the Club's Photo Gallery together with the full results. Sylvia Wilson

Cunningham Cup 2009 On a trying day at Middleton Fishery the 2009 Cunninghame Cup was held. The number of entrants was slightly down on last year but attracted a few new faces to the Event. Although the fish played hard to get there were some lovely specimens on show at the weigh-in. The Event was nearly a clean sweep for the McClymont family from Saltcoats. Father Bud and his twin sons Bryan and Kenny took the top three places with Bryan holding onto the heaviest fish until the last competitor weighed in and he was beaten by Paul Webster by three ounces. Full report

NASC Karate Competition, October 2009 There was a fantastic turnout from the competing clubs – Shibumi Karate Club and Takeda Karate Club. The competitors were encouraged by fellow club members as well as parents. Full report

SALSC National Junior Bowls Tournament, June 2009 The prestigious SALSC National Junior Bowls Tournament was won this year by Dunfermline who beat Renfrewshire in an entertaining final to take the David Arnott Cup. Full report Jim McCabe

NASC Cup - 2009 On a beautiful May morning 26 anglers turned up to fish the North Ayrshire Sports Council Cup at the Busbie Muir Dam just outside Ardrossan. A blanket of excitement and anticipation submerged the competitors before the start generating an electric atmosphere. Full report Kenny McClymont

Magnum Open 2009 The Magnum Open figure skating competition was held at the rink on the weekend of the 7th and 8th March 2009 with a record entry this year of over 240 skaters. Full report Graeme Holmes

NASC Quiz Night - 2009 “A good way to spend a Friday Night” was the verdict from more than one of the assembled participants at the Argyle Centre Saltcoats on 20th March 2009. Full report EL

A full list of reports from recent events is available here.

The NASC Roll of Honour acknowledges and records Individual Achievement and Excellence in Sport in North Ayrshire.

The Subscriptions have been held for yet another year at £10 for club affiliation and £2 for an individual member. All subscriptions are now due and prompt payment helps the work of the Sports Council to continue.

Application forms are available here. Cheques  to NASC should be sent to: PO Box Number 8665, West Kilbride, KA23 9WN

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