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Ski day success 09 March 2010
The Harps Youth Group has a very enjoyable day at the Bearsden Ski Slope as part of a youth partnership involving the Harps Community project and the Central and West Youth practioners group. A group of ten from the youth group took part in this activity. Anyone aged between 12 an 18 is welcome to become involved in the group. They next meet at the Royston Youth Action , Royston rd, on Friday 12th March, at 7pm.
It's all downhill from here
Thomas takes a tumble
and finally..................easy now....whoooooh!
Emergency Club Meeting 04 March 2010
Launch of Mini Bus Appeal
We are calling emergency club meeting which will be held in St. Fillan’s primary school, Crompton Avenue on Thursday 11th March, at 6.45pm. You will be aware that our seventeen seater club mini bus was destroyed by arsonists last week. At the time of writing we have not got a valuation from the insurers, but we have no doubt it will fall well short of its true value. In order for the club to prosper and for us to offer support to our coaches and the young people in the communities we work in the bus is essential. We are currently working on a plan of action to try to raise the money quickly to replace the bus immediately.
We are inviting all club members, parents, political representatives, supporters and sponsors to attend this meeting. If you would like to attend but have no transport we can hopefully offer you a lift to the venue from anywhere in the city.
Since the incident was reported we have been inundated with offers of help and messages of support. This will be covered more at the meeting but I can assure you it has fairly lifted the spirits of the club’s management committee.
Why you should come
We need your ideas
You may not be able to support financially but there are many other ways you can help.
You may not be able to give time but can make a donation. Please come along and find out how.
The club bus is your bus.
Please leave your contact details on 221 4553 if you require a lift to the meeting Mini Bus appeal off to a good start 01 March 2010 It's a long road ahead but the substantial shortfall in the insurers valuation and the cost of a new bus was cut by £500 on Sunday when the underage hurlers and camogs got a great response from the Glasgow public at a bag packing at Tesco in the east end.
The club will be meeting soon to outline their plans to raise the shortfall. It already seems certain that the proceeds of their annual charity dinner in April which funds all of the club community development activities will now have to be set aside to finance the new bus. "It is disappointing that we have to go down this road as the dinner usually covers all of our coaching, equipment and youth leadership activities for the next twelve months, but the priority for us is transport. We are not set up like a traditional GAA club in Ireland. Our children are spread all over the city so transport is the key " explained the club chairman. Due to lack of games locally the bus is also used regularly to take teams over to Ireland for games. In the coming weeks the under 12 hurlers and under 10s footballers had planned to go on trips. These have now been shelved until the bus is replaced. Ulster Council Save The Day 01 March 2010 The club was able to go ahead with their support for the primary schools hurling tournament when the Ulster Council intervened following the destruction of thousands of pounds worth of hurling equipment in an arson attack on their club mini-bus outside a community transport base in the north of the city. The tournament at the city's Kelvin hall was the culmination of a coaching block in the schools run by Langside College's sports department as part of an HND sports coaching course. All of the students had been supported by the Scotland GAA's fulltime Community Development Administrator, Ciaran Kearney, who also ran a Foundation level Coaching course for them. "Within an hour of us discovering the bus was destroyed we had offers of help from both the Ulster Council and Croke Park. For this we will be forever grateful." commented club chiarman, Maurice Friel SKI Lessons for youth group 01 March 2010 This is a reminder that the ski lesson on Saturday will go ahead. We are looking for assistance with transport from parents. We have two female coaches to oversee the group , but would welcome a male adult to assist them. There are now only three more youth group place available on the lesson. To confirm your place either e-mail harps@live.ie or leave a message with your name on 221 4553.
The next youth get together willbe at Royston Youth Action, on Friday 12th March, at 7pm. Langside College Tournaments on this week 24 February 2010 Langside College are running their annual tournaments at the Kelvin Hall on Thursday 25th Feb (gaelic football) and the following day Friday 26th (hurling). Both will run from 11am-2pm. Club members are asked to go along and give the children plenty of encouragement. Our thank go to Ciaran Kearney for the work he done preparing the students to go out and coach in the schools and to the sports staff at langside College for giving us a platform to link to a new generation of players. Kildare club visit a great success 23 February 2010
Over fifty adults and children from the Sarsfields club from Newbridge had a great weekend in Glasgow as guests of the club. We appreciate the efforts of many who made the weekend such a success. We organised three matches with our visitors who emerged winners in two, with the third game a challenge with the teams mixed up between our children and our visitors. Our thanks go to Royston Youth Action who made their facilites available and organsied their kitchen staff to provide teas and much needed hot soup. That evening we had a welcome dance in St.Roch's parish hall. Again this well supported by a number of people who donated prizes or sold tickets. It was great to see so many young children turned out with the Tir Conaill colours. We had twenty six players togged out for the matches. The challenge now is to keep them involved in the club. However, the incentive of a visit to Kildare in May should help.
Fionbhar moves in to block a Sarsfields attack as Ethan looks on Mini bus destruction casts shadow over club 23 February 2010
The club mini bus was bunt out in an act of wanton vandalism in the early hours of Monday morning in the Lambhill area of Glasgow. A full statement relating to the incident will be issued by the club executive committee in the near future. senior football committee for 2010 unveiled 21 February 2010
News about pre season training will be announced soon. New club management committee elected 21 February 2010
Club Meetings 07 February 2010 There are a number of club meetings in the next two weeks. The second is straight after the general meeting at 8 pm. This will be an opportunity for the senior team and the management committee to have a discussion about the year ahead.-this is very important that any seniors interested in being involved with the club attend this meeting. The final meeting is the club AGM on Thursday 18th February. Please put this in your diary. Times and venue to be confirmed. Under 10s news 07 February 2010
Training Opportunities 20 January 2010 Any parents, youth members or coaches interested in any of the courses listed below is asked to contact Tommy Main on harps@live.ie or ring 221 4553 to register. The Harps Commnity Project will cover all costs incurred. Course Name In Safe Hands Course Name Appointed First Aid Course Name How to coach sport safely Club AGM - 9th Feb 20 January 2010 This year's Club AGM will be on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 7pm. The venue is held St Fillan's Primary Scool, 20 Crompton Avenue, Glasgow,G44 5AF. Copies of the nominations and motions forms can be downloaded from the library page. These should be e-mailed to Grace on grace.mcbride@virgin.net as soon as you can. Can all club members please make every effort to attend.
How to use your Fun Do Pack 14 January 2010 The Harps Community Project is organising a training night for all volunteers, coaches and parents to provide an introduction to the use of the Fun Do coaching e-learning resource. A full explanation of the coaching pack for the uninitiated is attached. The FUN DO workshop although based on gaelic games will cover the generic areas of developing children in sport through the ABC process of agility, balance and co-ordination. Anyone interested in helping out at any of our clubs or training sessions or is interested in learning more about coaching will benefit from this. No previous experience in sports coaching is required. If you wish to discuss further or are looking for more information ring me on 221 4553 or e-mail me at harps@live.ie
http://gamesdevelopment.gaa.ie/page/fun_do_best_e_learning_product.html http://gamesdevelopment.gaa.ie/page/fun_do_learning_resource_pack.html New Dates for Youth Activities 14 January 2010
Youth Day at Xscape
We are planning a day out at Xscape for all youth involved in the Tir Conaill Harps GAC and the Harps Community project on Sunday 24th January, from 10am to 1pm We will be organising transport from across the city. This is open to any young person aged between 12 and 18 involved in either organisations activities or clubs. We appreciate that some people receiving this may have drifted away from the club or project in recent times. You are more than welcome to come along and hopefully it will rekindle your interest in our work.
The cost of the day will be around £20 per head. This will include two activities and food afterwards. The club and the project will be covering the majority of the costs, but we are asking each young person to contribute £5 towards the activity.
Could you please confirm you wish to attend by leaving a message on 221 4553 or e-mailing me at harps@live.ie by Tuesday 19th January.
The day after the outing, Monday 25th January, we will be holding a youth meeting, in St.Patrick’s school, 10 Perth st, Anderston, at 7pm, to discuss your future involvement in the club and the project. The principal aim will be to set up a youth committee and discuss various other topics including a youth trip to Ireland, social outings and coaching opportunities.
I look forward to hearing from you or seeing you at both the day out and the meeting.
Tommy Main
Project Manager Youth Activities 02 January 2010 The youth outing to Xscape will go ahead on Sunday January 10th. Further details will appear on this site next week. There will be pick ups in various parts of the city. There will be a meeting for the youth group in St.Patrick's school the following night at 7pm. This meeting will dicuss the palns for the year ahead. It is open to any young person aged between 12 and 18. The youth group is organsied by the Harps Community Project contact Tommy Main on 221 4553 for further details. |
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