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What's on in Earlston

Find out what activities and sports are on offer from Earlston Active Schools. If you are running a local club in Earlston, get in touch and link your club with Active Schools. Clubs linked with Active Schools can have the opportunity to deliver taster sessions in schools, increase junior membership, and can find additional advertising.

If you would like to volunteer to help Active Schools, please contact your local Active Schools Coordinator.

August 2011

The Earlston community provides many opportunities for children to get involved in a wide variety of sports and activities. There are a number of benefits of linking your sports club with Active Schools:

Advertising club sessions/events/festivals
Increasing junior memberships
Assistance with funding applications
Opportunities to deliver taster sessions in local schools
Help with recruitment of club volunteers
Provide training opportunities to club members and volunteers

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**CASHBACK FOR COMMUNITIES HOCKEY OPPORTUNITY**
CashBack for Communities is a programme of diversionary and other activities for young people to increase the opportunities they have to develop their interests and skills in an enjoyable, fulfilling and supported way, using funds recovered from criminals.

Scottish Hockey is currently offering 'Hockey Nights' as a sporting activity for children and teenagers to participate in and sessions are underway in a number of locations around Scotland.

'Hockey Nights' are free of charge to young people aged 10 - 19 years old. The sessions are an opportunity for young people to have fun, learn some new skills, and make new friendships.

Club	Venue	Day	Age	Time	Cost
Hockey Nights	Earlston HS	Monday	10-19yrs	6pm-7pm	Free

For more info visit www.scottish-hockey.org.uk

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**NEW** Michelle Douglas School of Dance
"The Borders premier alternative dance school specialising in the freshest funky street dance styles" is coming to Earlston. Local dance coach Michelle Douglas is starting classes at Earlston Primary School on Tuesday afternoons, starting 30th August.

Club	Venue	Day	Age	Time	Contact
Hip Hop/Street Dance	Earlston PS	Tuesday	4-7yrs 8-11 yrs	3-3.45pm 3.45-4.45pm	Michelle Douglas 07724748131

For further details please go to www.streetfusiondance.co.uk or to register for a class please call Michelle on the details above

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ClubGolf
ClubGolf is the National junior golf programme and creates opportunities for children to learn and play golf in a safe and fun environment. Three golf clubs in the Earlston Cluster offer a level one clubgolf coaching course, which is a structured programme that teachers children the different golf shots, basic techniques, rules and etiquette, and fun golf games and competitions.

St Boswells Golf Club: Monday evenings, 4pm-5pm
Lauder Golf Club: Monday evenings, 5.30pm-7.30pm
Melrose Golf Club: Thursday evenings, 4pm-5pm

For more information please visit individual club websites.

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Football

Club

Venue

Day

Age Group

Time

Contact

Earlston Rhymers Youth FC

Rhymers Park

Wednesday

P1-2
P3-4
P5-6

6.30-7.30pm

Robert Anderson

07788186102

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Tennis

Club	Venue	Day	Age Group	Time(s)	Contact
Earlston TC	Old High School	Thursday Saturday	Girls 5-17 yrs Boys aged 5-17yrs	5pm-8pm* 9.30am-12.30am*	Al McCulloch alastair.mcculloch@rayal.com
Melrose Waverly TC	Gibson Park	Monday Tuesday Thursday Sunday	5-16yrs 12-16yrs 8-12yrs 9-12yrs	4.45-9pm 4.45-5.45pm 4.45-6.45pm 5pm-6pm	Ian Reilly i.reilly@btinternet.com 07799 583283
St Boswells TC	Maxton Road	Wednesday Thursday Friday	4-16yrs	3.30-6.30pm*	Toni Lemmon dennis.lemmon@gmail.com 01835 824358

* Contact club for specific age group times

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Running/Athletics

Tweed, Leader & Jed Track Club

Venue

Day

Time

Contact

Tweedbank Outdoor Complex

Monday

Wednesday

5.45pm

5.15 pm

Bruce Scott
bruce@tljt.co.uk
01896 848145

If you would like to attend or for more information about these sessions, please call coach Bruce Scott on the details above.

Lauderdale Athletics Club

Venue

Day

Age Group

Time

Contact

Lauder PS

Leader Leisure Centre

Tuesdays

5-11 yrs

12 yrs +

6.15-7.15pm

7.30 - 9pm

Graeme Sutherland
01578 722 799

If you would like to attend or for more information about these sessions, please call coach Graeme Sutherland on the details above.

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Earlston Gymnastics Club

Venue	Day	Age Group	Time	Contact
Earlston High School	Monday	Various	4pm-5pm 5pm-6pm 6pm -7.30pm	Sheila Whiteford 01896 849 301
Earlston High School	Wednesday	Various	4.30pm - 8pm	Sheila Whiteford 01896 849 301
Earlston High School	Thursday	Various	4pm-5pm 5pm-6.15pm 6.30pm -8pm	Sheila Whiteford 01896 849 301

Currently running 8 sessions a week, Earlston Gymnastics Club looks to promote, coach and develop the sport of gynmastics for 5-18 year old boys and girls. The club also trains coaches and provide mentored support. For more details about the sessions above, please contact Sheila Whiteford, who will be able to keep you up-to-date with waiting lists and waiting times.

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Karate

Venue	Day	Age Group	Time	Contact
Earlston Parish Church Hall	Friday	5-8yrs 9-12yrs	6pm-7pm	Martin Brownlee 01896 756326

Instructor Martin Brownlee (6th DAN) is the fully qualified proffessional senior instructor for the Scottish Borders Karate-Do Federation. For more information about the above classes, please give him a call!

If you are a club and run sessions for young people, please get in touch and link your club with your Active Schools team!

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