Lewis & Harris Sports Council Annual Report

2018/2019

Honorary President Kirsty Wade

Chairperson Liz Carmichael

Vice-Chairperson Kenny Morrison

Treasurer Donald E Macleod

Secretary Steven Munro (Ex-officio Member)

Sports Representatives

Donald Lamont: Lewis Camanacdh Ken Galloway: Stornoway Golf Club David Hanlon: Swim Western Isles

Claire Falconer-Flint: SRAC Marion Finlayson: Western Isles Pony Club

Chris Plum: Stornoway Sailing Club Paul Finnegan: Harris Rep

Gordon Macdonald: Harris Rep Ali Gillies: L & H Football Assoc

Liz Rogers: Schools PE Rep David Macleod: Schools PE Rep

Calum Iain MacMillan: Further Education Rep Kirsty Baird: Youth Rep

Gordon Macdonald: LHYCA Norman Macaskill: PHAB Club

Nicolson Institute Pupils: Student Reps Laura Macleod: WI Triathlon Club

Ex-officio Members

PC Louise Henderson: Police Scotland Cllr Charlie Nicolson: CnES Rep

Erica Clark: Community Learning & Development Tony Wade: Sports Facilities Services Manager Karen Peteranna: Western Isles Health Board

Iain GG Campbell: Sports Development Services Manager

Observer

Norrie Macdonald: WIDT Rep

Association (5)

Breasclete Community Association Lewis and Harris Football Association

Lewis and Harris Youth Football Association

Lewis and Harris Youth Clubs Association

Ness Sports and Recreation Association (Spornis)

Club/Organisation (39)

Bernera Bowling Club

Back Football and Recreation Club Friends of Lynn Maclean School of Dance

George Kerr Stornoway Judo Club

Hebridean Cycle Club

Harris Gun Club Island Archers

Isle of Harris Golf Club

Isle of Lewis Gymnastic Club

Lewis Camanacdh

Lewis Car Club Lewis Ladies Netball Club

Lewis and Harris Riding Club

Lewis and Harris Sub Aqua Club Lewis and Harris Women’s Football Club

Lochside Arena North Lewis Maritime Society

North West All-Stars South Harris Bowling Club

SportHarris

Stornoway Angling Association Stornoway Sea Angling Club

Stornoway Golf Club

Stornoway Rugby Club

Stornoway Sailing Club Stornoway Rowing Club

Stornoway Running and Athletics Club

Stornoway Canoe Club

Stornoway Bowling Club

Stornoway PHAB Club Swim Western Isles

Western Isles Pony Club Western Isles Badminton Association

Western Isles Motocross Club Western Isles Triathlon Club

Western Isles Duke of Edinburgh

Western Isles District Scouts Council Western Isles Guides Association

Westside Runners & Fitness Club Westside Rowers

Individual (2)

Colin Tucker—Hockey Martin Flett— Power Lifting

Committee Line Up Affiliated Clubs

A Word From The Chair The Lewis and Harris Sports Council has been fulfilling our aims of supporting and promoting sport at all levels in our islands. Once again, we have been able to make funding available to our membership to provide coach development, to host and compete at competitions, including some at national level and purchase equip-ment. In addition, we are continuing to administer the Transocean Funding for young people in sport as entrusted by the Western Isles Development Trust and have been glad that Norman (Tomsh) Macdonald continues to attend our meetings as an observer on their behalf. We are continuing to promote our Facebook page in an attempt to improve com-munication with our members and to raise our profile and intend to build on this in the coming year. I would also like to express the Sports Councils gratitude for the continuing finan-cial support received from C.N.E.S and Western Isles Health Board. In addition, we thank Transocean for their generous contribution to the young people of the Western Isles. The uptake of this fund has been excellent so far and we look for-ward to continuing our partnership with The Western Isles Development Trust in this regard. I would like to pay tribute to all of you out there who are involved in sport in some way for giving up your own time and for the opportunities you afford to others. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the executive committee for their support and consistently high attendance at meetings over the last year, mak-ing particular mention of Kenny, vice chair; Donald, treasurer and Steven, secre-tary. I would also like to thank all those who represent their clubs who attend com-mittee meetings. Finally, I would like to thank everyone for giving me the opportunity to chair the Sports Council for the last 2 years. Thank you all very much. Liz

A Word From The Secretary

During the 2018-19 Sports Council year the executive committee met in Nov 18, Jan 19, April 19, June 19 and Aug 19. With the annual AGM being held in Oct 19. As secretary I would like to thank the executive committee for the support during year and also their commitment to attending the meetings. I would like to thank the support I have received from our Chairperson (Liz Carmichael), Vice-Chairperson (Kenny Morrison) and Treasurer (Donald Oz Macleod) and look forward to working with them in the future if re-elected. The Sports Council awarded 35 grants in the various grant categories offered through the Sports Councils grant aid scheme - coach education, sports events, sports equipment, sport coaching de-velopment, discretionary and excellence. A list of all the grants awarded to Sports Council member clubs and individuals can be found in this report. The Sports Council have been working in partnership with the Western Isles Development Trust to provide much need travel assistance to young people living in Lewis and Harris via the Youth & Young person’s Transocean Travel Scheme. This scheme is coming to an end and it is hoped that the positive links developed between the Sports Council and Development Trust will continue. A list of the grants awarded can be found in this report. It was great to see so many Sports Council member athletes participating at the NatWest Interna-tional Island Games in Gibraltar in July 2019. The Western Isles golden girl at the games was Kara Hanlon winning 4 golds and 1 silver in swimming. Kara is a previous winner of both the Sportsworld U18 and Over 18 Sportsperson of the year awards. The Sports Council in partnership with the Sport & Health department is continuing to develop an up to date coaches data base. This very important information will be kept within Sport and Health Department and will assist in developing the coaching qualifications and knowledge of all local coaches. The Sports Council see this as a priority and have included it as a condition of grant award, so all clubs accessing grant assistant must get all there coaches to complete the coaches data form. The Sports Council continues to provide opportunities for its member clubs and individuals to fur-ther develop their knowledge locally, offering Child Wellbeing and Protection in sport training, first aid for sports coaches, CPR workshops. We will also looks to work with national governing bodies to develop other opportunities. This year the Sports Council organised the annual Santa Run with all monies raised going to the local branch of Cancer Research UK, and also the annual Sports Council quiz raising money for the Lewis Food Bank. Finally I would like to thank all the volunteer chair's, secretaries, treasurers, coaches and parents as without all their hard work and commitment Lewis and Harris would not be seeing the success in sport that it is. Please continue this great work and hopefully we will see more successful athletes coming from Lewis and Harris.

What does the Lewis and Harris Sports Council do?

The Lewis and Harris Sports Council is an association of local sports clubs and organisations which work together with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, and Western Isles Health Board to foster and develop sport in Lew-is and Harris. Operating through an Executive Committee which meets approximately five times per year, the Sports Council is made up of a truly representative cross-section of the wide variety of sporting interests from the Butt of Lewis to Leverburgh. All sports clubs and organisations which are involved in the promotion of sport or recreational activities are invited to affiliate in order to obtain the benefits of membership. Since its inception, membership of the Sports Council has steadily grown. All members of the Sports Council, elected members, officers of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Health Promo-tion, affiliated Clubs and other organisations are in-volved in the decision making process in relation to the development of sport at local level. This involves considering and awarding grant aid for sport to affiliat-ed clubs and organisations and ensuring that funding for sport is allocated prudently and for the benefit of sport in its widest sense. The main objectives of the Sports Council are:

To encourage co-operation and co-ordination be-tween sports groups

To assist in the formation of sports clubs

To encourage school pupils and school leavers to participate in sport

To promote and support sport competitions and events

To promote and support sport coaching courses for young people

To promote and support the training of sport coach-es

To assist sports people achieve their potential through coaching and competition

To promote and encourage sporting links with the Uist and Barra Sports Council

Membership and How To Affiliate

All sports clubs and organisations who have a con-stitution and a democratically elected committee are invited to affiliate to the Sports Council. You can request a Membership Form from the LHSC Secre-tary or download one from the LHSC website.

How to affiliate The annual fee for membership to the Sports Coun-cil is: Association - £40 Club/Association - £30 Individual - £25

Start Up Grant - Start Up Grants of up to £100 may be available to recently formed clubs which have a constitution

Coach Education (Courses) - Western Isles courses can receive grant aid up to a maximum of £800 or 66% (whichever is the lesser amount). Mainland courses can receive grant aid up to a maximum of £500 or 66% (whichever is the lesser amount)

Sports Equipment - Grants up to a maximum of £900 or 66% (whichever is the lesser amount)

Sports Coaching Development Grant - Grant aid up to a maximum of £600 or 66% (whichever is the lesser amount)

Sports Events - Grant aid up to a maximum of £300 or 66% (whichever is the lesser amount)

Excellence - the maximum cumulative grant avail-able to an individual in one financial year will not exceed £500 or 66% (whichever is the lesser amount) for the national level or £300 or 66% (whichever is the lesser amount) for sub-national or regional level. When more than one individual from an affiliated club/organisation is involved, the maximum grant assistance to that club shall not exceed £1000 in any year.

As the voice of local sport, the Sports Council pro-vides an advisory roll to clubs, organisations, individ-uals and public bodies on matters relating to sport and recreation. As a member of Scottish ClubSport (previously SALSC), the Sports Council has the opportunity to voice and protect local interests at national level.

Who We Are And What We Do!

Excellence Grants

Friends of Lynn Maclean School of Dance To allow a member who was selected to take

part in the Scottish Area finals in Oban in May

2019

Stornoway Rugby Club To allow 3 junior players who were selected to

take part in the SRU U16 player pathway

Stornoway Running & Athletics Club To allow selected junior members to attend the

Scottish National Cross Country, Scottish In-

door Championships, Scottish National T & F

Championships during the 2019 season

L&H Women’s Football Association For 2 selected members of the Lewis & Harris Women’s Football Association to attend the

SWFA North Trials in Aberdeen

Swim Western Isles For 4 members of Swim Western Isles who had achieved the standards to compete at the Scot-

tish National meets

Lewis & Harris Youth Football Association For youth players from the Lewis & Harris

Youth Football Association to attend games and training with Ross County FC and Inver-

ness Caley Thistle FC

Coach Education Grants

Island Archers To organise and host an Archery Instructors

Course in Lewis during 2018/19

Western Isles Badminton Association To send a association member to Uist to attend

a UKCC level 1 Badminton course

Lewis & Harris Women’s Football Club To send 4 members to attend the following SFA

coaching courses - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 & C-Licence

Stornoway Canoe Club To allow 2 members to sit their UKCC level 2

assessment in Stornoway

Stornoway Running & Athletics Club To allow 10 club coaches to attend a UKA

coaching assistant course in Stornoway

Island Archers To allow a club member to attend a Soft Archery

coaching course on the mainland

Isle of Lewis Gymnastics Club To allow 3 club coaches to attend their level 2

coaching course and 2 new coaches to attend a

level 1 coaching course. Both courses took

place in Stornoway

North Lewis Maritime Society To allow 6 members to attend a VHF radio

course in Stornoway

Who We’ve Helped This Year

Start Up Grants

North West All-Stars

The formation of a new club to promote the

sport of Cheerleading

Sports Coaching Development

Western Isles Badminton Association To allow an association member who was se-lected to attend UKCC level 2 training Course,

and training for a PDA course

Lochside Arena For the Arena to host a qualifying round of the British Dressage Regional Quest final in Stor-noway and allow members to receive expert tuition from top dressage coach Julie Frizzell

Harris Gun Club

To allow 2 club members to receive expert coaching to help them to be selected for the

Scottish ABT team

Sports Event Grants

Western Isles Badminton Association For the association to send 6 members to the

Skye Open in March 2019

Friends of Lynn Maclean School of Dancing To host 3 Dancing competitions in Stornoway

in 2019

Lewis & Harris Riding Club For the club to host an Easter, Summer and

October training camp for its members in 2019.

Lewis & Harris Football Association To allow members to take part in the Co-

operative Cup Games in Uist and Highland Am-ateur Cup games on the mainland and take

part in the Mid Summer Tournament in 2019.

Lewis Camanacdh For the club to take part in away games in North Division 2 and the Sutherland Cup in

2019.

Stornoway Rugby Club For the clubs senior men’s and women’s teams

to play mainland fixtures

Swim Western Isles For junior swimmers from the club to attend the North District meet in Inverness and the Scot-tish National short course meet in Edinburgh

Western Isles Pony Club For the club to host an Easter, Summer and

October training camp for its members in 2019.

Harris Gun Club For the club to host a Come and Try as well as encouraging senior members to travel to the

mainland to compete

Lewis & Harris Youth Football Association To allow the Development squads to attend

mainland fixtures and Competitions

Colin Tucker Colin was selected to represent Scotland at 3

veteran Hockey events during 2019

Stornoway Running & Athletics Club For the club to attend the North District T & F

and U12 super sprint.

Who We’ve Helped This Year

Discretionary Grants

WIIGA’s Men Football Team To assist with the cost of competing at the Is-

land Games Football event in Wales

WIIGA’s Women Football Team To assist with the cost of competing at the Is-

land Games Football event in Wales

WIIGA To assist with the cost of competing at the Nat-West International Island Games in Gibraltar

Stornoway Sea Angling Club To assist with the cost of a Junior member be-ing selected to represent Scotland at the Home

Nations Junior Competition

Lewis Camanacdh To assist with the cost of the club hosting a

Iolaire Shinty match to mark the 100th anniver-sary of the Iolaire disaster

Stornoway Rugby Club To assist the club the cost to playing a match in

Shetland

Stornoway Angling Association To allow 5 members of the association to at-

tend a water bailiff Diploma course.

Sports Equipment Grants

Western Isles District Scout Council For the Council to purchase a Marquee

Isle of Harris Golf Club To allow the club to purchase new adult sets of

golf clubs to help develop golf in Harris

Western Isles Triathlon Club To allow the club to purchase new swimming

buoys for Triathlon competitions

Stornoway Golf Club To allow the club to purchase new adult sets of

golf clubs to help develop golf in Stornoway

Lewis & Harris Riding Club For the club to purchase new jump sets to de-

velop the members riding skills

Back Football & Recreation Club For the club to purchase new Kettle bells and

fitness mats

North Lewis Maritime Society For the club to purchase 2 new boat covers to

reduce maintenance time

Active Schools

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Across each academic year, the Active Schools Network of managers and coordi-nators gather information on the activities which they have supported in schools. This data is used to support the planning and delivery of the Active Schools pro-gramme.

At the end of each academic year, this information is collated into a report, which summarises the activity across Scotland.

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***CnES ACTIVE SCHOOLS WINS NATIONAL AWARD*** “Best Practice in Travel to School & Work Scheme”

Scottish Transport Awards 2019

Transocean Youth and Young Persons Travel Fund

The Western Isles Development Trust (“WIDT”) has agreed to work with the Lewis & Harris sports council to distribute the £30,000 fund donated to the WIDT by Transocean following the Transocean Winner oil rig incident near Dalbeg, Lewis in 2017.

The fund has helped young people and their clubs to participate in more mainland training, events and competitions. The fund’s goal was to support the islands young athletes to reach a higher stand-ard in their chosen sport. This has been achieved and it is hoped that continuing to strengthen links between WIDT and the Sports Council that this funding stream will continue.

Some Achievements thanks to grant support

The Sports Council has awarded a total of 28k from the Transocean Youth & Young Persons Travel Fund, making sure Lewis and Harris sport is developing and progressing regionally and nationally.

Sport Athletes Achievement Shooting Harris Gun Club Attend Regional and National Competitions

Badminton WIBA Regional Training as well as Competitions

Athletics SRAC Compete in the YDL

Rugby Stornoway Rugby Club Compete in the Caledonian Dev League

Football LHYFA Compete against Scottish League teams

Swimming Swim Western Isles Compete at Regional and National Galas

Mt Biking Hebridean Cycle Club Compete at National Competitions

Football LHWFC Compete in the North League & Cup Comps

Netball Ladies Netball Compete in a National Junior Netball Comp

Shinty Lewis Camanacdh Selected players to attend National trial

Highland Dancing Friends of Lynn Maclean Selected Dancers to compete at National Comp

Golf Stornoway Golf Club Play against teams on a mainland golf course

Murdo Maclean Team/Squad of the Year: Lewis and Harris Women’s Football Club

Sportsworld Over 18 Winner: Mary Macleod

Sportsworld U18 Winner: Rachel Johnstone

Sportscotland Young Coach of the Year: Jessica Macleod - Football

Sportscotland Community Coach of the Year Gavin Earons - Mountain Biking

SALSC Service to Sport winner: DR Morrison - Swimming

LHSC Club of the Year: Lewis Camanacdh Donald Lamont (left) Sportscotland Young Persons Coach of the Year: Scott Macleod - Shinty (right)

Lewis and Harris Sports Council Sports Awards 2019

Winners

Accounts

Lewis and Harris Sports Council Income & Expenditure

For year ended 31st July 2019

2018 INCOME

£ £ £ £

13,000 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 13,000

10,000 Transocean 10,000

3,000 Coaching Conference 370

1,500 NHS Eilean Siar 1,500

1,340 Affiliation Fees 1,425

400 Sports Quiz 40

15 Bank Interest 14

196 Miscellaneous 297

799 Santa Run Income 492

30,249 27,137

EXPENDITURE

2,804 Grant Aid: Excellence 2,975

200 Start-up 100

1,664 Coach Education 962

450 Coach Develop-ment 400

6,000 Sports Event 5,394

1,372 Equipment 3,490

200 Discretionary 2,089

11,237 Transocean 9,475 24,885

74 Sports Quiz -

136 Advertising 161

153 Insurance 153

100 SALSC 100

1,350 Donations 850

- Day of Inclusive Sport 37

104 Miscellaneous 501

- WIIGA 2,960

120 Coaching Conference 3,184 32,830

25,963

4,286 SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR YEAR (5,694)

Celebrating 20 years of supporting Island Sport

In 1999 the local authority Sports Development Officer, Donald John Smith, was instrumental in setting up the Lewis and Harris Sports Council. The first meeting took place in Stornoway Town Hall and under the guidance of Donald John Smith a committee of volunteers from various sports was set up. The 1st chairperson was Alex Macdonald Assisted by Kenny Murray and looking after the finances was Edna Morrison. One of the 1st task for the sports council was to become members of the Scottish Association of Sports Councils (SALSC). David Arnott from SALSC was a great support to Donald John Smith at the time.

Over the last 20 years the Sports Council have supported its member sports clubs in accessing grant aid from the Sports Councils various grant aid categories. The Sports Council has awarded over 1000 grants, helping to establish newly constitut-ed sports clubs, develop these clubs by assisting with purchasing equipment and working with national governing bodies to make sure the volunteer coaches gained the appropriate coaching qualification to make sure sport in Lewis and Harris is following the correct path. The Sports Council has assisted a number of talented island athletes to reach their full potential in there sport, examples are as follows: - Alasdair Dunlop Athletic World Veteran 800m John Neil Mitchell Quad Biking Scottish, European and World Quad biking Kara Hanlon Swimming NatWest Island Games Gold medal winner Donnie Macleod Athletics NatWest Island Games Gold medal winner Eilidh Mackenzie Athletics NatWest Island Games Gold medal winner Conner Maclean XCountry Scottish U20 Champion

Passed Chairpersons of the Lewis and Harris Sports Council 1999 - 2000 Alex Macdonald 2001—2007 Kenny Murray 2008—2010 Manus McGee 2010—2014 James Tod Macdonald 2015—2017 Lesley Graham 2017— 2019 Liz Carmichael

Lewis and Harris Sports Council Pictures from the Passed 20 years

SALSC Service to Sport Winners 2000 Mairi Ann Macdonald 2001 Peter Macdonald Athletics 2002 Murty Campbell Canoeing 2003 James “Tod” Macdonald Golf 2004 Donald “Dano” Macdonald Football 2005 Robert Mackay Football 2006 Sandra Macdonald Gymnastics 2007 Liz Carmichael Disability Sport 2008 Adrian Macdonald Rugby 2009 Tom Joyce Rugby & Football 2010 Magnus Johnston Football 2011 Ross Munro Athletics 2012 Neil “Fallon” MacArthur Youth Clubs 2013 Eric “Strada” Macleod Football 2014 Angus Bubble Mackay Rugby 2015 Malcolm Macdonald Football 2016 Ethal McNally Athletics 2017 Alex John “Moley” Macleod Football 2018 Jane MacIntosh Gymnastics 2019 DR Morrison Swimming

Community Sport Hubs in Lewis & Harris

In partnership with the Hubs, CNES Sport & Health/sportscotland have initiated a period of upskilling local volunteers and investing in specific equipment to meet the

increased demands brought on by the positive figures:

Back:

Boogie Bounce: Training of 2 local volunteers to become fully qualified Instructors a sully essential equipment to increase the numbers of participants accessing each session.

Beginner Golf: To ensure an earlier entry point to Golf, we invested in indoor Golf equipment meaning Parents could play fun games with children of any age. This has led onto coached sessions on the driving range.

Ness:

Fitness Instructors: Two local volunteers are in the process of being up-skilled to Level 2 Fitness Instructor level, ensuring the local demand for Expert Support is on hand at the Hub. New equipment was also supplied to ensure the local population can have as diverse a Health & Fitness experience as pos-sible.

Local Life-Guard Training: We have initiated a program of running Life-guard Courses (as much of the course as possible) in Ness. This will ensure that there is a locally sustainable population of lifeguards. This will hopefully result in an increase in use for the school and members of the Public.

NatWest International Island Games Gibraltar XVIII

6th - 12th July 2019

Sports Represented: Athletics Badminton Cycling Shooting Swimming

Medal Successes:

Kara Hanlon 4 Golds & 1 Silver Mary Macleod 1 Silver Heather MacKinnon 1 Bronze Isla Budge 1 Bronze

Inter-Island Football Competition

Ynys Mon 15th - 22nd June 2019

Men’s Football Woman’s Football

Sport & Health Sports Events

Inclusive day of Sport Sports Quiz Santa Run

Sports Council Sports Events

Tchoukball Festivals

Primary Athletics Secondary Athletics

Men’s 5k

Sports Workshops

Child Protection Introduction to

CPR Positive Coaching

Scotland Sport Funders

Sports Council Affiliation

Affiliation fees (which cover from October to September) shall be paid by 31 December following the Annual General Meeting. Any club, association, organisation or individual that has not re-affiliated by the 31

st December after the AGM will be allowed to re-affiliate but will not be able to

apply for grant aid for a 10 month period from 31st December.

Applications for grant aid will not be considered without prior payment of affiliation fees.

Lewis & Harris Coaches Data Information

Sport & Health in partnership with the Lewis and Harris Sports Council & sportscotland are looking for the support of all island coaches to develop a list of qualified and active coaches.

Further information or access a coaches data forms please email smunro@cne-siar.gov.uk