New opportunities for junior sport and outdoor activity
are now being promoted through the Hodgson Elkington Junior
Sport Programme. Current opportunities include
Pop Lacrosse
for Local Schools and Get Hooked on
Fishing.
Pop Lacrosse for Local Schools
Hodgson Elkington have introduced a new equipment loan scheme
to boost development of lacrosse as a junior sports activity
in Nottinghamshire.
We are working with Nottingham Lacrosse and English Lacrosse
Association to extend the sport into junior schools in the
East Midlands by training instructors and providing loan
equipment for use by schools.
The programme also allows schools to test extending their
sports curriculum without the need to incur expense of teacher
coaching or buying new equipment.
Pop Lacrosse has been played in Nottinghamshire for many
years. The Junior Sports Programme's new scheme is enabling
8 other local schools to play the game with 15 teachers participating
in a coaching course.
A tournament for participating schools is being arranged
for this summer, following which we will be extending the
scheme in Lincolnshire.
Get Hooked on Fishing
Get Hooked on Fishing is a project pioneered in the North
of England. It aims to introduce yougsters to angling and
encourages an appreciation of the natural environment through
direct involvement in habitat improvement.
Hodgson Elkington are working with the Lincoln Voluntary
sector, The Environment Agency, local angling clubs and others
to introduce the schem into Lincoln. The first project is
planned for Stamp End, to the east of the City Centre.
The first training session was arranged in late October
2003 with 14 young people attending on
each of 3 days. Encouragingly, no
one dropped out.
University students
filmed the fishing as part of a news project and
have made a 90 second news report. All of the children
involved in the report were to receive a free copy.
Training
of fishing coaches is scheduled to continue over the winter
months.
Private sector contributions to
Lincoln's Get Hooked on Fishing project
have been supported by a number of Hodgson Elkington's clients
including Lindsey Securities Ltd and Simons Estates Ltd.
Funds have also been raised through an auction of surplus
fishing tackle organised by Thos Mawer & Son.
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