Whittlesey Target Sports Club/Whittlesey Rifle Club has confirmed three new community event dates.
A community amateur sports club, these events are run by expert volunteers, giving people the chance to try target sports for free in a safe and fun environment with free coaching.
May 4th The club is running another of its very popular under 18’s open days. Running from 1-4pm, the events are free to anyone under the age of 18 years (as long as they are accompanied by a parent/guardian).
June 23rd The club is opening up in the afternoon to support the Whittlesey Big Bash. Everyone is free to drop in and try the sport. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
June 29th The club is opening up in the afternoon to support the Whittlesey Armed Forces weekend. Everyone is free to drop in and try the sport. Priority will be given to any veterans and their families. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
People can just drop in on the day for the above events or, if you would like to pre-register an interest to attend, just message the club on Facebook.
Target sports help grow confidence by improving personal skills, such as self-discipline and control, co-ordination, focused concentration, patience and self-awareness. It is a very inclusive sport with disciplines and equipment suitable for all levels of ability.
This includes people with physical and/or visual impairments, often competing on equal terms with able-bodied people. Club president Matt Skelhon trained at the club in 2006. He is now a multi-medal winning Paralympian, famously earning a gold medal for Britain at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
His ongoing achievements have really helped put the club and the town on the competitive target sports map thanks, in part, to the great facilities and expertise we have here, a testament to the club’s long heritage.
Photos by permission of Matt Skelhon
Whittlesey Rifle Club – Community Amateur Sports Club
