One of the key aims of Active Schools is to develop strong pathways between the schools and the sports clubs in the local community to get more children more active, more often.
School - Club pathways are created by Active Schools Coordinators working in partnership with local sports clubs and arranging activities and events such as extra-curricular clubs, taster sessions and festivals.
The creation of these school - club links allows greater opportunities for the children and young people of West Dunbartonshire to participate in sport in their local area.
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"The partnership between Active Schools and Kirktonhill Tennis Club has been hugely positive in introducing tennis to hundreds of local school children and encouraging them to participate more regularly in the sport. The club’s coach has provided taster sessions in schools and the club has benefited by hosting tennis events organised by Active Schools, thereby giving opportunities to children to play on real tennis courts. We at the club wholeheartedly welcome the positive approach to tennis taken by Active Schools and hope that our shared efforts to increase tennis participation locally can be further strengthened in the months and years ahead."
Fiona MacDonald, Secretary, Kirktonhill Tennis Club
"The Active Schools team have been extremely helpful to me in promoting my Taekwondo club. Whenever I asked for the possibility of attending a few schools to do some demos, I was always met with a prompt reply and things were organised extremely quickly. Further to this I have found the staff very friendly and easy to get on with and have always kept days involving myself well organised."
Harley Wilkie, Head Coach, Ultimate Taekwondo Club
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The Active Schools Team currently work with a large number of Sports Clubs in West Dunbartonshire. The contact details for these sports clubs are listed below in alphabetical order...
BADMINTON
CLUB: Lomond Badminton Club
VENUE: Vale of Leven Academy, Main Street, Alexandria
CONTACT: Lynn McKenzie (Club Secretary) - 01389 830611
EMAIL: lynnmck1@gmail.com
BASKETBALL
CLUB: Glasgow Fever Basketball Club
VENUE: Clydebank High School
CONTACT: Stacey Macdonald or Adrienne Hunter (0781 370 2863)
EMAIL: junior@glasgowfever.com
BOWLING
CLUB: Vale of Bowling Club
VENUE: Middleton Street, Alexandria, G83 0DF
CONTACT: Jack Bruce - 01389 752330
EMAIL: jackbruce@blueyonder.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.valebowlingclub.co.uk
CRICKET
CLUB: Vale of Leven Cricket Club
VENUE: Vale of Leven Academy (Jan - Mar) & Millburn Park, Alexandria (Summer)
CONTACT: Hugh Hutchinson (Club President) - 07728 146461
EMAIL: hugh_hutchinson@yahoo.co.uk
WEBSITE: http://valeofleven.play-cricket.com
DISABILITY SPORT
CLUB: Dunbartonshire Disability Sports Club
VENUE: St. Peter the Apostle High School, Kirkoswald Drive, Clydebank
CONTACT: Tommi Orismaa - 01389 753557
EMAIL: tommi.orismaa@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
WEBSITE: www.ddsc.org.uk/
GAELIC FOOTBALL
CLUB: Glaschu Gaels Gaelic Football Club (Glasgow Gaels)VENUE: Clydebank Community Sports Hub, Dean Street, Clydebank
CONTACT: Ronan McDermott - 07730 024657
EMAIL: info@glaschugaels.com
WEBSITE: www.glaschugaels.com
GOLF
CLUB: Dalmuir Golf Course
VENUE: Dalmuir Golf Course, Overtoun Road, Dalmuir
CONTACT: Stewart Savage - 0141 952 6372
EMAIL: dalmuirgolf@tiscali.co.uk
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CLUB:- Dumbarton Golf Club
VENUE: Dumbarton Golf Club, Overburn Avenue, Dumbarton
CONTACT: Tony Ferrie (Junior Convenor) - 01389 765995
EMAIL: secretary@dumbarongolfclub.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.dumbartongolfclub.co.uk
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CLUB: Vale of Leven Golf Club
VENUE: Vale of Leven Golf Club, Northfield Road, Alexandria
CONTACT: 01389 752351
WEBSITE: www.volgc.org
GYMNASTICS
CLUB: West Dunbartonshire Gymnastics Club
VENUE: Various
CONTACT: Jennifer Davidson (Development Coordinator) - 07541 482115
EMAIL: wdgymnasticsclub@hotmail.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.wdgymnasticsclub.moonfruit.com
JUDO
CLUB: Osaka Kwai Judo Club
VENUE: Alexandria C.E Centre, Main Street, Alexandria
CONTACT: Martin Granger (Head Coach) - 07708 980933
EMAIL: m.granger66@btinternet.com
WEBSITE: www.osaka-kwai-judo.weebly.com
KARATE
CLUB: Kokusai Karate Club
VENUE: Play Drome Sports Centre
CONTACT: Billy Haggarty - 01389 603102
EMAIL: info@kokusai.org.uk
RUGBY
CLUB: Clydebank Rugby Football Club
VENUE: Dean Street, Whitecrook, Clydebank
CONTACT: Ross McCombe (Club Chairman)
EMAIL: webmaster@clydebankrfc.com
WEBSITE: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/clydebankrugbyfootballclub
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CLUB: Loch Lomond Rugby Club
VENUE: Beechwood Pavilion, Bonhill
CONTACT: Iain Norrie (Club Captain) - 01389 752161
EMAIL: lochlomondrugbyclub@outlook.com
WEBSITE: www.lochlomondrugbyclub.co.uk
TAE KWON DO
CLUB: UTFS Clydebank Ultimate Tae Kwon Do Club
VENUE: The Play Drome Sports Centre, Clydebank
CONTACT: Harley Wilkie (Head Instructor) - 07403 299377
EMAIL: hwilkietkd@hotmail.com
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CLUB: Central and West Dunbartonshire Tae Kwon Do Club
VENUE: Concord Community Centre, Dumbarton
CONTACT: Rosie Kerr (Club Secretary) - 07850 105258
EMAIL: rosebud15.rk@googlemail.com
TENNIS
CLUB: Kirktonhill Tennis Club
VENUE: Dixon Avenue, Levengrove, Dumbarton
CONTACT: Fiona MacDonald (Club Secretary) - 01389 750688
EMAIL: fiona@kirktonhill.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.kirktonhill.co.uk
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CLUB: Drumchapel Tennis Club
VENUE: 90 Garscadden Road, Drumchapel, G15 6QQ
CONTACT: David Buchanan Smith (Head Coach) - 0141 944 1715
EMAIL: dbskillie@gmail.com
WEBSITE: www.drumchapeltennis.co.uk