Brixham Archers have become the first Archery club within the counties of Devon and Cornwall to achieve Club Mark Accreditation from Sport England.Club Mark is the Sport England mark of high quality regarding junior participation in sport.
To attain Club Mark, Brixham Archers have had to show evidence to having met high quality standards in:
- The playing or participation programme
- Duty of care and child protection
- Sports equity and ethics
- Club management
It has taken Brixham Archers about six months to collate all the necessary material and evidence that is needed to support the application for Club Mark.
Brixham Archers have always encouraged both junior and senior participation in the sport and regularly host training programmes in archery.
The club is always trying to promote archery, either as a pastime or for those with a more competitive spirit.
Indeed, as well as regular beginners sessions for all, the club have for many years hosted three National Record Status Open Events each year.
Recently, Brixham Archers were disappointed to fall at the last hurdle with their very strong bid to host the Archery as a part of the Torbay Olympic Training Camp bid.
However, with being asked to run the Archery event for the Herald Express School Games, to be held in Paignton at Clennon Valley next Thursday, the club has developed an exciting competition specifically for the event.
This will hopefully be one of many community projects that Brixham Archers hope to be involved with.
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