OddJob Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Simon from the Eastern BASC popped in to school today after an email conversation over the past few months. With him he brought along 4500 cartridges as a donation to my school shooting club! I am so thankful to him and BASC for the donation. We are not a funded club in any way and being a comprehensive school we have students from a range of financial situtations. This will really help develop the students further in their shooting and allow me to get at risk students on board. One recent example has been a chap who comes from a single parent family and is a full time carer. His mum suffers significant mental health issues and he really needs some time out. He is joining the club to get out of the house and meet some new people. With such donations (including you lovely individuals on here) I can offer his shooting for free and hopefully make his life a slightly better place... even if he has to spend time with me! A massive thanks to BASC for believing in your people and working to help develop young shooters and young people more generally. (if any one wants to invade France, I think I've got enough ammunition now!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagsy Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Very good news indeed thats the sort of thing our membership fee should be spent on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Very good news indeed thats the sort of thing our membership fee should be spent on Here here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy 700 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Fantastic basc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Great well done BASC. Did you start the club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutty Boots Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Very well done & you can count me in on that - invading France I mean......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well done BASC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddJob Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Great well done BASC. Did you start the club? Yup about a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb403 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Excellent news, well done BASC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Some very positive action there well done to Neal and the BASC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well done BASC, and let's not forget to say well done to Oddjob for setting the club up in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Well done BASC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Yup about a year ago. This is something I have been thinking of doing at my kids school would you mind if I picked your brains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 BASC. A perfect use of our funds......well done basc..I do hope they were'nt steel though...LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halight Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Very good news indeed thats the sort of thing our membership fee should be spent on Agree mate. This will do more good and the young will get far more from this than all the wacky ideas the doo gooders can ever think of, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 A very nice gesture ,well done the BASC . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 This is something I have been thinking of doing at my kids school would you mind if I picked your brains. That sounds like a top idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddJob Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 This is something I have been thinking of doing at my kids school would you mind if I picked your brains. No not at all. Pm when it's convienient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I teach and like to encourage it but like you, the cost is prohibitive for too many kids. Maybe we can have a chat some time too? Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Some time ago (had to be - the video accompanying the presentation was VHS!) BASC had a very good schools shooting information package which would have been an ideal way to back up this and help offset the anti message that often can be generated in schools. I don't know whether an updated version is available - I think they came from the Education Dept. but notice that there's no such thing mentioned on the website now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raremeat Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Well done BASC and also well done to you for encouraging young people to enjoy the sport of shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Man Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Good effort fellow. Well done BASC for supporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastiebap Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I'm actually astounded that a school has a shooting club. Really surprised that the fun police haven't put those that run it in a concentration camp for daring to let children take part in a legal sporting activity. Well done to the BASC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddJob Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I teach and like to encourage it but like you, the cost is prohibitive for too many kids. Maybe we can have a chat some time too? Please drop me a PM when its convenient with questions and such Some time ago (had to be - the video accompanying the presentation was VHS!) BASC had a very good schools shooting information package which would have been an ideal way to back up this and help offset the anti message that often can be generated in schools. I don't know whether an updated version is available - I think they came from the Education Dept. but notice that there's no such thing mentioned on the website now. They have asked that I might put together some info/bullet points about setting up the club for anyone who asks them how they might go about doing it. The more schools the merrier, I just hope they don't then beat us in competitions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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