Emergency talks over sport group

Published 22 Oct 2009 12:01 13 Comments

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A SHADOW lies over a Helensburgh sports and recreation organisation this week as investigations into its future viability begin.

Doubts about the future of the Kirkmichael Sports and Recreation Association (KSRA) have emerged and with them questions over the future of the all-weather pitch at Kirkmichael.

And it is understood that the whole issue will come under scrutiny as an urgent item at the business meeting of the Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee in the next couple of weeks.

The Advertiser understands that the Dunbritton Housing Association, which gifted the all-weather facility to the community in a trade-off for the erection of new homes on the site of the old community facilities in Kirkmichael, has recently had to pick up the tab for the insurance for the pitch.

There are suggestions too of a number of other unpaid bills which are being studied by Argyll and Bute Council officials who are drawing up a report for members.

The pitch was handed over to KSRA around a year ago and with the help of community development organisation Street Links the committee was able to secure funding for a sports development officer for a year and were also given support and training in the management of the facility.

The aim was to make the facility self funding with fees for hire going towards maintenance, operating costs and for any future repairs.

However, the contract for sports development officer Stuart Maule has run out and not been renewed and Stuart has moved on to temporary contracts with the council while the situation is investigated.

It is hoped that the contract might be renewed later this month but our sources report that this is now looking less and less likely without some form of intervention.

SEE THE FULL STORY IN THIS WEEK'S ADVERTISER

This article appeared in Helensburgh Advertiser 22 Oct 09

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Anon
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Oct 27, 11:24
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Funnily enough is this not what happened with the Highland games committee? Money disapearing....seems to be the same faces in the picture for both the Games and KSRA...

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ksra
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Oct 29, 09:13
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the people in the highland games commitie left the ksra commitie in 2007 and ksra have had no money dissapear so dont tar us with that brush

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anon
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Oct 30, 17:16
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MAYBE THE KSRA SHOULD RETRACT THEIR STATEMENT IN THIS WEEKS HELENSBURGH ADVERTSIER AND STOP BLAMING OTHER PEOPLE THE KIRKMICHAEL CENTRE CLOSED FOR MUCH NEEDE UPGRADE TO ACCOMODATE MORE STAFF. MAYBE THEY SHOULD GET THEIR THINKING CAPS ON AND STOP NAMING NAMES IN THE PICTURE. THIS GROUP WILL FOOLD NEXT YEAR IF THEY DON'T GET THEIR ACTS TOGETHER AND DON'T BLAME OTHERS FOR THE MISTAKES

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anon
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Oct 30, 17:18
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IN NO SUCH TERMS HAS THIS PROBLEM GOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH KIRKMICHAEL CENTRE OR OTHER ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS

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ksra
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Oct 30, 23:56
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kirkmichael centre has nothing to do with this

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miranda graham
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Nov 1, 09:25
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i find the situation with the KSRA very sad, as a founder member i have seen this group grow, i fully support them and understand the reasons why things have not gone right lately. These relentless volunteers need training and support from all community support/voluntary bodies to make a sucess of a project which has a huge amount to offer the community as a whole. I look forward to being part of their future and I would request that the general public and governing bodies do their best!

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anon
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Nov 2, 07:57
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MAYBE THE KSRA SHOULD HAVE NOT NAMED PEPOLE OR THE COUNCIL IN THEIR ARTICLE AS THEY ARE ONLY MAKING THINGS WORSE FOR OTHERS THAT THEY HAVE PRINTED IN THE ARTICLE

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anon
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Nov 2, 09:31
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GETTING FACTS RIGHT AND NOT FICTIONISING THEM IS THE BEST WAY MAYBE IF THEY HAD BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF RUNNING A COMMITTEE THEN MAYBE THEY WOULD GET VOLUNTEERS, HAVING HAD THE 9 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN WORKING IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR THEY SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED ALL RELEVENT AGENCIES IF THEY NEEDED THE TRAINING THATS HOW I LEARNT THE WAY AND HAVE NOW MOVED ON TO BE AN ADBISER TO COMMUNIY GROUP S OUTWITH THE AREA

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ksra
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Nov 2, 20:01
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for all the people who are commenting why don't you spare some time and help in any way you can email us at ksra.mark.franks@btinternet.com

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anon
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Nov 2, 20:41
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IAM SURE THAT WHATS LEFT OF THE COMMITTEE THEY CAN DO SOME PULICITY THEMSELVES THAT HOW A COMMITTEE WORKS BUT ITS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU HAVENT HAD THE PUBLICTY TRAINING TRY KNOCKING ON DOORS THAT THE BETTER OPTION

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anon
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Nov 2, 20:43
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OR DISBAND THE ASSOCIATION AS I RECKON IT MIGHT NOT WORK IF THEIR IS ONLY FOUR OR LESS ON THE COMMITTEE

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ksra
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Nov 2, 21:51
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there is still more than 4 on the committee

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ksra
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Nov 5, 10:08
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AFTER LAST NIGHTS MEETING SAFE TO SAFE WE ARE BACK ON TRACK AND WE WILL FORGE AHEAD

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