Sea-Fishing: West of Scotland Sea Fishing Contest - 31st August 2008

On Sunday 31st August Saltcoats Slabs was the venue of the West of Scotland Sea Fishing Contest supported by North Ayrshire Sports Council when a total of 35 attended made up of Juniors and Seniors. Full report.

Two Bowl Junior Pairs - 27th July 2008

Audrey Campbell and Chris Carswell from Blacklands win the final of the Two Bowl Junior Pairs 2008 competition. Full report

NASC Black Powder Competition - 29th June 2008

A Black Powder Pistol Competition, hosted by Shandon Club, at Inverclyde Range Largs on Sunday 29th June 2008 was supported by North Ayrshire Sports Council. Congratulations to the Man of the Match, Mr J Burnhill, who swept the board in all three disciplines. Full report

SALSC Junior Bowling Championship - 28th June 2008

North Ayrshire’s Braw Lads team secured victory at the SALSC Junior Bowling Championship to become Champion Junior Bowlers of 2008. Full report

Hockey Rules in the Garnock Valley - 17th May 2008

On Saturday 17th May Garnock Hockey Club held a junior coaching session and tournament at Meadowside in Beith for primary school children. The enthusiasm, behaviour and skill of the children was extremely encouraging and very promising for hockey locally. (full results).

North Ayrshire Sports Council Cup for Fly Fishing - 19th April, 2008

The North Ayrshire Sports Council Cup for Fly Fishing was fished for on Saturday 19th April 2008 at Middleton Fishery, set amid the green pastures of the lower slopes of Brisbane Glen near Largs. (full results).

Ayrshire Table Tennis Championships - 24th February, 2008

NASC supported the Ayrshire Table Tennis Championships, organised by North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club. More than seventy five children from all over Ayrshire competed. The new facilities at St Matthew’s Academy enabled the club to host their biggest tournament to date, which included adults for the first time in the first senior championship to be held for over 20 years. An exhibition match between two current Scottish Internationalists, brothers Chris and Richard Main, enthralled the crowd of over 200. (full results).

Speed Skating - NASC Open, 10th February 2008

The North Ayrshire Sports Council Speek Skating Open was held at the Magnum Leisure centre on Sunday 10th February, 2008. This event had the biggest turnout the Ayrshire Flyers have hosted at the Magnum. The event attracted skaters from around Scotland, England and Wales.

It was an exciting afternoon of racing, with lots of hard fought races and some dramatic falls. The medal table saw Ayrshire Flyers with 9, Mohawks 5, Nottingham 3, Dundee 2 and Flintshire 1. Full results.

Table Tennis

Richard Main from North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club has just returned from the Algarve in Portugal where he was representing Scotland in the Portuguese Youth Table Tennis Championships as part of the British squad. (read more).

Cunninghame Cup 21st October 2007

The Cunninghame Cup Competition for winter Fly Fishing attracted an excellent turnout of sportsmen and women of a wide range of competitive levels from hopeful amateurs, such as our own Sports Council Secretary, to top level national competitors, to the Fairlie Moor Fishery. (read more).

Kata Competition

North Ayrshire Sports Council sponsored a Kata Competition at Redburn Community Centre, Irvine on Saturday 6th October. The trophies were presented on behalf of NASC by Mrs Janet McNicoll. This competition was well attended, as can be seen from the full results and photos.

SALSC Junior Bowls Dunoon - 1st August 2007

A group of young bowlers represented the NASC at the Annual Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils Junior Bowls event in Dunoon, with excellent results.        (read more).

16-18 Two Bowl Pairs - 29th July 2007

Ardeer Recreation Bowls Club hosted a competition for 16-18 Two Bowl Pairs on the 19th July 2007. The winning team was a pair from Ardreer Recreation, shown above with the runners up.
More photos....

NASC Senior Bowls - 22nd June 2007

Twenty teams from through out North Ayrshire took part in the Senior Bowls Competition held at Ardrossan Bowling Club. There was a good friendly and competitive atmosphere during the day even the thunder and lightning played it's part by holding up play.       Read more....

NASC Black Powder Competition - 2nd June 2007

All member clubs were represented at the Black Powder Competition held on 2nd June. An excellent turnout of highly experienced competitors took part, each shooting 2, 3 or 4 events at National and International level.   Read more....

NASC Fly-FishingCup - 13th May 2007

The NASC cup was held on Sunday 13th May 2007 , results and photographs can be found here.

NASC Speed Skating Open - 22nd April 2007

The NASC Speed Skating Open was held at the Magnum Leisure Centre on the 22nd April.Competitors travelled from across Scotland, England and Wales to take part.

Full results, together with photos, can be found here.

Magnum Open, 10th-11th March 2007

This competition,  hosted by the Magnum Ice Dance and Figure Skating club had the privilege of also hosting the Scottish Qualifier for the NISA Cup. The number of competitors was up on last year, with 200 skaters competing from all over the country and over 700 spectators attending the event.

The event also had the honour of being asked by Children’s BBC TV to hold the final stage of their programme Level Up -Do Something Different, where children are challenged try out another experience.

A full report on the event can be found here with the full results available here