chuckle wrote:We have 2 boys aged 61/2yrs and 5yrs and I am interested to find out what activities there are for children outside of school. They are both keen rugby players, so I have found the Kintyre Rugby Club but what else is there? We would be situated between Tarbert and Campbeltown. I would love to hear from mums with children similar ages from anywhere in Kintyre as this is a big decision. Many thanks.
Hi Chuckle,
Firstly - welcome to the forum.
Hopefully Dads opinions count too?
I don't think you will have any problems finding something for your kids to do. The Council now have a Rugby development officer so Rugby is being pushed in the area and I note it forms part of the summer activities organised by the Council's Active Schools team - see
http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/content/leisure2/ for more information.
Also see -
http://www.stramash.eu/Sport plays a huge part in the area and while football is arguably the biggest sport there are plenty of options including tennis, badminton, swimming (good local club going strong), golf, shinty, athletics, watersports, surfing, mountain biking etc. The Sea Cadets for example meeting on a Monday night and during the summer months are outside on the loch. There is also a canoe club and mirror dinghy sailing club too. The local Sports Council will soon be republishing there website so there will be links in there too.
Kintyre best assets are outside activities so there is plenty to do. When the weather isn't so kind (which can be often) then perhaps keeping them occupied is more of a handful but I am led to believe there are plenty of clubs etc. We have one younger than your two but find if the weather is miserable then getting him a £4.00 mixture from McKellars, a couple of DVDs and a Nintendo Wii and locking him in his room for 4 or 5 hours normally does the trick!
(I am joking of course!
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I am sure the schools will help keep you right too - music plays a big part in many childrens lives here with both the Brass Band and Kintyre Schools Pipe Band.
Plenty of beaches too which can pass many a hour! Which reminds me I'm off up the road!
Regards