Youngsters today, no longer look to their local sports club as their prime leisure outlet, given the wide choice of less healthy pursuits. It is also an unfortunate fact, that the local area is experiencing an increase in vandalism. The numerous break-ins to the pavilion at the Langton Recreation Ground over the past 3 years, being but one example!

Membership of the club, although by no means offering a complete solution, does undoubtedly reduce the problem, by encouraging youngsters to ‘burn – off’ their excess energy, through participation in one or more of the activities on offer. In addition, by attracting members at an early age, they become accustomed to the discipline, sportsmanship, respect for authority and an awareness of their social/communal responsibilities – key elements of the Code of Conduct featured in the clubs constitution (See our web page for further information)

Continued growth in membership can only be achieved by offering a more diverse, choice of activities, allied to improved amenities/facilities and coaching expertise and at a cost that all can afford. All membership fees are discreetly waived, where an individual of family are experiencing financial difficulties.

The club prides itself on providing pursuits for both sexes and for those with a disability or dislike for physical contact sports. The club underwrites the full cost of establishing any new activity and any losses accruing in the first year of operation. Thereafter, the activity is expected to function on a non-loss making basis.

The club has always been self-financing and through adoption of prudent accounting practices, allied to the hard work of club officials and members as regards fund raising, has proved extremely successful in meeting the on-going running costs. However, these costs continue to spiral each year, at a time where unfortunately, there is increasingly less money being injected into grass-roots activities, by both Government and Local Authorities. In the event they materialise, experience has shown this to be a protracted process. Therefore the club prefers to adopt a proactive stance to financing, as opposed to dependency or maybes!

Your generosity (no matter how large or small) along with our effort, will enable the club to achieve rewarding things on behalf of its members, in a far shorter timescale than could be attained without your support.