ISSF World Class Event Needs You!!
The ISSF World Shotgun Cup comes to Dorset in just over three months' time and organisers are stepping up the search for local volunteers to play a major part in the success of this prestigious event.
The event is being staged at the Southern Counties Shooting Ground near Dorchester between 11th and 20th May. With over 400 competitors and an influx of support teams and spectators, there will be an early boost to the local tourist industry. Hotels are already taking bookings, with many visitors combining the event with a visit to the World Heritage coast.
As you'd expect with an event of this size, a major support team is needed to make sure that everything runs smoothly, and organisers want to hear from you if you would like to get involved and sample the thrill of seeing a World Class sporting event 'up close and personal'.
So if you'd like the opportunity to help out with a variety of jobs including Event Marshalls, Drivers, Meet and Greet, Information Point Assistants, Catering Assistants, contact Event Manager Stephen Minto from Organisers Sportworks on 0114 3603606
Tom Wenham, Event Director, from Sportworks says it'll be a hugely rewarding experience for anyone who volunteers:
'Opportunities like this don't come around very often, so I am absolutely certain that local people will want to get involved. This is far more than just a sporting event. It's an opportunity to showcase the area to the rest of the world, and I know that everyone involved will want to prove just how welcoming Dorset is to sports fans and tourists alike.'
'This is an absolutely fantastic coup for the area. It's an enormously high profile event, particularly with 2012 around the corner. It should really help to put British shooting on the map, not least because it's a sport where we have some genuine medal contenders. Shooting is a sport that lends itself very well for spectators to come down because it's very visual. We will be bringing in a lot of infrastructure. There'll be a lot of accommodation for the administrative staff and there will also be seating installed for spectators. We're very committed to using local suppliers where possible, and it'll boost the local economy considerably.'
This event has been chosen by the ISSF General Assembly as one of four Shotgun World Cup events in 2010. The event will have the three Olympic Shotgun Disciplines of Skeet, Trap and Double Trap, and will mirror the Olympic shot gun programme, with Skeet and Trap competition for men and women, and Double Trap for the men.
This will be the first time the UK has ever held an ISSF Shotgun World Cup event - ranked only behind the World Championships and Olympic Games in importance.
The ISSF Shotgun World Cup event takes place at the Southern Counties Shooting Ground near Dorchester between May 11th - 20th 2010.
For more information please contact Mark Tyler - 07831 591 825
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Background Information
1.0 Southern Counties Shooting
Southern Counties Shooting was founded in 1959 and is now the largest shooting ground in the country with over 450 fully automatic traps offering DTL, ABT, Universal Trench, Olympic Trap, Double Trap, both Olympic and English Skeet, English Sporting, Sportrap and FITASC. Southern Counties is a CPSA Premier Plus shooting ground. The trap, skeet and double trap layouts are all equipped with new Laporte machines and Italian Electronica Progetti Computers. Our sporting layout includes a grouse butt and our renowned 140 foot high tower.
The ground has hosted numerous National and International Competitions and is pleased to have been awarded as the Official Training Ground for the 2012 London Olympics. Major shoots in 2009 include the Fitasc Universal Trap World Championships, the Dougall DTL weekend and both Olympic Trap and Fitasc Home Internationals.
In 2010 in conjunction with British Shooting and West Dorset District Council, Southern Counties will be hosting the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup which is an qualifying event for London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
2.0 World Shotgun Cup 2010
It is expected that around 400 competitors from 85 countries will be represented at the event that starts on May 11th 2010 until May 20th. The event is one of 64 world class events supported by UK Sport during the run up to the London 2012 Games.
3.0 UK Sport
UK Sport's World Class Events Programme distributes approximately £3.3 million of Lottery funding each year to support the bidding and staging costs of major events on home soil, as well as providing specialist support to organisers. Events are supported primarily based on their likely performance impact, but the broader impacts of events are also examined, to maximise the wider sporting, social, cultural, economic and environmental benefits, as well as sporting performance and legacy.
Up to 60 events across 30 sports will be supported from 2010 until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These competitions will attract around 17,000 athletes and provide opportunities for 13,000 officials and volunteers to gain international sporting experience and develop key skills ahead of London 2012. More at www.uksport.gov.uk