Presentation to Mr Peter Minnock, Director of Services, Kildare County Council, 14/05/2012.

Kieron Stout – Chairperson

Michael Tynan – Public Relations Officer

Bernie Everard – Management Committee

1. Introduce Celbridge Athletic Club

2. Inform KCC about progress to date

3. Investigate opportunities for the future

1960’s – club founded

1992 – 30 members

2004 – Ballymakealy lower site leased

2005 – construction began on grass track and tartan strip

2009 – charge applied to Minister for Sport

2011 – 220 members (187 to date in 2012)

Club development history

YearPopulation of

Celbridge Year on Year

change

1991 9,629 +35.0%

1996 12,289 +27.6%

2002 14,251 +16.0%

2006 17,262 +21.1%

2011 19,537 +13.2%

Population has grown by 51% over 20 years

In 2006 census Celbridge residents were;

• 25% are under 14 years of age and 15% aged 14 to 25 (40% u25)• 35% are married • 35% aged between 35 and 44With only 3.6% over 65 years of age.

Lots of kids, teens and young families.

Largest Athletic Club in Kildare (Athletics Ireland register)

220 Registered members – 75% are juveniles

20 Athletics Ireland qualified and Garda vetted coaches

• Tweenies 5 – 6 years• Little Athletics 7- 9 years• Juvenile 10 – 17 years• Junior, Senior and Master groups• Fit4life group

Open Welcome

Grounds and facilities available to;

• Celbridge Condors Special Olympics

• Celbridge GAA

• Barnhall RFC

• Naas Athletic Club

• Kildare Athletics – County Championships and Leagues

• Leinster Athletics – Provincial Teams Championships

• Athletics Ireland – workshops and training

Club Ethos

Make sport safe, fun & conducted in a spirit of fair play

Adapt the core values of the code of ethics for sport1. Importance of childhood2. Needs of the child3. Integrity in relationships4. Fair play5. Quality environment

Child Centred

Environment

Sport!

Fun!

Communi

ty

A little glimpse of our world

Where we play

Our grounds

today

Existing

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Celbridge AC Indoor Athletic Arena

Phase 1: 2015 – Tartan track and field arenaEstimated budget €400k

• Provincial championships• National training camps• National championships

Phase 2: 2018 – Club house and community facility Estimated budget €150k

• International championship matches – Combined Events Home Countries Int.

Phase 3: 2020 – Indoor athletic arena (started by) Estimated budget €600k

• Visiting international teams

• International Championships• Mixed use community facility

Club development timeline

Our Vision!

Investigate opportunities with Kildare County Council

1. What is the development process?

2. What are the funding options?

3. How best can we bring our project forward with KCC?

Future plans

1. Introduce Celbridge Athletic Club2. Inform KCC about progress to date3. Investigate opportunities for the future