Disability & Inclusiveness

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Club Policy (extract)

North Staffordshire Shooting Club (herein referred to as The Club) is committed to providing a welcoming, fair and inclusive environment for everyone involved in its activities.

The Club will not unlawfully discriminate against any person on the grounds of any protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and will promote equality of opportunity wherever reasonably practicable.

The Club regards discrimination, harassment, bullying or victimisation as serious misconduct.  All complaints will be taken seriously and appropriate measures including disciplinary action may be brought against any person or persons who unlawfully discriminates against, harass, bully or victimises any other person.

The safe use of firearms is the Club’s overriding operational responsibility.  The Club recognises that the safe handling and use of firearms is fundamental to all of its activities. Nothing in this policy requires the Club to compromise safety or to permit participation where doing so would present an unacceptable risk.

Where concerns arise regarding a person’s ability to participate safely, the Club may carry out an individual assessment in accordance with the Club’s Participation & Access Policy to answer the question:  “Can this individual participate safely, with or without reasonable adjustments?”

Range Access & Facilities

All NSSC ranges have limitations, some more than others.  Herein is a broad review of the current access conditions.  Specific access needs can be reviewed and adaptions will be considered where possible.

Longport:

  • Our ‘home’ meeting space and indoor smallbore range
  • Situated at the top of a Victorian three-story factory building and accessed by three flights of stairs with hand rails on each side
  • Car parking is on-street only
  • One unisex toilet currently without any adaptions
  • A kitchen area with sink, hot & cold water (non-potable)
  • Shooting can be accommodated from standing or sitting positions
  • Lanes width is fixed by side-screens at one metre
  • Open on two evenings weekly
  • Supervised and managed social space

Wetley Rocks:

  • Outdoor 50m range suitable for smallbore & carbine calibres
  • Parking accessed through farm gates onto a gravel surface pull-in
  • Situated in a rural area and accessed across an improved dirt path
  • Range access is across a stream via a footbridge of limited width
  • Lane width is fixed at approximately one metre when shooting from 50m
  • No toilet or washing facilities on site or local to the range
  • Shooting can be accommodated from standing and sitting positions only
  • Range is open every day but is conditional on multiple attendance
  • Supervision is by arrangement

Thorpe Range:

  • A commercial 500yd range near Thorpe village on Staffordshire/Derbyshire border
  • Full-bore high velocity target rifle shooting is the normal activity
  • No toilet facilities on site, ad-hoc arrangements with the nearby hotel
  • Good parking on the hotel carpark
  • Access is through a meadow and along rough pasture to a butts gallery
  • Access is approximately 360m from the carpark to the first firing point
  • The butts gallery is 500m further along pastureland with (occasionally) livestock
  • Firing points are raised and accessed by two steps
  • Shooting is generally prone only however a shooting bench can be used by arrangement
  • The club may operate a vehicle on site (excepting in Winter, then by special arrangement)
  • Supervision is mandatory and always in attendance

Chipperfield Range:

  • Operated by Staffordshire Smallbore Rifle Association
  • Located just outside of Baldwins Gate village
  • Four-range complex with a club house meeting space, accessed via a fixed ramp
  • Single sex toilets and kitchen facilities
  • Good carparking on gravel and grass areas
  • Access to ranges is good with wide doors
  • Shooting on A,B,C ranges is prone only due to range design limitations
  • Shooting on D range can be standing, supported, sitting or prone
  • Range is open every day but is conditional on multiple attendance
  • Supervision is by arrangement

Bisley:

  • The National Shooting Centre in Surrey
  • Fully equipped for various disability needs

Other:

  • Formal Club meetings are held in local social clubs with full facilities for disabled access
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