Disability & Inclusiveness

Club Policy

In construction

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
  • 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 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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