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This project successfully funded on 31st May 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
Engaging young people and adults into Roller Sport
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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Aim
As a not for profit charity, our aim is to increase participation in Roller Sports for the North East and increase usage for Roller Rink
Who are we?
Northern Edge Sports was created by ex professional athletes who would like to give back to the community. We are primarily Ice Hockey Players who want to increase the participation of hockey by making more young people and adults, aware of the sport. We use our Roller rink facility to host hockey activities for players and community groups, helping to reengage people back into sport, having that contact with others both on the rink and off. We also provide,through our fitness studio space, Reformer Pilates, which provides rehabilitation along with core fitness to the community and athletes alike.
Why are we crowdfunding?
We are Crowdfunding to secure improvements and maintenance to our facility, as we need to convert empty rooms into a Skate hire room, with racking for Skates which we can hire out to the general public so that we can host public session skates in addition to the hockey we provide. Family skating is the one offering we are struggling to host due to this, and we believe more families will take up the sport once they have found enjoyment in Family skating sessions.
How we’ll spend the money raised money
Any fund we gather, will be used to source more Roller skates for our family sessions, so.we can provide more skating to the public. These skates will also be used for school visits, as our coaches will work with local schools to promote the sport and provide new activities for pupils to try away from the mainstream sports like football and Rugby. We also use fund to build a skate hire room within our rink, to allow us to host public skating sessions.
Community impact
Our Roller sports project will allow youth from the local area to come into sport centre, to try new activities, keeping them away from the streets and antisocial activities. Our coaches work with these young people to engage them into Roller Sports, a fast, exciting sport. We work with the young people to provide coaching qualifications and potential coaching employment for them.
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made