Clubs from across Northern Ireland joined together online for RYANI’s Affiliated Clubs Conference recently.
The virtual conference, which took place on Saturday 22 January, gave delegates the chance to network, share stories and ask questions to a host of experienced speakers.
With the theme “Planning for a successful future”, sessions focused on volunteers, legal challenges, success stories from clubs and goals and priorities for the year ahead.
There was also a chance to speak to RYA staff who were there to deal with queries and provide advice.
The RYANI Youth Forum provided an inspiring video which highlighted the benefits of youth involvement in clubs.
New RYA chief executive Sara Sutcliffe attended to greet delegates and Mel Hide also spoke about her role as a director.
RYANI’s active clubs coordinator Lisa McCaffrey said: “One of the best parts of the Affiliated Clubs Conference is networking and we are delighted that this year’s event has been such a success, particularly the breakout rooms.
“The speakers were fantastic and delegates have plenty of food for thought to take back to their clubs.
“The conference is just the beginning of an exciting year ahead. Over the last few months clubs have had new committee members and RYANI remains committed to engaging with clubs to plan for an active season.
“On behalf of RYANI, I would like to thank all of our speakers, RYANI staff, the Youth Forum and our clubs for helping to ensure we had a successful conference. We are looking forward to working together throughout 2022.”
