Kettering Arrows

School anxiety does not always begin with a child refusing to go to school.

Often, the earlier signs are much quieter: tummy aches, difficult mornings, repeated reassurance seeking, poor sleep, irritability or anxiety about particular parts of the school day.

Some children continue attending every day while using an enormous amount of energy simply to cope. It may only be once they get home that adults see just how much the school day has taken out of them.

That is why it is important to notice the pattern before difficulties escalate into non-attendance.

The aim is not to remove every challenge from school, but to understand what is driving the anxiety and help the child develop the support and strategies they need to manage it.

🎯 WHAT A WAY TO FINISH! 🎯

Our last Kettering Arrows session before the break saw our Callum hit a fantastic 180! 🔥🎯

Well done, young man — what a brilliant achievement! 👏👏

We’re now taking a short break for the bank holiday and the return-to-school period, but we’ll be back at the oche on Monday 14th September with our new session time of 6:30pm–8:00pm. 🎯

To all our young Arrows, we wish you a calm, happy and uneventful transition into your new school years. 💙

We can’t wait to see you all back at the oche very soon! 🎯💙

#180

The latest Kettering Arrows Newsletter 🗞️ 📖

What a lovely surprise visit from one of our amazing sponsors, Julie Miller this evening whilst we were setting up! 🏏💙

And she didn’t arrive empty-handed either… treats for everyone! 🍩🍩🍩🍬🍭🍭

Thank you so much, Julie — what a lovely gesture and very much appreciated by the whole team! 🥰

We’re so lucky to have such fantastic supporters behind us. 💙🏏

🎯 BACK TO HQ TONIGHT! 🎯

After last week’s little Arrows adventure at Lucky Chuck’s 🎱🍕🕹️, it’s back to business tonight with a normal Monday night session at Kettering Arrows HQ! 💙

🕕 6pm–8pm
📍 Burton Latimer Band Club

We’ll be putting a poll in the Parents WhatsApp group shortly, so please give us a quick YES or NO to let us know if your child is attending. It really helps us plan the evening, especially during the summer holidays. 👍

Darts at the ready… see you on the oche! 🎯

Sadly, we can’t promise a pizza buffet every Monday. 😂🍕

I’m incredibly excited to share that I’m developing the ‘Home Buddy Youth Programme’, a practical, hands on Alternative Provision for young people aged 11-16.

Not every young person thrives in a traditional classroom, and that’s okay.

The programme is being designed to support young people who may be struggling with confidence, school attendance, social situations, engagement with mainstream education and also those with SEND.

Through gardening, outdoor learning, community projects, volunteering and real life experiences, the aim is to help young people discover what they CAN do, build confidence and create brighter futures🪴

This is just the beginning of making a difference 💛

Please share 🙏🏻

🎰🎯 THE ARROWS HIT CHUCK’S TOMORROW! 🎯🎰

The bets are placed, the tables are ready and the pizza ovens are warming up… 🍕😎

Tomorrow night, Kettering Arrows finally roll into Lucky Chuck's for our long-awaited Summer Social!

🎯 Darts will be thrown.
🎱 Pool balls will be sunk.
🍕 Pizza will disappear.
🕹️ Pocket money will almost certainly be lost in the arcades.

Monday 10th August | 6–9pm

Chuck… deal us in. The Arrows are coming. 🎲😎

Better luck next time. 😉

Massive thankyou to The Darts Shack for this very kind donation of darts, flights, stems and accessories. This will enable our members to fine tune their set-ups over the coming weeks. 🎯👌🏼

We maybe be low on numbers due to holidays, but the enthusiasm is still in the room! 🎯 A huge congratulations to our newest member Rio, who gained his bronze AND silver 🥈 🥉 pathway achievements this evening! 👏

👀

Netflix has announced Beat Luke Littler, a brand new live darts competition where amateur players will have the chance to win £501,000 by beating world champion Luke Littler in a single leg of 501.

In a statement announcing the show, Netflix said: “The rules are simple: one night, one chance, and one perfect leg of 501.

“If an amateur can defeat darts prodigy Luke Littler, they will walk away with a life-changing £501,000.

“Produced in partnership with the PDC, the governing body behind professional darts, the show will be rooted in the authentic world of competitive darts, bringing the sport’s electric atmosphere live to Netflix.

“To kick off the launch, Netflix has officially opened a nationwide recruitment search to find the 20 competitors brave enough to step up.”

Applications are open to anyone aged 12 or over. Players must register online, with qualifying events taking place in London and Manchester this September before the final 20 contestants are selected.

The live event will be streamed on Netflix on Friday 30 October 2026.

Do you think you could beat Luke Littler over a single leg of 501?

Link to apply in the comments.