In a link up with the Games, Thenue Communities, the chartiable subsidiary of Thenue Housing, is providing a series of archery sessions at the Calton Heritage and Learning Centre. The events are provided by Scottish Archery – the national governing body for all forms of archery in Scotland.

The second in a series of “soft archery” sessions took place this week under the leadership of Robert Clark from Scottish Archery.

Soft archery is a beginner-friendly, highly accessible version of the sport that replaces traditional sharp arrows with lightweight arrows tipped with large suction cups.

The link-up between the Games and Thenue came about as a result of the Games’ community engagement programme.

Archery has featured in the Commonwealth Games before, but with a scaled-back Games taking place in Glasgow, it is not present this year.

Rosie Robertson, centre manager at the Calton Heritage and Learning Centre, said: “We are delighted to bring soft archery to our community as part of our link-up with the Games and grateful to Scottish Archery for making it happen.

“It has been an exciting summer of sport so far with the World Cup, Wimbledon and now the Commonwealth Games. It’s great the communities at grassroots level are participating in the fun.”

A spokesperson for Scottish Archery said: “We’ve loved teaming up with the Calton Heritage & Learning Centre to bring soft archery to the local community. Working with everyone has been a wonderful experience, and it’s been fantastic to see the sheer joy on people’s faces as they shoot. Thanks to the new equipment provided by the Glasgow 2026 Festival, we can’t wait to watch this activity grow and thrive in the future.”

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games takes place on July 23 at the Glasgow Hydro.

Thenue has a strong connection with the last time Glasgow hosted the Games in 2014.

Like many others, Thenue staff filled volunteer roles and once the Games finished bought many of the homes that made up the Athletes’ Village in Dalmarnock which now house Thenue tenants.