We were delighted to welcome 48 Junior Archers to our Annual Tournament and we all enjoyed some good shooting, super food and cakes, a bumper raffle, and some quick results, (see Downloads page for the results). Thank you to all participants, to our Judge Marting whiting, Field Captain Derek Potts and Lady Paramount Mrs Lesley…
Farewell to Malcolm. Many Hampshire Clubs were very well represented at the funeral of Malcolm Fleet, a long-term coach for Talisman Bowmen. In March 2017 Malcolm’s long association with Hampshire Clubs was recognised when he was awarded the Hampshire Gray Edwards Trophy. We will all miss him. Malcolm receives his trophy from Rebecca at 2017…
Workshop Saturday 1st October Lots of people have shown an interest in attending an archery workshop, so Martyn’s set one up for you. He and Malcolm will run an afternoon where you can get into some of the other side of things. Perhaps you want to know how to fletch your arrows, tie a nocking point,…
Women and Children First That headline isn’t strictly right or connected with this, but it made you have a look so now you’re here I can let you know that… We need women and children (Child Protection Officer: Panic not, read on…)… Those of us that go out to the local tournaments are delighted that…
Talisman Gallery You may have seen mention elsewhere, but thanks to the generosity of Oliver’s Dad, Sean and the ongoing generosity of Richard, who you know has stepped in as informal Club Photographer, we’ve started building a nice gallery page. Don’t forget, you’re all welcome to submit pic’s for the gallery so don’t be shy.…
Talisman 252 Update So far we’ve awarded 22 252 badges. Well done to you all for having achieved your goals and here’s wishing you every success with the next one! It’s great to see how you’ve engaged with the improvement scheme and it’s even better to see your smiles when you’ve just got that golden…
Well, I think it’s fair to say our trial summer tournament was a success! Enjoyed by all present we made a decent day of it, enjoying good archery and good company. Friendly competition in the morning was followed with a friendly head-to-head and a have-a-go in the afternoon. A break in the middle provided the…
We match! The new club shirts have arrived and got their first outing on bank holiday Monday at FoBB. Well received by members and others. The shirts are comfortable for shooting and worked well on a day when the weather was a bit changeable, shifting from sunny and calm to grey and windy, so all…
Great day at the FoBB Invitational Challenge Almost a dozen of us enjoyed an excellent day at FoBB on bank holiday Monday, shooting a Western in their annual Invitational Challenge. It was primarily a team event and we put in two teams, coming sixth and ninth in the results. But, it wasn’t about taking the…
Archery Workshop People have been asking if there might be a workshop soon and the answer is… Yes there will! Martyn and Malcolm are aware that there’s desire among members for an archery workshop and they plan to run one soon. The guys will check their diaries and availability and come back to us with a…