Don’t do this!!! Child protection Despite my irreverent take on the image used here, this is of course a serious matter. The club takes care to look after it’s junior members and having taken up the role of child protection officer, Martyn, is carrying out research to ensure we are applying the most up-to-date guidelines…
Contain yourself… It’s coming soon! Having sourced a number of quotes and explored a variety of suppliers Martyn has narrowed it down to one supplier, a firm based in Southampton. Matt and Martyn made a visit to see the containers and came away very happy with the quality, the price and the service offered. So, the…
A Shooter’s Swap Date to be confirmed – either Sun 24th July or Sun 31st July 2016 Caroline’s arranged an opportunity for members to do some rifle shooting, in exchange for us hosting some riflemen for a go at archery – nice stuff. We’ll start by hosting the riflemen at the field on one of…
Have-A-Go Saturday 4th June 10am – 1pm on the field We’re participating in the Archery GB “Big Weekend”, an initiative to give people the opportunity to “have-a-go” for free. We’ll be setting up from 9.30am and open to the public from 10am until 1pm. Volunteers welcome, extra hands for setting up and taking down are…
252 Takes Off! It’s great to see the enthusiasm for this improvement scheme, it’s created quite a buzz! Several of you have already achieved three qualifying scores so you’ll be pleased to know, the badges have arrived! When we’ve worked out how we’ll dish them out we’ll start getting them out there, so a little…
Club photographer I’ve taken it upon myself to create the informal role of club photographer and I’m happy to say that Richard Sturdy has stepped keenly into the role. Richard is a keen amateur photographer and his eye for a shot and photographic abilities are great. He’s already caught some smashing general club shots and…
Bows and Burgers Return! Wednesday 10th August on the field We’re reciprocating the invitation from AC Delco and inviting them to join us at our field on August 10th for some shooting and bbq burgers. We’ll be expecting them around 6pm so, if possible, it would be good if some of us can get to…
Bows and Burgers Report We received an invitation to Burger and Bows with AC Delco at their grounds Nr Junction 12 M3, they have a beautiful range, with no public access that they can shoot on 24/7. The parking area has been reinforced under the grass making it usable all year round. Five intrepid Talisman Bowmen…
Bows and Burgers Our friends at AC Delco Bowmen have invited us to join them for an evening of “Bows & Burgers.” This is the low-down from AC Delco Chairman and coach, Egan… “There will be shooting from 6pm till it gets dark. The cost to shoot on the field is £5 and as well as an…
Congratulations Caroline! I’m sorry this is slightly late news, that’s just me having to find some web time, but that doesn’t detract from the great news that Caroline has gained her Level One Archery Coaching qualification! Way to go! On behalf of all members I pass on our hearty congratulations and best wishes for future coaching activities.…