Come out to play…

Come out to play This week sees the last of our indoor sessions for this end of the year, as of Sunday, all sessions will be outdoors, on the field (more info on the “where we shoot” page if you need it). A key holder will arrive to open up about 9.30am with a view…

Talisman 252

Talisman 252 You may have heard of the 252 scheme, it’s an informal set of goals that can help give your archery practice some direction and purpose with the motivation to achieve various levels. Malcolm told me about it, I thought it would be a great thing for us to do and the committee have…

Cabinet Reshuffle – New Man Leads the Troops!

Don’t panic about the new role Matt, you know you’ll always get a little help from your friends 😉 Cabinet Reshuffle – New Man Leads the Troops! When Martyn stood down “The Chair” was vacant for only a moment as Matt Tracey was unanimously voted in as our new Chairman. A long-standing club member, enthusiastic,…

End of an era!

End of an era!… Don’t panic, Martyn is staying with us, but it is the end of an era as he stands down from the role of Chairman, after thirteen years at the sharp end! At the AGM Martyn shared these words… “Today I am standing down from the club Chairmanship after many enjoyable years,…

And the winner is…

And the winner is… Flippin’ heck – it’s me! (Derek). What a turn up. When presenting the Chairman’s Award Martyn thanked me for my efforts and, as I said at the time, really nothing that I’ve done for the club is an effort, it’s all a pleasure. I love my archery and feel fortunate to…

Golden Eggs!

Thanks for the Eggcellent result Did I really just type that! Oh well, forget the cringe-worthy heading and think about the great result coming from Lesley’s idea and organisation and members’ generosity in purchasing tickets for our recent Easter Egg raffle. A lot of chocolate changed hands and the event raised £140 for club funds.…

Tournament List

Tournament List John Taylor’s kindly given me a full tournament list for use on our site, so if you fancy an outing the new “Tournament List” page is a good place to start! Whatever bow or shoot type you’re after, you’ll find something of interest, from traditional target rounds to field events and a bit…

Club Shirt Sizes

Club Shirt Sizing… To help you consider the club shirts and jackets under consideration I’ve posted the size charts from the maker below. Thanks to those who have added their name to the initial order list. Dean is looking after this one and he’ll be back in the UK next week, so you may well find…

Club Shirts

Talisman Shirts! Dean has been looking into club shirts and after much searching has found these rather smart items. We await a sample so that you can all see the quality, style and so on and Dean anticipates this being with him very soon. He’ll bring the sample to our various indoor and outdoor sessions so…

Join us at a tournament

I did have some more pictures to encourage you: the balmy May day, the Talisman Team relaxing in the gazebo, the splendid range and the like, imagine all that loveliness – which you’ll have to do as sadly I can’t find the pic’s! Come out to play! We’ve been invited to compete in the forthcoming Forest…