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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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