THE CLUB CELEBRATES IT’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2010 – CELEBRATION IDEAS WANTED…….NONE SO FAR RECEIVED….PARTY POOPERS…..

OUTDOOR SHOOTING 2009
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (WHERE WERE YOU ALL! NOT AT A DIFFERENT VENUE SURELY?) IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CLUB HAVE AGREED A 3 YEAR LEASE WITH THE OWNERS OF UP YONDER TO CONINUE SHOOTING THERE.

OVER THE WINTER WHEN THE GROUND HARDENS UP THE TWO CONTAINERS WILL BE MOVED TO BEHIND THE SHOOTING LINE. THIS WILL BE DONE USING AROUND 20 BURLY ARCHERS (WOMEN INCLUDED IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF BURLY OROF EQUAL STRENGTH TO MAN), THE TRACTOR AND THE EGYPTIAN METHOD OF MOVING BULKY OBJECTS.

THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT NEARER THE TIME (SO IN THE MEANTIME GET YOURSELF DOWN THE GYM AND BEEF YOUSELF UP!).

THE SHOOTING LINE WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN FORWARD WHICH ALSO MEANS MORE DISTANCE MARKERS TO BE SET. THERE IS ALSO A PLAN TO PUT A COVER OUT FROM THE CONTAINERS AND EVENTUALY ONE HALF OF ONE OF THE CONTAINERS MAY BE USED AS A CLUB ROOM.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT WINTER SHOOTING IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OBJECTION, BUT THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN SHOOTING MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE AND YOU MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

THE OWNERS PLAN TO INCREASE THEIR STABLING AREA AND THE SIZE OF THE CAR PARK.
ALTHOUGH THE YEARLY FEE HAS INCREASED THE COMMITTEE HAVE DECIDED THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE IN SUBSCIPTION FEES.

OTHER NEWS FROM THE AGM
IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER PLANS TO DEVELOP THE GROUND AT TOCKINGTON AND IT WILL BE PUT UP FOR SALE. THE CLUB WILL STILL BE LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE PLOT OF LAND.

VICKI ELLIS IS THE NEW CLUB SECRETARY AND CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGH THE WEBSITE
RICHARD JONES IS THE SENIOR COACHING ORGANISER (INCLUDING ORGANISING THE BEGINNERS COURSES).

ERROR FROM THE RECORDS OFFICER – YEP THAT’S ME!

My humblest apologies to Raychel Hills who achieved 3rd class last season and I didn’t even notice – until I ran the re-assessments in January. I will make sure a classification badge is made available for a suitable presentation date.

New Club Records – also not announced at the AGM were the following club records achieved by Teresa Bridges (but that was because I only go the scores last week!):
70m distance in Ladies Fita – 331
Double Ladies Fita – 2686.

Indoor Results
Not many people shooting the indoor tournaments but those that are have had some success:
St. Kingsmark Fita 18 –
1st Gent Compound – Adam Shaw – score 585
1st Junior Boy Compound – Jake Bunce – score 567
Denise Bunce shot a club record Lady Compound – score 537

Dads versus lads – Gary beat Jake , Chris beat Luke….yahoo!

Outdoor shooting will commence 1st March although indoor shooting will still take place throughout March.

Longbow League
The Longbow League was a great success and will be run again this season on the following dates:
19th April
24th May
28th June
26th July
23rd August
Score sheets will be available in container. If you can’t make these dates you can still put in a score but please make sure your score is verified by another archer.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
21st April
30th June
29th September

Junior Representatives
Juniors – your representatives on the committee are Stephen Pillay & Joe Rawle – anything you think ought to be raised at committee meetings please see either of them.

Club Colours (Trousers) – clarification
At a recent committee meeting it was asked to clarify the club colours for trousers for tournaments:
There are NO club colours for trousers – you must wear either green or white only.

Outdoor Shooting – Working Party required
As soon as possible following commencement of outdoor shooting (starting 1st March) the annual “prod-a-brick” and “paint your mobile phone” events will take place. This year will have the added bonus of  “finding brand new holes” as we endeavour to move the shooting line forward in anticipation of “the great container move”.

A date will be set nearer the time and an email will go out asking for many hands and many spades.

Beginners lessons 2009
Junior beginners course will take place on Saturday mornings alongside the regular junior session, commencing 11th April. Bob would like to hear from you if you would be willing to assist on the course.
Senior beginners course will take place on Monday evenings commencing 11th May. Richard would like to hear from you if you would be willing to assist on the course.

NEW CLASSIFICATIONS:- NOT MANY THIS YEAR BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO:

SENIORS
JOE “GRASSCUTTER” RIGBY – BOWMAN
VICKI “SECRETARY” ELLIS – 1ST CLASS
PAUL “ANSWERS ON A POSTCARD” SAVILL – 2ND CLASS
JUNIORS:
STEPHANIE “THE HUGGER” RAWLE – 1ST CLASS
MICHAEL “GET YOU HAIR CUT” SAVILL – 2ND CLASS
GNAS Handicap Improvers Medals:
RICHARD SUTER WINS THE SENIOR MEDAL
NO JUNIOR WINNER THIS YEAR

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS entry forms can be found on relevant club websites
8th  February – GWAS Fita 18
13th April – Easter Bunny at Cheltenham
26th April – Cleve Spring Tournament – Record Status – Rose Award
17th May – Black & Gold Spring Tournament – Record Status – Rose Award
14th June – Cleve Junior Tournament – Record Status Albion & Windsors
14th to 21st June – Dunster Archery Week – various ronds
TBA (June)  - Minchinhampton
5th July – Cheltenham Summer Tournament – Record Status – Rose Award
8th July – Lacey Trophy (postal handicap shoot) – Long National/National rounds – Up Yonder
12th July – Tockington Summer Tournament
18th July – Cleve Fita 70m & Olympic Head to Head – Fita Target Award Status
19th July – Cleve Fita Star & Metrics – World Record Status – GNAS Premier Event
2nd August – Black & Gold Summer Tournament – Record Status – Rose Award
13th  September – Club Longbow Shoot

INDOOR SHOOTING
WELLSWAY INDOOR SHOOTING - FRIDAY EVENINGS - 6.30pm to 8.30pm
From 21/11/08 to 19/12/08 & 09/01/09 to 27/03/09 (excluding 20/02/09)

JUNIORS INDOOR SHOOTING
WELLSWAY SCHOOL - SATURDAY MORNINGS - 10am to 12pm
From 15/11/08 to 20/12/08 & 10/01/09 to 28/03/09 (excluding 21/02/09)

CUSTOM MADE BOWSTRINGS
If you are looking for a high performance custom bowstring, Greg Hill (formerly of Wales Archery) has set up a business making strings and cables. To find out more details contact Greg on: 07791 532343.