Super Weekend!
Our first round Ontarget match resulted in a victory over Tockington by 12 -9 wining the overall team round, one of the 2 pairs round (recurve) and 3 of the 4 individual matches. Our team of Andy Clifford, Grace Chappell, Molly Peters and Ed Humphries, saw debuts for all 4. The feedback from both teams was that it was an enjoyable and friendly event. We also held a Longbow competition and our team of experienced longbow Archers produced a string of good performances to…
Busy Weekend to come!
Saturday morning sees a home fixture with Tockington Archers in the Annual Ontarget Competition. A parallel longbow competition has also been arranged to take place at the same time. A buffet for our guests will be provided at the end of the competition. In the afternoon 18 of our members are taking part in the round table Swimathon raising funds for their chosen charity and for the club’s coach development programme. The Practice Session at the Ground has been extended and will…
County Field Championship – Help needed
On June 9th the club is hosting the Gloucestershire County Field Championships. This is the first county championship that has been held for many years and we are eager to make it a success. Ahead of the event there are several activities we need assistance with and are shouting out to anyone that has some spare time over the next few weeks to help ensure we are ready to hold a great event. Activities include but are not limited to, ground work to create new shots, step maintenance,…
Full House of Ontarget Specialisms!
We are proud to announce that we have just received confirmation that following our 3 year review and Archery GB's decision to review all Ontarget Clubs, we have successfully applied for re-accreditation. The Ontarget Specialisms form a key component of our club development plan, with the criteria giving us an ideal structure to operate within. In all cases targets set were considerably higher, however life would have been far more difficult without this excellent programme. Despite our…
General Update.
Guest Coach - Michael Peart We are pleased to announce that former World No 1 Recurve and Compound ranked archer and former very successful Paralympic Coach Michael Peart will be running coaching workshops from 11am to 6:30pm this Sunday! Michael will be working with a number of adult and junior archers and their coaches against a set of agreed objectives. This programme has been fully funded from the club’s coaching budget and it is a great opportunity to support 20 of our archers and…