Lots happening despite the weather!
Supporting our Community On the Thursday we hosted 6 teams of GirlGuides for a fun evening of team and individual challenges, supported by a group of our coaches. The following day saw 13 visiting Primary School Teams of 9 archers, from the Gloucester District, programmed in across the day to record Level 2 qualification scores. The weather was so bad, they shot from the covered shooting area throughout the day ensuring that the event remained on and was a positive experience! A couple…
Barnwood Trust Terracing on Schedule!
With a completion date of the 7th June (day before our 2 Day 3D World Archery Field event) work is going very well. A few late evenings for our contractors, so it is already taking shape! Primary School Games District Finals almost completed Last week saw us deliver events of 8-10 teams of 9 archers on all 5 days. Add this to at least one afterschool club every day and we again facilitated over 500 pupils trying our sport. Our coaching team is truly…
Club awarded a £10,000 Community Spaces Capital Grant by the Barnwood Trust!
Barnwood’s vision is to create the best possible environment in Gloucestershire for disabled people and people with mental health problems to make the most of their lives. Community spaces to connect with other people and build relationships, often through doing things together, are a vital component of that environment. We want to contribute to achieving that vision. As part of its funding programmes, Barnwood welcomes applications to its Community Spaces Capital Grant Fund. The fund aims…
Amazing Grace!
Grace Chappell claims individual gold at the at the first leg of the European Youth Cup in Slovenia in dramatic style ! Compound cadet Grace qualified in fourth spot then swept past Czech Petra Zikmundova of 140-130 and Estonian top seed Meeri-Marita Paas 144-142, who had defeated another GB archer Sinead Byrne. That set up a title showdown with second seed Elisa Bazzichetto, who had earlier ended Holly Clifford’s hopes. And there was drama right to the end. Both athletes finished on…
OPEN COMMUNITY SESSION TODAY (27th April) is OFF
Please note that for safety reasons (wind) unfortunately the open community sessions starting at 3pm are off. A decision will be made later reference the evening practice…