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Oct 04
Work in the Community
Inter-schools Competition starts this week During the Autumn Term we have members working in 12 different Primary & Secondary Schools supporting after-school clubs; KLB, Rendcombe, Balcarras, Shurdington, Hillview, Archway, SWR, Stroud High, Kingshill, Pates & Cleve. This week sees the start of the inter-schools Autumn Competition with the Senior schools shooting on a Portsmouth …
Oct 01
That little extra makes a big difference!
What is the difference between a good club and a great club? What is the difference between a good team and a great team? The answer is team spirit and that just does not happen, it has to be nurtured and there is an essential ingredient: members who are prepared to give something to each other. …
Sep 25
Member of the Month – September 2012
What a month for Lucy! Last month it was Martin Hutchings Longbow who was the Member of the Month, who as predicted went on to make his debut for the County Team and recorded a good score, he also went on to win a couple of other events including devastating the opposition at the Cheltenham …
Sep 24
Great day at the Junior Inter-Counties Competition and Regional Championships.
This is a report written from a Club perspective on what turned out to be a great day for many of our members with 10 becoming Regional Champions and some great individual performances in the Head to Head Competition! Finishing second in the team event, was disappointing from a County point of view but again …
Sep 17
Another great week for Deer Park!
Great launch of the Archery GB ‘Arrows’ Programme in Gloucestershire! Cam Everlands Primary School was the venue for this initiative introduced by Archery GB and which was inspired by the London 2012 ideal of inspiring a generation. It is a no-fuss sports pack that allows teachers to deliver fun-packed archery sessions in schools. In the …
Sep 12
Gloucestershire Junior Championships – Results
The results have been published. Thanks to all that helped on the day. Make sure you juniors get your entries in for the October County Indoor Championships! Entry form on the GAS Website. Results_2012_Final
Sep 11
July National Results are Published
Results are out, well done to all those that entered especially Austin Whitmarsh who won by 70 points, Ciaran Lunt who won by 93 points and Lucy Mason who also won with an excellent score. The Club is building up an excellent tradition in the July National and the November Challenge, which this time round …
Sep 09
Gloucestershire Junior Championships – Another Special Day!
Members broke 2 National Records, produced 2 further scores that equaled National Records and one perfect score resulting in Deer Park walking away winning 24 of the 27 awards! Almost the perfect day, great weather, great venue, superbly organized, great results with a friendly family atmosphere! Why not the perfect day, well we could …
Sep 03
Congratulations to our four members selected for the County Senior Squad
Congratulations to our four members selected for the County Senior Squad Well done to Lynne &Martin for being selected to represent Gloucestershire at the GWAS Inter-Counties event later this month, this is the first time they have been selected. Ian and Beckie, who is still a junior, complete the line up and it means that …
Aug 29
Gloucestershire County Junior Team for the GWAS Inter-Counties Tournament
We are pleased to announce that 11 of the 14 members of the Junior County team are from Deer Park Archers! It would have been 12, however Tom Howse who is part of the Archery GB World Class Programme is at Lilleshall Training Camp that weekend. Well done to; Lucy Mason, James Howse, Beccii Hutchings …