Drainage work will be completed by Thursday!
We would like to thank DE Spencer & Sons for the fantastic job they have been doing in installing drainage, it has not been an easy job as the site was an inert material land fill 24 years ago and they have encountered many challenging objects.
A major operation that caused only minor disruption.
We have appreciated their hard work and their willingness to ensure the ground was still useable each evening.
A matrix of channels across the ground discharging into Normans Brook.
Lorry loads of stone, plastic piping delivered. The contractors also gave us a bonus as instead of dumping the spoil to the side of the ground they removed the top soil from a low area on the field and built it up with the spoil from the trenches and then replaced the top soil. A big thank you to them.
The leveling means that we can have targets anywhere across the field at 90m.
A mountain of drainage stone has been fed into the ground.
Deer Park Archers at the Rugby World Cup!
As key partners and supporters of this year’s Gloucestershire School Games, we have been invited and accepted the opportunity to run a have a go area in the family zone prior to the 4 international matches to be held at Kingsholm.
Last year at Kingsholm
Active Gloucestershire are a partner of the Rugby World Cup, RFU and Gloucester City group who are organising and delivering events in Gloucester alongside the RWC Games in Fan Zone (big TV, bars and food places) and Family Zone (fun activities, competitions etc)- on the follow dates:
Sat 19thSeptember 2.30-5.30pm
- Sun 20thSeptember 3.30-5.30pm
- Sat 3rdOctober 1pm-5pm
- Sat 10thOctober 1pm-5pm
The Family Zone will be based in a large area of Gloucester Quays/Docks and will offer a unique opportunity to promote our club and sport. It also strengthens our link with Gloucester Rugby Club where we ran a session on the pitch last year for players, family and staff.
Major Sponsor to be announced for our Deer Park Archers Winter Field Course Series!
We have attracted a major sponsor who will donate a cash sum which will cover the cost of developing our course and the cost of hiring in a tree surgery company to ensure the area is safe. That job alone is going to take 3 people 3 days to complete the required work.
Currently choices from 10m to 60m.
The series will take place over the winter on 5 different dates and we will open it to members of other local clubs. Opportunities to visit and practice will be available prior to the start of the series.
Large Drone at Deer Park
Cheltenham Film Studios have made trial flights of their new drone at the ground earlier this week, the stability and quality of the photography is impressive. They have offered to do a film of a future competition and take some overhead shots of the field course as part of our promotion of field archery efforts.
Drone over Deer Park
Our Longbows bring character to the club!
Some of our longbows meet the locals!
Kev and Graham survived the weather at the Cheltenham Archers event!
The Club Longbows are giving many members the chance to try the ART of longbow!
