Please read the Introduction to our History and then visit our timeline (work in progress), we hope many more clubs will embark on their own amazing journey!
Introduction
We were formed in 1995 to run have-a-go archery sessions for Guides and Brownies at the Gloucestershire Guide Activity Centre.
A group of 10 adults participated in an Archery Leaders Course to enable them to teach at the Guide Centre. Friends of Deer Park purchased all the original equipment. Children of the original archery leaders also started archery and our Club was formed to allow these juniors to develop and take part in local competitions.
Thanks to all our amazing volunteers our transformation from those early years has taken us on a fantastic journey not just becoming the owners of our own land and fantastic facilities but making a difference to our community and to so many individual’s lives!
Throughout this time we have been clear on our values, our vision , our mission and we have remained true to them, even through the difficult times!
We are indebted to not just our many volunteers but to our local authorities, local community, local businesses, grant providers but also to our Governing Body ArcheryGB who have provided support and encouragement throughout our journey!
We seem to get great support from everyone, we certainly do not just ask ourselves ‘What can they do for us’ BUT ALSO ask ourselves ‘What can we do for them!’
As we are approaching our 30th anniversary we decided to capture some of the key moments along our journey. Click here or on the Timeline link to see further detail of work in progress!