For news about competitions, please see the 2010 competitions page.
24 July - Welcome to our first new member of the month Carly Avery who joins us after completing our beginners' course. She joins her dad, Gary, who became a member last month.
6 June - Welcome to our first new member of the month Darius Saunders. Darius has recently moved to Bristol and joins us as an existing archer having been shooting with South Wansdyke Archery Club until now.
13 June - Two more members to welcome Nathaniel Morris and Gary Avery who both join us after completing our beginners' course.
26 June - Congratulations to both Rob Morgan and Mark Pollard who went for interviews for the Level 2 coaching course. Both have been accepted. Well done to the two of you.
27 June - Midsummer club competition. Full details of the winners can be found in the Midsummer section of the 2010 competitions page.
Congratulations go to:
- Gary Avery for setting a new group 2010 record on the last week of his beginner's course (06/06). For setting a new overall 2010 record on the day he joined the club (13/06). For setting a new overall 2010 and club group record (24/06). For getting his starting handicap and classifying as Archer (26/06).
- Mark-Jan Dielemans for gaining his starting handicap and classifying as 'Archer' (13/06). For reducing his handicap by one point (26/06).
- Dave Fullerton for reducing his handicap by one point (24/06).
- Rodney Luton for setting new 2010 and club overall records (12/06). For setting a new 2010 overall record and reducing his handicap by one point (27/06).
- Rob Morgan for setting a new overall 2010 record (05/06). For setting another new overall 2010 record on a different round and reducing his handicap by one point (26/06).
- Nathaniel Morris for setting a new group 2010 record on the last week of his beginner's course. It was also a third class score, not often we get a beginner doing that (06/06). For setting a new 2010 group record on the day he joined the club (13/06).
- Mark Pollard for reducing his handicap by one point and getting his second second class (03/06). For qualifying as second class (10/06). For going out a distance and setting new 2010 and club overall records (12/06).
- Bob Taylor for reducing his handicap by one point (06/06).
- Paul West for setting new overall 2010 and club records and getting his first second class score, all on his first shoot with a longbow; that's some going (10/06).
- Clive Wilkins for setting a new 2010 overall record (06/06). For beating that same record (26/06).
2 May - Welcome to our first new member of the year Dave Fullerton. Unfortunately due to the cold and blustery weather Dave was not able to continue the trend set by so many of the new members over the last couple of years, ie set a new overall annual record. However, he was shooting longbow and does appear to be following in that tradition instead, ie attempting to kill the boss, stand or flag with a single arrow. Watch out Frank you've now got a rival.
9 May - Welcome to our first new junior member of the year Kieron Griffin, who not only our newest member, but also our youngest. If the surname seems familiar that's because he's Nick's nephew.
16 May - Welcome to three more members, Mark-Jan Dielemans and father and son combo Jeff and Ben Price. Mark-Jan joins us from Holland where he shot for several years and Jeff and Ben completed our beginners' course last summer, but as it was coming up to rugby season, waited until now to join.
17 May - What a month this is proving to be, not only our first new members of the year, but now also our first new arrival of the year. Congratulations to Paul and Sarah Wilcox who have become parents again (see photo). Noah Wilcox arrived on Monday 17 May at 9.07pm, weighing a healthy 7 lbs 11 ozs, a younger brother for Gethin. Now Paul and Sarah have two fletchlings in the making.
30 May - Welcome to our sixth new member of the month Ivan Sajdak. Ivan brings even more bow type diversity to the club being our first ever compound limited archer. So, automatically, the round he shot today is a new overall club record.
Congratulations go to:
- Gary Avery for setting a new overall 2010 record while on the beginner's course (16/05).
- Mark-Jan Dielemans for setting a new group 2010 record with his first submitted score (22/05).
- Ben Francis for setting new overall 2010 and club records (22/05).
- Dave Fullerton for setting a new overall 2010 and club group record with his first submitted score (03/05). For beating those same records by 58 points (16/05). For moving out a distance, gaining his starting handicap and classifying as Archer (20/05). For reducing his handicap by one point (22/05). For changing to longbow and setting a new overall 2010 and a new group club record (26/05). For beating those same records (27/05). Beating them yet again and gaining his starting handicap and classifying as Archer in the process (30/05).
- Rodney Luton for qualifying as third class (09/05). For setting a new overall 2010 record and reducing his handicap by one point (13/05). For setting a new 2010 overall record and reducing his handicap by one point (22/05). For reducing his handicap by another one point (30/05). And doing it yet again (31/05).
- Sheena McCullagh for setting a new group 2010 record (20/05). Then beating that same record (31/05).
- Rob Morgan for setting a new overall 2010 record (03/05). For beating that same record and reducing his handicap by one point (31/05).
- Nathaniel Morris for setting a new overall 2010 record while on the beginner's course (16/05).
- Mark Pollard for setting a new overall 2010 record (20/05). For moving out a distance, reducing his handicap by two points and getting his first second class score (27/05).
- Ivan Sajdak for setting a new overall club record on his first shoot with the club (30/05).
- Clive Wilkins for setting a new overall 2010 record (31/05).
4 April - Easter Day and the Easter club tournament. Full details of the winners can be found in the Easter section of the 2010 competitions page.
Congratulations go to:
- Ben Francis for setting a new overall 2010 record (11/04). Then beating that same record (25/04).
- Tom Francis for setting a new overall 2010 record and reducing his handicap by three points (18/04).
- Dave Fullerton for setting a new overall 2010 record while on the beginner's course (18/04).
- Trevor Lapham for setting a new overall 2010 record (18/04).
- Rodney Luton for setting a new 2010 overall record, reducing his handicap by ione point and getting his second third class score (25/04).
6 March - The club gained two new level 1 coaches today - Rob Morgan and Mark Pollard. Congratulations and very well done to you both. Congratulations also go to Hossein Tavakoli who passed his final assessment as a coach as well. However he was a very late applicant for the course so all the paperwork hasn't yet caught up with itself. Once that is in place he will also become one of our club coaches.
11 March - All junior archers are eligible to take part in JAWS (Junior Awards Scheme). They are awarded points for reducing handicaps, entering competitions and so on. At the end of the year all the points are added up and eventually, ie today, certificates are sent to club secretaries. Harry Francis was our only participating member, coming 86 overall and as he was in the top 100, for the second year running he also received a metal pin badge. Yet again, well done H.
Congratulations go to:
- Ben Francis for setting new overall 2010 and club records (07/03). For setting a new overall 2010 record (21/03).
- Tom Francis for setting a new overall 2010 record (14/03).
- Rodney Luton for setting a new overall 2010 record (07/03). For beating that same record and gaining his first third class score (14/03). For setting a new overall 2010 indoor record and reducing his handicap by two points (26/03).
- Bob Taylor for reducing his indoor handicap by one point (05/03). For setting a new group 2010 record and reducing his handicap by one point (07/03). For reducing his indoor handicap by one point (19/03).
- Paul Wilcox for reducing his indoor handicap by one point (19/03).
7 February - With six people shooting the New Year best gold trophy was finally competed for. And the winner was Ben Francis. Congratulations Ben.
25 February - We have adopted our first fletching, Haydn Bath. For more information about fletchlings please see the fletchings section of the home page .
Congratulations go to:
- Harry Francis for setting a new overall 2010 record (07/02).
- Tom Francis for setting a new overall 2010 record (07/02).
- Rodney Luton for setting a new overall 2010 record (07/02). For setting a new overall 2010 indoor record and reducing his handicap by two points (26/02).
- Greg Smith for setting a new group indoor record and classifying as 'F' (19/02).
- Bob Taylor for reducing his indoor handicap by one point (26/02).
- Paul Wilcox for setting a new overall annual indoor record and reducing his handicap by two points (26/2).
1 January - Happy New Year everyone. And we start the year with something slightly different, a trip back in time and a jump in location. Archery has long been an inclusive sport for disabled people and this Pathé news clip of 'Amateur Robin Hoods', 1957 at Southend-on-Sea shows just that. Unfortunately we hadn't quite reached gender equality at that point, the women's competition followed the men's. Many thanks to Philip Rolls, the web editor for The society of archers and the ancient silver arrow, aka 'The Scorton Arrow', for the link.
Meanwhile, back at the outdoor venue, four hardy souls took to the line for the first shoot of the year, Nick Griffin, Mel and Scott Hilton and Steve Ludwell. They were supported by representatives of the Morgan and Wilcox clans. With the temperatures so low, only Nick and Steve completed their rounds, both getting their first reclassification score of the year. Congratulations both. However, with only two people finishing the shoot it was decided to hold over the New Year best gold trophy until the first full Sunday outing of the year.
Handicap Improvement Medal - this is awarded annually to the club member who has achieved the highest handicap reduction in the previous year. There are very strict eligibility criteria set by the GNAS, so for 2009 those were:
- Being a club member by 1 July 2008 and still being a member on 31 December 2009, and
- Holding a starting handicap in the relevant bow type on 1 January 2009, and
- Having submitted a minimum of eight scores during 2009.
And the winners were:
- Bristol Bowmen Juniors - in first place, shooting recurve, with a handicap reduction of two points, Harry Francis.
- Bristol Bowmen - winner with a handicap reduction of one point Rob Morgan (recurve).
- Golden Phoenix Archers - winner with a handicap reduction of two points Nick Griffin (barebow).
Congratulations go to:
- Nick Griffin for setting a new overall 2010 record the first new record of the year (01/01). For getting his longbow indoor starting handicap, classifying as 'G' and setting a new overall 2010 indoor record in the process (22/01).
- Trevor Lapham for setting a new overall 2010 record (03/01).
- Steve Ludwell for being the first person in either club to reclassify for the year (24/01).
- Rodney Luton for setting a new overall 2010 indoor record (07/01). For setting a new overall 2010 outdoor record. For beating his 2010 indoor record (29/01).
- Rob Morgan for setting a new overall 2010 indoor record and reducing his handicap by two points (22/01).
- Greg Smith for setting a new group 2010 indoor record and reducing his handicap by one points (29/01).
- Bob Taylor for setting a new overall 2010 indoor record (15/01).
Created: 1 January 2010
Updated: 25 July 2010
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