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Bournemouth
Archery Club’s Newsletter
September
2016
Dear
Members,
Time
to catch you up with a few important items! With Autumn/Winter
approaching fast we will soon be thinking about shooting indoors
(except for the hardy few!).
Music
Event
There
is a music event being held at the sports club on Saturday, 24th
Sept, and it is expected that there will be around 1500-2000 people
attending. It is being held on C1 and we have been advised that
it should not affect our shooting on C2. However, there will be a
lot of people at the sports club on the day so extra vigilance will
be necessary.
Outdoor Shooting
We
are now moving from Cricket 1 to Cricket 2 on Wednesday 14th
September for the winter season. As before, the Sports Club will
move our heavy equipment for us. Our equipment will be in our new
container next to the cricket pavilion – if you have a key then
this will fit the padlock on the new container. There are two
containers side by side, ours is the one on the left marked with an
‘A’. The Cricket section have kindly offered us the use of the
‘Home’ changing room for shelter and refreshment purposes and
toilet facilities are available in this changing room. The key to
the changing room will be kept in the container, please make sure you
lock up and return the key after use. Please respect this facility
and keep it clean and tidy.
Car
parking has been reserved for us in the fenced off area at the rear
of the tarmac near C2 (the old wedding marquee site) with access via
the wooden gates. Please take care and park with consideration
to others to ensure people are not blocked in when parking.
Indoor
Shooting
Rifle
Range:- We will be
starting indoors in the range on Friday evenings commencing Friday
23rd
September. From 4th
October the range will then be open on a Tuesday and Friday evening.
Shooting will be available from 6.30 - 9pm. Range fees will be £2
for adults and £1 for juniors per session – this remains great
value for money!
Victoria
School:- Shooting will
be likely to start at Victoria School, Branksome on Saturday 5th
November from 9.30am to 12.30pm. This is a lovely venue, light and
warm and session fees are £3.00 for seniors and £2 for juniors.
Visitors can use this facility at a cost of £5 per session. It is
likely that there will be dates that the hall will not be available
and on these occasions we will endeavour to book the rifle range as
an alternative venue. We will keep you posted of these dates.
Outdoor
Championships
The
club outdoor championships will be held on Sunday 25th
September on Cricket 2. The round is a York/Hereford – 12 dozen
arrows with Bristol rounds for juniors and a National round in the
afternoon (1pm sighters). Assembly will be at 10.00am with sighters
at 10.15am. Further details of distances etc can be found in the
winter container and at the indoor shooting venues.
Indoor
Championships
The
Indoor Championships will be held at Victoria School – it is
currently expected that this will be early December but details need
to be finalised – date and time to be confirmed in due course via
club website and noticeboards.
Canford
Indoor Tournament 2017
Please
make a note in your diary that the Canford Indoor Tournament will be
held on Sunday 15th
January 2017. More details will follow in due course.
Bournemouth
Sports Club Membership Cards
If
new club members have not yet received their BSC membership card
please contact a committee member. This card allows you 10% discount
on drinks and food in the main clubhouse and gives 5% back to the
archery club. You can preload your card with a small amount of cash
if you wish to, which will probably assist with getting served at
busy times.
Committee
and Club Officers
Following
the recent AGM we would like to advise you that the following members
have been appointed:-
John
Richardson President Ollie Seager Equipment Officer
Dave
Williams Chairman Brian Hills Asst.Equipment Officer
Martin
Shaw Secretary Ian Sheppard Records Officer
Helen
Wraight Treasurer Chris Grubb Trophies Officer
Tina
Honey Tournaments Officer Phil Clarke Promotions Officer
Carole
Tidd Membership Secretary Dave Steer Social Secretary
Malcolm
Oldfield Child Protection Ollie Seager Club Groundsman
Martin
Shaw Webmaster Peter Osborn Junior Rep
Steve
Dance Asst.Webmaster
BAC
Committee Minutes
Please
note that a copy of the monthly committee minutes is available in the
clubhouse or the container depending on where we are shooting. All
members are welcome to read but please leave on the noticeboard for
others to see.
You
should hopefully receive your 2016/17 membership cards shortly.
These will be coming to you direct from Archery GB (GNAS). If you do
not receive your card by the end of October then please let Carole
Tidd know so that she can contact Archery GB.
And
finally…
A
warm welcome to all new members who have joined us this year and we
hope that you will enjoy shooting with us. If any new member has not
yet received a Club ‘Welcome Pack’ please contact Dave Williams
or let another committee member know so that this can be rectified.
DON’T
FORGET!
To
keep an eye on the BAC website! This is the place for details of
upcoming shoots and entry forms, shoot results and all sorts of other
important information such as shooting locations, indoor shooting
dates etc. Logon to BAC at www.bournemoutharcheryclub.com
Happy
shooting!
The
Committee
