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Club Indoor Championships - 16th January 2008 These were shot at Wallace House, over a Worcester round as customary, with 20 archers taking part. Results were: Men's Recurve Winner - Mike Gilder 265, Second - George Scott 260, Third - Mike Peirce 255 Men's Compound Winner - Dave Burns 279, Second - Ian Trout 274 Ladies' Recurve Winner - Sue Gilder 260, Second - Helen Scott 221 Ladies Compound Winner - Sarah Trout 263 Jun. Recurve Winner - Ryan Lee 188, Second - Jack Chambers-Young 178, Third - Mark Grey 172 New Year's Day Clout Shoot 2008 Another near-perfect winter's archery day, with no wind to upset the arrows, and 18 archers turned up for the annual event. After getting over the disappointment of finding the bar closed beforehand, we took to the field. Accuracy improved as the 3 dozen arrows progressed and by the end everyone had scored points. There were some excellent scores, certainly the best in the last few years, with Dave Burns again taking home the winner's tankard. We finished as usual with mulled wine and Christmas cake, and adjourned to the now-open bar. Winner - Dave Burns 88 Second - Mike Crayford 74 Third - Sarah Trout 71 Fourth - Linda Haines 65 National Record Congratulations to Linda Haines on shooting a new Ladies Recurve National Record score of 934 for a Windsor round at Meriden on October 7th 2007. Club Outdoor Championships - September 8th 2007 A fine afternoon at Badsey and 18 members turned up for this annual event. Variations on a Western round, from Long to Short Junior, were shot and results 'normalised' to arrive at the eventual winners. The afternoon was completed by a fine barbecue, which several other members also came along to enjoy, and presentation of the trophies. Ladies Recurve 1st Linda Haines - 754 Long Western (adjusted to 801 Western) 2nd Sue Gilder - 599 Short Western (adjusted to 495 Western) Ladies Compound 1st Sarah Trout - 613 Western Gents Recurve 1st Laurence Gregory - 800 Western 2nd Damien Holmes-Bell - 623 Long Western (adjusted to 707 Western) 3rd Mike Gilder - 688 Western Gents Compound 1st Ian Trout - 780 Western Juniors (all Recurve, shooting correct rounds for their age) 1st Jack Chambers-Young - 790 Short Junior Western 2nd Ryan Lee - 744 Junior Western 3rd Sally Gilder - 494 Short Junior Western Novice Trophy 1st Mike Gilder 2nd Sue Gilder 3rd Sally Gilder Simon de Montfort Trophy - June 17th 2007 The annual match with Malvern took place this year at Badsey and in spite of some rain beforehand requiring pumping of water from the field, the event, a Western, took place in dry, mainly sunny conditions. There was some excellent shooting by archers from both Clubs, with Simon Tarplee scoring a maximum. The overall result, decided on a combination of straight and handicap scores went this year to Evesham. An enjoyable afternoon concluded with presentations and Heather's usual excellent refreshments. There are some photos on the Photo Album page. FITA Head to Head Shoot 2007 A big improvement on 2006's weather, and an excellent day's shooting. More details and results on the Open Tournaments page. Club Indoor Championships 2007 These were shot on Wednesday, January 17th, as usual over a Worcester round. Results were: Men's Recurve
Ladies' Recurve
Men's Compound
Junior Recurve
New Year's Day Clout Shoot 2007 16 archers turned up at the Club for the traditional New Year's Day Clout Shoot, among them several new archers who had not shot a clout before. The ground was wet, but the weather was dry and not too cold. After a fortifying drink in the bar we adjourned to the field, already marked out by Ian Trout. Half a dozen sighters and then we were off on the 3 dozen arrow shoot. It's surprising how far an arrow will go when shot up in the air, and we were soon getting arrows close to the target, including 2 which actually hit the clout. We finished just as the rain started and adjourned to the changing rooms to add up the scores and partake of Heather's excellent mulled wine and Christmas cake. There were some excellent scores, including a creditable 41 from first year archer Chris Bream, and we returned home after a good dose of fresh air and with 2007 shooting off to an enjoyable start. Winner - Dave Burns 77 Second - Ian Trout 62 Third - Linda Haines 51 Fourth - Chris Bream 41
Christmas Dinner 2006 This year's Christmas dinner was held on the 9th December at The Wheatsheaf in Badsey. A very good evening was enjoyed by some 24 members and guests. Many thanks to Heather for organising this annual event.
Autumn/Winter 2006/7 Club Newsletter Click on link below
Open FITA 18 - November 12th 2006 This was our second open tournament of the indoor season, held once again at the Cricket Centre at Prince Henry's High School in Evesham. It was a full entry, with a number of archers unfortunately not being able to get places. There were some excellent scores from seniors and juniors alike, including a National Record equalling score from Chris White in the Men's Compund: Men Recurve - Simon Terry (Grantham) 569 Men's Compound - Chris White (Rugby) 597 (equals National Record) Women's Recurve - Mrs. Jill Newland (Corsham) 569 Women's Compound - Miss Emma Parker (Chorley) 570 Boys' Recurve - Jason Relf (Malvern) 493 Boys' Compound - Jake Bunce (Cleve Archers) 547
FITA Head to Head Shoot 2006 May 21st saw the dawn of a new competition for Evesham Archery Club, which we now hope to turn into an annual event. Despite the appalling wet weather, the shooting went on and the archers lost none of their morale. After huddling together in a group of soaking raincoats, super burgers were enjoyed with good spirts, as was a great deal of successful archery. Living up to its reputation, EAC hosted another brilliant shoot. The work party was an incredible team this year, which made this a successful event. Thanks go to all those who helped to setup, the only thing they didn't manage to fix was the weather but they can't do everything.
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