2023 AGM and Membership Renewals 2023 - 2024

The 2023 AGM will be held at the club on Sunday 5th March 2023 at the club starting at 10:00hrs.

All existing Fleet Ibex members are welcome to attend.

If you wish anything to be include on the agenda, please contact the General Secretary.

ALSO:

All current memberships will expire on 31st March 2023. On that date, the combination lock number will be changed and so you will not have access to the site unless you have renewed your membership. Emails with the current membership application forms attached have been sent out to all current existing members today (13/2/23) so please check your in boxes. If not received, please contact me and I will send out replacements.

Please note that only current paid up members and their bona fide guests - signed in as required by our rules - are permitted on the club grounds. Others will not be covered by our insurance and will be asked to leave the grounds.

Paul Harding

Membership Secretary

Charity Shoot - January 2023

We will be holding a shoot in aid of charity on Sunday 8th January 2023.

We will be setting a course with 20 3D targets for you to shoot. All are welcome. There will be a rolling start from 09:00 hrs - i.e. just turn up and start when you like.

There will be no catering but free tea and coffee will be available.

The entry fee will be £3.00 for individuals or £5.00 for couples / families.

Paul Harding - Membership Secretary

Recent problems with Facebook and Scam Emails

Recently, there have been some problems with our page on Facebook with a couple of inappropriate postings being made.

I understand that this was probably an error caused by a posts being made by someone onto the Ibex Page whereas they should have been directed at their personal pages.

Apologies to anyone who may have been offended.

However, of greater concern is that I hear that some emails have been sent out about a Fleet Ibex open shoot later this month and asking for people to register (and presumably pay).

Please be clear: THERE ARE NO MORE OPEN SHOOTS THIS YEAR. If you do get such an email, please do not respond as requested in the email but forward it to me. I will endeavour to investigate.

Paul Harding

Membership Secretary

OPEN SHOOT 14TH AUGUST 2022 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

A section of the A287 is currently closed for utilities works and will be closed for about 3 weeks. This includes the weekend of our next open shoot and so for many of you, an alternative route will need to be used. The section closed is near Bourne and so anyone travelling south from Farnham will be affected.

I know that many of our members who live close to the club will have better routes than I, but the following is suggested:

Starting from the large roundabout at the junction of the A31 and the A325.

1.       Go down the A325 signposted to Petersfield.

2.       After about 0.5 mile, continue on the A325 by bearing Right at the mini roundabout.

3.       Pass “Birdworld” on the Right after about 1.3 mile.

4.       Go through “Bucks Horn Oak” and turn Left after about 1 mile signed to “Alice Holt Forest” and Frensham

5.       After another mile, turn Left on “The Street” signed to Frensham.

6.       After another 1.2 miles, turn Right onto “Mill Lane” signed to “Frensham Church”

7.       Soon after passing the church (on the Left) you will reach a small triangular shaped village green. Turn right onto the A287.

8.       Turn immediately right again (signed to “Frensham Pond Hotel”)

9.       You are now back on the normal route.

Paul Harding

Fleet Ibex

Membership Secretary

Course Setting Help Neded

Our next Open Shoot is planned for Sunday 14th August and, as before, we are appealing for help to set the course.

We need about 6 members to come along to the club on the morning of Saturday 13th August 2022 to help Terry and Graham with the course setting

If you are able to help, please contact either Terry or myself via Facebook, Messenger or email through this web site (click on the contacts page)

Paul Harding

Membership Secretary

Club Site Security

We have been informed that one of our members has accidentally published the location and combination lock number for the access gate to the site on social media.

The Committee are very concerned about this and have investigated this breach of security.

Having done so, we are satisfied that it was accidental with the culprit being aware of the error and is apologetic.

The breach is limited to a small number of fellow archers included within a private WhatsApp group.

Bearing this is mind, we have decided, for the moment, to leave the lock number unchanged and to monitor the situation.

The logistics of changing the lock number, reprinting 230 membership cards and posting them out creates problems which we feel outweighs the risk.

However, will all members please be vigilant. If there is evidence of non-members on the site (who are not signed in as bona-fide guests of current members) we may need to reconsider this decision.

 

Will all members also please note that:

 

COMMUNICATING THE ACCESS CODE TO THE SITE TO OTHERS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

IF THERE IS EVIDENCE OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE CULPRIT WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION WHICH MAY RESULT IN THEIR MEMBERSHIP BEING PERMANENTLY WITHDRAWN.

Calling all Members - Help Needed!

Our first open shoot for a couple of years will be held on Sunday 22nd May.


We need some help from members to get the targets put out on the morning of Saturday 21st. We are looking for about 4 - 6 helpers who can spare some time at the club to assist Terry. If you're not competing in the Sunday shoot you can also have a go shooting at the 3D targets.

Please get in touch Terry or myself and we'll get some names together. Contact details through the Facebook page, Facebook Messenger or the Contact page of this website.

Paul Harding

Membership Secretary.