Thanks to the COVID situation, it has been a long time since the last event was organised at Fleet Ibex. We have missed two whole years of open shoots and have not held the club championships nor an AGM for some time.
However, hopefully, things are starting to get back to normal and so we have decided to hold our AGM and our 2021 Club Championships on the weekend of 13th and 14th November 2021.
The plan is that we will hold our AGM on Saturday 13th starting at 10:00hrs. it is hoped that we will have a good turnout to hear reports on the club’s current state and plans. It you have any proposals to be discussed, please contact Terry, the Club Secretary, at least 4 weeks before the meeting.
After the meeting, on Saturday, we will be completing the setting of the course for the Club Championships. We intend to set out 20 no. 3D targets in a simplified course either side of the main track. Assistance from the club members to do this would be gratefully received.
On Sunday 14th November, we intend to shoot our club championships – twice round the 20 targets. The start time will be 09:30 with registration from 08:30hrs. All NFAS bow classes can be used with duplicate scoring used as with any open shoot. Medals will be awarded in each class. As we have no recent records of scores, we are unable to estimate handicaps and so the award for the overall winner will not be made this year.
For those of you who have no experience of competitive shooting, this will be an ideal opportunity to “dip your toes in the water” to try it. We will have the safety briefing at 09:30 with the walk out and shoot start soon after that. Late comers cannot be accommodated.
There will be facilities for making hot drinks – tea or coffee – but you will have to bring your own food with you.
Entry is limited to all current members of Fleet Ibex and is free of charge. However, we ask you to register your entry before the date by contacting myself or one of the other committee members with the name(s) of the archers, their membership number(s) and the bow class. If you would like to experience the shoot but are unsure about the scoring, it is quite possible for you to shoot non-competitively – just tell us when you register.
We are organising this event to get things started again after a long break and we hope that as many members will attend. We need to assess interest by pre-registration. If interest is low, then we will have to cancel the event so keep your eyes on our web site and our Facebook page for the latest news.
IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS (EITHER COMPETING OR AS A NON-COMPETITOR) IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU REGISTER FIRST. CONTACT CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE CONTACTS PAGE OF THIS WEB SITE.
Paul Harding
Membership Secretary