If you have just recently joined the club, you can start here as it has general notes on what we have to do to be safe in the sport and how to feel as if you know what the basic set-up is.

Then you can progress to 'What's next' which introduces the 'postal' leagues we enter during the winter and some, but not all, of the internal club activites we have.

'for juniors' adds a little of the specific 'junior' related rules we apply; how we coach etc, plus the junior only activites we manage.

Finally we have 'The Prize Night' (although we have two, winter and summer) which echoes what internal awards we present to club members. Not every award is contained here, but the majority are.

I suspect that most memnbers may read this only once, but it does remain as a reference whenever you need a reminder?

Firstly it must be stressed that as Archery is a projectile sport, as you have seen, and safety is paramount in it’s running and all rules concerning safety MUST be enforced. Please ensure that you look at the information on this site and fully understand why these requests are made.

Through the G.N.A.S. (Grand National Archery Society) we ensure ourselves against liability provided that certain precautions are taken.

Outdoors On the outdoor range these rules result in us having to create a boundary around the targets called a 'safety overshoot zone'. This area is a minimum of 20 yards to the side of the range and 50 yards behind the range, where no-one can pass without coming up against the barrier. At the club we set the safety zone to be the maximum at all times. Also you must never shoot alone! You must always have someone available to be with you to act as a ‘spotter’. This does not infer that the second person must shoot, but must be a registered member of G.N.A.S. The public have a tendency to believe that arrows do NOT stick in people and often ignore notices or warning tape! Please be aware also that a junior may not act as a spotter, you must have a second adult for two adults to shoot. If either rule is not enforced the insurance becomes invalid.

Indoors, at any venue, often back-stop netting is provided. This may slow down an arrow missing the target but is not arrow proof!

Where space is at a premium please be aware of the whereabouts of others to prevent any accident happening. We normally use a 'field captain' who will control shooting, but it benefits us all if we work together to shoot in safety.

These notes, however pedantic, are in the interests of safety but should in no way remove the enjoyment gained from Archery. Other rules may seem a little ‘fussy’ but please remember that we must work within a structure of competence.