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News Archive - August

August 30th 2010 - It's just now when I report the close of the Double FITA Star but for the first year for us, the shoot was abandoned due to high winds after three dozen on day 2. I've always struggled to know exactly how windy 'windy' is but the forecast was for winds in excess of 20 MPH. As I recall 15 MPH is pretty dodgy, but it's not pleasant to call off any shoot!
With the wind mostly from the back of the targets, we had extra ropes fitted to prevent anything blowing over but you can't do that to archers and archer safety also came into it at the end of the day!
Thanks to those who turned up to help set-up and take down. It took two of us to wind in the barrier tape as the wind was so strong I couldn't pull it in without some slack being created! However, it's all over now and we hope to move the tournament equipment back to the container on Tuesday evening, so if any can lend a hand either at Killingworth or Shields it will be appreciated. Hope to see you on Tuesday?

August 10th 2010 - Yesterday evening, after a day that appeared to be heading towards 'bleak' we ended up with a beautiful August evening where the club entertained a group from the Scouts. Kath, Margaret, Lee and Helen along with Andrea, Ron, Edna and also Daniel and myself (on 'line marking duty'). We didn't end the night until the last balloon had been burst and the car headlights were showing up in the gloom. The scouts made a donation that will find it's way into club funds (as I see that a few bosses at the field have now seen better days and need replacement?) We had tea and coffee and a raid on the tuck shop, didn't get cold, and had a right good time. Let's hope Tuesday is the same...... but I doubt it! OH! and I've just uploaded the latest Outdoor Records. Including Sam's move to the dark side!

August 9th 2010 - Kath has supplied the latest club records but a few more sheets have been returned late so I haven't loaded all the records yet. Clout are fully updated but no Outdoor Novice records and the 'Senior' Outdoor records may have changes to come?

August 7th 2010 - You may have noticed that I've changed the botton for Courses? No? Not distinctive enough? This is to make the button 'different' and more easily noticed! ALSo I've tried to change the way we go to Richard's facebook entry and I hope we'll go straight to the 'wall' rather than info.

August 4th and 5th 2010 - Kath pointed out that I reported Sharon got her Star and Thistle with recurve when Sharon shoots Compound. Many a slip twixt eyes and keyboard as my note SAID compound but my fingers didn't. Edna has a complete Compound set for sale so look at the 'For Sale' page for details. To those I inconvenienced on the field as I put lines down for the coming competitions, Sorry! but it's needed. Congratulations go to Mark Robertson who took the Frank Petty Trophy at the Grand Northern at Wetherby recently. Ask him for a look! OH! If you are a member of facebook (as I'm not 'cos I'm a techno-ludite) can someone answer any requests for the club beginner's courses? Even a pointer to the web site will do! thanks ta! See you all at the club?

August 3rd 2010 - July news is archived but I suggest a quick visit there to make sure you missed nothing? We had a club meeting on Monday evening and I have the following to report:- The club colours debate seems to have had a resulution in that we'll be registering club colours as 'Orange' top and black bottoms. We decided on the club badge on the 'top' as follows: Black writing and no ring around the badge, and your name as required. Some members still wish to wear the traditional white / green combination and I hope to make up a little chart showing the options, but not quite now.
We have some activities around the club and by the club coaches and these have been detailed in our 'rolling' calendar on the home page. The next meeting is the club AGM on 14th September (7-30pm) and it is hoped that it will be held once again at Percy Hedley School (the indoor venue for those who may be new members - see 'VENUES'). Charlie has had problems due to the recent GNAS (ArcheryGB) changes to affiliations and the club is in a tricky situation pleasing GNAS and following our club constitution SO Charlie proposes that we will NOT be increasing club fees at the AGM. However, Charlie would appreciate getting the fees in early, and at the latest at the AGM. We realise that this may be a little unexpected and a little premature for the September 30th deadline but the earler you can pay for 2010-11, the better for Charlie. (Just a tip off as you'll probably get a letter in the post about it.)
What else? Well it's competition time for the club again as August is when we host our own 'Open' and then the FITA star two weeks later. On 13th August at 7-30 we will deliver the competition stuff from storage to the field. We hope to keep this up there for both competitions. The FITA star is a big shoot where the field takes more work than usual so if any club member can offer help at some time then it will not be refused if it fits in with the jobs we have. If you have some time to spare, moreso over the Bank Holiday week-end please offer now and give a clue to when you are available. For my part, and I apologise now, I will be starting the extra field marking the FITA star demands. These marks should remian through the month until the FITA and then allowed to fade away. So that's it, see you on the field?