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Welcome to Long Buckby Archery Club

We are a friendly club, full of enthusiasm, and will guarantee that you will soon feel at home. Our membership includes county archers, both adult and junior. We have qualified coaches and experienced archers to help you improve what ever your experience.

The club shoot predominately target archery but we also have a field archery course and we hold a number of competitions in both formats annually. 

Beginners courses lasting 6 weeks are constantly running on Wednesday evenings where you are taught to shoot safely and with confidence. Have a go sessions can be arranged at fetes, leisure centers and schools subject to a safety inspection. Birthday parties and corporate events can be tailored to meet your needs.

The club is always keen to welcome new members!


Latest Club News

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D.A.F.T Field Archery Shoot - 26th Feb

Posted by LBAC on January 24, 2012 at 5:10 PM Comments comments (1)

LBAC have a field archery course at the Daventry Rugby Club.


The Daventry Archers Field Target organisation are holding their next field archery competition on Sunday 26th Feb 2011 at the Rugby Club.


DAFT are part of the English Field Archery Association (EFAA). To shoot the EFAA round you must be a member of the national body and therefore to take part you must join the EFAA. When this shoot takes place no one else can shoot down the field as the whole area is used.

The competition will be the "Field" round.

Joining EFAA costs £20 p.a.

 

Contact James Haycock for more info - 07713162628

9.30 Registration

Cost £3

Meeting 24.01.12

Posted by LBAC on January 20, 2012 at 4:15 AM Comments comments (0)

There is an LBAC meeting at 7.30pm on Tuesday 24th Jan at Daventry Rugby Club to discuss the proposed costs to the club for using the rugby club site. All committee and club members welcome.

Coaching For Juniors

Posted by LBAC on January 14, 2012 at 2:25 PM Comments comments (0)

To ALL juniors, the County Archery Society hold junior coaching sessions on a monthly basis, I would encourage as many juniors as possible to attend, the details are:

 

4th Feb

3rd March

31st March

 

The session are at:

Manor School

Mountbatten Way

Raunds

NN9 6PA

 

They are from 2pm to 4pm and cost £3 per session. More details are available on the County website - www.ncasarchery.org.uk

 

Cheers

 

Glenn Taylor - jnr rep

Daventry Leisure Centre

Posted by Tony Underlin on January 13, 2012 at 3:05 PM Comments comments (0)

Daventry Leisure Centre will not be available on 31st March due to an all day booking.

Old Website

Posted by Tony Underlin on January 7, 2012 at 1:50 PM Comments comments (0)

Just thought you might to know that since March 2004 until the close of the old site that a total of 7379 hits were recorded - this equates to 129 hits per month.

Tony

Saturday Morning Coaching

Posted by LBAC on January 4, 2012 at 4:15 PM Comments comments (0)

A message from Glenn Taylor...............


"Hi All,

It is my intention to coach anybody who would like some help on Saturday mornings at the Leisure Center, adults and children!

Glenn"


....thanks Glenn!!


Availability

Posted by Tony Underlin on January 2, 2012 at 7:40 AM Comments comments (0)

The Scout Hut will not be available for archery on 15th January and 5th February as a Leadership Course is being held over the two weekends and are all day events.

2011 Indoor Open Results & Photos

Posted by LBAC on December 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM Comments comments (0)

Hi

The results sheet for the recent 2011 LBAC Indoor Open, held on the 11th Dec at Guilsborough school, is now available to view and download from the documents section.


Please use the Category drop down on the right to filter the documents for Results.


Courtesy of Allison Taylor, photos are also available in the Photo Gallery

http://lbarchery.webs.com/apps/photos/




David Clarke Memorial Open Triple Indoor Tournament

Posted by LBAC on December 18, 2011 at 3:45 AM Comments comments (0)

Duston Bowmen - 1st. David Clarke Memorial Open Triple Indoor Tournament 2012

Sunday 29th January 2012

Worcester, Vegas & Portsmouth Rounds

Venue: Daventry Leisure Centre, Lodge Road, Daventry NN11 4PF


Places are filing up quickly so submit your entry by downloading the entry form from here

Session 1: Worcester 9.30 am Sighters

Session 2: Vegas 12.30 pm Sighters

Session 3: Portsmouth 15.30 pm Sighters


Entry Fee: £7.00 Single Round £12.00 for 2 Rounds and £15.00 for 3 Rounds

Outdoor Practice on Christmas Eve

Posted by LBAC on December 17, 2011 at 8:35 AM Comments comments (0)

There's no shooting on Saturdays at the Leisure Centre until the new year but a few members will be shooting outdoors at Daventry Sports Field on Christmas Eve.

Shooting starts at 10am but wrap up warm!!


Dont forget the Frostbite shoot at Long Buckby on the 27th Dec. Entry form is available in the documents section to download





Christmas Fun Shoot 17th Dec 11

Posted by LBAC on December 9, 2011 at 6:35 AM Comments comments (0)

Come and join us for the fun annual Christmas Fun Shoot

 

10am - 1pm at Daventry Leisure Centre

 

Refreshments will be available and we ask members to bring something to contribute to the food. Please contact Allison Taylor for more info.

Please also bring along a gift/per person, up to the value of £5 to enter Secret Santa instead of a shoot fee. 


Last years shoot can be seen in this video from our facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150416520547001


Frostbite Shoot 27th Dec 11

Posted by LBAC on December 9, 2011 at 6:00 AM Comments comments (0)

Don't forget to join us for the annual Frosbite Shoot on Tuesday 27th December at Long Buckby Sports Field

Everyone is welcome and there will be tea/coffee/juice/soup with rolls and mince pies to keep out the cold!

 

This is a Metric round—3 dozen arrows at 30 Mtrs

10am til 1pm 

Cost to members is free and £5 for  visitors

Please complete the entry form available in the Documents section

Dress code—wrap up warm! 

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Next Beginners Course May 2012

Posted by LBAC on December 8, 2011 at 6:10 AM Comments comments (0)

The next Long Buckby Archery Club Beginners Course starts on a Wednesday in May 2012. The exact date is yet to be confirmed so watch this space! The course will be from 6.15 pm until 8.00 pm and held at Long Buckby Scout Hut.

All ages welcome!



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