Long Buckby Archery Club

Ahead of the John Hartfield field shoot on the 16th and 17th June the club would like any willing club members to help prepare the course by contributing a few hours after the Saturday practice shoots. A working party will be set up to do this. Please let Martin know if you can help. Many thanks.

The club are hosting a have a go session at Dunchurch fete on Saturday the 23rd June. If any club members are free to assist on this day please let a committee member know. Should be a fun day and helps interest in the club.

Next club committee meeting is on the 5th June at 19.30 at Daventry Rugby Club (in the bar). Would be great to see some new attendees from the club membership - all welcome.

Red Rose Archers are hosting their part of the annual challenge against LBAC on Sunday 27th May.

The challenge is a Field Archery shoot

Coneygree Plantation, Little Houghton, Northants - The nearest postcode is NN7 1AD

The web address is www.redrosearchers.co.uk. There is a detailed map link on this site.

Registration from 09.30

Start at 10.30

BBQ and refreshments provided.

Please contact James Haycock from LBAC at topperjames@tiscali.co.uk if you'd like to go so that numbers can be calculated.

Junior County Coaching is being held throughout the Summer (outdoors) at Targetcraft Archery club, West Lodge Rural Centre, Desborough. The sessions start at 2pm. 

Dates as follows:

28th April

26th May

23rdJune

21st July

18th August

15th Sept

Venue may be amended later as other clubs, including LBAC, are invited to take part.

If you require any other information then you can email me directly at glenn@stbdesign.co.uk

Glenn Taylor, junior rep.

There will be an archery Have A Go Session at Daventry Rugby Club on Saturday 28/04/12 as part of a wider Rugby club event.

All proceeds will be going to the MacMillan Nurses and all welcome.

It starts at 3pm with a BBQ & Bar

Would any club members who could volunteer to help please let Martin know.

Red Rose Archers are hosting their part of the annual challenge against LBAC on Sunday 27th May.

The challenge is a Field Archery shoot

Coneygree Plantation, Little Houghton, Northants - The nearest postcode is NN7 1AD

The web address is www.redrosearchers.co.uk. There is a detailed map link on this site.

Registration from 09.30

Start at 10.30

BBQ and refreshments provided.

Please contact James Haycock from LBAC at topperjames@tiscali.co.uk if you'd like to go so that numbers can be calculated.

At the EMAS AGM on last Saturday 17th March, Val Ewart was elected EMAS Vice-Chair and Field Representative.

Congratulations Val from everyone at LBAC

There will be a walk around, safety talk, and practise before a BBQ lunch and then a shoot in the afternoon.

Please bring your own food but drinks will be supplied

For non members there is a charge of £3.00p per person

All we ask is that you let us know if you are coming, so that we can get an idea of

Numbers — please ring 01327 842728 or

e-mail tony.sylvia@longbow-computing.co.uk

A number of events were agreed at last nights Committee meeting for you to add to your diaries. All events are listed in the club calendar.

Tue 27 Mar - Club Committee Meeting

Wed 28 Mar - First Evening Practice down at the Rugby (6pm)

Sat 31 Mar - First Outdoor Morning Practice at the rugby club + BBQ + Field Course Intro

Sun 8 April - Easter Shoot

Sun 22 April - DAFT Field Shoot

Wed 9 May - Beginners Courses start again

Sun 10 June - LBAC Outdoor Open

Sat 16-17 June - John Hartfield Shoot

Sun 24 June - DAFT Field Shoot

There is a club committee meeting arranged for 28th Feb at 7.30pm at Daventry Rugby Club.

Meet in the bar.

All members welcome.

The next course is confirmed starting 6.15pm on 9th May.

The cost for adults is £40 and £30 for juniors (18 and under).

We are open to negotiation on families joining. A post dated cheque is required to confirm a place on the course made payable to Long Buckby Archery Club.

Contact Sylvia on 01327 842728 or email sylvia@longbow-computing.co.uk.

An overview of the 6 week course is here

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

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.

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

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

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!!

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/