Our quiz night on Tuesday 15th March at Carlsberg was a great success with a total of just over £200 being raised towards the funding of an AED (defibrillator) for NAC. Entries to the quiz, along with a raffle raised just over £120, whilst a donation of a fantastic £50 was received from Victoria and Lynette on behalf of Emily – Angel on our Shoulders fundraisers. A big thank you for this; and also a big thank you to our quizmaster for the night, Peter Bond, who made the evening great fun – whilst managing to really tax our brains. Also thanks to David Quemby and Pam Joseph for organising this great worthwhile event. Subsequent to the quiz a further anonymous donation of £30 was received – thanks again. Vaughan Tucker was a valued member of NAC who collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest on 15th March 2015 at Cosgrove. He was a quiet witty man with a very laid back attitude to shooting with his familiar horsebow. He is sadly missed. More about him can be found here.
Author: Mackenzie Geyton
UK Record Set by NAC Shooter Susan Corless
Our congratulations to NAC Compound Shooter, Susan Corless for setting a new UK National record for the Vegas Round. Susan shot a score of 570 at the Clophill Archery Club’s Second indoor triple Round Shoot on the 17th January this year, beating the old record of 562. An increase of 8 points at that level is no mean feat. Well done Susan.
NAC Open Portsmouth 2016
Archers came from far and wide to take part in NAC’s 2016 Open Portsmouth held at John Ashby Sports Hall on Sunday 28th February 2016. Shooters from 12 clubs took part in the tournament, which was NAC’s fourth open event at Moulton. In addition to Northamptonshire – Staffordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and the West Midlands were all represented by 48 archers. Despite a heating failure in the hall on a cold day, a good day was had by all. Some fantastic shooting at a great (but cold) venue. The results can be found here.
Another Great Pete Kenny Memorial Tournament
We had another almost full turnout for the 2016 Pete Kenny Memorial Shoot on Saturday 6th February at John Ashby Sports Hall, Moulton, with some brilliant scores from our archers. As usual the round was a Worcester, and the competition was followed by the presentation of Trophies and medals in the College cafeteria. Well done to all who shot.
The Boxing Day Shoot at Sywell, 2015
With Christmas being so hectic these days some of the NAC members escaped the festivities at home and spent a few hours at Sywell taking part in our annual Boxing day shoot at Sywell.
Numbers were down on last year but considering everything at this time of year we were grateful to those who came out to take part in the fun and games.
This years overall winner was Tony Chung who overcame our regular bare bow experts. This event is special as novice and expert alike have the same chance of winning, and it’s so much fun.
So a big thank you to all who took part and we look forward too much of the same next year!
Secretary.
NAC Member, Ian Hyde, goes commercial
NAC longbow archer, Ian Hyde has now gone commercial with his traditional bow-making skills. Ian, holder of several longbow club and county records, has launched his own web-site on which archers can view his work and values. Contacting Ian regarding orders for bows and other questions about his craft can be done through the site. Over about the last two years or so, club sessions have had the added bonus of Ian and his dad, Paul, demonstrating to fellow archers the various bows they have made. We wish Ian well with this venture.