Hi everybody, Sanjay here, Club Secretary, delivering you the below April club updates!
Snippets of Club History Project
Dear Club members,
I am in the process of collating some ‘snippets of the club’s history’. Whilst we have an overall record of the Club’s history this project is more about fleshing out some of the finer details.
Thus, I am calling out to interested club members if you would like to contribute to this project with the potential view that an article is written up as a way of keeping a record of that memory or information.
By way of example, some of the first articles intended to be published detail some history of the club logo and the gonfalon.
Thank you,
Club member: Kathy Johnson
If you would like to contact Kathy about this project, please email the following email address.
clubhistory@bowmenofharrow.org.uk
Booking system reminder!
Booking a weekday session, check the Hours of use to see if the club is open at that time. book the corresponding session on the website and attend and fill in the entry book.
Weekend bookings, check the Hours of use to see if the club is open at that time and attend and fill in the entry book.
Indoor club Championship
Hello all,
To close out the 2023-24 indoor season, we will be holding the Bowmen of Harrow Indoor Club Championships on Saturday 30th March. We will be shooting a Portsmouth round (60 arrows on a 60cm face at 20 yards). There will be three sessions available over the day with sighters at 10:00, 14:00 and 18:00 respectively. Please sign up to your preferred session via the booking system.
While participation in the dedicated sessions is encouraged, signed and witnessed scoresheets from between 25 – 29 March will be included if you cannot make it on the Saturday.
This event is open to all BoH members regardless of bow style or level of experience. For those so inclined, it will also be the last opportunity to earn a badge or indoor classification score for this season.
Results will be announced just ahead of the Easter Monday Social Shoot on 1st April!
If there are any questions, please direct them to Jon (League Officer) or Nikhil (Tournaments Officer).
Easter Social
The Easter social is now fully booked. Apologies if you wished to attend but were unable to. However, all is not lost. Another social is already being planned.
Star Wars Social
Our Social Secretary, Angelina, along with her dad Kyri (our Web Administrator) are working hard to prepare for our Star Wars themed shoot!
This will take place during the evening on May the 4th (Saturday). Make sure to keep the day free. More information will be announced closer to the time!
Coaching at the Bowmen of Harrow
As you may have seen there have been some updates regarding safeguarding and coaching information. We are pleased to announce our Coaching page listing Licensed Coaches who are part of the club.
https://bowmenofharrow.org.uk/club/coaching/
If you have an Archery coaching award, please reach out at the bottom of the link so you can be added to the list as well.
Archery GB AGM: Notification
Please see message below from Archery GB to all members.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting will be held at 10:30am on Saturday 20 April 2024 online.
AGM 2024 Agenda Ordinary Business
- Apologies for absence.
- Minutes of the AGM 2023 and Matters Arising.
- For the year ending 30 Sept 2023, to receive and consider: • Directors’ Report • Directors’ Responsibilities Statement • Independent Auditors’ Report • Profit and Loss Account • Statement of Comprehensive Income • Balance Sheet • Statement of Changes in Equity • Notes to the financial statements
- To confirm and appoint Azets Audit Services Ltd as our auditors and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration.
- To elect directors to fill the vacancies on the Board.
Please show your support by exercising your right to vote. Voting will take place using the online voting facility.
The minutes and attendees of the 2023 AGM as well as the elected director nominees’ personal statements and 2023 Financial Accounts can be found on our website under ‘About > Governance > AGM’.
Voting closes at 5pm on Thursday 18 April 2024.
You will not be able to cast your vote after this time.
Thank you for your continued membership this year.
I look forward to seeing you online on the day.
Yours sincerely
Mark Briegal
Chair
Archery course reminder
As ever the club is taking bookings for archery courses throughout 2024! Please see our website for full information by clicking here.
The next beginner course commences on May 4th tying in nicely with ‘Start Archery Week’ which you can all read more about by clicking here.
League updates and reminders
With the winter leagues now having come to an end, I’d like to thank everyone who took part across the season and for being flexible with some short notice changes to dates. The overall results should be finalised by mid-April, and I will post these in the club and in the May update, it has been a successful season, and we are well placed in several divisions ahead of the final March rounds.
Planning for the summer Short Metric League will take place in April and a plan for our fixtures should be announced in May. I plan to enter us for Recurve, Longbow and Barebow teams for this season.
Reminder: New Club Committee vacancy
Molly, our Club Administrator, has decided to step back from her role because she needs to concentrate on her exams, thanks to Molly for her contribution to running the club!
This means we require a new Cub Administrator and are asking for anybody interested to step forwards and enquire about the role – it is a nice role! Below is the role description extracted from our club constitution. Please reach out to Chair@bowmenofharrow.org.uk or enquire with another committee member next time you see them!
- To work with the Club Secretary with a view to becoming a potential successor.
- To arrange Archery courses including; tasters, beginner courses, corporate events and any similar have-a-go activities whether at or away from Club, being responsible for;
- Archery course registrations with Archery GB.
- Setting up archery courses, liaising with potential participants and taking bookings as
- necessary.
- Collating and storing archery course records including: AGB registrations, participant
- information sheets, event registers and risk assessments.
- Creating and issuing beginner course certificates.
- Working with the wider committee to ensure Archery courses are promoted.
- All liaison with the Club Training Officer.
- To work with the wider committee to arrange archery course dates.
- To assist the Club Secretary with club timetabling.
- To assist the Club Secretary with writing of agendas & minutes.
- To ensure adherence to and input as necessary into the Club’s Privacy Policy in respect of archery courses.
County Safeguarding position
The Middlesex County Archery Association (MCAA) is still looking for a safeguarding officer to join their committee. The role will involve.
Safeguarding Officer
The SO ensures that the County is adhering to up-to-date Safeguarding legislation and liaises with County Club Safeguarding Officers.
If you are interested, please contact me at secretary@bowmenofharrow.org.uk and I can pass you along to the MCAA
Bow Tuning Workshops
Keith Burton on behalf of Middlesex County Archery Association is running some workshops on Bow tuning in the upcoming Months. Click here to view more information!
Commencement of outdoor season shooting!
As some of you will know the outdoor season is upon us and this means outside shooting! This can be tremendous fun and we are lucky to have complimentary use of the fields because of our great relationship with the Jon Lyon School!
Some members will not have shot outside before, and we would like to explain to these members about where to shoot outside on the fields and under what conditions. Kit and Jon will be contacting recently joined members to arrange some induction appointments so please keep an eye out in your inboxes for something from either of the below email addresses.
treasurer@bowmenofharrow.org.uk
Meanwhile, all club members should take a moment to familiarise themselves with our club web page that describes the various shooting areas we have on site.
Click here to view our outdoor range page.
Competition Success
Well done to everyone who represented Bowmen of Harrow at the Brunel Annual Portsmouth 2024
Individual results
A special mention to the following club members, in no particular order, who did especially well at the shoot by coming in medal positions!
Jennika Vadher: Ladies Recurve Session 1, Bronze Medal
Nick Hunter: Gents recurve Session 2, Bronze Medal
Jon McCullough: Gents recurve Session 3, Silver Medal
Sylwia Radomska: Ladies Recurve Session 3, Gold Medal
Ayesha Malpas-Barb: Ladies Recurve Session 3, Bronze Medal
Martin Athanasiou: Gents Barebow Session 3, Silver Medal
Natalia Radomska: Junior Ladies Recurve, Gold Medal
Team results
Our team also did especially well.
Our Non-Compound Team came 1st Place (thanks to Sylwia, Jon, Natalia and Jennika).
Tournament updates
Please see below tournament updates from our Tournaments Officer, Nikhil.
Please use the Whatsapp group chat to discuss which session you’re planning to attend so that we can all try to go together!
MCAA (Middlesex County Archery Association) Competition
The Middlesex County Outdoor Weekend has been scheduled for the 26th and 27th of May 2024 and it would be great to see lots of BoH members attending. Full information is available via the link below and there is also a link on the form to apply online Click to view the Application form
George Potts Memorial Shoot at Spelthorne Archers
This has been scheduled for 1st June 2024. Full information is available via the link. Click here to view more information and the entry form
Greenwood Osterley Archers St Georges Day Shoot
This has been Scheduled for Monday 6th May 2024. Full information is available via the link. https://www.greenwoodosterleyarchers.co.uk/stgeorgesdayshoot