Hi everybody, Sanjay here, Club Secretary, delivering you the below August club updates!
AGM 2024
This meeting will take place on Wednesday September 25th from 19:00 onwards at the club house. Attendance is not required but is encouraged, please do come along and say hello to the various members of the committee helping to run this fantastic club!
At the meeting each committee members will provide a brief report of what they have been up to for the last 12 months and so this will be a good event for anybody who wants to know more about what the committee does, you may even find out a little bit about what is in store for next year!
There are a number of roles that need to be filled, so if you are interested in joining committee or have any questions, feel free to speak to any of the current members you can find a full list of positions on the club website.
Bowmen of Harrow – Club Summer Championships & Social Event!
As stated in the previous Club news update, the Clubs Champs have been announced. Details below:
When – Sunday 25th August, Sighters will take place from 2pm, Please come slightly earlier to help set up.
Where – Bowmen of Harrow club site taking place on the fields
What- We will be doing the club champs which will consist of the competition and of course a BBQ
The advised round is the following however you are welcome to shoot whichever of the 3 rounds you wish to. Just remember to book accordingly
| Archer | Round | What is entails |
| Experienced Adult archers | Long Metric 3 | 122cm Target face,
3 Dozen arrows at 50m, and 3 Dozen arrows at 40m |
| New adult Archer and Experienced Juniors | Long Metric 5 | 122cm Target face,
3 Dozen arrows at 30m, and 3 Dozen arrows at 20m |
| New Junior Archers | Short Metric 4 | 80cm Target face,
3 Dozen arrows at 20m, and 3 Dozen arrows at 10m |
For the BBQ, this will include a Meat or Veg option, fee for the BBQ will be £5 cash per person to cover the cost of the food which is to brought on the day
Please sign up via the sessions booking page. There are separate sign ups for Shooting and the BBQ so remember to fill in all the relevant ones.
https://bowmenofharrow.org.uk/club/session-bookings/
Membership renewals
As it comes to the time of year for the membership renewals we will be contacting everyone in the next few weeks with information on how to start renewals.
Please be aware the Bowmen of Harrow club member fees will be the same as the current year. However Archery GB are attempting to introduce self renewal of your own membership instead of going through Archery Clubs this year, this is optional currently however will become the only option from the following year, more information regarding this is due to be provided so we will aim to provide information and context as it becomes available.
Bowmen Harrow in the Archery UK Magazine
The club have been published in the most recent Archery UK Magazine, You can consult your hard copy or Click here to view a photo of the page
252/Nationals Update
After the amazing success of the last 252/nationals our Tournaments officer James has organised the next installment taking place on August Sunday 4th at 1pm.
Remember to book a space on the sessions booking page
https://bowmenofharrow.org.uk/club/session-bookings/
Summer League – Middlesex County Short Metric
Summer League – Middlesex County Short Metric
Please take note of the following dates for our matches in this year’s Short Metric League. We have teams entered for recurve, barebow and longbow. Where venues permit, compound archers can shoot for the top individual score. All matches are on a Sunday and will have sighters at 2pm. These matches will consist of 72 arrows on 80cm faces with 36 arrows at 50m and 36 arrows at 30m, shorter rounds can be arranged for juniors.
23 June vs Laleham (Home) – Completed
28 July vs Aquarius (Away) – Completed
11 August vs Laleham (Away)
18 August vs Aquarius (Home)
1 September vs Pinner (Home)
TBC vs Harefield (Away)
29 September – Presentation Shoot at Aquarius (TBC)
For the home matches we will need help with setting up and also for providing some refreshments following the shoot. We will seek help with this ahead of the match on 23 June.
Away match venues:
Aquarius Archery Club – Fortis Green Covered Reservoir, Southern Rd, London N2 9LH
Laleham Archery Club – Worple Rd, Staines-upon-Thames, Staines TW18 1HR
Harefield Archery Club – Harefield Academy, Northwood Way, Harefield, Uxbridge UB9 6ET
Middlesex Short Metric results
Well done to everyone who has represented Bowmen of Harrow at the various competitions taking place in July. Its fantastic to see so many members representing the club.
A special mention to all who represented BoH at the recent Short Metric Competition. 15 members took part in the Short Metric League match away at Aquarius on 28 July. At the end of the day, Harrow came away with wins in Recurve Team (Jon, Lucian, Rafal, David W, Kit), Barebow Team (Joe, Ainsleigh) and Handicap Team (Kit, David W, Nigel, Ali). Well done all and thank you to everyone who took part. Scores will be posted at the club/on the website soon.
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