What a super day for shooting last Sunday, warm, sunshine and very little wind. 15 folks scored more than 30 in those conditions and one person even got 41, well done. We got two new members and they are enjoying the shoot and the friendliness of everyone. The year seems to be flying by but there are no competitions till October when we will also have a raffle as usual. The funniest raffle I have ever seen was at a rifle club. A small boy who was with Mum and Dad who were both competing in...

A good day yesterday with sunshine so we could sit out and have a coffee and chat. We had two young boys who had been to the Bronte Gathering and wanted another go. We also had some people new to shooting come along which is always good to see. We need lots of young folks coming into the sport. We also had some who had shot before but had never been to our club and they are keen to come again because they felt it was friendly and we were all helpful. They unfortunately had not found that at...

I expected a quiet day as it was Father’s Day but the opposite came along. We were busy with both visitors and members and we had some welcome youngsters as well. One person who had not been before came along after having had his membership fee paid by his daughter for Father’s Day. He thought he did not know anyone but the person who was to take him round turned out to be an old school friend. It was of course the Battle of Waterloo which is a competition for members but does not stop...