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2009
Congratulations to Michael Hall for achieving a 6 Gold End
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On Sunday 30th August 2009 Michael shot a New Western and on the penultimate end shot 6 arrows into the gold. |
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A Six Gold End can only be claimed when shooting at a minimum distance of 80yds . Michael waited 16 years to achieve this and it is only the third 6 gold end to be claimed by a Ponteland Archer, Peter Croft and Peter Armstrong being the other two successful archers.
Congratulations to Dan Bowyer for breaking the DNAA record for a National round shot with a recurve bow. One to add to the 24 certificates issued last year.
2008
The DNAA has issued certificates to archers holding County record scores. Ponteland Archers hold 24 records. Catriona Cherry 1 Longbow, Peter Croft 4 Longbow, Lynne Pattison 2 Recurve and 15 Compound, Ray Urwin 1 Barebow, Josh Vince-Urwin 1 Junior Barebow
The club has had an excellent take up from the beginner's courses this year with a total of 14 new members. One beginner even managed to shoot a 'Robin Hood' on her last session.
The Indoor Opening Shoot was a great success with 28 archers shooting. Twelve year old Steven Panchen excelled with a score of 426 including a 3 gold end.
The trial run of awarding badges as an incentive for the indoor Portsmouth round was successful with 15 archers taking part and 2 gaining the gold 500 badge.
2007
Dan Bowyer was the Gentlemen's County Champion with the Recurve Bow
Catriona Cherry was the Ladies' County Champion with the Longbow
This year Ponteland Archers celebrated 40 years shooting at Ponteland with the First Griffin Memorial shoot. To read Tony Griffins acccount of the first 25 years please follow the link 25
A Second Robin Hood for 2006
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No one was more surprised than Jane to find one of her arrows halfway down another when she come to score on Sunday 26th November and there was no shortage of people with cameras to capture it. |
First Frostbite Shoot
| Five archers shot on Saturday 12 November. It was a bit cold and damp but Ethan managed to gain his 3rd qualifying score for a third class classification badge and Ian successfully shot his new bow made from a plank of wood! |
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Club Picnic Days
The club has held 3 picnic days where archers shoot a clout in the morning, have a picnic, then shoot the target round in the afternoon. These have been popular with some but not all archers. Not everyone enjoys shooting the clout but the average was 8 archers and some members came for the picnic before shooting the target round.
DNAA County Championships July 2006
Mick Hall and Dan Bowyer represented the club very successfully at the Championships, taking the Gentleman's Recurve Team Trophy, Dan winning the competition with Mick in second place.
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Lynne Pattison won the White Rose Silver Salver as the overall Ladies compound champion at the UK Masters Tournament. All the competitors are invited by GNAS to shoot with the competition being held over 2 days. Those archers qualifying in the FITA 70m round go forward into the Head to Head. Lynne was 5th in the FITA 70 and went on to win the head to head. On the second day she also won, the round being a Ladies FITA. |
| At the new Pentangle Tournament Lynne assisted the DNAA to win the overall team trophy by coming first in the Ladies compound division. Mick Hall was also selected shooting in the Gentleman's Recurve section. The Pentangle was the Three Cornered Shoot between Cumbria, DNAA and Scotland. Scotland have now divided into 3 regions hence pentangle. | |
Robin Hood 2006
On Sunday 5th February while shooting a Worcester round Dan Bowyer managed to shoot a Robin Hood, unfortunately he didn't wait for a picture to be taken before removing his nicely peeled carbon arrow from the target.
Visitors
| During 2005 Ponteland Archers had a couple of visiting archers. Michael Parker from the Hong Kong Police Force and Hideyaki Oi from Japan. Hide shot with us for 6 months before returning to Japan but hopes his firm will send him here again. |
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Annual Club Meal
As a break from shooting, between the outdoor and indoor seasons, we held a club luncheon. On Sunday 2nd October 24 members and their families ate an excellent lunch at the Smithy Bistro in Ponteland.
| To go with the coffee a quiz was passed round. Twelve pictures of archery equipment were to be identified and just to make it interesting each was slightly distorted. |
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Dan Bowyer has continued to shoot well in 2005, representing the county and winning the Gentlemen's Recurve Trophy at the DNAA Championships in July and at the NCAS FITA Star competition at the end of August.
DNAA Indoor League 2004-5
Ponteland Archers were shooting in the second division of the league this season and have won the trophy for this division winning all five matches. Well done to all the archers who shot indoors at Ponteland.
Castle Morpeth Sports Awards 2004
Lynne Pattison was again awarded the trophy for Senior Female of the Year and Dan Bowyer was awarded a Certificate of Merit. Congratulations to them both.
| It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Tony Griffin on
11th September 2004. Tony was a founder member of the club and was
for many years the treasurer and senior coach. He was made an
honorary vice-president of the club in recognition of his services,
supporting the club even when ill health prevented him from taking a more
active role.
The following month saw club members attending the funeral of Ben Robinson who finally lost his battle with cancer. Ben was another long time member of the club and a past President. |
August Bank Holiday 2004 Ponteland Archers set up a display and have-a-go at Segedunum.
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Display in the Roman Bath House |
Ready for the have-a-go |
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Congratulations
DNAA Championships 4th July 2004. Dan Bowyer was awarded the silver medal and Mick Hall the bronze medal in the men's recurve section. Malcolm Mills, shooting barebow, won the veteran's medal and the handicap medal. Malcolm, with Dan and Mick won the team trophy for Ponteland Archers.
Ron Batey shot his new longbow at the 2004 Scorton Tournament and was the first to hit the inner gold thus becoming the winner of the Ancient Scorton Arrow and holding the Captaincy until next year.
Lynne's progress a brief list of Lynne Pattison's achievements
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| January 2004 | National Portsmouth record 581 |
| February 2004 | National 18m FITA record 579 |
| February 2004 | National Combined 25/18m FITA 1148 |
| February 2004 | National 25m FITA record 574 |
| March 2004 | National Indoor 18 arrow pass 177 |
| March 2004 | National Indoor 36 arrow pass 340 |
| March 2004 | National Indoor Champion. |
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Lynne Pattison Grand Master Bowman |
April 2004 Lynne successfully shot for Britain at the European Championships in Brussells finishing in 16th place. A very good result for her first international competition. March 2005 Shot for Britain at the World Indoor Championships, Denmark. Lynne successfully managed to qualify for the Head to Head but was knocked out in the first round. Qualified to take part in the shoot off for Outdoor World Championships, Spain, in June 2005 |
Ponteland Archers hosted two special Have-a-go / beginner's sessions during 2003.
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instruction followed by a short competition and finishing with a
clout shoot.
In October 10 young and not so young ladies enjoyed a similar, but colder, afternoon of archery.
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Visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds October 2002
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In October the Royal Armouries held an exhibition of Bushido, the Japanese code of chivalry, and this included demonstrations of Yabusame. This features archery from horseback, so 15 members of the club hired a minibus to see it. The museum itself is fascinating and includes a permanent display of oriental warfare. |
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