News
Website Downtime
Those of you who have tried to visit the site recently may have been met by a message saying that the account had been suspended, this was caused by an administrative error in the way that the club pays for the web account. This fault was entirely at our end but thanks to the excellent service provided by our webhost 'EUKHost' we are now back up and running with minimum downtime. Apologies to everybody who was unable to use the site during this time.
Beginner's Session 08th June Cancelled!
The beginner's session that was scheduled to go ahead tonight has unfortunately been cancelled due to bad weather, the course will continue as normal from next Tuesday where we will make arrangements to reschedule this session.
First Beginner's Course Of The Year Completed
The first beginner's course of the year has now finished so we can look forward to seeing some new faces at the club, we will be starting a course in June which is now full but we will be running more later in the Summer so sign up now to secure your place.
Excellent Day For End Of Season Fun Shoot
We had great weather and a fantastic turn out for the end of season fun shoot last week and it was great to see you all there with your friends and families. I have added some photos to the Gallery showing many of you shooting on the day so go and take a look and I will try to post a more thorough writeup at some point during this week. Many thanks to everyone who contributed food and prizes, it is a credit to the club and the members that we were able to have such a great day!
Archery Taster Sessions Success!
As part of the London 2012 Open Weekend we opened our club to members of the public yesterday to give them the chance to try out archery. We completed three coaching sessions which lasted just over an hour and allowed 25 people to get a great taste of what archery is all about. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the coaching and we received some great feedback, some people have also signed up for a beginners course with the club while others showed a strong interest in doing so and it would be great to see them all shooting again.
There were also around 20 people who came to the event to have a go at archery, they paid their pound and got to shoot 12 arrows. We were hoping for much more interest than this but due to the short time we had to promote the event we can't complain and the important thing is that everyone who did come and have a go seemed to really enjoy themselves.
A big thanks to everyone who turned up to try archery and also to all of the club members who came down and helped out on the day.
Let's see what great ideas we can come up with to make next year's event an even bigger success!
Club Opens Up For London 2012 Open Weekend
The Gentleman & Lady Archers of Darlington will be opening their doors for members of the public to have a go at archery as part of the London 2012 Open Weekend supported by BP - a series of events across the country enabling access to excellence in the arts, culture and sport and celebrating three years to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games.
There will be four 1 hour coaching sessions where members of the public can really get a taste for archery. The sessions will start at 10:00am, 11:30am, 13:00pm and 14:30pm and it is advisable to book in advance to avoid disappointment as places will be limited. Contact us to reserve your place on one of the coaching sessions, stating what time you would like to attend. Tickets can be paid for on the day of the event.
There will also be the opportunity to have a go at archery throughout the day by shooting 12 arrows at a short range for those who do not wish to attend one of the full hour sessions.
Members of the club will also be in attendance at various times during the day to answer any questions you may have or just have a friendly chat.
Participants will receive a ticket which will allow them half price entry into the Head Of Steam Darlington Railway Museum for use on the day.
The London 2012 Open Weekend created by London 2012 is supported by BP, the Premier Partner of the Cultural Olympiad. London 2012 Open Weekend will take place every year in July.
London 2012 Open Weekend enables everyone to share in the excitement of the Games, be inspired to get involved, unleash their creativity and try something new by accessing excellence at events across sport, art and culture taking place over the weekend.
Prices will be five pounds for the hour coaching sessions, or one pound per dozen arrows for the shorter have a go's. All participants will receive a ticket allowing half price entry into the Head Of Steam Museum which will be valid for use on the day.
First Beginner's Course Completed
The first beginner's course of the year was successfully completed on Tuesday and everyone seemed to have had a great time. We had a great last night which included a competition and also attempting to shoot an apple off a head, don't worry the head was made of foam. One archer managed to hit the apple twice but the poor foam head had already taken a number of hits by that point! We hope to see some people from the course shooting at the club and hope that even those that do not wish to join stay in touch, we would be pleased to hear from them in the future!
Successful Have A Go At Local School
We had a great time on Thursday at Teesside High School giving prospective students the chance to have a go at archery. The children did really well and seemed to enjoy themselves and the school were very happy with the service that we provided.
Successful Have A Go At Head Of Steam
Sunday's have a go session at the Vintage Vehicle Rally ran by The Head Of Steam Darlington Railway Museum was a great success. We allowed members of the public to try archery for free of charge and as always we were a very popular attraction. I am certain we have raised the profile of our club and our sport in the local area and everyone had a great time. Many thanks to all club members who volunteered to help out on the day as it would be impossible to run these events without your support.
New Beginners Course Application Form
We now have a new application form to complete online for anyone wanting to attend one of our beginners courses. After completing the form we store the details of anyone interested in attending a course and then confirm a place with them when one becomes available. This system is much more robust than the old system which worked via email and we can collect more information to help us to ensure that the course is suitable for everybody's needs. If you are interested in completing a beginners course sign up now and we will be in touch as soon as a place is available.
