Mike Thomason after fifteen years as a member of the county committee has stood down and is slowly phasing himself out over the first six months of this year. The county need to replace his roles as we cannot operate without a secretary and the committee also cannot function without Read more
December 2023 I apologise to all Nottinghamshire archers as it’s been nearly a year since my last confession. Quite a lot has happened this year, which has taken my attention away from this article. It started with the county losing our long time sponsor due to a business restructuring. This Read more
Welcome to 2023, I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New year and in the best of health. It was a very disappointing AGM as only seven County members attended so the meeting was not quorate, all that could be achieved was to appoint a caretaker executive committee to Read more
Well, the end of the outdoor season is upon us again and another year we will be wondering where it has gone. From a tournament organisers point of view a very disappointing year as shoot entries round the county and country have been at around 50% of the usual, many Read more
Welcome to the July issue of news and views, I hope everyone is having a good year so far and the shooting is going well. As it’s only a week before the Notts county championships 10th July 2022, can I remind all archers that if shoots are not supported, they Read more
Firstly, sorry for missing the January issue, very remiss of me. There are many rule changes that have come into effect this year from World Archery and AGB, so it would be advisable to familiarise yourselves on these before heading out to the tournament circuit. There are also more to Read more
Well, another outdoor season comes to an end, at least the covid restrictions around the field have been lifted, I hope everyone had a good shooting season and I will see you indoors, I hope. Again, I ask those clubs that are lucky enough to have an indoor venue who Read more
AGB and the government have given the all clear to continue as normal but left it to individual clubs and committees to take on the responsibility of the Covid-19 security, i.e., passed the buck. (more…)
Due to family issues which some people are aware of causing me to travel between home and the Highlands of Scotland recently, July issue of “News and views from the Chairman” has been postponed until August and from then on quarterly. Hope to see you all on the shoot line Read more
HANDS – FACE – SPACE – FRESH AIR
The season is well underway but we are still only practicing at clubs. The tournament season is to start soon, with Greasley Castle Archers 2xWA720 UKRS and Wilford Bowmen WA1440 WRS in the next couple of weeks. The Nottinghamshire county and club tournament calendar has been severely hit this year with many clubs cancelling their tournaments due to many reasons. We all hope to see those tournaments back on the calendar next year. (more…)