National Rifle Association Journal Summer 2010 Volume LXXXIX Number 2 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION CONTENTS JOURNAL 2 Notes from the Secretary General SUMMER 2010 6 Shooting Matters – Competitions VOLUME LXXXIX NUMBER 2 10 Notes from the Managing Director of NSC Published three times a year by the 11 Shooting Matters – Range Operations National Rifl e Association 14 Notes from the Director of Training Bisley, National Shooting Centre 16 NRA Club Guest Day Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB 17 Notes from the Firearms Liaison Offi cer Telephone: 01483 797777 18 Forthcoming Tours 0845 1307620 (local rate) 19 Bisley Fire Fax: 01483 797285 20 Shooting Discipline Matters Range Offi ce: 01483 797777 ext 152 25 Ibis Open Meeting Clay Range Offi ce: 01483 797666 26 T Rex – From Ash Cloud to India E-mail:
[email protected] 28 Talking with Jane Messer Website: http://www.nra.org.uk 30 Wimbledon and the Volunteers Chairman: Robin Pizer 38 The First Wimbledon Meeting Secretary General: Glynn Alger 48 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Champs Membership Secretary: Heather Webb 51 Aunts and Uncles – A Retrospective Managing Director NSC: Jeremy Staples MRICS 53 GB Under 19 Rifl e Team to South Africa Financial Manager: Bruce Pollard ACA 58 The Phoenix Meeting Editor: Karen Robertson 63 A History of the Athelings Editorial Advisory Panel: 65 100 Years Ago Glynn Alger, David Cooper, Tim Elliott, 66 The Empire Match 1910 Colin Judge, Tony de Launay, Steve McDowell, 71 The History of the Australia Match Ted Molyneux, David Pollard 72 Obituaries Advertising: 74 Letters Print-Rite, 31 Parklands, Freeland, 75 Trade Members Nr Witney, Oxon OX29 8HX 76 Members Page Tel/Fax: 01993 881662 Material for inclusion in the Journal should be sent to: ADVERTISERS INDEX Karen Robertson National Rifl e Association 70 A1 Hearing Bisley, National Shooting Centre 18 Ayling Cars Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB 52 Bisley Pavilion Telephone: 01483 797777 ext 146 ibc Centra E-mail:
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