SUMMER 2014 £4.95 Burning bright! How archers stole the show Age is only a number Just ask newbie Joan Juniors join Big Weekend medals rush round-up AGM G National Series G Spinal Games CONTENTS 3 Welcome to PICTURE: COVER: SUMMER 2014 £4.95 Keith and Karen Lobban take aim. Kevin Osborne It’s shaping up to be a blistering summer – whether Burning bright! the sun decides to shine or not.There is just so much How archers stole the show Age is only a number to look forward to.And it has kicked off in style with the Just ask newbie Joan highly successful Big Weekend.Almost 80 clubs took part, giving thousands of people across the UK the Juniors join Big Weekend medals rush chance to fall in love with archery. round-up AGM G National Series G Spinal Games There are only a couple of weeks to go before the start of the National Series.We look at what it means to the clubs hosting the opening stages and at what you can expect from the spectacular two-day finale at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham. There have been some stunning performances internationally too.We have Cover Story full coverage of all our fantastic medal winners – plus some women who have 5 Burning Bright seized the opportunity of a lifetime.And there is the chance to see just how far we have come in the last 90 years with a look back at some historic newsreel pictures from British Pathé. And of course we have all your latest news. In this edition we get to meet a Features 93-year-old newbie who is passionate about the sport, some very determined 20 Archery GB AGM archers and, of course, find out what those “Vikings” were upto. 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No responsibility internationally recognised and externally audited integrated can be accepted for illustrations, photographs, artwork, editorial or environmental management systems. advertising material in transmission or with the publishers or their 80 Directory agents, although every care will be taken to ensure safe return of items requested to be returned. 82 From the Chairman © 2014 Archery GB SUMMER 2014 • ARCHERY UK 4 LONGBOW Sponsored shoot organiser Karen Naylor STARTING IN STYLE It’s all go in RCA’s jubilee year hat’s the the diamond jubilee in style. best way to Since then there have been kick off your quizzes, a treasure hunt and its club’s 60th St George’s Day/Ken Russell Memorial Wanniversary celebrations? Shoot, complete with a dragon. You could try setting RCA has also won the 2014 Archery GB yourself a sponsored website of the year award, held its largest 60,000 points in 24-hours tournament yet – the (very wet) NEUAL challenge.Well that’s World Record Status WA 1440 tournament what Rochdale – and has plenty of events lined up. The dragon – also Company of archers Neil Turton will be doing his bit for the known as Sam Clare – in action decided to do. club’s fundraising efforts on 18 July when at the St George’s The aim was simple, to he starts a 12-hour unaided marathon Day shoot start raising enough cash shoot. It’s a daunting challenge because to guarantee the club’s nobody will be able to help him and he future for the next 60 years in a new will not have time for food or drink.You state-of the art home. can help though.All you have to do is go Members of RCA, currently Greater to http://tinyurl.com/12hourshoot and Manchester’s sports club of the year, sponsor him. rallied to the cause and came within a And there’s plenty of 1950s-themed fun whisker of reaching the target. But the in store throughout the summer, leading important thing was that they raised to RCA’s Middleton Archers Charity Clout £2,500 and on 14 September, sponsored by Goldcrest Neil Turton started Archers, and a leg of the British Barebow Indoor Championships in November. G GUILDFORD’S GLITTERING OCCASION! High And there was a very special award. ore than 120 people gathered for Arran Coggan,Archery GB’s a truly glittering occasion as Development Manager – Participation, M Guildford Archery Club was there to hand over the ontarget celebrated its diamond jubilee and news club of the year trophy.There were of a £45,000 investment in its future. other presentations too, including a Club chairman Steve Tully announced specially created President’s medal that the club had secured the Sport given to Colin Ellsley, who has been a England grant to fund 25 Olympic-style member for 50 years. targets and a new storage unit and Other special guests included Councillor performance centre for the club. Diana Lockyer-Nibbs and the High Sheriff of There were presentations, an exhibition, Surrey, Peter Lee, who said:“It gladdens my afternoon tea, a yew tree planting heart to see clubs like yours, run by Club President Colin ceremony, the chance to have a go volunteers, flourishing and involving young Ellsley and and even a serenade from the club’s people in their community.You should feel Councillor Diana G Lockyer-Nibbs plant women’s choir. proud of your achievements.” a yew tree NEWS 5 Lined up in front of Bueskytter are Colin Gillie, Karen Lobban, Stan Seymore, Dylan Murphy, Jarl Keith Lobban, Martin Krusche,Andy Bell and Sam Smith Jarl Keith Lobban Archers take centre stage in island celebration n “Archer” going up in flames. Archery Club or the Shetland How can that be fun? It can – Junior Archery Club. Stan and was – when the “Archer” Seymore of Aim4sport was formed the centrepiece of also invited to take part in AShetland’s newest celebration. the festival.The suits, The archer in question was Bueskytter including the bows, (that’s Norwegian for archer) and was the quivers, arrows and Viking longship at the centre of South shields, were Mainland’s latest fire festival or Up Helly Aa. handmade by But that was not the only archery the squad and connection. Keith Lobban was the Jarl, or took over a year chieftain, and he led a squad of 34 men, to put together.” women and children.They were all The squad spent dressed as archers and equipped with the day touring swords and bows. round five local Keith said:“This was the first time a full schools, a care Jarl’s squad has been dressed as archers. home and Keith’s Seven are members of the Shetland workplace – all accompanied by Jarl Keith Lobban (Right) and daughter Bueskytter.And, in the Karen Lobban with Bueskytter burning evening, a torchlit in the background procession was held in Keith’s home village of Gulberwick. More than 400 guizers, or performers, carried burning torches from the village centre to the beach. In keeping with island tradition, Bueskytter was then set alight and the squad got into party mode, finally calling it a day at about 4am. G 6 NEWS Noah Evans and David Lettington show off SOMETHING TO AIM FOR their badges ometimes something can be too successful – which is why the Blue Arrows Archery Club in Ipswich is frantically searching Sfor new badges! The club’s 252 badge scheme has been running for several years and it is so popular that its records officer is trying to replenish its supplies. Everybody has got involved, from nine-year-old Noah Evans to 75-year-old David Lettington, who has been shooting for 18 years. There are eight performance medals for distances ranging from 15 yards to 100 yards and many have found it has helped to revitalise their shooting. Club member Jim Higgins said:“Regardless of age or ability, everyone now has a keen focus for their shooting and can set their sights on the next achievable badge.