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2024 Outdoor season restarts with improved shooting line access for wheelchairs

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The outdoor season was greeted by heavy rain, tidying out the kit store and installation of some new matting to improve wheelchair access to the shooting line. The latter activity was not without incident as it needed two local farmers trying three different vehicles to help us out of a muddy situation! Huge appreciation to Wicken Toys Ltd at Hurst Farm and Folly Fields Farm for their prompt support on a wet April Saturday.

A van wheel stuck in mud
A small tractor
A telehandler
A large tractor

As a reminder we shoot Sunday afternoons (from about 13:30), and Monday and Tuesday evenings (from about 17:30) at Wicken Sports Club Field.

Fancy starting archery as something new for the forthcoming sunny weather (surely it can’t rain _all_ year?!) then see earlier posts below for our Beginner’s Courses.

2024 Beginner’s Course Dates update

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We’ve dropped the proposed March date, so we’ll be kicking off our courses in April. Fancy a new hobby for 2024? Each course is of 2 consecutive Sundays 13:30 to 16:30 and there are 6 courses planned:

  • April 14th and 21st
  • May 12th and 19th
  • June 2nd and 9th
  • Sept 8th and 15th
  • Sept 29th and Oct 6th
  • Oct 20th and 27th

We provide all the equipment required for the course, which are all outdoors at Wicken Sports Ground. Juniors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the course.

If interested please drop us a line via the Beginners’ Course page.

Moving indoors and 2024 beginner’s course dates

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Archers on shooting line, young lady in foreground with auburn hair, sunglasses on has just released and arrow caught in flight after just leaving bow.
Shades on, bow aimed, arrow launched. Credit: Kevin Adams, Towcester and District Photographic Society

Lots to mention – the main outdoor season drew to a close on Tuesday with a gorgeous evening’s shooting amongst the lengthening shadows. We were fortunate to have the Towcester & District Photographic Society on hand to share the late summer light.

From Monday 11th Sept. we’ll be back at our winter quarters of Akeley Wood Senior School between 19:00 and 21:00 on a Monday and Tuesday (some hardy souls may still shoot on a Sunday afternoon at Wicken though).

Lots of dates to note regarding beginner’s courses. Each is of 2 consecutive Sundays 13:30 to 16:30. We have two courses remaining in 2023 with seven (!) coming up in 2024.

  • October – 1st and 8th [Update 15/09 – course now full]
  • October – 22nd and 29th [Update 14/10 – course now full]

2024

  • March 17th and 24th
  • April 14th and 21st
  • May 12th and 19th
  • June 2nd and 9th
  • Sept 8th and 15th
  • Sept 29th and Oct 6th
  • Oct 20th and 27th

We provide all the equipment required for the course, which are all outdoors at Wicken Sports Ground. Juniors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the course.

If interested please drop us a line via the Beginners’ Course page.