• North Cheshire Bowmen

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      About the Club 

      Picture Gallery 

      How to Setup the shooting field  

      Club Fixtures  updated

      Club Colours  

      Club Handicaps and Classifications  updated

      Club Results updated

      Open Double FITA Tournament  

      Club Annual Awards  

      Postal League Tables  updated

      Club Records  updated

      Club Library  updated

      Contacts and Location Map

      Links to other Archery Sites

      Links to Archery Retailers

      Site Information

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  • About the Club

    North Cheshire Bowmen (and its affiliated Junior and Disabled sections) is a club of some sixty to eighty archers based just to the south of Manchester, England. It is affiliated to the Cheshire Archery Association, and in turns the English Northern Counties Archery Society and the Grand National Archery Society.

    North Cheshire Bowmen Club Championships 1999It was founded in 1950, and aims to promote the practice and history of archery. Its current members' principal interest is in target archery, but it does also include those who shoot in the field, clout and flight disciplines. Most styles of equipment are catered for, particularly the  Recurve bow, Compound bow and the traditional English (and Welsh) Longbow. There are however no facilities for crossbow shooting.

    Club activities include introductory training courses run several times a year. The club also runs a range of competitions for all levels of ability; friendly matches with other clubs in the locality, and participation in postal and internet based league matches against other clubs. A general guide to archery may be downloaded by clicking here (995kb in pdf format).

    Formal practice sessions are usually held at Clay Lane Sports Club (also home of Bowdon Rugby Club) from 7pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and during the daytime on Sundays. Informal practice may take place outdoors throughout the week provided at least 2 senior archers are present, and indoors subject to our Indoor Range not being booked for a function/event.

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  • Club Fixtures

     Outdoors, Summer 2009

     Indoors, Winter 2009-2010 updated

     Indoor Range Availability

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  • Club Handicaps and Classifications

     Gentlemen, Recurve  updated

     Ladies, Recurve  updated

     Gentlemen, Compound

     Ladies, Compound

     Gentlemen, Longbow

     Ladies, Longbow

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  • Club Results

     Bill Hodkinson Memorial Monthly Medal  updated

     Alex Nichol / President's Cup - St.George/Albion

     Snelson - 70m / H-2-H

     Jubilee Handicap - Hereford

     Phoenix Handicap - Western

     Bill Hodkinson Shoot - Short Metric

     Midsummer Handicap - National

     Club Championships - York/Hereford

     Longbow/Barebow Shoot - Windsor

     Friendly match against Rochdale - Albion

     Barbecue Shoot - American

     Friendly match against Wirral - Albion  

    Club Handicap - Albion  

     Novices Shoot - Short Metric updated

     

     Castlebank Cups - Worcester updated

     BA Winter Postal Leagues - Portsmouth

     BA Winter Postal Leagues - Frostbite   updated

     Valentine Cups - Portsmouth

     Club Indoor Championships - Portsmouth

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    Open Double FITA Tournament 

    Information about the Northern Counties World Record Status Double FITA Star event, hosted by North Cheshire Bowmen in the second weekend of May each year (8th/9th May 2010), may be obtained from the Jake Taylor, the (new) Tournament Organiser:

    Jake Taylor
    39 Cranford Avenue
    Knutsford
    Cheshire, WA16 0EB
    England

    Alternatively, the shoot details, entry forms, and results will be posted below when they become available: 

    2009 Results:  in MS Excel format 

      2009 Photos 

    2008 Results:  in MS Word format  or  in Rich Text format

     

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  • Postal League Tables

     BA Postal League - Frostbite, Recurve updated

     BA Postal League - Portsmouth, Recurve 'A' 

     BA Postal League - Portsmouth, Recurve 'B' 

     BA Postal League - Portsmouth, Compound 

     Cheshire Leagues - Bray I, Recurve updated

     Cheshire Leagues - Bray I, Longbow updated

     Cheshire Leagues - Bray I, Compound updated

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  • Club Records

     Ladies, Recurve Style 

     Gentlemen, Recurve Style  

     Ladies, Traditional Longbow  

     Gentlemen, Traditional Longbow  updated

     Ladies, Compound Unlimited

     Gentlemen, Compound Unlimited  

     Past Club Champions  

     Past Bill Hodkinson Memorial Monthly Medal Winners  updated

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  • Contacts and Location Map

    People wishing to learn more about archery in general, archery in the UK in particular, or the location of their nearest club within the UK, should contact the Grand National Archery Society.

    North Cheshire Bowmen run a series of six-week beginners courses throughout the year, with all equipment and tuition provided. The cost of the course is about £60, and it is usually held from 7-8:30pm on a Tuesday evening at Clay Lane Sports Club on Clay Lane in Timperley. Once someone has completed the beginners course they can decide whether or not to join the club and, if required, can also be given help and advice on what equipment to buy (or hire) at that time.

    Anyone interested in joining North Cheshire Bowmen or attending one of our beginners courses may contact the club Secretary at the address below (please remember to include a contact phone number):

    Andy Burrows
    39 Mainwaring Drive
    Wilmslow
    Cheshire, SK9 2QU
    England

  • The club Records Officer, who administers the Postal League entries for the club, and maintains this web site, is:

    Angus Reynolds
    88 Broad Road
    Sale
    Cheshire, M33 2ER
    England

    The Clay Lane Sports club is situated just south of Manchester (click for scaleable Map), at:

    Clay Lane Sports Club
    Clay Lane
    Timperley
    Cheshire, WA15 7AF
    England

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  • Links

  • Grand National Archery Society

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    F.I.T.A.

    FITA logo

    Cheshire Archery Association

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      North Cheshire Bowmen Private Group (members only)
    BA Postal League   Cheshire Archery - Winter Leagues
    Bowdon Rugby Club  

    Association for Archery in Schools

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    Wirral Archers

    Rochdale Company of Archers

    Cheshire County Bowmen Bowmen of Skelmersdale
    English Archery Federation Northern Counties Archery Society NCAS Logo

    Simon Archery Collection, Manchester Museum

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    British Long-Bow Society
    Online Tournament Diary Archer's Reference Guide

    Virtual Archery League

    VAL

    British Blind Archery

     

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  • Site Information

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    Last Revised: 08 November 2009
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