Oct
Membership Fees 2017 – 2018
Details of fees for the 2017 – 2018 membership year can be found here
Note that:
- Senior fees over 25 – apply to those aged over 25 at the date of joining
- Senior fees 18 to 24 inclusive – apply to those aged over 18 to 24 inclusive at the date of joining
- Junior fees – apply to those aged under 18 at the date of joining
- Associate members * – must be direct members of Archery GB or affiliated via another club. A current Archery GB membership card, a
temporary card issued by your club secretary or an e-mail confirming that your fees have been paid, from either Archery GB or your club, must be
shown before you can shoot with us - Student members * – must be in full time University education and be direct members of Archery GB or affiliated via another club. A current
Archery GB membership card, a temporary card issued by your club secretary or an e-mail confirming that your fees have been paid, from either
Archery GB or your club, must be shown before you can shoot with us
If you would like more information about becoming a member of Brighton Bowmen, please e-mail your enquiry to membershipsec@brightonbowmen.org.uk
* Note – You will be required to show the club any relevant documentation or cards to confirm your entitlement. This is necessary for insurance purposes.
Guests
Target fees for guests are £5 per day. Fees must be paid and proof of Archery GB membership produced before a guest begins to prepare to shoot.
Oct
Safeguarding, Range Safety and Rules of Shooting
It is the responsibility of everyone present at club target days, tournaments and courses to ensure that archery at the Longhill Sports Centre is practiced in a safe and controlled manner.
To ensure this, club members, guests, parents and carers present whilst shooting is taking place should familiarise themselves with the following documents:
- Safeguarding – Policy and Guidance
- Code of Conduct for Adult Archers
- Code of Conduct for Young Archers
- Code of Conduct for Coaches, Leaders and Officials
- Code of Conduct for Spectators, Parents and Carers
- Code of Conduct – Anti-Bribery
- Code of Conduct – Smoking
- Rules of Shooting
- Range Health and Safety Guidelines
If you’re not sure about something, please ask for advice.
Please note: our range is used by the students and staff of Longhill High School and by other sports clubs. Shooting, therefore, must end 30 minutes before dusk to ensure that all equipment is removed from the range and stored securely in the container. This also provides time for the retrieval of lost arrows.
To assist in finding lost arrows, two metal detectors and three rakes can be found in the container. If, however, a lost arrow cannot be found, the staff at the Longhill Sports Centre must be informed before members leave the campus. In addition, the owner of the lost arrow must return to the field the next morning no later than 7.00 am to find it.
Sports Centre staff should be notified of the outcome of the following morning’s search no later than 9.00 am.
Mar
Brighton Outdoor Season 2017 is upon us!
Looking back and moving forward…………..
After another busy indoor season, the 2017 outdoor season is upon us and is set to be our busiest ever, with a membership tally busting at the seams! After the popularity and success of the BA Postal League during the winter months, we have decided to build on this success and take part in the Selby Summer Postal League. Details for this can be found here. We have also introduced the ‘Brighton Bowmen 252 Improvement Award’ which is suitable for archers of all abilities, age category and bow style. Details can be found here. A big thank you to Andy for organising and running both postal league competitions and introducing the 252 awards.
As well as the in house ‘252’ Award and the Selby League this summer, the lovely people at Friars Gate Archers are hosting an ‘Introduction to Field Archery’ for our club members on the 14th May 2017. If you have always wondered what field archery is all about and would like to give it a go please register your interest here. This is the perfect opportunity to give field archery a try under the supervision of experienced field archers. Don’t miss out! 11 archers have already signed up for this, the more the merrier.
A few years back, Brighton Bowmen were asked by the University of Brighton to run archery courses for both students and staff, and help them with getting an Archery Club formed. I am extremely pleased to say that the club was formed during November 2016 and a student committee is in place. I know ‘The Boss’ would have been so proud that all his hard work with Archery at the University has beared fruit, and we as a club wish the University every success moving forward. Check out the University of Brighton Archery Club here. If you are part of either the student body, teaching or academic staff at the University of Brighton, and would like to give Archery a try or are already an experienced archer and would like to join the club, please get in contact with them here.
‘Some of the lovely folk you will encounter at the University of Brighton Archery Club’
As well as running courses at the University of Brighton Archery Club we have run our own courses again at Brighton Bowmen this winter. Some of our recent Beginner Course Graduates left some nice 5 star reviews on our Facebook Page . A few of these are below :
Dave Bull wrote ‘Had an amazing time on the beginners course, first class instruction, good fun and nice and relaxed. Can’t thank you guys enough for what is the start of a really enjoyable hobby’
Jeanne Spaziani wrote ‘A thoroughly enjoyable intro to archery to be had on the beginners course… very nice people and a fun atmosphere. We are completely hooked now!’
‘Wayne instructing some of our February Beginner Course students’
We are running Beginners’ Courses every month of the outdoor season. More details can be found here and on our new Club Diary .
Our outdoor shooting schedule has been published and will be available on the website very shortly.
‘Sunshine, blue skies and 10’s’
If you are interested in taking part in any Archery Tournaments, and don’t know where to look, look no further than the Brighton Bowmen Tournament Diary, which is known to many archers as ‘The Bible’. This is a fully comprehensive tournament diary, which can be sorted by tournament ‘Type’, ‘Date’, ‘Club’, Shoot Name, ‘Round’, ‘County’ and ‘Status’ ;updated by Brighton Bowmen’s honorary life member Michaela Lake. Michaela works tirelessly to keep this constantly updated. Huge thanks Michaela!
And finally, Brighton Bowmen would like to wish everybody a very enjoyable and successful 2017 outdoor archery season.
‘May the sun always shine and the sky remain forever blue!’
Oct
Outdoor Shooting, April – September 2016
Our outdoor archery schedule for the period April 2016 through September 2016 is given below.
Venue
The Longhill Sports Centre, Longhill High School, Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 7FR.
Dates
Weekends & Bank Holidays
Every Saturday :- 0900 to 1900
From: 2nd April 2016
Until: 24th October 2016
Every Sunday :- 0900 to 1800
From: 3rd April 2016
Until: 28th August 2016
Then :- 0900 to 1200
Until: 25th September 2016
We will also be shooting on May Day Bank Holiday (2nd May), Whit Monday (30th May) and August Bank Holiday Monday (29th August).
Note There is no shooting on the following dates:
Saturday 25th June
Sunday 26th June
Midweek
Every Tuesday evening :- 1630 to 2100
From: 5th April 2016
Until: TBC
Range Set Up and Take Down
Please assist with setting up and taking down the range.
If you can’t arrive at the start of a session or have to leave before the end, that’s fine. If, however, you make a habit of leaving set up and take down to other people, there will be words.
Important note: our range is used by the students and staff of Longhill High School and by other sports clubs. Shooting, therefore, must end 30 minutes before dusk to ensure that all equipment is removed from the range and stored securely in the container. This also provides time for the retrieval of lost arrows.
In the event that a lost arrow cannot be found, the staff at the Longhill Sports Centre must be informed before members leave the campus. Additionally, the owner of the lost arrow must return to the field the next morning no later than 7.00 am to find it.
Sports Centre staff should be notified of the outcome of the following morning’s search no later than 9.00 am on that day.
Guests
Regardless of your age, experience or skill level, you are welcome to shoot with us as a guest (but no more than twice each year. After that you need to enquire about joining the club as a full member).
It is probably worth your while to contact us before you turn up to check that space is available. Send an e-mail to secretary@brightonbowmen.org.uk.
Target fees are £5, which must be paid before you set up your equipment. For insurance purposes, you must also have a current Archery GB (GNAS) membership card or a temporary card provided by your club secretary.
All children and young adults under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult.