Author: Susan

Every year it is a long standing tradition at NAC that the Chairman (or woman) gets to award a trophy to the member he or she thinks has given exceptional service to the club. This can be one of the committee members or any other member that deserves recognition.

This year has been a difficult year and there are several members who I considered to be in the running for the trophy, for going above and beyond what they are expected to do. I decided this year that that person is Mick Lovell. 

Mick has been a member of NAC for over ten years and works hard, quietly in the background doing all sorts of things to keep the club running smoothly.

It is thanks in a large part to Mick that the club has been able to keep functioning during the restrictions over the last year or more. He has been largely responsible for the booking system and has been heavily involved with the lane marking arrangements and other additional requirements that we have had both at Sywell and BBOB.

In addition to this Mick is at almost every shooting session and works on either the setting up or closing down of the venue – often both. He does far more than most members ever know and is a real credit to the club.

Congratulations Mick & thank you!

As most of you know we sadly lost David towards the end of last year. The committee felt that there should be some lasting tribute to him, among the many things that David did for the club was his assistance and encouragement given to junior members. It was for this reason that it seemed fitting that the David Stephens trophy should be awarded to the junior member who most deserves it either by improvement or dedication.

The trophy is one that the recipient gets to keep permanently as a reminder of their achievement.

There is one junior member who has shown exceptional dedication during the recent restrictions and has shot regularly throughout. That person is Lisa Owen.

Lisa has improved her shooting consistently over the last year through regular practice at all available venues. For obvious reasons there has been little chance of competing in normal competitions but she has now achieved her 40 yard 252 award. This is an achievement that few junior members attain.

Congratulations to Lisa and hopefully many more successes to come as we move back towards normal times.

The NAC AGM has been resheduled for 31st July at 2.30pm, to be held at Sywell in person. The original date of 10th July could not go ahead due to a lack of numbers, we did not have the minimum required. We hope that our members will join us on 31st July. The AGM pack is as before – see earlier news post.

The information pack containing the agenda, reports, and proposals for AGM is now available on this page in our members section – the usual members section password is required.

Any questions related to the AGM should be sent to secretary@northamptonarchery.co.uk.

Due to the current COVID guidelines this year’s Annual General Meeting will be held virtually via Webex (Online and Telephone access) on Sunday 11th July 2021 at 2.30pm.

The complete AGM pack will be sent 2 weeks ahead of the meeting.

Here are the blank proposal, officer and president nomination forms for you to complete, these must be with the club secretary – secretary@northamptonarchery.co.uk no later than 12pm on 27th June 2021.

1. Proposal
2. Officer Nomination 
3. President Nomination

It is vital that for the club to fully operate, that volunteers come forward for each role. If you would like to know more about any role, please ask the existing officer (see the contacts page) or get in touch with any of us, we’d be happy to explain. Also, if you think there is someone in the club who would do a good job in a specific role – please speak to them! 

The Northamptonshire County Team normally competes in a number of matches against other counties across the calendar year. During 2020, it has not been possible to host these because of Covid-19, however there was a natural williness to find a solution to this. Our County Captain Martin Ross discussed this with the Bedfordshire County Captain and from this was born the Northants vs. Beds Covid Postal Match.

Much as the title suggests this is not a normal match where a team of archers would be selected from Northamptonshire clubs to meet on a given date & time, at a pre arranged location and a round would be shot – at the end of that day, the winner would be the county with the highest score. Instead, Northamptonshire have opened this up to every archer from the county clubs, where they can shoot the selected round at their club and submit their scores.

The winning team is then selected from the top scores – a fantastic oppourtunity to get involved with the County Team. You have until 2nd November to shoot & submit your score.

Read more on the county website here.