We’ll done to Jodie at her first major indoor tournament. Jodie was there with about 350 other juniors to compete for the national indoor title. Jodie finished 12th after just going up to the U16 category. A great tournament we’ll done.

On Sunday 24th November Jacki, Petra and Taff shot a Portsmouth round at the Surrey Championships in Guildford. All results are for the Open (Visitors) section

Ladies Recurve: Petra winner session B / Single round 3rd – 559 / Double round 1st – 1110

Ladies Compound: Jacki Single round 3rd – 560 / Double round 2nd – 1118

Gentlemen Recurve: Taff Single Round 30th – 538 / Double Round 13th – 1075

On Sunday 17th November 2013, some of the club members were at Arundown Archery Club shooting a Portsmouth round. Results are below:

Ladies Recurve: Petra 1st – 255 / Double 1st 1104

Ladies Barebow: Jess 2nd- 342 (junior) / Double 2nd 634 / Triple 1st – 885

Ladies Compound: Jacki 2nd – 555 / Double 2nd 1115

Gentleman Recurve: Taff 9th – 548 / Double 10th – 1074 / Triple 2nd – 1554; Peter 13th – 537 / Double 9th 1075; Paul 24th – 478 / Double 16th 983 / Triple 3rd – 1496

Gentleman Barebow: Fred 5th – 227 (junior)

Gentleman Compound: Jack 7th – 510 (junior)

Team: 4th (Jacki, Petra, Taff) / 8th (Peter, Jack, Paul)

Its the start of the indoor season!

Off on the trail were Jacki (compound) and Petra (recurve) at Crookhorn near Portsmouth on 3rd November 2013 -to shoot a Portsmouth!

Jacki was 5th with 550, just 11 points behind the winning score.

Petra was 4th on single round with 544, but 3rd on the double round with 1099, shooting 555 on the second round.

On 8th September 2013 Ditchling club members were selected to represent Sussex at the Southern Counties Intercounties Tournament, held at Surrey Archery Club in Tolworth. They included Petra (Recurve – Hereford), Cameron (Compound – Bristol I), Jodie (Recurve – Bristol IV) and Nathan (Compound – Bristol IV)

Petra scored 1070 for a club record and was part of the Sussex Team which won the recurve title for Sussex

Cameron 1088 and Nathan 1190 were part of the Compound Junior Team which claimed second for Sussex

Jodie  scored 1130 and was part of the Junior Recurve Sussex Team which claimed third for Sussex

Well done all!!!

On 8th September 2013 3 club members were at the Woking Open Shoot. They battled the wind and heavy rain, including thunder! to make it through to the end. Well done to:

Overall Junior Girl Barebow – Bristol Round:

1st – Abigail – 605

2nd – Jessica – 526

Well done to Paul on a respectable 10th with 869 for mens recurve shooting a Hereford round!

Thank you to Cliff for Team Support!

Jodie Cameron from Ditchling travelled to Rayleigh Town archery club on the 31/8/2013 to take part in the 2013 Scas junior championships. This was Cameron’s last time to compete as a junior. Cameron took silver in the compound York round with a score of 970. Jodie also claimed a silver with a score of 1148 only 10 points behind the gold place.

On Bank Holiday Monday 26th August 2013, Taff, Petra, Jodie and Abi shot at Guildford’s Acorn Shoot which is Hereford and Bristol tournament.

It was a lovely sunny day with good conditions.

Petra won the ladies recurve with 1058

Taff was 30th with 896 for mens recurve

Jodie won the Bristol 4 junior recurve with 1153 and was awarded the trophy for the highest junior score.

Abi won the Bristol 3 junior barebow with 811 – outshooting the mens barebow!

Picture of the team before the shoot: Taff, Petra, Jodie and Abi – and the winners