Ditchling Archery Club are running a Beginner’s Course starting on the 19th May.
If you or anyone you know would like to attend, please see http://www.ditchlingac.org.uk/beginners-courses/ for more details.
Obviously we would like to to then join Ditchling Archery Club, but the completion certificate will be accepted by any Archery club.
Ditchling Archery Club’s annual Windsor tournament is almost full.
The Windsor round is full, with only three spaces remaining on the Junior Windsor and one space on the Short Junior Windsor.
We will be running a waiting list, so if you wish to be placed on the waiting list, please complete an entry form but do not make a payment until you are told that you have a place.
The entry form is available here.
The results for the Ditchling Archery Club Windsor shoot are now available for download at http://www.ditchlingac.org.uk/tournaments/windsor-tournament/
The Indoor club championships were held on the 20th March.
Well Done to all the winners
Ladies Recurve Petra.
Ladies Barebow Sue.
Gents Recurve Kevin.
Gents Compound Colin.
Gents Barebow Iain
Junior Ladies Recurve Jodie
Junior Ladies Compound Zara
Junior Gents Compound Jack.
The Full results can be found here. Indoor Results
| Saturday 27th February saw some of us learning how to teach beginners to the current Archery GB standards at a workshop funded from our Cash4Clubs award. |  |
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We had an interesting day at Ardingly College with Iain and Ben’s guidance. It was great to learn how to teach a new archer how to shoot safely and correctly in a clear and simple way. It is quite a challenge to remember everything in the right order! Iain and Ben make it look so easy! | ||
| Here we are with our certificates. |  |
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Thanks to 
for funding the workshop.
Eight members of Ditchling archery club made their way to Blind Veterans archery club on 18th February 2016 to take part in their indoor archery week. All of the Ditchling team shot really well with Jodie claiming a county record. But we lost but only by a close margin of 36 points handicap adjusted.
Well done to Mike, Jodie Sue and Chris for making the team.
A big thank you to Arundown archery club for putting on another successful shoot on the 7/2/2016. Ben, Jodie, Zara, Kevin and Jack all went a long. Every one that went took away at least one medal.
Ben scored 292 out of 300 to take the gent’s recurve gold. Followed this was a gold in the double round also. Jodie took golds in the Junior ladies Single and doubles and also a bronze for the Ladies Recurve single (1 point between 1st,2nd and 3rd) and Silver for the Ladies double (Equal score but 1 less hit). Zara took gold for the Single and double Junior ladies compound and also Bronze in the Ladies Single and double compound. Kevin finished 8th overall and also pickup a gold for the team with Ben and Jodie.
A nice warm hall this year for the Guildford indoor WA25 on the 17th January 2016. The morning started of with snow falling in Sussex. Most of the east and north saw a few inches. The snow wasn’t a problem in Surrey though and by mid morning it had all but gone. Petra, Jodie and Ben represented Ditchling at this event.
Petra came away with a silver for the double ladies recurve, Jodie got Bronze for the Junior ladies recurve and Ben finished 10th.
Ditchling Archery Club are excited to announce that our application to Cash4Clubs for funding for additional coaching has been successful. Fantastic news! Many thanks to #cash4clubs @betfairpress
Jodie and Jack went to the JNIC at a new location of Stoneleigh park. This was a very big occasion for Jodie as she had been selected to shoot for the England team. Also on the England team from Sussex were Marc Charlesworth and Kai Thomas-Prause. The England team cam second to Scotland by 1 point. Jodie came 12th overall with a score of 534, a bit behind her PB but that could be the pressure telling. Jack came 7th in the U16 junior gents compound. A very good venue for this event this year the lighting was a bit better than previous years but there was much more space. The venue also hosted the indoor back to back where Petra shot. This was shot in mini leagues and Petra won 2 of her 6 matches but this wasn’t enough to get through to the next round.
On the 29th November Petra, Ben and Jodie made there way across the county to the High Wealds 1st record status Stafford. This is like shooting a double frostbite but inside. Although the shoot was inside it was still a bit on the cool side, but the beef stew and tea provided we a great warmer. All of the members of ditching shot well, Petra came first in the Ladies recurve, Jodie was first in the junior ladies recurve and ben came second in the gents recurve.
On The 15th of November members of Ditchling took part in the 51st Arundown portmouth tournament in Angmering.
Medals were as follows.
Golds
Jodie Single and Double Junior Ladies Recurve.
Petra Single and double Ladies Recurve.
Paul Single, Double and Triple Longbow.
Zara Single and double Junior Ladies U14 Compound
Jack Double Junior Gents U16 Compound
Also Petra, Ben and Jacki for the club team.
Silvers
Jodie single and Double Ladies Recurve.
Ben Double Recurve.
Jack Single Junior Gents U16 Compound.
Fred Single U12 Junior Barebow.
Bronzes
Ben Single Gents Recurve.
Jacki Ladies Compound Single.
Also Cameron, Kevin and Jodie for 3rd place Team.
Thanks to all that took part. Full results can be found here ->arundown 2015 results
The final results for the Selby Postal League 2015 are in and Ditchling positions are as follows:
| Recurve Division 1 (Ditchling A) | 6th |
| Recurve Division 10 (Ditchling B) | 5th |
| Compound Division 7 | 2nd |
| Longbow Division 10 | 1st |
Just a reminder that it’s the club’s outdoor championships on Sunday July 26. It will be a York/Hereford/Bristol, so will be an all day event. Anyone wanting to take part, please get in touch with me. Bob
