Winner of the Mike King Trophy 2019 goes to:

Graham Styles

** IMPORTANT MESSAGE
FOR MEMBERS **

Please be reminded that you MUST carry your Green Dragon membership card and display it on your quiver and display your car badge at all times when you visit the shooting field. Knebworth Estates staff will now check these regularly. Also remember that access for archery members is limited to the huts, the shooting field, and the toilets. We do not have open access to the park itself.

Green Dragon Bowmen is a member of ontarget, Archery GB’s Club Development Programme. Clubs joining ontarget are making a public pledge to be open and friendly, to advance archery and to proactively work with Archery GB and in return clubs will be recognised, rewarded and given support, guidance and advice to develop and improve.

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Field Markers

The shooting field markers have been relayed and are in a different location, please see the map below, as email will be sent out shortly explaining the differences .eg:

1.There are 5 discs on the Shooting Line (2 for Shooting line tape, 2 for centres of target 1 and 10 and 1 centre of the range, centres also located at 30, 50, 70 & 90M.

2. the Target range has been enlarged by 2 targets spaces, but it is advisable that targets 1 & 2 are used for distances upto 60Y only.

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HAA Open Coaching evenings

Winter only:

Cost: £5.00 block booking or £6.00 pay as you go (19:30 to 22:00) held at:

Loreto College,

Hatfield Road, St Albans.

AL13RQ

Open Coaching dates for season 19/20

Oct 14th & 28th. Nov 11th & 25th

Dec 9th, Jan 6th & 20th, Feb 10th & 24th

and Mar 9th & 23rd

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If you wish to be considered for the County Squad, please see the following link:

HAA

Selection Policy 

Please use the form on this link.

  Declaration Form

to declare your interest.

Please submit your scores online (HERE)

NB: You are required to submit your own scores on the online forms provided by HAA.

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GDB EVENT

2020

Please ensure that all cars are parked near to the huts and not near the church, this is a request from the estate, you are permitted to unload at the church car park, but please ensure you park at the huts. Please also make sure you have your club passes.

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Beginners Courses 2020

Our Next Courses are:

Course 1: 6th/7th & 13th/14th June 2020

Course 2: 5th/6th & 12th/13th September 2020

 (13:00 to 16:30)

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NEXT Club Meeting Agenda 3/2/20

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GDB CLUB SHIRTS

Our next order will be late January 2020, please follow link to order form and details.

[CLUB SHIRT]

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NO SHOOTING AT KNEBWORTH PARK ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

Sunday 12th to Tuesday 14th April

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Friday 19th to Monday 22nd June

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Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th July

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Sunday 26th  July

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GDB WINDSOR 2020 (UKRS)

Record Status Windsor

will be held at

Knebworth Park Estates

 Entry Form

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GDB Participation Club Championship

Results 2019 & Photos

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GDB 500 2019

Record Status Portsmouth

was held on

10th November at Nobel School, Stevenage

 RESULTS

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UPDATE 2020

 NB.  Due to our licence constraints whilst shooting at our venues Knebworth House and Nobel school,  We only shoot the following bow styles (Recurve, Barebow, English Longbow, Compound Bow, Flatbow and (hybrid flatbow/longbow/recurve).

All other bows such as Horse Bows, Mongolian Bows or Similar types and Cross bows are not permitted at any of our venues.

 

Local Tournaments and Events

2020

Now on Mondays between 2:00-3:45pm

 Please see leaflet for more information (leaflet), This is an open invitation for all GDB members, for some extra practice.

Contact John Meischke for more details

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AGB Junior Events

 

Junior Archery Coaching,

The SCAS pathway Alignment Acadamy (North Central) are looking for both Recurve and Compound junior archers. SCAS are looking to offer a channel for all junior archers to receive structured training on top of any coaching being received at club level. SCAS are looking for any junior that shows potential and any found will be fed through the current channel with Archery GB to make sure that can reach their full potential. Sessions are once a month on a Saturday morning 10:00 - 12:00. These Sessions are held at Aim4Sport, the cost per archer is £10.00, this covers all technical, equipment ,mental training & physical program.

Archery training Centres (ATC)

Exciting times at ArcheryGB- The performance unit have been working towards setting up Archery Training Centres (ATC) around England.  We have spaces for adults as well as juniors on the programme.  Archery Training Centres will be able to offer the AGB Junior Development programme based on the National Talent Development Programme. (NTDP).  One of the Archery Training Centres is going to be based at Aim4sport Training Centre.

The ATC sessions will be 3 hrs 09:30am to 12:30 or 13:30 to 16:30 - cost £45.00 for a block of 3 sessions.

Please contact Gaynor Hutchison: performance@hertsarchery.org.uk

or click the link for further details: The SCAS pathway Alignment Academy (North Central): http://www.aim4sport.com/a4sweb/archery-lessons/scas-pathway-alignment-junior-academy-north-central/

or Archery Training Centres (ATC):

http://www.aim4sport.com/a4sweb/archery-lessons/archery-training-centre/

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HAA Junior Events

Stortford AC have invited HAA juniors to join them for winter coaching bi-weekly, see pdf for details.

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2020

Sunday 22nd March 2020 EA Bowmen & Caxton House are hosting their 8th Indoor Portsmouth Fun Open Tournament, Venue: 129 St John’s Way, Archway, London, N19 3RQ.

Three bow categories: Olympic Recurve, Barebow &* Traditional Wooden (*Wooden type bows, no take down and no sight on the bow using wooden arrows).

We have three sessions: Session A is starting at 10:00am

Session B is starting at 12:45pm and Session C starting at 3:30pm

(click link)

Entry Form

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Saturday 4th April 2020 & Sunday 5th April 2020 Stortford Archery Club present their STORTFORD SPRING CLOUT WEEKEND METRIC AND IMPERIAL ONE WAY CLOUTS UK Record and Tassel Award Status Venue: Jobbers Wood, Bishop Stortford High School, Great Hadham Road, Much Hadham SG10 6FB. Saturday 4th April 2020 (Metric Double One Way Clout) & Sunday 5th April 2020 (Imperial Double One Way Clout) Sighters: 10am each day Entry Fee: One Day: £10.00, Two Days: £18.00

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Entry Form

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Sunday 7th June 2020 SCAS Clout Championships UK Record Status and Tassel Awards Double Two Way Clout, Venue Manshead School, Dunstable Road, Caddington, Beds LU1 4BB (Map on Request) Assembly 11am,  Judges Gill Millward, Gary Bellamy, Tracey Jackson, John Gorman

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Entry Form

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Sunday 19th July 2020 Hertfordshire Archery Association Hosting the 69th County & Open Championships: York, Hereford & Bristol rounds Rose and UK Record Status Venue: Jobbers Wood, Bishop’s Stortford High School, Great Hadham Road, Much Hadham, SG10 6FB

Judges: Mr Gary Bellamy (Chair of Judges), Mrs Tracey Jackson, Mr Paul Jackson, Mr Geoff Barham, Lord Patron: Mr Geoff Barham Rounds: Gents York, Ladies Hereford & Junior Bristol I – V, Gents Hereford & Ladies Bristol II Start Times: York, Hereford, Bristol Rounds –Equipment inspection from 8.30am. Assembly 9.30am, Sighters 9.45am

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Entry Form