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Seen here with club coaches Mary and Philip are recently qualified archers (from left to right) Graham, Sarah, Nick, Ken, Sue & Onel (not pictured) showing off their certificates and FITA White Arrow awards.

Well done to all and see you on the shooting line!

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We're delighted to announce the details of the end of indoor season shoot which this year will be held on the 24^th of March at our usual Saturday venue (Netherhall School).

We'll be shooting a Portsmouth round. Medals and certificates will be available in five different classes:-

• Compound
• Recurve (Snr.)
• Recurve (Jnr.)
• Longbow/Barebow
• Novices (those who have been shooting for less than a year)

So everyone should be in with a shout of a medal and either way it should be a good social and the chance to get together as a whole club and enjoy a good morning's shooting so why not come along and have a bit of a giggle.

Keep a close eye on the web-site as we're putting the final touches to the plans for the end of season shoot. This year we'll be offering a Portsmouth round with classes which will give all club members a good chance of a medal.

For those of you not familiar with the Portsmouth round, it consists of 5-doz. arrows, shot in ends of three at a 60cm target face at 20yds. Ten-zone scoring is used (inner gold=10, outer gold=9, etc.) with a maximum score of 600.

A blank score-sheet will be available in the members area shortly for those of you who fancy getting some practice in before hand!

The most recent Beginners' course at Netherhall is fully subscribed, and is now in full swing. Here is a picture of Phil and Mary instructing them at Netherhall School Sports Hall this weekend. The next beginners' course has already got people signed up for it. The date is yet to be decided, but we'll post this information soon.

Members braved a chilly afternoon to blow away the Christmas/New Year cobwebs last Wednesday (28th Dec) with a Frostbite round at our regular outdoor shooting venue in Cambridge.

Although the weather was kind, everyone was pleased to re-fuel and warm up with hot chocolate at half time.

Check out pictures of the event here.

With the holiday period fast approaching, Chris has confirmed the shooting schedule for the Christmas/New Year period. Details below.

• Wednesday 21st December: 7pm-9pm, Sawston Village College
• Saturday 24th December: No shooting
• Wednesday 28th December: 1pm-3pm Hills Road Sixth Form College playing fields (Sedley Taylor Rd). Frostbite round.
• Saturday 31st December: No shooting
• Wednesday 4th January: 7pm-9pm, Sawston Village College
• Saturday 7th January: 10am-12pm, Netherhall School
• Wednesday 11th January: Cancelled (School Exams)
• Saturday 14th January: 10am-12pm, Netherhall School
• Wednesday 18th January: Cancelled (School Exams)
• Saturday 21st January: 10am-12pm, Netherhall School
• Wednesday 25th January: 7pm-9pm, Sawston Village College
• Saturday 28th January: 10am-12pm, Netherhall School

Club members came out in force to support the Christmas fun shoot this year which was held at our regular Saturday indoor venue of Netherhall School.

The target list filled up quickly with a great mix of Juniors and Seniors in Recurve, Barebow and Compound disciplines.

After a brief talk by our "Elf'n'Safety" Elf Philip and a welcome and introduction by our Lady Paramount, Mary, the shoot got underway with a fantastic selection of novelty targets on offer.

Mince Pies and Fruit Punch at half-time gave everyone the chance to mingle and share hints on how best to score each boss before getting back to the not so serious business of racking up the points!

After a great shoot, the final positions were:-

• Snr. Recurve Champion: Chris Fernie
• Snr. Barebow Champion: James Bridges
• Snr. Compound Champion: Francis Williams
• Jnr. Recurve Champion: Toby Bingham
• Jnr. Recurve 2nd place: Pia Doh
• Jnr. Recurve 3rd place: Ciaran Tunmer
• Jnr. Barebow Champion: Joe Bridges
• Jnr. Barebow 2nd place: Michael Beal

A very satisfying number of people turned out for the fun Christmas Shoot on Saturday. It was enjoyed by all.

Many thanks to both Phil and Mary for organizing it.

Photos have been made available at the link above.

We've made the news!

Netherhall Archers were contacted recently by Cambridge First reporters . See the result at http://www.cambridgefirst.co.uk and search for Netherhall Archers or direct via tinyurl (http://tinyurl.com/c9tovcr)

The latest crop of Netherhall beginners can be seen here with club coaches Debbie, Mary & Philip, showing off their new qualifications after completing the 5-week course in archery and earning their FITA White Arrow awards.

Well done to Joe, Peter, Vanessa, James, Diana and John!

The old domain name netherhallarchers.org.uk has been restored, so any old references out there to our website should start working again. Thanks to Martin for getting the transfer organized.

However our preference is to use the domain netherhall-archers.org, and the old ones will probably not be renewed when they expire in a couple years time.

The next beginners' course has been scheduled to start on:

Sat 14th Jan, 2012

See the Beginners Page for more details.

The date for the Christmas shoot has been confirmed as Saturday the 17th of December. Along with regular shooting we'll be offering a special 'Holiday' themed competition with games and prizes all overseen by the "Fairy Paramount"! Free Mince Pies, Mulled Wine (for the grown-ups) and Squash for the juniors will be on offer after the event which takes place at our usual Saturday practice venue from 10am-12am.

We'll also be presenting the awards for high scores during the outdoor season along with the handicap improvement medal.

Fancy dress is optional, but there may be a prize for the best one there... you never know ;-)

This is just a message to let you know that archery is canceled on the following days:

• Wednesday 28th December (Christmas Holidays.)
• Wednesday  4th January (exams)
• Wednesday 11th January (exams)
• Wednesday 18th January (exams)
• Wednesday 25th January (exams)

We are trying to encourage all members, and particularly our younger members, to try out for some awards. And in this spirit a FITA White Arrow Award was presented to Pia at last Saturday's shooting session.

Well done, Pia!

For more information on awards for beginners and novices (both juniors and adults), take a look at ArcheryGB Awards to aim for, which has details of the FITA Feather and Arrow schemes.

On Saturday 12th November another Beginners' course started, with nine attendees! This was a great start, and the first session went extremely well.

See the Beginner's page if you're interested in participating in the next Beginners training course.

The domain name netherhallarchers.org has been restored, and points to the same server as the netherhall-archers.org. We prefer the latter since it separates the words and makes it easier to read. We will continue to support the non-hyphenated name.

The email address listing in the Contact Us page will also work with the domain netherhallarchers.org.

Note that the domain name netherhallarchers.org.uk is no longer being retained.

We have purchased a new domain for the club: netherhall-archers.org and www.netherhall-archers.org.

This new website uses this domain, and the email address found in the Contact Us page are also using it.