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Five Counties Juniors 2025

Jeanine Williams - 4 October 2025

5 counties juniors abandoned after one dozen

NCAS 5 counties Juniors

Despite the weather, the competition went ahead. However, we only managed a dozen then it was called off.

Awards were given based on the scores obtained.

Very well done to our Junior team! You did us proud. For those that didn’t make it, we missed you, but definitely - safety first!

Results
TEAM AWARDS
Longbow boys team - James Howard and Edward Chester
Compound boys team - Bert Smart and Rohan Manku
OVERALL CHAMPIONS OVER ALL DISTANCES
Compound girl - Holly Hopkinson
Barebow girl - Alexis Williams
Longbow boy - James Howard
INDIVIDUAL DISTANCE CHAMPIONS
Recurve boy York - Liam Jordan
Recurve boy Bristol IV - Andrew Wong
Compound boy Bristol II - Bert Smart
Longbow boy Bristol IV - Edward Chester
Longbow boy Bristol V - James Howard
Recurve girl Bristol III - Bella Arrand
Recurve girl Bristol III - Sophie Avison
Compound girl Bristol II - Holly Hopkinson
Barebow girl Bristol II - Alexis Williams

Well done!!!

Jeanine Williams
County Teams Coordinator, YAA

Selby Winter League 2025-26

Andrew Neal - 26 August 2025

The Selby Winter League will be running this season from November 2025 to March 2026 inclusive.

There are two leagues:
Portsmouth - 5 dozen arrows at 20 yards on a 60cm face, metric scoring
Frostbite - 3 dozen arrows at 30 metres on an 80cm face, metric scoring

Teams will consist of either:
Recurve - three archers
Compound - two archers
Barebow - two archers
Longbow - two archers

Clubs can enter multiple teams.

Each team will shoot one match per month. Scores must be sent to the organiser and the opposing team.

For full details, please see the entry form:
Selby Winter League 2025-26 rules and entry form (PDF)

Andrew Neal
Selby Winter League

European Youth Cup

3 August 2025

Several of Yorkshire's junior archers excelled at the second leg of the European Youth Cup in Catez, Slovenia.

Jonny Smart of Thirsk Bowmen and his team mates Archie Bromley and Ed Gray won gold as the GB U21 Recurve Team. Bert Smart of Thirsk Bowmen won U18 Mixed Compound bronze with Chloe Scott.

Special mentions as well to Emma Hunt (York Archers) and Max Oakley (formerly of Bowmen of Adel) for their impressive performances.

Yorkshire pride on full display, with the flag draped over the advertising hoardings throughout the shoot!

Sarah to represent GB

4 July 2025

Congratulations to Sarah Monteith who has been selected to represent Great Britain again at the upcoming European 3D Championships being held in Serbia in late September.

Sarah says: "I am proud to have achieved the scores required to be selected, and am looking forward to representing Yorkshire on the international archery scene later in the year."

Valley Bowmen Bulletin May 2025

15 May 2025

Valley Bowmen have shared their latest club newsletter with Yorkshire's archers:
The Bowmen Bulletin May 2025 (PDF)

New YAA Treasurer and Chair

8 April 2025

The YAA Treasurer is now:
    Richard Ford
    99 Commercial Street
    Malton
    YO17 9HY
The email address is the same.

Gwen Smith is now the Chair - the Chair's email address is the same as previously.

YAA target tournaments 2025

Andrew Neal - 18 March 2025

As there haven't been any volunteers to take over the role of Target Tournament Organiser, the YAA committee has accepted the offer from Brontë Archers to host the following shoots:
YAA Junior Championhips - to be held on Sunday 4th May - details are held on the YAA website or by emailing tournaments@bronte-archers.co.uk
Lez Newsome - to be held on Saturday 31st May at Brontë archers ground - enquiries can be made to tournaments@bronte-archers.co.uk
YAA Senior Championships - to be held on Sunday 1st June at Brontë archers ground - enquires can be made to tournaments@bronte-archers.co.uk

At present the YAA committee has taken the decision to cancel the YAA Metric Weekend usually taking place at Wetherby on the first weekend in July. Should anyone be interested in running the shoot either at their own ground or potentially Wetherby, where equipment could be available, then they should contact the YAA secretary as soon as possible.

Looking forwards the YAA's preferred option would be for a volunteer to step forward to take the role of county tournament organiser, but they could be open for a group of people to take on the role. YAA do have full tournament equipment and the Wetherby venue is still potentially available. If anyone is interested they should contact the YAA secretary in the first instance. Help from the existing committee would be forthcoming.

Yorkshire Archery needs You!

Andrew Neal
President, YAA

Northern Counties Archery Society AGM 2025

Gaynor Moorhouse - 6 March 2025

Northern Counties Archery Association
Annual General Meeting
Saturday 15th March 2025 at 11:00 AM

The meeting is on Saturday 15th March 2025 at 11:00 AM. Please do not arrive too early as the hall has been booked from 11:00 AM. It will be a face to face meeting.

The venue is:
    The Lantern Room
    Boston Spa Village Hall
    199 High Street
    Boston Spa
    LS23 6AA

Documents:
Invitation
Agenda
Committee minutes 24th March 2024

Please note, a vote will be taken at the AGM on the following proposal:
To increase archers' affiliation fees by £1.00.

Also Andrew Neal, Chair, will give a short presentation on the report from Archery GB on the Regions and Home Counties meeting held on Saturday 18th January 2025.

Committee reports will be sent nearer the meeting.

Please email any nominations you may have for committee positions to Gaynor Moorhouse:
secretary@ncas.co.uk
secretary@ncas.co.uk.
Nominations will also be taken at the AGM.

Please send as many members/archers as you can.

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Gaynor Moorhouse
Secretary, NCAS

Panda Bowmen 70th Anniversary Event

Rosemary Hilton - 27 February 2025

Owing to a double booking at the venue where we shoot, we have had to change the date of the Panda Bowmen 70th Anniversary Event. The event will now be held on Saturday 12th July 2025.

More details soon!

Rosemary Hilton
Secretary, Panda Bowmen

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