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Colin Fairburn - 8 December 2008
Joe Fairburn (aged 7) of the Bowmen of Adel shot at the Junior National Indoor Archery Championships on Saturday 6th December and came 3rd in the Under 9s Junior Gentlemen Recurve category. He shot a round of 159 which, to be honest wasn't his best (but then again not his worst!). The most important thing is however, that thanks to kind and generous people Joe has raised in excess of £500 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity, and with gift aid the figure will be in excess of £600. Special mention has to go to the various archery clubs across the region who supported Joe with donations totaling over £200, as well as individual archers from a plethora of clubs.
Joe and I would like to thank everyone who donated to this worthwhile cause.
Colin Fairburn
Gwen Smith - 24 November 2008
Barnsley Archery Club are planning to hold a charity Open Western shoot on 1st March 2009!
All proceeds from the shoot will be donated to Cancer Research and the Macmillan Trust. These are two very hardworking charities who deserve all the support they can get. Cancer is becoming an all too common disease which touches too many people and can wreck the lives of sufferers and those of family members. I am sure most of you reading this will know someone who has been affected.
As most Yorkshire archers are already aware Barnsley Archery Club had one of its members diagnosed with cancer early this year and he has spent most of the year battling against both the disease and the treatment. Without the work of Cancer Research and the support of the Macmillan Trust, as well as the support of fellow archers, the year could have been far more difficult than it was. Iain is currently in remission and in addition to his personal thanks, as a club we would like to thank everyone who has passed on messages of support and good wishes.
As a thank you to all (although if the weather isn't kind, participating archers may not appreciate the thanks) we would like to host an open Western tournament at Barnsley Archery Club for all to enjoy.
The proposal was put forward by our junior club representative Rachael Smith, it has the unanimous support of the club and we would like to ask for the support of the wider Yorkshire archery community. The intention is to award medals for winners in individual categories plus engraved mementos for winning team members (Recurve, Compound, Longbow and Junior mixed). More importantly hot food will be available at the lunchtime break in addition to the usual breakfast butties produced by Barnsley Catering Corps. There will also be somewhere guaranteed to be warm and dry for the raffle and presentations at the end of the day. The entry fee will be a minimum donation amount of around £5 per archer, but everyone is invited to donate whatever they wish. Donations of other support and for any extra special raffle prizes would also be gratefully accepted. Full details and entry forms will be posted shortly on both the Barnsley and Yorkshire websites.
We appreciate that this is very early in the outdoor season, in fact before it really starts, but at least it will give everyone the opportunity to escape the indoor rounds briefly. We would hope that as many of you as possible would support the day and come along to join in the fun. Please feel free to pass on the invitation to others either from your club or not who would otherwise not see it.
Finally - we really do mean this as a THANK YOU!
Thanks
Gwen Smith, Barnsley Archery Club
Colin Fairburn - 14 November 2008
My son Joe (aged 7) of the Bowmen of Adel (Leeds) is shooting in the Junior National Championships at Lilleshall in December. He has taken it upon himself to use the event to help raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance through sponsorship at the rate of 2p per point for his Portsmouth round (or a fixed amount). It is envisaged that he will score around the 200 points mark.
Throughout the summer months Joe has attended many tournaments around the region and most people who have met him will remember him I am sure.
As I am sure you will agree it is a very worthwhile cause to support and the nature of archery (both target and field) is such that the Yorkshire Air Ambulance could well be called out to any event in our region at any time.
So far his own efforts have raised a minimum of £200 in fixed sponsorship plus sponsorship on the 'points' basis.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Any pledges of support can be emailed to me at colinfairburn at yahoo.com.
Colin Fairburn
Michael Ward - 19 October 2008
I've taken over the running of the Senior NCAS Postal League from Sandra Vives-Lynch. The Junior NCAS Postal League is still being run by Peter Galbraith.
I'll be running it in the same way as in previous years, with rounds in November, December, January, February and March. Scores from Portsmouth rounds to be submitted to me via email at ncas_postal@mw116.plus.com.
Michael Ward, NCAS Postal League organiser
David O'Carroll - 8 October 2008
I organise a postal competition for individuals shooting Portsmouth rounds during the winter months called the Virtual Archery League. It's been running for eight years and many Yorkshire archers take part. There are also archers from Scotland to Jersey and New Zealand of all standards shooting in separate divisions for recurve, compound and longbow.
It only costs £3 and there are medals for each division.
The site can be viewed (with last year's results) at www.virtualarchery.org.uk and entry can be made from the site or by e-mailing val@virtualarchery.org.uk.
David O'Carroll, Bowmen of Adel
Pat Styles - 8 October 2008
The afternoon session of our indoor shoot, which will take place on the 2nd of November, is filling up fast. As of today, we have two compound spaces and two longbow spaces remaining in the afternoon.
We still have plenty of spaces left in the morning session, but you should get your entry in soon.
Pat Styles, secretary of Bridlington Archers
Gwen Smith - 6 October 2008
This was my first tournament as team manager and I was hoping for a good day with everything going smoothly. On the Saturday I was beginning to worry that my only task would be to agree to abandon the shoot on safety grounds. Fortunately Sunday dawned with a largely blue sky and a phenomenon which I believe should be referred to as the sun (even though its heat generating abilities seemed to be absent, it was very welcome).
In sharp contrast to the Juniors there were no catastrophes, or rain!! to dampen the spirits of the Senior Team.
The day was much drier than Saturday and there was even sufficient sunshine to turn the mud bath (occasionally called the gents line) into what the racing fraternity may describe as ‘soft to distinctly dodgy’. There was even a tricky wind to add an additional challenge particularly for our Longbow archers whose sight marks appeared to change at every end.
Congratulations were well deserved by all, the whole team displayed a great spirit and sense of fun throughout the day while taking the task of beating the opposition very seriously. Everyone put in a good performance which was evident as the results were announced.
The day was a great success for the team with individual gold medals being earned by Gemma Breese and Mark Hayes in their respective disciplines. In addition there were team wins for Ladies Recurve, Ladies Compound, Gents Compound and overall team awards for both Recurve and Compound. A great haul of trophies to end a very good day!
Gwen Smith
Nick Beeson - 5 October 2008
The day started well at Penrith on Saturday. Well, that is a relative term - what that means is that the sleet promised in the weather forecast did not materialise. Sadly, also, at that stage, neither had Michael Wallhead, whose satnav perversely sent his family to a housing estate. Also, sadly, Tanya Cogan's bow had decided to stay at home, and send her brother's in its place. A minor obstacle, as Chris Battersby, the TO, lent Tanya his wife's bow which was exactly the same setup.
At assembly, the judges declared inclement weather - which was just as well, because all the dry-weather gear was already soaked. And, joy of joys, our ray of sunshine (aka Michael) also appeared. So a full team was present, including, for the first time in many years, a Girl Longbow, Annarose Spencer.
It soon became apparent that the weather was worsening, with the wind whipping up, the rain becoming heavier, and, worst of all, the temperature dropping significantly. By 4-dozen, it was fairly obvious that there was strong danger of hypothermia, so the team managers conferred with the TO, and offered three options to the archers: stop shooting there and then; take lunch and move the targets to shoot Nationals (or Westerns if the weather improved); or carry on to the bitter end. To the surprise of everyone, including the archers, they voted to carry on, but, as the weather got even worse, the unilateral decision was taken to stop altogether at 6 dozen, and do the awards on those scores.
The Yorkshire Boys' Longbow were the only one of our teams to take their prize - congratulations to Tom Powell and Dominic Spencer. In the regional championships, Aaron Barnes became Compound Champion; Helena Beeson, Hannah Jones, Annarose Spencer, Tom Price, Dominic Spencer and Tom Powell won their sections; Rachael Smith, Michael Wallhead and Adam Kinghorn came second; Rebecca Smith and Carl Grey came third.
Congratulations to all those (and Steven Wilkinson and Daniel Baker, the only two not to have been mentioned so far). They all remained cheerful throughout, and took what the elements threw at them. As usual, they were a credit to Yorkshire, and we can be proud of them.
Nick Beeson
Photo by Jeff Price.
Dave Phillips - 25 September 2008
The date of the YAA AGM has been changed (brought forward by one week) from the date previously published. The time for the start of the AGM has also been brought forward to 10:00 AM. Invites, agenda and minutes will be issued to all clubs nearer to the date.
The AGM will now be held on Saturday 7 March 2009 at Barnsley Archery Club, starting at 10:30 AM. Note: time changed.
The YAA Indoor Championships will be held the following day, Sunday 8 March 2009 at QEGS Wakefield.
Derise Atkins - 15 September 2008
Savile Bowmen are pleased to announce a special offer in time for the beginning of the indoor season. Pay just £60 for a full season of indoor shooting Mondays & Fridays at our indoor venue, Spen Valley Sports College. Why not come along & try our facilities for just a £3 target fee, refundable if you sign up for the full season.
Limited spaces available, please contact secretary@savile-bowmen.org.uk for more information on this offer.
13 September 2008
Danielle Brown of Aire Valley Archers today won gold at the Paralympics. The 20 year old law student, who is the reigning IPC World Champion, won the Women's Individual Compound Open with an arrow to spare.
Danielle faced team mate Mel Clarke in the semi finals. The match was tight and was undoubtedly Danielle's biggest test of the tournament, but she held her nerve to win by 117 points to 113. "It was pretty tough knocking out my team-mate, but you just have to go out and shoot," said Danielle. Mel went on to win the bronze medal.
In the final, Danielle took on Chieko Kamija of Japan. Danielle started with a pair of 10s, and never looked back. She won by 112 points to 98.
"This is a wonderful experience, and I am so pleased to be a Paralympic gold medallist," said Danielle.
Coach Tim Hazell said: "It's a fantastic performance from both Danielle and Mel, and I am so pleased for both of them. Obviously it was tough that they came up against each other in the semi-finals, but that's life. They have both shot fantastically well all week, and they should be as proud of themselves as I am of them!"
The Yorkshire Archery Association sends its congratulations to Dani on this outstanding achievement.
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11 September 2008
Danielle Brown is through to the semi finals of the Paralympic Women's Individual Compound Open, where she will face GB team mate Mel Clarke. The semi-finals will take place on Saturday in Beijing.
The 20 year old law student from Skipton has had an outstanding competition. She set a new IPC World Record of 676 during the qualifying round and has despatched her opponents convincingly in the elimination rounds.
The Yorkshire Archery Association sends its best wishes to Dani for Saturday.
Dereck Wilcock - 3 September 2008
Thirsk Bowmen will hold their April tournament on the weekend of Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of April 2009.
World Record status FITA 70 metre rounds will be shot on both days. The Thirsk Standard round (3 dozen arrows at 50 metres and 3 dozen arrows at 30 metres) will be available for those who don't want to shoot the 70 metre round.
On Sunday, there will also be a 70 metre head-to-head round. We've applied for UK Record Status.
The entry form will be available from the Thirsk Bowmen's website shortly, or keep an eye on the Yorkshire website.
Dave Phillips - 23 August 2008
Most clubs will have received their subscription renewal paperwork from the GNAS by now. We ask that you complete the subscription returns promptly. Please bear in mind that there is a timeline involved, and that the subscription returns and payments must be processed by the YAA, then the NCAS, then the GNAS. This involves a substantial chain of people, most of whom are doing the work in their spare time. Leaving the subscriptions until the last minute can result in a large backlog of work that may take months to clear. In particular, membership cards for new members can be delayed by a considerable time.
So, the sooner the better for everyone, especially your club's new members.
Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 July 2008
It is with great sadness that we learned today that Malcolm Burgin, Coach, of Dearne Valley Archery Club passed away on Friday 18th July.
Malcolm actually started his archery career at my own club, Barnsley, moving later to DVAC where he settled for many years. He came into coaching with Level 1 in 2006. Malcolm was, in his way, very inspirational; despite having oesophageal cancer and a host of other illnesses including diabetes, he continued with his coach training course, having passed at Level 1 in 2007. He battled with his illness, turning up every month, keen to learn and develop new skills, always with a smile. Sometimes his medication made him sleepy, and at others he was in discomfort, but kept on to the end of the course, taking his exam just two days after surgery. He was treated with great sympathy by the examiners, but given no quarter in terms of the rigour of his exam - and neither would he have wanted it.
I was very proud of Malcolm's achievements, and I know his wife June was. I am very sorry he will not be around to inspire other people with his stubbornness, courage and humour.
June, our thoughts are with you - we all saw how devoted you were to each other and I know he will be missed by many people.
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Malcolm Burgin (right) with friend and club mate Pam Hill.
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Kath Fitzpatrick
CCO/RCO
22 July 2008
Congratulations to Danielle Brown of Aire Valley Archers, who won gold and silver at the Stoke Mandeville Grand Prix on Sunday. She won Ladies Compound gold in the double 720 event, setting a provisional Paralympic world record in the process, and won silver in the head-to-head.
22 July 2008
Congratulations to Michelle Kiddy and Amy Oliver of Dearne Valley Archery Club, who have been selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the World Field Archery Championships in Wales in September.
Kath Fitzpatrick - 30 June 2008
For the past 7-8 years we have been fortunate to have the use of the facility at Wetherby for all our squads and coach training. We had excellent facilities at Wetherby (2 halls, several small rooms, 2 kitchens) at a very reasonable cost of £8 per hour. This is now closing, so we have need of a new home. The requirements would be - ideally - a shooting area where we can get 20 yards (mainly for squads) a classroom area (for training) a kitchen and toilets plus storage for bosses and stands. We have our own bosses and can equip with backstop netting if not an archery range.
If anyone can suggest somewhere we could look at we would be very grateful. We have already looked at a Scout facility which could be used for coach training but would only give around 12 yards indoors, so not big enough for squads. Ideally we would like one place we could use for all events, which over the winter (September to April) is around 12-13 Saturdays and 15 Sundays.
If anyone can help please contact me in the first instance and I will make arrangements to have a look.
Kath Fitzpatrick
tel. 01226 218518
email kath-f @ blueyonder.co.uk or kath @ yaacoaching.co.uk
Nick Beeson - 14 June 2008
Danielle Brown was joint winner in the category Outstanding Female Elite Athlete with a Disability at the Commonwealth Sports Awards Dinner tonight in Glasgow. The other winner was Karoline Pelendritou of Cyprus, a swimmer.
Each Commonwealth nation (in this case England) invited each sport representative body to supply nominations for each category. From these nominations, one was selected in each category as the national nomination, to compete against the other nations' candidates. So, to gain the award, Danielle was up against athletes from all sports from across the Commonwealth.
The nomination from the English Archery Federation reads:
Having represented Great Britain as an able-bodied junior archer (despite her disability) Danielle joined the GB Paralympic Archery team in 2006. In the Arizona Cup in April she achieved a team gold medal; this was followed by a gold medal and two world records in the individual and team events at the European Invitational Grand Prix at Stoke Mandeville in July. However, her outstanding achievement was to take Gold in the IPC World Championships in Korea in October, setting no fewer than seven world records in the process.
She has also represented GB seniors as an able-bodied archer.
Danielle, who is now studying law at The University of Leicester, suffers from a condition called RSD - reflex sympathetic dystrophy - which results in constant, chronic pain in her feet.
She used to take part in sports like fell running before her disability started and took up archery "because there was no running around involved". Initially shooting in a standing position, she has been forced to use a wheelchair as her condition dictated.
Tim Mason - 8 June 2008
Geoff Taylor of the Phoenix Bowmen of Halifax has become the first recipient of the new Yorkshire Award. The Yorkshire Award is intended as recognition of individuals and couples who have performed outstanding service to their clubs over many years. Geoff certainly fits that description.
The award was presented by Jim Routledge, Vice President of the YAA, at Phoenix's ground on Sunday the 8th of June 2008. The citation reads:
Geoff Taylor has been a member of the club continuously since its founding thirty years ago. He has taken on every task in the club at some point and performed it diligently and well. He is currently the club's treasurer, in addition to which he helps with the coaching, grounds maintenance, equipment management and just about everything else. At the age of 78 he shows no signs of slacking, and is an excellent example to the other members of the club.
Geoff has stuck with the club through some very rough patches, and has often been the only thing keeping the club alive.
Geoff has been crucial to maintaining good relations with our hosts, Halifax RUFC. He comes to the grounds every Monday morning to tidy up and maintain the premises, and works on the gate when home games are on. He sat on the rugby club's committee for many years, representing the archery section.
Geoff has consistently taken a progressive and clear-sighted approach to the archery club, bringing about changes when needed.
The Yorkshire Award would be fitting recognition for an archer who has worked long and hard for the club over three decades.
Geoff Taylor (centre right) receives the Yorkshire Award from Jim Routledge (centre left).
Do you have someone (or a couple) like Geoff in your club? If so, please consider nominating them for this award. Details can be found on the Administration page:
Details of the Yorkshire Award
Tim Mason - 7 June 2008
Martin Holtby of Hull Kingston Archers has been presented with the Yorkshire Sword for his services to archery in 2007 and over many previous years. The sword was presented at the YAA Championships on the 1st of June 2008 by the Lady Paramount, Nicole Allen.
The citation nominating Martin for the award reads:
Hull Kingston Archers would be proud to nominate Martin Holtby for the 2007 Yorkshire Sword. An archer of 28+ years, Martin has achieved just about every award the County & Region can offer. As a Coach for 10 years Martin finally achieved the rank of Senior Coach & Assessor for the Region & GNAS. He has raised the level of some already very good archers to achieve even more, often to MB status, often at the expenses of his own shooting/practice and valuable free time.
He is the sort of person who speaks quietly but achieves much for others. A YAA Committee man, Hull Kingston Archers Club Official, YAA CPO, Martin wears so many hats for Yorkshire he should walk with a stoop, but his back is straight and he is proud to work for YAA archers with no thought for himself.
I am proud to know Martin and offer his name for consideration for the Award.
John Gilroy, Secretary, Hull Kingston Archers
Martyn Spence - 24 April 2008
At the recent G.N.A.S. Annual General Meeting another increase in fees was agreed, taking effect from 1st May 2008 and applying to all new members joining from that date. There have been no increases in NCAS and YAA fees.
With these increases the total fees are now due as follows:
| | GNAS | NCAS | YAA | Total |
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| Senior club member | £33.00 | £1.50 | £4.00 | £38.50 |
| Junior member of senior club | £20.00 | £0.75 | £2.00 | £22.75 |
There was no change to the Junior Club bloc fee which remains at £50.00 with individual juniors paying £0.75 to NCAS and £2.00 to YAA.
The University Club bloc fee was increased from £100.00 to £110.00.
All subscription fee cheques should be made payable to Yorkshire Archery Association or YAA and sent along with the forms direct to me at:
Martyn Spence
Tamaline
Garthends Lane
Hemingbrough
North Yorkshire
YO8 6QW
Please remember that for all new members joining from 1st May, the above subscriptions will take them through to 30th September 2009.
If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Martyn Spence, YAA Treasurer
Tim Mason - 8 March 2008
The YAA Annual General Meeting 2008 took place today at Barnsley Archery Club.
28 archers attended. YAA President Stan Snow opened the meeting by welcoming the attendees and expressing disappointment that the turnout was not larger - the vast majority of YAA clubs sent no representative.
Mick Fitzpatrick stepped down from the role of Clout Officer (though he will stay on the case for the 2008 Clout Championships) and took his leave from the Committee. Many thanks to Mick for his long service to Yorkshire's archers in the various roles he has held on the Committee. Mark Hayes was elected as the new Clout Officer.
Maggie Gosling stepped down as Judges Liaison Officer. Thanks to Maggie for her excellent service in this role. Karen Winsett took up the post.
This left two vacant positions on the General Committee. Michelle Kiddy and Trish Castle were elected - we welcome them aboard.
Jim Routledge, Dave Phillips, Martyn Spence, Nick Beeson, Jean Clarkson, John Gilroy, Sean Gleeson, Martin Holtby and Danny Walsh were all re-elected.
The Executives and Officers presented their reports. These will be distributed to club secretaries soon, along with the minutes and other information. Kath Fitzpatrick's report as County Coaching Officer can be read at the link below:
CCO report to YAA AGM 2008
Dave Phillips - 1 February 2008
At the 2007 AGM it was agreed to establish THE YORKSHIRE AWARD. The YAA Committee considered the introduction, criteria and design of such an award during 2006 and 2007, and are now in a position to promote THE YORKSHIRE AWARD and to seek nominations for recipients from Yorkshire Clubs.
The rationale behind the development of such an award was that we have a need of an award on the same lines as the 'Award of Merit' to be aimed at club level. The 'Award of Merit' is a prestigious award for enduring dedication to the county but possibly out of reach of the majority of 'club level' archers.
It was decided to have a prestigious award where clubs can nominate individuals or couples who, in the eyes of their club, deserve recognition for services to that particular club. It was agreed that there would be no set deadline for submission of nominations, but that presentations of The Yorkshire Award should be made where possible at the Yorkshire AGM, or either the Indoor or Outdoor Championships.
The YAA Constitution now states:
Clause 28 - The Yorkshire Award
The Yorkshire Award shall be presented by the General Committee to a Yorkshire Archer, or couple (that is, who are affiliated member(s) of the Association) who has done exemplary work within or on behalf of their particular club, over a number of years. Nominations for The Yorkshire Award, from Clubs, should be sent in writing to the Association's Secretary, accompanied by a citation, for consideration by the General Committee.
The nomination and citation form can be downloaded by following the link below:
Yorkshire Award Nomination and Citation Form
On behalf of the YAA committee - 19 January 2008
There have been several cases where an archer has been selected to shoot for Yorkshire and has had to pull out. This is not a problem where the YAA has been informed of the archer's absence in time for a replacement to be arranged, but is a serious problem where the YAA is not informed and only finds out when the archer fails to turn up for the tournament.
The YAA has decided that any archer who lets us down in this way will not be considered for selection for the next 12 months. This will not apply where the archer has given advance notice of absence, or where there's a genuine reason why notice couldn't be given.
Tim Mason - 27 November 2007
Bronte Archers will be hosting the GNAS National Clout Championships 2008 on the 18th October at Rawdon Meadows, Bradford.
The tournament has been hosted very successfully by St George's Archery Club of Harrogate for the past six years. However, the record size of the 2007 entry has shown that a larger venue is now necessary. Tournament organiser Andrew Neal and the National Tournament Committee express their thanks to St George's for the excellent job they have done.
Simon Copland, Chairman & GNAS Tournament Organiser of Bronte Archers, says: "We are delighted and proud to be selected and we look forward to a really popular and successful event."
Tim Mason - 10 October 2007
Danielle Brown of Aire Valley Archers has become the World Compound Champion at the IPC World Championships in Korea, beating Wang Li of China by 114 points to 108. She was also part of the women's compound team that won gold in the team event. These are the latest achievements in what has been a spectacularly successful year for the 19-year-old law student.
She set two new world records individually and the women's compound team set a new team world record.
Team GB finished third in the medals table, with a total of two golds, a silver and three bronze medals. Congratulations to Danielle and her team mates.
Tim Mason - 17 August 2007
Congratulations to Danielle Brown of Aire Valley Archers, who collected a gold medal and two world records at the European Invitational Grand Prix held at Stoke Mandeville in July.
Danielle won gold for her individual performance with the compound bow. She set a new Paralympic world record for the FITA 720 round. The Ladies Compound Team, consisting of Danielle, Mel Clarke and Pippa Britton, also set a team world record.
A very impressive performance, especially given the bad weather conditions and muddy state of the ground.
Tim Mason - 12 August 2007
Amy Oliver of Dearne Valley Archery Club has won individual gold at the European Field Archery Championships in Croatia, to add to the team silver medal she won earlier.
The individual final was held on Sunday 12th August. Amy beat Jessica Tomasi of Italy with her last arrow to claim the women's recurve title.
The Great Britain women's team, consisting of Amy, Jane Rees and Tracey Anderson, overcame a strong Italian side to reach Saturday's final but were narrowly beaten by Slovakia.
Congratulations to Amy and her team mates!
Photo courtesy of Michelle Kiddy
For more details, see these pages:
GNAS report on Amy's gold medal
GNAS report on the Great Britain women's team medal
Individual scores on Fieldarcher.org
Team scores on Fieldarcher.org
Tim Mason - 29 May 2007
Amy Oliver of Dearne Valley Archery Club has become British Ladies Recurve Field Champion. Her aunt Michelle Kiddy was runner-up, a reversal of last year when Michelle won and Amy finished second. The All-British Field Championships were held at Pentref, South Wales, on the 26th and 27th of May.
Amy is keeping up a distinguished family tradition. Her grandmother Joyce Kiddy, mother Lynda Oliver (nee Kiddy) and aunt Michelle Kiddy have all won this trophy. The trophy has spent a total of 15 years in the family.
Michelle's performance has earned her a place on the Great Britain team, alongside Amy.
Congratulations to both!
Mick Fitzpatrick and Tim Mason - 24 April 2007
The YAA Senior and Junior Clout Championships 2007 took place at Ebor Archers in York on Sunday 22nd April. The shoot was well attended and saw a high standard of competition, with four new national records and several Yorkshire records being set. We also had a welcome visit from the BBC's Look North programme - the edition broadcast on the 23rd of April had a substantial feature on the tournament.
For full details of the tournament, follow the link below:
YAA Clout Championships 2007 results
Photos from 2007 clout champs
Neil Crickmore - 16 March 2007
We now know the Final positions for Matthew and Linda.
Matthew Arnold shot well enough in the qualifying round to give himself a bye in the 1/16 elimination. The last 16 saw him against another Brit Tapani Kalmaru. Matthew shot a strong 112 dozen but unfortunately Tapani managed a 115. This put Matthew out of the competition but I'm sure he will be pleased with his performance and he can now say he came 13th at the Junior World Indoor Championships.
Linda Garner was ranked 25th after the qualifying round. This meant she was straight in at the deep end and would face the number 7 seed Sofia Goncharova of Russia. Linda shot a 115 dozen and took Sofia out as she was only able to muster a 114 in reply. This meant Linda was also into the last 16 and up against Ivana Buden from Croatia. This time it was Ivana who shot the 115, Linda could only find the 'X ring' twice to give her a 110. Overall this has placed Linda 16th at the World Indoor Championships.
A good performance by both.
Neil Crickmore
Aardvark Archery
Neil Crickmore - 14 March 2007
Today saw the Qualifying round, a FITA 18, of the World Indoor Championships being held in Izmir, Turkey.
Matthew Arnold shooting in the Compound Junior Men's section shot 288 for the first half which put him 9th place overall. He then continued this form with an equally impressive 285. These added together gave him a total of 573 and leaves him in a promising 11th place.
Linda Garner shooting in the Compound Women's section also shot 288 for the first half which had her placed 11th overall. Linda couldn't quite keep this going for the second half and dropped to 281. A 569 total sees her ranked 25th for the head-to-head stage.
Tomorrow 15 March will be the head-to-head stage for all archers down to the 1/4 finals.
Matthew's position in the qualifier and the number of archers competing means he will have a bye in the first round (the 1/16 elimination). It looks like he will then face Tapani Kalmaru, who scored 577 in the qualifier and is also from GBR, in the 1/8 elimination. This means there will definitely be a Brit into the 1/4 finals and lets all hope it will be Matt.
It looks like Linda will face Sofia Goncharova of Russia in the 1/16 elimination. Sofia shot an impressive 584 in the qualifying round so this will be a tough match for Linda. Linda's PB is 582 but I have seen her shoot 118 dozens when it matters and she is also very experienced in head-to-head shooting.
Thursday 15th March is also the day for the Team rounds again down to the 1/4 finals.
As the results come through they can be found at the link below:
World Indoor results
More news when we have it.
Neil Crickmore
Aardvark Archery
Unit 31g, Springfield Commercial Centre
Bagley Lane
Farsley
Pudsey
Leeds
LS28 5LY
Tel: 0113 256 2266
Tim Mason - 11 March 2007
From bounce messages I'm receiving, it seems that some charmers are sending out nuisance emails, often carrying viruses, that appear to come from email addresses given on this site. These messages are not coming from us. It's very easy to fake the sender address of an email. If you receive an email that appears to be from a YAA source, please ensure that the subject line looks reasonable before opening it.
Tim Mason - 10 March 2007
The 57th AGM of the YAA took place today at Barnsley Archery Club.
The minutes of the previous AGM were accepted as a true record, with a couple of minor corrections. All committee recommendations were accepted.
Cynthia Everitt stepped down as Vice President. Christine Morgan was elected to this post. Christine also took over Cynthia's role of Deputy Child Protection Officer.
Susan Heritage stepped down from the role of Public Relations Officer after many years of service. She remains a general committee member. Tim Mason was elected to the role of PRO.
All other committee members who were due for election were re-elected.
The meeting closed with a minute of silence in honour of Harry Feakins and George Thorley, both of whom passed away in the 12 months since the previous AGM.
Dave Phillips - 6 February 2007
The Annual General Meeting of the Yorkshire Archery Association has been arranged for Saturday 10th March 2007 at Barnsley Archery Club, Barnsley Rugby Club, Shaw Lane, Barnsley at 2.00pm. I look forward to seeing you there but should you be unable to attend please try to ensure that your club is represented.
Agenda for the 57th AGM
| 1) | Apologies |
| 2) | Minutes of the 56th AGM |
| | Points of Accuracy |
| | Approval |
| 3) | Matters Arising |
| 4) | Chairman's Report |
| 5) | Secretary's Report |
| 6) | Treasurer's Report |
| | Approve accounts |
| | Set Affiliation Fees |
| | Appointment of a Validitator |
| | Discussion regarding support funding to clubs and archers |
| 7) | Officers reports- CCO, Judges, Junior Officer, Tournaments & CPO. |
| 8) | Committee Recommendations for Constitution Changes |
| 9) | Election of Officers and Members of the General Committee
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| | (See Job description PRO) |
| 10) | Confirmation in post of Child Protection Officers |
Yours sincerely
Dave Phillips
Dave Phillips - 31 January 2007
The Judges Confirmation and Expense Form was designed following comments made by a number of judges, who have had to approach tournament organisers to seek re-imbursement for their various expenses, almost feeling that they have had to negotiate the matter or value of their expenses for the day. They have also not been sure of the arrangements being provided (or not provided) by the club for the judge's lunch.
The idea being trialled in Yorkshire and in some of the other NCAS counties is for the tournament organiser or club secretary to send the form to the judge well in advance of the event, and for the judge to return the confirmation of their attendance and expected expenses, such that these matters can be settled well before the day.
If you are responsible for organising such a tournament we would request that these forms are used this year and we will evaluate the success or otherwise at the end of the season.
Many thanks for your anticipated support.
To download the form, follow the link below:
Judges Confirmation and Expense Form (Word document)
Dave Phillips, YAA Secretary
Nick Beeson - 4 December 2006
At the Junior National indoors Champs at Lilleshall on Sunday 3rd December, pride of Yorkshire place went to Paul Singleton of Bronte, who shot a National record of 447 (Portsmouth) in the Longbow. Yorkshire also provided another Champion in Matt Arnold, who took the Boys compound title.
Many other Yorkshire archers took part, but special mention should be made of Georgina Brown (Aire Valley), who shot while standing on crutches after damaging an ankle, and put in very a creditable score.
Chris Parkin - 1 December 2006
Michelle Kiddy and Amy Oliver of Dearne Valley Archery Club have had a fantastic year shooting both nationally and worldwide with an impressive list of results at the top level in our sport.
Michelle won both the National Target Championships in August at Lilleshall and the National Field Archery Championships held in Ireland in July this year. Michelle has also qualified for next year's European field archery championships and is hoping to be selected to represent Great Britain.
Amy has also had a hugely successful year, winning several National level Fita field shoots as well as the NCAS and Yorkshire Championships. Perhaps more impressively, she is now ranked 1st in the UK and has been invited onto the National Field Archery Squad.
Saving the best until last, this year saw Amy qualify and be selected to represent Great Britain at the World Field Archery Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden where she shot a personal best score over the 2 days to finish a very impressive 13th, in the World!
Congratulations to both of them on an outstanding year of success.
Kath Fitzpatrick and Tim Mason - 10 November 2006
YAA archers have achieved good results at the 2nd Commonwealth Archery Championships in Jamshedpur, India. In the ranking rounds, Linda Garner finished 4th in the Ladies Compound, Stephen Dixon finished 5th in the Gentlemens Compound and Grant Womack finished 10th in the Gentlemens Recurve.
The final results for British archers in the individual rounds are:
- Gents Compound, Stephen Dixon, Bronze Medal
- Ladies Compound, Linda Garner, Bronze Medal
- Ladies Compound, Andrea Gales, 4th place
- Ladies Recurve, Naomi Folkard, Gold or Silver, shooting tomorrow.
- Ladies Recurve, Alison Williamson, Bronze Medal
Thanks to Linda Garner and Neil Crickmore for providing these results so quickly.
The team rounds take place on Saturday 11th.
Our congratulations to the archers!
Kath Fitzpatrick - 6 November 2006
Stephen Dixon of Savile Bowmen is now in the England squad that left for India on the 4th of November to compete in the Commonwealth Archery Championships. He is the third YAA archer to join the squad. He replaces a compound archer who had to drop out.
This is Stephen's first international event. Our congratulations and best wishes to "Big D".
Kath Fitzpatrick - 6 November 2006
10 of the 12 current youth Performance squad members are in the national rankings this year, with two in first place. Some of our younger and newer archers are in the rankings, lower mainly because of their age group. Our congratulations to all those featured, but especially Matt Arnold and Nicole Allan, both in first place.
Summary placings are:
| Name | club | rank | 05-6 YAA squad | 06-7 YAA squad | |
|---|
| Recurve |
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| Nicole Allan | Selby | 1 | Performance | Performance | National squad |
| Helena Beeson | Bowmen of Adel | 29 | Development | Performance | |
| Joe Birley | Scarborough | 32 | Development | Performance | |
| Tim Arnold | Bowmen of Adel | 35 | Development | Performance | |
| Michael Wallhead | Spen Valley Bowmen | 36 | Development | Performance | |
| Tom Price | Wakefield | 44 | Development | Development | |
| Compound |
|---|
| Matthew Arnold | Bowmen of Adel | 1 | Performance | Performance | National squad |
| Georgina Brown | Aire Valley | 5 | Performance | Performance | |
| Hannah Jones | Barnsley | 10 | Development | Performance | |
| Rachael Smith | Barnsley | 14 | Development | Performance | |
| Chris Smith | Barnsley | 17 | Performance | Performance | |
| Jake Wainwright | Wakefield | 19 | Development | n/a | |
Also placed, Yorkshire junior Carl Gray from Dearne Valley, recurve 20th rank.
Yorkshire seniors have also done well in the rankings this year.
| Name | club | rank | |
|---|
| Recurve |
|---|
| Nicole Allan (jr) | Selby | 7 | YAA Performance squad |
| Michelle Kiddy | Dearne Valley | 14 | |
| Grant Womack | University of York | 6 | YAA Senior squad |
| Tom Duncan | University of York | 19 | YAA Senior squad |
| Neil Crickmore | Bronte | 27 | |
| Compound |
|---|
| Linda Garner | Bronte | 4 | |
| Danielle Brown | Aire Valley | 8 | YAA Performance Squad |
| Dawn Ducker | Selby | 17 | |
| Stephen Dixon | Savile | 14 | YAA Senior squad (3 years on youth squads) |
| Matthew Arnold (jr) | Bowmen of Adel | 35 | YAA Performance squad |
| Terry Ducker | Selby | 47 | |
| Richard Allan | Selby | 62 | YAA Senior squad |
| Andy Arnold | Bowmen of Adel | 67 | YAA Senior squad |
| Neil Horsfall | Bronte | 68 | |
Congratulations to all the seniors and juniors ranked nationally! That shows a tremendous increase on the picture a few years ago. For those involved with the county squads - we hope to continue to support you for another year - well done from all the squad coaches.
Kath Fitzpatrick
Kath Fitzpatrick - 3 October 2006
Three YAA Squad members fly out to Mexico in 10 days time for the Junior World Championships. Matt Arnold, Danielle Brown and Nicole Allan will all be representing Great Britain in Mexico. Danielle has also been accepted onto the Paralympic Squad. Our best wishes to all three - good luck and good shooting.
Kath Fitzpatrick - 3 October 2006
Two YAA senior archers are among the England team competing in India at the first Commonwealth Championships. Linda Garner (Ladies Compound) and Grant Womack (Gents recurve) will be in India in November for this new event which we hope will support India's bid to have archery included in the Commonwealth games. For Linda this is a familiar experience as a GB international; for Grant this will be the first time he has represented England. Good luck and good shooting to both.
Kath Fitzpatrick - 23 September 2006
Last year YAA successfully ran two junior squads (a Performance group and a Development group) and a new Senior squad. Building on this success, YAA Coaching intends to offer three squads again this winter, plus open coaching clinics for archers below Bowman.
Dates for the squads are as follows:
| Youth development |
Youth performance |
Senior |
| 21st October 2006 |
4th November 2006 |
14th October 2006
(Saturday) |
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16th December 2006 10:00-12:00 |
26th November 2006 |
| Joint Christmas fun shoot, 16th December 2006 |
18th February 2007 |
| 6th January 2007 |
13th January 2007 |
27th May 2007 |
| 18th March 2007 |
28th April 2007 |
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On behalf of Dave Phillips - 28 August 2006
Most clubs will have received their subscription renewal paperwork from the GNAS by now. We ask that you complete the subscription returns promptly. Please bear in mind that there is a timeline involved, and that the subscription returns and payments must be processed by the YAA, then the NCAS, then the GNAS. This involves a substantial chain of people, most of whom are doing the work in their spare time. Leaving the subscriptions until the last minute can result in a large backlog of work that may take months to clear. In particular, membership cards for new members can be delayed by a considerable time.
So, the sooner the better for everyone, especially your club's new members.
Ladies Recurve: Amy Oliver
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