Sussex Archer Bryony Pitman (Worthing AC and University of Northumbria), who was the GB reserve for the Rio Olympics, has qualified for Tokyo 2020, a massive and well-deserved achievement. Many congratulations from us all.

Sussex Juniors came out on top at the 3-way Match at Woking between Surrey, Kent and Sussex. Petra Ginman who was Team Captain also acted as Team Manager, and reports that the combined-bowstyle Junior team came out on top, with all the Senior Bowstyles ending in Second Place.

It is extremely sad to report the death of SCAA Vice-President Terry White, one of Sussex Archery’s greatest supporters over a remarkable span of sixty years. During that time Terry founded two Clubs in the Hastings area, and was Sussex Team Manager and a SCAA committee member for many years, and was always a great innovator and encourager of archers, young and old. The funeral will be at Hastings Crematorium on Tuesday June 4th at 2 pm, and more details and a proper obituary will be posted here soon.
We’re sure Terry’s many friends in Archery will join together in sympathy with Pam, Trevor, Tyler and all Terry’s family.

The new All-British 3-D Field Championships held just over the Border in Scotland turned out to be All-Sussex when it came to Barebow Champions.
Adele McPeake and Jason Meehan swept the board, taking home the Ladies and Gents trophies. Both archers are members of The High Weald club in the far east of the county, and Adele is organising the Sussex 3-D Championships, to be held at Etchingham on 15th and 16th June.

At a more local level, Regional, not National, Nicola Curtis of Adur Valley Archers was the winner of Longbow Day at the Southern Counties Archery Meeting on 14th May

Entry Forms for the County Outdoor Championships (20/21 July) and the County Clout Championships (11 August) are available on the County Target Championships and County Clout Championships Webpages respectively.

The Field Shoot Entry Forms are at these links:- THWAC 3-D Selection Shoot (15/16 June) and THWAC 2-day 24-target Field Tournament (27/27 July)

Bryony Pitman, now studing at Northumbria, and Kai Thomas-Prause of Warwick University, both decisively dominated and won their categories at the British Universities and Colleges Campionships.
Adele McPeake was Lady Barebow Champion at the Southern Counties Regional Championships at Basingstoke.

Thanks to a good response to the latest appeal for help with County Equipment etc, SCAA is set to hold the County Championships Meeting in the third weekend of July at Crawley. More details and Entry Forms to follow soon.
Thanks everyone who offered to help.

The Southern Counties have got in a huddle and in next to no time have set up an Inter-County Indoor Winter League – it’s not really a league this year, just an all against all Postal Shoot-Out, and we’re entering Teams – which are open to anyone and everyone who shoots a Portsmouth in Jan, Feb, and / or March. You hand it to your Club organiser and they send it in to our County organiser (but if you’re a direct member or your club hasn’t got an organiser, you can send it in yourself). There’ll be some local prizes, include Novice Awards, so you don’t have to be an Elite Archer to join in.
FULL DETAILS >>AT THIS LINK

The AGMs of both SCAA and the Martlets Coaching Guild were held on 1st December in Burgess Hill. 19 Clubs were represented out of a total of 25 (not counting the closed clubs that are completely self-contained) which is a big improvement on the last several years. Nearly all the posts on the Executive Committee are now filled, so SCAA is in a much better position to go forward.
And after 45 years there has been a change of General Secretary. Doreen Cannon has had to relinquish her position because of eyesight difficulties, but will continue to figure as a Life Vice-President. The incoming General Secretary is Mark Worsfold of Hellingly.
The Martlets Guild will be holding a series of Personal Development Workshops in January, February and March next year designed to increase Competition-Readiness, for reasonable standard intermediate and better archers hoping to get to, or over, the threshold into the County Team. And as a general sharpening-up opportunity for existing team members.
The full draft Minutes are >>at this link<<

The 2018 AGM will be held on  Saturday 1st  December 2018 at the Manor Field Primary School, Junction Road, Burgess Hill, RH15OPZ starting at 10.00am.

A number of Committee Posts either are, or about to become, Vacant. Support from members is urgently needed so that SCAA can carry out its operations, please will Members think about how they can help, and if possible please nominate new committee members. Agendas and Nomination Forms will be with your Club Secretary.

Part of the discussion at the meeting will be about County Leagues, and SCAA will shortly be putting a Survey on line so members can say what kind of format they would like like to see the League(s) take in future.