The target lists for the 2010 SCAS and Sussex CAA Indoor Championships has been published.  To see the target list, click here.

There is a full entry with archers from 13 of the 14 counties in the SCAS region.

Two archers are on the waiting list for session A, with a further eight hoping for a place in session B. If you will not be able to shoot on 7th March, please contact the Tournament Organiser asap at indoor2010@googlemail.com.

Look forward to seeing everyone on 7th March.

The target list for the 2010 Sussex CAA Indoor Team Championships has been published.  To see the target list, click here.

There is a full entry of 32 teams, with 17 from Sussex and 15 from neighbouring counties. 16 clubs are represented: eight from Sussex, three from Surrey, two from Hertfordshire and one from each of Berkshire, Hampshire and Middlesex.

Four teams are on the waiting list so, if your team is unable to take part, please contact the Tournament Organiser asap at indoor2010@googlemail.com.

Look forward to seeing everyone on 7th March.

The following new County records are announced for January 2010.

New Sussex County Records January 2010

Congratulations to all concerned.

These have been updated on the Records page together with the revised Rankings and Team Selection Criteria.

At the recent AGM it was agreed that Committee members should be able to participate in the club and many have now joined. Despite this, the membership is still fairly small and the first draw has therefore been postponed until after the Indoor Championships. If you wish to join before then, a membership form is available on a previous posting. As members, you not only have a chance of winning cash prizes each month, but you also contribute towards future benefits for Sussex Archery.

The Martlets Guild of Archery Coaching is running a special workshop for Sussex juniors that shoot barebow or longbow.

Leading the workshop will be Steve Baldwin, a long-standing coach and current british barebow champion.

For details of this free workshop and to register your interest please visit the new Martlets website at www.martletsguild.org

Sussex Archers put in some very commendable performances at the Junior National Indoor Championships held at the National Sports Centre, Lilleshall in December 2009.

Maybe the most spectacular was 12 year old Bryony Pitman (Recurve, Worthing) who won her age group by a margin of nearly 50 points and beat two-thirds of all the girls shooting recurve bows, of all ages up to 18.

Thomas Hooper (Recurve, Bognor Regis) took the bronze medal in the under-18 age group just three points behind the two archers who shared first place.

Jamie Cole (13 years, Compound, Chichester) took a good second place in the under-14 Compound group, and barebow archers Vivienne Foord (13, Newhaven) and Dominic Bodle (12, Newhaven) both won their age-group.

Other Sussex archers at the Championships were Hayley Foord (13, Newhaven. Recurve), Stevie Kent (12, Friars Gate, Compound), and Cameron Temple (13, Ditchling, Compound).

Click this link to download the full results.

Following the Committee’s decision to begin raising funds for the purchase of a county ground, Bob Darling has volunteered to run a 200 Club for the County.

The concept of a 200 Club is well-known and quite straightforward.  Members of the Club pay £2 per month to be entered into a draw with three cash prizes amounting to 50% of the entry fees.  The remaining 50% of the entry fees will be deposited in a savings account, ring-fenced for the sole purpose of raising funds towards the purchase of a permanent home for Sussex archery.

Anyone aged 16 or over can join the 200 Club, except officers of the SCAA and their families. If you would like to sign up, please print this form and send it with your cheque to Bob, who hopes to be able to make the first draw this month.