TOURNAMENT
RESULTS 2004
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The Clerks Report |
Shooting commenced at 10.30am. The Lieutenancy was decided within the first couple of ends and was taken by past Captain George Brown. The Captaincy took longer to decide and Ron Batey of Newcastle upon Tyne took this shortly before the lunch break. Both Ron and George were shooting the longbow. After the usual satisfying luncheon with wine, followed by the annual meeting, shooting continued through the afternoon until 5.00pm. During the day the Judges manned the swear bags raising some £30. This was handed to the Captain for onward donation to the Harrogate Ladies Refuge. After Tea the Trophies were presented to the deserving winners, The Captain's presentations were made to the Lady Scorers, and the usual bottles to the two Judges, all graciously done by the Captain's Lady. Stan Snow, the retiring clerk, passed across the badge of office to Andrew Neal. In recognition of Stan's service to the Scorton Society, Andrew presented, on behalf of the archers, an engraved silver brooch.
The meeting was rounded off by the Captain passing his heartfelt thanks
to St.Georges Archery Club for all the hard work carried out. |
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TROPHY
WINNERS 2004 Judges: Mr Dennis Heritage & Mr John Gilroy |
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The Scorton Trophies | ||
Captain
of the Arrow
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Lieutenant
of the Arrow
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The
Horn Spoon for Worst White
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Ken
Ward
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The
Ben Hird Sword for most Hits, Longbow
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Colin
Hope
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The
Alain Holt Ladle for Highest Score, Longbow
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Dave
Phillips
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The
Thirsk Insignia for Yorkshiremen
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The
Silver Arrow & Gold Quiver, for Highest Score
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Mark
Hayes
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The
Thirsk Bugle for most Hits
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Martyn
Spence
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The
Thirsk Silver Medal for Best Gold
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Danny
Walsh
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The
Subscription Trophies
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The
Gold Medal for the Captain of Numbers
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Mark
Hayes
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The
Gold Medal for the Highest Score
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Chris
Battersby
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The
Phillips Cup for the Best Gold of the Meeting
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Danny
Walsh
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The
Sweepstakes
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Best
Gold
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Danny
Walsh
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Second
Best
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Colin
Hope
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Third
Best
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Martyn
Spence
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Most
Golds
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M
Hayes, C Battersby & M Spence
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Second
Most
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Shared
- see above
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Third
Most
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Shared
- see above
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2004 |
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Name
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Notes |
Bow
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Hits
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Score
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Golds
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1
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Mark
Hayes
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- |
Recurve
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68
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374
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7
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2
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Chris
Battersby
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- |
Recurve
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62
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316
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7
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3
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Martyn
Spence
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- |
Recurve
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65
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307
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7
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4
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Danny
Walsh
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- |
Recurve
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60
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294
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6
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5
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Noel
Lawrence
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- |
Recurve
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61
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277
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5
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6
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Bob
Ripley
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- |
Recurve
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61
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277
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3
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7
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Andrew
Neal
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Clerk to the Society |
Recurve
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43
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193
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4
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8
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Colin
Hope
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- |
Longbow
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29
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121
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2
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9
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Dave
Phillips
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- |
Longbow
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24
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102
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3
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10
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Colin
Hepworth
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- |
Longbow
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24
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84
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2
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11
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Frank
Newbould
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- |
Flatbow
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17
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71
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0
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12
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Brian
Richards
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- |
Longbow
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21
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67
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0
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13
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P
Dean
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- |
Recurve
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19
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65
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1
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14
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Lieutenant of the Arrow |
Longbow
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15
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63
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1
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15
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Adrian
Hayes
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- |
Longbow
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18
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58
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1
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16
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Patrick
Revell
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- |
Longbow
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18
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58
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0
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17
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Lewis
Mitchell
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- |
Longbow
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13
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57
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1
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18
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Rod
Spink
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St Georges Archery Club, Harrogate |
Longbow
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18
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52
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0
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19
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Clive
Roebuck
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St Georges Archery Club, Harrogate |
Longbow
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16
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50
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0
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20
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Gordon
Aldred
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- |
Longbow
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14
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46
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1
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21
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Steve
Daniell
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St Georges Archery Club, Harrogate |
Longbow
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12
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46
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0
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22
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Ken
Ward
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- |
Longbow
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11
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45
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1
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22
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Peter
Aikman
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- |
Longbow
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11
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45
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1
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24
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Steve
Bielby
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- |
Longbow
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12
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44
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0
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25
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Peter
Croft
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- |
Longbow
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13
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41
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0
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26
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D
Richardson
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- |
Longbow
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11
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41
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1
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27
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Bob
Trotter
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- |
Longbow
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13
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37
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0
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28
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Philip
Rolls
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- |
Longbow
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10
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36
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1
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29
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Doug
Pattinson
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St Georges Archery Club, Harrogate |
Longbow
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12
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32
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0
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30
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J
Knott
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- |
Longbow
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6
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32
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1
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31
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Colin
Dawson
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- |
Recurve
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14
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30
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0
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32
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Chris
Broad
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- |
Recurve
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8
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30
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1
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33
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Geoff
Oliver
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St Georges Archery Club, Harrogate |
Longbow
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9
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29
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0
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34
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Mike
Young
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- |
Longbow
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7
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29
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0
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35
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Vinny
Henderson
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- |
Longbow
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8
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28
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0
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36
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David
Stephenson
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- |
Recurve
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8
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26
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0
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37
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Australian Member of the Society |
Flatbow
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8
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26
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0
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38
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Harry
Feakins
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- |
Longbow
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6
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26
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0
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39
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Geoff
Rhodes
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- |
Longbow
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9
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25
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0
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40
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John
Bugden
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- |
Longbow
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8
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24
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0
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41
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David
Aikin
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- |
Longbow
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6
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24
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1
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42
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Fairfield
(No initial)
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- |
Longbow
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5
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23
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0
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42
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Peter
Hayman
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- |
Longbow
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5
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23
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0
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42
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Joe
Noblet
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- |
Longbow
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5
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23
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0
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45
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Sean
Gleeson
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- |
Recurve
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8
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22
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0
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46
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- |
Longbow
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9
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21
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0
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47
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- |
Longbow
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5
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21
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0
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48
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A
Rogers
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- |
Longbow
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7
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19
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0
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49
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J
McKeown
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- |
Longbow
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4
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18
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0
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50
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Lawrence
Dixon
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- |
Longbow
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9
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17
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0
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51
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Frank
Lister
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- |
Longbow
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5
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17
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0
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52
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Captain of the Arrow |
Longbow
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3
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17
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1
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53
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Bob
Stevenson
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- |
Longbow
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5
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16
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0
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54
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J
Morton
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- |
Longbow
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4
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16
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0
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54
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Paul
Beck
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- |
Longbow
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4
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16
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0
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56
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Bernard
Hinde
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St Georges Archery Club, Harrogate |
Longbow
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3
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15
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0
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56
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M
S Hayes
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- |
Longbow
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3
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15
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0
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58
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MIke
Jones
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- |
Longbow
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2
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14
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1
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59
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Roy
Pointing
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- |
Longbow
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2
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12
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0
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60
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M
Grady
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- |
Longbow
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4
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8
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0
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60
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Robert
Brown
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- |
Longbow
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4
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8
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0
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62
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Paul
Hepworth
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- |
Longbow
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3
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7
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0
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63
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Cedric
Abbott
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- |
Longbow
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1
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7
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0
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64
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Derek
Wilcock
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- |
Longbow
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2
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6
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0
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65
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Geoff
Gaunt
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- |
Longbow
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1
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5
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0
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66
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- |
Longbow
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1
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3
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0
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67
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Barry
Jenkinson
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- |
Longbow
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0
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0
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0
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We
also had the pleasure of the company of Mike Murphy who did not shoot
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Minutes
of the 296th Meeting - 22nd May 2004
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Also
in the year 2004
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Monarchy: Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister: Tony Blair - Labour Party |
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By
far the major news item to end the year, was a 'Tsumani' (giant wave)
on boxing day 26th December, starting in the Indian Ocean with an under
water earthquake and creating the worlds worst single disaster in memory
with a loss of over 270,000 lives. News and television pictures show a
devastation and tragedy beyond comprehension, uniting Countries throughout
the world in a mass fund raising effort to help the many millions of homeless
survivors.
The hitherto unpublished photographs below were received from a friend of the Editor who witnessed the Tsunami and its devastating and horrific consequences. Though nothing to do with Archery, they appear here for future prosperity and rememberance. |
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Click
on the thumbnail picture for larger image
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Letter
from this years supported charity
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The proceeds from this years Swear Bags was given to the Harrogate & District Women's Aid Outreach Project, who wrote back to say: Dear Members of the Society of Archers. Thank you so much for your donation of £30 which I received today. Our Women's Aid Outreach Project is funded through charities. It is the only organisation of its kind in the Harrogate and district area to support women and children in the community who are, or have been, suffering domestic abuse. We appreciate your Society's nomination of our project. |
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Reproduced
by kind permission of The Yorkshire Post
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The following article appeared in The Yorkshire Post Newspaper on Monday May 24th 2004 (page 5). Australian among 80 enthusiasts at 'antient' Yorkshire Archery event. (by Brian Dooks) "SEVEN years before Captain James Cook discovered Australia the world's oldest recorded continuous sporting event - The Antient Scorton Silver Arrow - was first held in Yorkshire. Back in 1673 it was won by Henry Calverley MP, from Eryholme, near Darlington, who was the first Captain of the Arrow in what became an annual competition only to be interrupted by the major wars. The winner of the event, which must be held in Yorkshire, is the first person to shoot an arrow to pierce the 3in-diameter black spot in the centre of a 4ft target from 100 yards. On Saturday that was Ron Batey, 66, of Ponteland Archers in Newcastle, who became Captain of the Arrow and responsible for organising next year's contest on behalf on the Society of Archers. This year's Lieutenant of the Arrow - the first archer to place an arrow inside the red circle - was George Brown, of Southwell Archers in Nottinghamshire, who will now blow the silver bugle to start the 2005 competition. The Silver Arrow, which the Birmingham Assay Office has confirmed was made around 1600, in now on permanent display at the Royal Armories in Leeds, and so Mr Batley, competing for the eighth time, received a replica, It was presented by photographer Frank Newbould, of Knaresborough, who was 1951 Captain. The first competition was held at Scorton, near Richmond - hence its name. On Saturday it returned to Harrogate for the eighth time in its 331-year history. St George's Archery Club hosted the competition at St John Fisher Catholic High School. Last years winner, Richard Todd, of the Glanford Company of Bowmen, of Wrawby, Lincolnshire, and his Lieutenant Clive Roebuck, of Harrogate, shot first, after the Clerk to the Society Stan Snow of Doncaster, reminded competitors of the rules, including a requirement to wear jacket or blazer and tie or cravat while lunching with the Captain. Mr Snow, handing over his office to Andrew Neil of Selby, after 20 yeas, joked: 'If you have not got a tie, I am selling them.' More that 80 took part, including Duncan Fairweather, of the Sydney Bowmen, Australia - believed to be the first Australian to take part in the Competition." |
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