A warm windy February shoot. Rather wet underfoot.
Logan 40 John E 39 Mark H 38 Keith 38 Graham C 36 Lee 35 Wally 34 Charlotte 32 John 30 Dawn 30 Joe 29 Mark C 29 John F 29 Tod 28 Shirley 28 Geoff E 27 Jennifer 26 Steve b 25 Anthony 25 Eli 25 Anne 23 Tye 24 Joanna 24 Bryan 24 Bill 23 Steph 22 Daniel 21 Michael h 20 Tony 20 Julian 13 Greame 11 Mike C 8 Guests Chris s 36 Pete L 30 Paul r 25 Emma 23 Peter C 24 Derran 12
Lovely bright sunny and frosty morning brought out over 40 members and guests for the shoot. The cold weather did reduce the power of the radio transmitters, causing some technical issues. Stand four was demanding. The number of pickups on that stand was a testament to birds that got away.
Paul B 40 Lee 38 Dean 38 Warna 35 Jennifer 34 Adrian 34 Graham C 34 John W 33 Logan 33 John A 32 Eli 32 Tod 32 Steve B 32 John F 31 Shirley 30 Tye 30 Wally 30 Tim 29 George 28 Simon 27 Daniel 25 Michael H 25 Joanna 25 Jac 25 Anne 25 Bryan 24 Dawn 24 John Wren 24 Julian 22 Geoff E 23 Chelsey 23 Jim 22 Anthony 21 Mike C 15 Geoff W 15 Finn 9 Guests Charles 40 Paul R 39 Chis 30 Paul 28 Emma 23
The practice shoot was held at Ludgershall. Wet ground conditions meant parking on the road. No rain and a gentle breeze. Some of the clay targets were quite demanding.
Adrian 43 Keith 40 Mark c 37 Lee 36 John w 35 Jennifer 34 Graham 33 Tod 33 Dawn 32 Bill 31 Paul b 31 Dean 31 Tim 31 George 30 John A 29 Bryan 29 Wally 28 Geoff E 28 Tony 27 Emma 26 Simon 26 Logan 25 Steve b 23 Julian 23 Shirley 22 Anthea 22 Geoff w 22 Anne 21 Daniel 21 Joe 19 Tye 18 Anthony 17 Allan 14 Finn 5
After the weeks of rain, it was decided not to allow unnecessary vehicles on the shooting field. Instead, we would meet at Ludgershall village hall and be transported to the field by a vintage tractor (1980 Fiat) and trailer. Two trips were required. We can thank Jim for arranging this mode of transport. It was a fun start and end to the shoot.
Awaiting us at the shooting ground we had five stands of ten birds each. These were beautifully set up by Brian and his team, along with festive Christmas names. This was also the first outing of new safety cages, strong and light. As you can see from the picture, the field was truly waterlogged. Despite the cloud, there was no rain to spoil the fun. The breeze did add a chill to the air, 8C feels like 5C.
After the tea and coffee break, (please remember to bring your mug), we had a flurry shoot. Teams of three were randomly picked and shot the flurry. Deceptively slow at first, putting you at ease, until two fast, demanding flurries at the end. The final two stands of the fifty bird shoot then completed the shoot. In all 36 members and friends shot.
Back at the Ludgershall village hall lunch had been prepared. An excellent buffet meal of meats, salads, baked potatoes and desserts. A big thank you to Celia, Shirley and Ann. After the meal, the prize giving.
Paul b 43 Wally 40 Charlotte 40 John e 40 Tod 39 Graham c 38 Jennifer 38 Bryan 37 Dawn 37 Logan 36 Jim 35 John w 34 Jack w 32 Andy e 31 Eli 30 Geoff 30 Anthea 30 Steve b 29 Tye 29 Tony h 28 John a 28 Simon 28 Shirley 28 Steph 27 Joanna 27 Joe 26 Julian 25 John w 23 Stuart h 22 Daniel 21 Bill 20 Anthony 19 Richard t 20 Peter e 18 Celia 17 Iwona 15
This was won by Tod, Jim and Joe
Finally, thank you to DB (Dawn and Brian) Guns and their crew for setting up an excellent shoot. A special thanks to Celia, Shirley and Ann for organising the food.
The weather for the shoot was lovely, slight breeze no rain and the sun shone. We did hear from Brians crew that it was still raining when they set up. Luckily at Quainton, we can walk on a firm solid surface. The picture I have chosen shows the substantial amount of standing water on the field.
James C 40 Adan C 39 Eli 39 Joe 39 George 39 John A 37 Logan 36 Geoff e 35 Paul b 35 Tod 33 Jennifer 32 Wally 31 Shirley 31 Steve b 31 Julian 29 Daniel 29 Dawn 29 Simon 28 Bryan 28 Joanna 25 Anthony 23 Tye 23 Bill 19 Anne 19 Tony 15 Celia 14
AGM 27th November Minutes
The meeting opened 7.30pm
Apologies
Paul Batson
Acceptance of minutes AGM 2018 . Tony Holt, 2nd David Phillips
Chairman’s Statement
Treasurers report Accepted by Mark Hill 2nd David Phillips
The re election of the committee, it was agreed to keep the existing committee
Chairman – Adrian Thwaites
Vice Chairman – Jim Goss
Secretary – Jennifer Goss
Treasurer – Shirley Edwards
Committee Member-Celia Phillips, Brian Cartwright, Mark Hill
Practice shoot dates to remain the same
Possibility of shooting with other local clubs
Welsh shoot – most people feel it is too far to go and this year we had to ask other clubs to join us to be able to put a team together.
We need to decide if we want to continue to shoot with the Welsh.
Adrian to discuss with Gerald about possible finding a shooting ground half way.
Fred Dymock Trophy shoot, will revert back to being a Christmas shoot.
This year being 29th December
Food will be laid on at the village Hall free to Family members (ie Wives, Husbands, Children)
Roger Phillips Trophy shoot – Will move to September with the BBQ (Date TBC)
Gratuities
Cost to increase from £250 to £350 per Landowner
Trailer storage – Shirley to purchase hampers etc
Memberships
Adult to remain the same at £30 per year and £10 per shoot
Juniors Stay to £15 per year and £5 to shoot (Under 18 only)
Closing of meeting 8.50pm
The rain held off, muddy underfoot, so all the shooting was from the old rail line. An interesting rabbit was set up on stand 5 which caused some dissent.
A big thank you to Tony and Ann for all the years of supplying us with refreshments and homemade cakes at the shoots. We always appreciate it, especially on the cold wet days. If anyone would like to take on this role or knows anyone who would. Then please let the committee know.
Mark h 46 Stephen 44 John w 43 Keith 42 Paul b 41 Wally 41 Adrian 41 Dan 40 Jennifer 38 Logan 38 Bryan 37 George 37 Jade 37 Dawn 36 Shirley 35 Tod 34 Geoff w 34 Geoff e 33 John a 31 Julian 31 Bill 30 Joanna 28 Anne 27 Michael h 26 Celia 25 Daniel 23 Lewis 20 Anthony 19 Chelsey 18
Next shoot December 1st at Doddershall
The rain kept away, and we had a varied shoot, with stand 1 being rather on the difficult side, and stand 5, the confidence builder.
Mark H 40 Mark C 38 Lee 35 Paul B 34 Adrian 34 Shirley 33 Logan 31 John W 30 Bill 30 Tod 29 Wally 29 Julian 29 Michael H 29 James C 28 Jennifer 27 Steve b 27 Jim 27 Geoff w 27 John A 26 Dawn 26 Jade 24 Daniel 23 Anthony 21 Celia 18 Guest Emma 18
