An enjoyable shoot at Drayton Parslow, although a little windy which made the targets very sporting. Congratulations to James who takes the Trophy home.
Jennifer G 61
Sandra H 58
Amanda 34
Geoff E 61
Mark H 71
Mark C 77
Graham H 62
Wally E 68
Jim G 61
Adrian T 49
James H 78
League Shoot at Marston – 12th March 2017
Marston always puts on a good league shoot and we greatly enjoyed the shoot. The scores were generally high and Kingswood managed a very respectable score with Adrian and Barry breaking 44 clays each to come third equal behind Chris Cherry (Crown) and Chris Davis (Akeley). Not a bad result.
Pete B 39
Steve B 31
Barry C 44
Mark C 38
Shirley E 20
Wally E 38
Andy E 40
Jennifer G 41
Mark H 43
Ian M 34
Islara P 14
Warner P 27
Adrian T 44
Practice shoot at Doddershall – 5th March 2017
Despite a rather inauspicious start to the day, rain (I had been constantly looking for the email announcing the cancellation of the shoot), a reasonable number of members attended the shoot. The ground was saturated from the rain during the last few days. The rain stopped by 10, and the sun came out. The wind did rise, resulting in some unpredictable flight patterns taken by the targets. Brian set up a couple of stands with a demanding target. Thankfully the other target on the stand was easier. We must thank Ann for the Lemon Drizzle cake and cookies.
Brian 39
James 39
Wally 37
Jennifer 36
Mark Cox 36
Steve B 35
Dawn 33
Jim 31
Shirley 31
Warna 28
Bill 28
Sandra 22
Amanda 22
Nick 17
Guests
Ely 28
Practice shoot at Quainton – 19th February
Wow, what a difference a week makes with the weather. It was almost short sleeve weather today at Quainton. No rain, light wind, and the sun threatening to shine. A good mix of targets had been setup by Brain and Dawn from DB Guns of Thame. There were 21 shooters in the practice shoot, plus some beginners. We had a beginner stand with Mark Hill providing tuition. Beginners are welcome to come and try shooting. Please let us know before coming, we can then ensure we have a coach and stand available for beginners.
Jennifer breaking a clay.
The scores on the doors
Pete 44
Mark Hill 41
Dawn 40
James 38
Todd 37
Brian 37
Jennifer 36
Wally 33
Callan 33
Mark Cox 32
Adrian 29
Nick 29
Jim 28
Malcolm 28
Geoff 27
Sandra 25
Tony H 21
Bill 20
Amanda 19
Steve B 15
John 14
Our next shoot is a club shoot at Doddershall on the 5th March.
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League shoot at Akeley, 12th February 2017
Miserable cold day for a shoot, with sleet and rain. Parking was restricted to the road because of the wet field. The shoot was the usual layout we have come to expect from Akeley. Some contention about the scoring with another 52 bird shoot.
Despite the rubbish weather we managed to field the required number of shooters. Results will be posted when I receive them.
Practice shoot at Doddershall, 4th February 2017
We had a great turnout today at the Doddershall ground with 26 shooting. The day was cloudy, dry and cool. No wind, to disturb the clays, and no sun in our eyes. The mini trap was out again, practicing for the Welsh shoot. We shot round in four squads to reduce the waiting time. There though was an unavoidable delay at 11 when a group of joggers passed through the shooting ground. This was known about before hand, so tea and coffee were served as we gave encouragement to the runners. I think we all enjoyed the shoot. Some new faces as well. We must congratulate Mark H on his practice with the rabbit target. Fifty cartridges and two targets hit!
Next week there is the League shoot at Akeley. Everybody is encouraged to attend, fifty bird shoot for £10 and all ready set up for us. The following week the club meeting is at Quainton.
Member scores
Pete B 44
Brian 43
James 43
Steve B 42
Mark Cox 40
Jim 39
Jennifer 37
Graham 36
Wally 35
Mark Hill 35
Bill 34
Sandra 34
Dawn 34
Tony 33
Chris 31
Geoff 30
Todd 30
Anthony 23
John 22
Shirley 19
Joe 15
Guest scores
George 43
James Holton 39
Nick D 29
Matt 27
Amanda D 22
AGM Minutes 30th November 2016
The re election of the committee
It was agreed to remain at 5
- Chairman – Adrian Thwaites
- Treasurer – Shirley Edwards
- Secretary – Jennifer Goss
- Vice Chairman – Jim Goss
- Committee Member- Mark Hill
Treasurers report
Accepted by Paul Thomas 2nd Adrian Thwaites
AGM 2015 Minutes Accepted by Paul Thomas 2nd Adrian Thwaites
League shoot
- To be held at Quainton 14th May
- Brian to supply traps – Set up by club members on the Saturday before
- Clays – Brian Cartwright to supply
- Whisky & Wine – Shirley
- Tea Wagon – Brian to Ask Jo as previous year
- Pub- George & Dragon – Jennifer to Ask Publican
- Pool shoot @ £3 per go, price to be a third of takings
Mark and Jim Attended the League meeting on Tuesday 29th November
The league committee has voted that a minimum of 10 shooters attend the league shoots from each club, any club that does not do this will be charged for the non-entries. This will be collected by Bob Herring at the club shoot.
The shoot dates will rotate around by one with the exception of Nags Head and The White Lion.
Practise shoots at alternative grounds depending on weather
- Ludgershall
- Doddershall
- Quainton
Emails to now be sent out on a Monday to give people more notice to attend the practice shoots.
Non-Licensed shooters –Section 11.6 on all grounds is being renewed for the coming year.
AOB
Membership to remain at £30 a year.
Brian to look into replacing any remotes that don’t work
Adrian to purchase a key lock to keep the trailer key in, Mark to fix it to the trailer.
Events for the year
- Welsh shoot – Mark to speak to Gerald at St Brides – Agreed not to go on a bank holiday
- Mark agreed to drive, Paul to look at Mini Busses
- Return leg to be at Pear Tree
- Arrange a pattern plate test at Quainton, 3rd Sunday either May / June
Trophy Shoots
- Roger Phillips -2017 shoot at Drayton Parslow 19th March (will check website for open shoots)
- Fred Dymock – 2017 shoot at Common leys 17th Septemeber (will need to check with Paul Curling)
Gratuities
- £50 Per Landowner plus a bottle of Whiskey
- £100 for rent of Quainton ground for league shoots
Closing of meeting 9.20pm
Practice shoot at Doddershall – 3rd April
Pete B 47
Brian 43
Mark h 39
Wally 39
Mark C 38
Adrian 38
Jim 32
Jennifer 31
Todd 28
Tony H 28
Steve B 20
Tony R 19 & 15
Practice shoot at Quainton – 20th March
Dry day for the Sunday shoot. The grass has really dried out and vehicles could drive on the fields. Still rather cold in the wind.
Brian 40
Jennifer 36
Andy 36
Pete B 36
Jim 33
Todd 32
Geoff 30
Wally 29
Steve B 27
Adrian 23
David 18
League shoot hosted by Marston Marauders -13th March
Lovely sunny day with little wind. The shoot was designed for some high scores. The results were. The next SSL shoot is the White Lion’s will have directions from crossroads as usual from the center of Bucknell, on 10th April.
Akeley
BobSpademan 47
KeithSmith 46
GeorgeDonger 45
Matt Grimble 45
DavidIcke 44
DennisLewis 44
JohnSpademan 44
ChrisDavis 42
Total 357
Crown
ChrisCherry 48
TomBradley 46
KennyStephen 45
RussellWooton 44
PerceBradley 43
JessCadd 43
KellyKeys 43
SamRoberts 43
Total 355
Nags Head
JasonEll 45
JohnGrace 45
TonySwindon 44
DickWeston 44
AlisterMarshall 43
MartinBeason 42
IanForster 41
DaveO’Niell 41
Total 345
White Lion
Rob Mansfield 43
StuartCain 42
JohnInwood 41
PaulJobling 41
PaulWyatt 41
RichardCurtis 40
RolandWhitford 40
Mick Blane 39
Total 327
Kingswood
MarkHill 45
BenAldridge 42
SteveBlasdale 41
AdrianThwaites 41
JennyGossLady40
SimonThomas 40
BarryCox 39
MarkCox 38
Total 326
Marston Marauders
JimGreen 44
RichardAdams 43
StuartWilkins 42
SimonPowell 41
AnthonyHowkins 40
WayneGee 39
AndyLeather 39
JohnathanOrmorond 38
Total 326
Individual Prizes
High Gun Chris Cherry 48
High Lady Jenny Goss 40
High Colt Bert Withey 42
Cumulative League Scores
1st Akeley 34
2nd Crown 32
3rd Nags Head 21
4th White Lion 17
5th Kingswood 15
6th Marston Marauders 7