Last Saturday, we welcomed over 150 members of the public to shoot with us as part of Archery GB‘s Start Archery Week, an annual event created to open archery clubs up to the public.
It was our first-ever Start Archery event and large-scale have-a-go, and we weren’t sure what to expect but people came down to Harris Academy on mass. For over four hours, people of all ages were given the chance to try their hand at archery, with members supporting them throughout the event.
We also opened booking for three of our summer beginners’ courses, and sold all of them out in less than two hours – beating our previous record of 25 hours by a huge margin.
With balloons, card games and cookies, the day was a great success, but the crowning glory was the £170 we raised for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Thank you to everyone who came and supported us on the day.
We’re delighted to announce that we are ready to accept bookings for our third beginner’s course of 2023.
The dates are as follows:
Sunday 16 April, 1pm to 3pm Sunday 23 April, 1pm to 3pm Sunday 30 April, 1pm to 3pm
All sessions will be held on the sports field Harris Sports Centre. Places are limited to 6 attendees and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Both adults and children over the age of 9* are welcome to attend. For those under the age of 18, a parent or guardian will need to be present during each session.
The costs for attending the course are:
Under 18, £60 Over 18, £70
*If there is any doubt in your mind that your child will be able to pull a bow, please do not book asplaces are non-refundable. Instead, contact us via email and we will arrange a date for your child to come and test out our bows. If all goes well, you can always book them onto a course in the summer.
All sessions will be held on the field at Harris Academy. Please use the larger car park at the back of the school by the fields (CV22 6EA). Please be aware that on Sundays there are church groups also using this car park – drive slowly.
When booking, please fill out all the details before you pay. To do so, click on “Get a ticket” at the top of the page and click through, adding the details as you go.
Once you have filled out your details, please pay within 3 days to secure your place. After 3 days, if you have not paid we will release your space for someone else to book.
We currently only accept payment through bank transfer. All the payment details are listed on the ClubEvent page. Please use your name as a reference.
Because the course is in April, we are beholden to the weather. Please bring a waterproof jacket and shoes. If the rain is too heavy, we will have to call off the session and reschedule. We’ll let you know about this via email/text as soon as we can. If it’s sunny, don’t forget your sunscreen, hat and drink!
Cards on the table – this fun shoot was much harder than the previous one’s we’ve had this season. From 18 metres, members had to score 21 (or less) by shooting at regular sized playing cards using between 2-4 arrows. Score over 21 and they busted, under and the points started decreasing.
However, as they always do, our members took on the challenge admirably and 4 people across the two sessions emerged victorious. Congratulations to Steve (Barebow), Tom (Recurve), Barbara (Barebow) and Louis (Recurve). Don’t spend your chocolate coins too fast!
(L-R) Shona, Alan, Suzanne, Mark, Richard and Steve S
Six members of Rugby Archers made a weekend of it by taking part in two separate competitions and coming home with a handful of bling.
All six archers went along to the Long Buckby Archery Club Indoor Portsmouth Tournament to take part in their very first competition. After battling against 30+ other archers, Mark took home silver in the Men’s Barebow Single and gold in the Double. Richard took a bronze in both the Men’s Barebow Single and Double, and Shona walked away with the silver Women’s Barebow Single.
Sunday was spent with other Warwickshire clubs at the County of Warwick Archery Association Indoor Senior Championships in Walsall. This time, Shona was awarded “the golden quiver” for 1st place in the Women’s Barebow across all clubs under the CWAA, and Alan received the Most Improved Men’s Handicap award across all bowtypes, which is an amazing award to win on just your second ever competition!
Congratulations to all our archers who took part. Medals aside, they had a great time and learned a lot. And, all have signed up for another competition in March, so they must have enjoyed it!
We’re delighted to announce that we are ready to accept bookings for our second beginner’s course of 2023.
The dates are as follows:
February 26, 10am to 12pm March 5, 10am to 12pm March 12, 10am to 12pm
All sessions will be held in the gym at Harris Sports Centre. Places are limited to 8 attendees and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Both adults and children over the age of 9* are welcome to attend. For those under the age of 18, a parent or guardian will need to be present during each session.
The costs for attending the course are:
Under 18, £60 Over 18, £70
*If there is any doubt in your mind that your child will be able to pull a bow, please do not book asplaces are non-refundable. Instead, contact us via email and we will arrange a date for your child to come and test out our bows. If all goes well, you can always book them onto a course in the summer.
When booking, please fill out all the details before you pay. To do so, click on “Get a ticket” at the top of the page and click through, adding the details as you go.
Once you have filled out your details, please pay within 3 days to secure your place. After 3 days, if you have not paid we will release your space for someone else to book.
We currently only accept payment through bank transfer. All the payment details are listed on the ClubEvent page. Please use your name as a reference.
At Rugby Archers, we welcome all archers and all bowstyles. We shoot twice a week – indoors from October to March, and outdoors April to September – at Harris Sports Centre in Rugby and we run a number of beginners courses throughout the year, with new members joining us all the time.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming club, running fun shoots every month and friendly club competitions at the end of the indoor and outdoor seasons. If you have any questions about the club, its members or joining, please see our Q&A page or send us an email and we’ll do our best to answer.
