May Bank Holiday Monday Competition

There will be an Interclub Competition on May 5th (May Bank Holiday Monday).

It is planned to be a smallbore competition, invites have been sent out to neighbouring clubs.
Details of the competition will follow, come along and support the club :)

New Roof Reepham Shooting Centre

Reepham Shooting Centre New Roof (44 pictures to date)

Carl has been putting in a new roof to cover both the 25m and 75m firing points, its well under way to completion. We've collected a few photos of the structure as it was put in, thanks to Sheila and Sid for the pictures.

Update (25/03/14) The structure is really taking shape, added additional 13 pictures on slideshow toward end, showing the wood sidings going in!

Members Notes

Members Note:

Club guns and ammo - please note that there will be no club guns or ammo available next week (29 March 14)

Revised constitution & byelaws - were approved by members at the recent EGM, 

Introductory shooting course - we will be running another course from 17th May to 5th July. This will be for young people between 14 and 21 years of age. The cost is only £5 per session. 

2014 Competitions - the format is the same as last year - there's no specific month to shoot them, you choose the best time for you

'Safe Shooter' training session - Carl's doing the next one next week on 29th March at 1pm. This is essential if you want to shoot at an MOD range. Please let Janet know if you would like to attend

Interclub competition - the first one of the year is the smallbore competition on Bank Holiday Monday 5th May. There will be a BBQ too. Please put it in your diary

Reepham Shooting Centre Clay Pidgeon

The clay pidgeon is always popular at the club, and weather permitting, draws young and old!
Heres some content from this weekend (video) with second video slow mo!

Firearms Licensing Guidance and new forms

The Home Office has published revised guidance from 1st November - Click here

From 1st January, there are changes to the procedure for FAC applications/renewals and variations. The NRA has published some information on its website. This is primarily for NRA individual members, but much of it applies to us all. Click here

Links to the electronic forms here

New Application/Renewal Form

New Variation Form

National Shooting Show Feb 2014

The National Shooting Show is on 14-16th Feb at Stoneleigh Park, Warks

Have a look at their website for more info - click here

Membership Renewals 2014

Membership is due for renewal from 1st January.

The renewal forms will be at the club until the end of the year, so don't forget to pick yours up from Sheila. Don't worry if you can't make it, any forms not collected will be posted in the New Year

At the AGM, it was agreed that, as our membership level is so good and we have a good bank balance, we would REDUCE the fees for 2014.

Full members £100
Family membership £179 (for 2)
Junior*/Senior*/Committee membership £79

*Juniors - under 18 on 1st January
*Seniors - over 80 on 1st January, with at least 5 year's membership

Please return your renewal forms to Sheila (or Janet) with your payment. For those of you who prefer to pay by bank transfer, the bank details are on the renewal form.

Payment is due by 31st January please. Late payments will incur a £20 renewal fee.

AGM 2013

The AGM was held on 14th December and the new Committee was elected

Chairman - Andy Green
Secretary - Janet Taylor
Treasurer - Sheila Scott
Members - Sid Scott, Peter Duffie, Andy Armitage, Bernie Russell, Paul Ferguson, Ian Evans

Great to see some new people joining the Committee.

The results of the competitions were announced after the AGM - congratulations to the winners.

Andrew was Top Junior

Sheila was Top Lady

Andy was Top Man and Top Shot overall

... and Trevor won the Turkey Shoot and the Back-to-Front Comp!

Video

Some students from Lincoln University came for a taster session and made a video of the experience

Lincoln uni video - Oct 2013

New canopy

Just heard that Carl's getting the new canopy installed during December.

There may be some disruption while work is in progress, particularly on the 25m range, but it will be worth it in the end. It won't be long before shooting can take place on 75m range in all weathers.