15th of May 2010
Assembly at 12:00 sighters at 12:30, however we will be there as normal from 11:00 so come down early for some sneaky practise 
We are shooting a Stafford (6doz @ 30m on a 60cm face) outside if the weather is good, indoors if not.
Club members only, no need to enter, just register on the day.
For info: contact Lloyd or Julie.
Congratulations to our novices who kicked ass today at the DNAA Novice Championships!
Pete Linstead, 3rd, Gents Compound
Steve Twicross, 2nd, Gents Recurve
Warren Tate, 1st, Jnr Compound
Sandra Fleming, 1st, Ladies Compound
Steve Gafney, 1st, Gents Compound
Denise Scrivens, 1st, ladies Recurve
Well done to all of you. You Rock!
Update: The photos from the event are now up in the Gallery, check them out.
We are in the Northern Echo
When:
March, Friday the 19th 7pm – Saturday the 20th 7pm.
What:
We are forming several 4-person teams and shooting competitive rounds (Vegas – Worcester – Portsmouth – Brays) round the clock for 24 hours straight. Team scores will be kept as a running total and the winning team (highest score from all archers in all rounds) gets bragging rights for the next 12 months. We have not as yet decided if there will be a prize.
Why:
We are raising money for Sport Relief, donations gratefully received here: http://www.mysportrelief.com/teamdca
How you can help:
We need archers (members only) to join us and shoot, but if you can’t do the full 24 hours why not get sponsored for a single Portsmouth round on the Saturday? For junior members, we will be having a single Portsmouth round competition on Saturday morning so get you name down and get some sponsorship from your mates at school.
Anything else?:
Yup, we are also holding a have a go session on Saturday afternoon between 3-5PM charging 50p for 3 arrows, all proceeds going to charity so bring a curious friend who always wondered what that archery lark was all about.
Who:
Members who want to join us or in any way help us out (we are also looking for corporate sponsorship) contact Julie, Dee, Lloyd, Paul, Linda, Cath, Mike or, Chris, details on the contact page.
Huge congratulations to the ladies of the DCA recurve team for their clean sweep af all the bling at the Morpeth indoor today!
1st place (and a new PB) for Cath Lowden
2nd Place Deirdre Kennedy
3rd Becky Green
In other categories Linda Thompson took 3rd in Ladies Longbow and Mike McGowan took third in Gents Compound.
Well Done everyone.
Just a quick post to thank everyone who came down to support the club, both shooters and helpers.
We hope you all had a great time as we did, and will join us again next year, now scoot on over to the gallery and have a look at the photos.
Have a great new year everyone.
On Sunday the 6th of December we will be hosting an 18M FITA Open Competition at our club. The entry form will be available from the DNAA website shortly.
We will be looking for volunteers to help out on the day, so if you are up for it, speak to Mike, Lloyd, Greg, or Tim.
You can download the ENTRY FORM and enter via the post as usual, or you can enter electronically.
Use the link below to pay your entry fee, and send an email to mike@durhamcityarchers.org with your name, bow type, left or right hand, GNAS number, and which session you want to do (AM or PM)
DNAA Postal League: We are, as usual taking part, competing against all the other clubs in the county and will be asking everyone to join in and regularly submit Portsmouth scores. See Julie for dates and ask one of us if you have any questions about the league. Additionally, we will be using these scores to give everyone an indoor handicap, this will be used at the end of the indoor season in the spring, for our club indoor competition.
Christmas Party: The date and location are set, Saturday 28th of November, @ 7:30 (time may change) at The Old Mill. Speak to Dee for your reservation and to have a look at the menu. Everyone is welcome but places are limited, so act fast and get booked in ASAP to avoid disappointment.
On behalf of everyone I would like to congratulate Linda, who not only won the Ladies Longbow at the Teesside Champs but who set a new competition record!
Well done Hinney
On September the 12th we are having a special competition within the club to celebrate the end of the outdoor season. The competition will be an American round (2.5Doz @60, 50, & 40 yards) with a shorter American for juniors, assembly at 12:30 and sighters at 1pm. Anyone who comes earlier can get some practice ends in and help the field party out with the bosses. Please get your Warwick or other scores in to Greg ASAP so he can calculate your handicap.
There will be Prizes on the day depending on entries, and we will also be presenting classification badges to all archers who have submitted relevant scores to the records officer for qualification.
Speak to either Lloyd, Paul, or Julie if you have any questions.
Later that evening we will be gathering again at the Old Mill in Metalbridge (just off the A1 at Durham Services) for food and ale in copious amounts. MAP HERE
We have provisionally booked a table for 20 people at 8pm so we need to know as soon as possible if you wish to attend so please speak to Dee or Lloyd and reserve your place.
The menu and info about the Old Mill can be found HERE
Please have a look at the menu if you are attending and let us know what you want so we can pre-order the food.
A grand day was had by all, so many thanks to Alex and the guys at Bowmen of Backworth for organising a great shoot.
Congratulations to:
Mike McGowan (again) for taking a double first place in both the American and Easter Egg rounds.
Lloyd Pattison for 2nd place in the Easter Egg.
