ARCHERY OPEN DAYSaturday 29th August12:00 until 4:00 pm

Archers from Bridlington Bay Archers travelled to Burton Constable to shoot in the summer East Riding open competition - organised by Burton Constable Company of Bowmen. The team was composed of Olivia White, Robyn Holland, Hugo Robson (all juniors) and Rickie Robson (senior).The results were: Olivia shot a Windsor 50 and made a score of 643, so came 1st in the U16 recurve girls section.Robyn shot a Windsor 30 and made a score of 612, coming 1st in the U12 barebow girls section and was barebow girls winner overall.Hugo shot a Windsor 40 and got a score of 591, and was 1st in the U14 barebow boys category. He also won the best gold prize.Rickie shot an American round and got a score of 716, coming 3rd in the recurve Men's section.

Over the past few weeks man and wife team Susan and Roger Bennett have both earned the 3rd Class Bowman badges.The Bowman 3rd Class is one of Archery GB’s recognised outdoor shooting standards. It marks the point where an archer moves beyond basic classifications and begins performing at a level for higher club‑level competition. It’s the first step into the “Bowman” tier, of 1st/2nd/3rd Class levels.Roger and Susan are pictured here at the Bridlington Bay Archers shooting ground.

A selection of archery badges were awarded on Sunday. Rickie Robson, Hugo Robson and Robyn Harland received the 3rd class bowman badge. Rickie shooting Recurve, Hugo and Robyn shooting Barebow. Sarah Robson and Hugo Robson received the 2nd class clout badge. Sarah shooting at 125 metres Hugo 75 metres both in the Barebow category. Rickie Robson received the 1st class clout badge shooting Barebow at 165 metres.

Not to be out done... A couple of posts ago we saw Rickie Robson putting an arrow through the flag cloth at 165 metres - today Sarah went one better and actually put an arrow squarely in the flag-post itself! An incredible feat of accuracy.

The Robson family represented Bridlington and Bridlington Bay Archers at the weekend at a shoot organised by the St George archers club, at Allerton Park, North Yorkshire.

A result from the winter indoor season - Lilly Longworth sports her 1st place medal from the junior girls Worchester recurve section. A Worcester round consists of 60 arrows shot in ends of 5 arrows on a target only 16 inches wide. The medal was presented last night at the Friday club shoot, by club secretary Carole Reaney.

During the indoor winter season club members shot what is known as a Worcester round (5 dozen arrows at 20yards) using smaller than usual black and white targets. At the end of the winter season the cumulative results are: 1st in the ladies ladies barebow Janet1st in the gents barebow Rickie Robson1st in the gents senior recurve Chris Langley 1st in the ladies recurve Sarah Robson1st junior barebow girl Lilly 1st junior compound bow Boy Josh.

At our new shooting ground we have plenty of space and so we're hoping develop a good team of clout archers. At least one of our members is up to the task already. Pictured here is Bridlington Bay Archer Rickie Robson, putting an arrow right through the flag at over 180 yards! (click to enlarge)

Junior Bridlington Bay Archer, Hugo Robson, competed in the Yorkshire Archery Association Outdoor Championships at the weekend. He shot at 40 yards, 30 yards and 20 yards - he did rather well and gained a medal for overall second place!The photo (courtesy Rickie Robson) shows Hugo on the podium.

After a winter of indoor archery Bridlington Bay Archers have now fully moved onto their new permanent outdoor range! Taster sessions are being arranged for those who would like to try their hand at this absorbing sport and leisure activity. If you would like to 'twang a bowstring' and launch a few arrows at our targets, use the form to get in touch for forthcoming dates. Young and old are welcome, but for the sake of safety there is a lower limit of 8 years of age.

Rickie Robson, Roger Bennett, and Tom Connelly (pictured here) winners of the Selby Winter league - taking 1st place in the barebow team category.