"Lough Cuan Bowmen" NEWTOWNARDS and COMBER district IRELANDS PREMIER ARCHERY CLUB

Date August 24 / 06 Dear Fellow Member, As the nights are beginning to close in with dusk at around 9.15pm at present the Winter Venue for Lough Cuan Bowmen will be in the Main Sports Hall at Ards leisure centre, William Street starting on the 8th September from 7.00 to 9.00pm. We have not been informed of any nights on which we cannot shoot, but if the hall has already been booked for table tennis / trampolining / Flower Shows / Dog Shows / Public Displays of ear wax of navel fluff members will be informed asap. Regards Arthur

LOUGH CUAN BOWMEN This is someones account of the proceedings of the Annual General Meeting held at the Rugby Club on the 7th September 2006 at 7.30pm. and should not be taken as the definitive version as it must be ratified by the club membership, signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the secretary James Sterling in the chair. Present Andrew Berndt Nigel Collins John Crossan Linda Douglas John Fairfield Neil Gordon Hugh Graham Andy Haggan Arthur Halligey Sharon Hamilton Adrian Hanna Alvin Hillocks Bill James Mal Kerrin Graham McIlwrath Aud Needham Ann Orr Maurice Orr Frank Orr Caroline Quale John Reaney Walter Roberts Richard Rogers James Sterling Noel Tennyson Michael Ferguson Barbara Reaney Apologies for absence. John Kenny, Aine Kerrin, Claire Kerrin, Andrew Kerrin The Chairman welcomed all members present to this AGM. The minutes of the previous AGM and an EGM had previously been circulated. On correction was called for where Walter Roberts had inadvertently been recorded as Robert Walters. The Secretary apologised for this error. With this amendment the minutes were passed by general assent. Chairmans Address.. This was read out by James Stering. Treasurers Report. by Malachy Kerrin Proposals rising from the Treasurer’s Report.; That the Club will pay the Leisure Centre for the use of their hall for our winter session in advance. This would enable the Club to receive a discount on the total cost. Proposed by Adrian Hanna, seconded Linda Douglas. Passed by general assent That there be an increase in membership fees from £60 to ,£62 per adult and from £30 to £31 per junior. This reflected the increase in the affiliation fee to NIAS. Proposed Noel Tennyson, seconded John Kenny. Passed by general assent. In response to a query from Bill James the portion of the fee for Membership that went directly to the Club per adult was £9 - £30 for affiliation to GNAS, £17 for affiliation to NIAS, £6 for affiliation to Ards Rugby Club with a proportionate £5 from Juniors That the target fee remain at £3.00 per evening. Proposed Walter Roberts, seconded Alvin Hillocks. Passed by general assent. Auditors Report. George Piggott reported he was satisfied with the accounts. His report was available to anyone in the Club on request. Ellection of Officers for the year 2006-2007. Walter Roberts was invited to take the chair as Returning Officer while other Committee Members vacated their chairs. Chairman. James Sterling was proposed by Adrian Hanna, seconded by Aud Needham. There being no further nominations, James Sterling was re-elected to serve as Chairman for the coming year. Treasurer. Mal Kerrin was proposed by Hugh Graham, seconded by Adrian Hanna. There being no further nominations, Mal Kerrin was re-elected to serve as Treasurer for the coming year. Secretary. Arthur Halligey was proposed by John Reaney, seconded by Noel Tennyson. There being no further nominations Arthur Halligey was re-elected to serve as Secretary for the coming year. Tournament Officer. John Kenny had indicated to the meeting that he would not be actively seeking nomination as Tournament Officer. John Reaney was proposed by Noel Tennyson, seconded by Aud Needham. John Kenny was proposed by Graham McIlwrath, seconded by John Fairfield.. Neil Gordon asked if there was a possibility of the two candidates working together. John Reaney replied that, if elected, he would welcome help as the T.O. was not just responsible for course laying and organising events but also was responsible for Health and Safety. Noel Tennyson said that on the day of a shoot one person must assume the responsibility. Neil Gordon proposed a joint tenancy of this Office, seconded by Noel Tennyson. It was pointed out that John Kenny had left instruction that he would only accept nomination for this Office if no one else were to be proposed in which case he would willingly stand to one side. Noel Tennyson withdrew his proposal. It was deemed that John Kenny had declined the nomination. There being no further nominations John Reaney was elected to serve as Tournament Officer for the coming year. Members Representative. Noel Tennyson was proposed by John reaney, seconded by Alvin Hillocks. There being no further proposals Noel Tennyson was elected to serve as Members representative for the coming year. Child Protection Officer. Aud Needham was proposed by Hugh Graham. Aud Needham declined the nomination. Aud Needham proposed Neil Gordon, seconded by Barbara Reaney. Aud Needham explained that there were more teenage boys in the Club than girls and thought it appropriate that Neil be elected. Neil indicated his willingness to stand and serve for 3 years (the period of a Certificate of Approval from the PSNI). John Reaney proposed that Ann Orr be elected as a second CPO in case the few girls in the club were unwilling to approach a man, seconded by Linda Douglas. Mal Kerrin proposed that the club elect two CPOs, seconded Adrian Hanna and passed by general assent. The nomination of Neil Gordon was passed by general assent. The nomination of Ann Orr was passed by general assent. Neil Gordon and Ann Orr were elected to serve as Child Protection Officers for the coming year. Aud Needham was asked and agreed to continue to fill the post until both elected Officers had received their Certificates from the PSNI. Election of Auditor. George Piggott was proposed by Hugh Graham, seconded by Neil Gordon. There being no further nominations George Piggott was re-elected as Auditor for the coming year. Any Other Business. There being no other business the meeting was closed.

Four British Champions for Lough Cuan at the 39th ALL BRITISH & OPEN FIELD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS 27th & 28th May 2006 Ladies Compound Barebow, Joanne Alexander Gents Compound Barebow, Neil Gordon, New British Record TBC Ladies Longbow, Audrey Needham Gents Longbow, Andrew Haggan This was another outstanding achievement by the members of Lough Cuan coming soon after the success in the IFAA World Indoor Mailmatch with 5 top 3 finishes. The result and report can be read on the News Page. LCB British Champions Neill Gordon Compound Barebow. Andy Haggan Gents Longbow. Audrey Needham Ladies Longbow. Lough Cuan Bowmen have been asked to host the 2008 ALL BRITISH & OPEN FIELD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS which is a great honour for the club. It should be noted that Lough Cuan hosted the All British on the first occasion that it came to Ireland. We have two fantastic possible locations for this event Garron Point, and Ballywalter Park, both offer such magical resources that it is impossible for me to choose between them, anyway thats up to the club members to decide. Garron Point has spectacular views (supberb hill shots) and marvelous on site facilities. Ballywalter flat, sheltered and heavily wooded (not as hilly) is bang in the middle of a holiday resort. A plant hunters paradise. Keep watching this space for updates. A LETTER FROM ARTHUR Dear Fellow Club Member At the EGM held in the Rugby Club 31st May it was announced that Lough Cuan Bowmen have been offered the opportunity to host the ABOFC 2008. This is a prestigious event and we want to present it in a professional manner. Everyone in the Club has talents which can help to ensure that LCB can cope with and present an event which will be successful and leave our visitors wanting to come again. To ensure continuity and bring all this about George Pigott was elected as Tournament Organiser, John Kenny as Course Organiser, Arthur Halligey as Course Secretary and Mal Kerrin as Fund Manager. Others will be co-opted as and when necessary. A plan of action will be formulated in the coming months to clarify what is needed. If any one has any ideas, no matter how trivial please let one of the Committee know. George’s e-mail is GeorgeJPigott@aol.com while the others are ahalligey@btinternet.com, johnthescribe@tesco.net and malkerrin@hotmail.com . We would rather receive 29 ideas which are unworkable than not receive the one that is a cracker, May all your arrows fly true Arthur 2005/2006 ARCHERY SEASON Club members. Training on Wednesday Nights at 7pm at Newtownards Rugby Club nights, the first hour is for beginners. If they they have their own equipment they will be permitted to shoot with the adults providing they have achieved the necessary standard. Newtownards Rugby Club, Lansdown Road. This is close to Newtownards on the Comber Newtownards Road. Be there early, to introduce yourself and make yourself familiar with the members. Membership, affiliation and "tryout" fees are very low but variable each year, anyway it's a heck of a sight cheaper than golf. The Club is Field Archery oriented but we are happy to share our facilities with the Target Archer Fraternity on a 50/50 equal basis. LCB OFFICE NAME CONTACT INFORMATIO   Chairman James Sterling # - 01 NOTE   Secretary Arthur Halligay # - 01 NOTE   Treasurer Malachy Kerrin # - 01 NOTE   Target Officer John Kenny # - 01 NOTE   Child Protection Audrey Needham / Claire Kerrin # - 01 NOTE   Equipment Officer Terry Halligey # - 01 NOTE   Auditor George Piggott # - 01 NOTE           # - 01 NOTE       Because robots are searching for E-Mail addresses they have been removed from this page. Anyone wishing to make contact with a member of Lough Cuan Bowmen contact Adrian at the address below the Navigation Bar On 4th October 2002 Lough Cuan Bowmen updated the Constitution of the Club. Any person a member of the club who wishes to receive a copy of the new Constitution please send an A4 size SAE to either Arthur Halligay or Adrian. Copies can be sent by E-Mail to Members only on request. \\upper\\\c:\win~W\lough~C\constut.doc The classes of bow used range from the primitive but deadly longbow to the modern highly complicated Compound bow. Just come along and see the various types in operation before making your mind up which class you would like to shoot in. Don't take the Archers Notes too seriously, it was written by a cantankerous old fogey Archers Notes Professional Information Just click on the line above. COMPOUND BOW LESSONs From HUNTERS FRIEND Perhaps the most knowledable author ever apart from John, Arthur and myself. IFAA 2006 World Mail Match STYLE| PLACE PARTICIPANT Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 TOTAL Sc X Sc X Sc X Sc X AMBH(C) 2nd Adrian Hanna 282 10 273 23 280 60 835 93 #* AFBH(R) 2nd Claire Kerrin 188 5 205 6 210 7 603 18 AFLB(E) 2nd Audrey Needham 205 3 193 5 174 1 572 9 AFBH(C) 3rd Aine Kerrin 229 3 239 5 237 6 705 14 AMBB(R) 3rd Noel Tennyson 229 4 248 8 240 3 717 15 AMBB(R) 4th John Rainey 214 1 227 4 251 12 692 17 AMBH(C) 4th Niel Gordon 247 9 248 8 257 10 752 27 AMBH(C) 5th James Sterling 234 7 248 8 000 00 482 15 AMBL(C) 6th Malachy Kerrin 251 7 262 9 265 10 778 26 AMBB(R) 8th Alvin Hillocks 184 1 000 0 000 00 184 1 #* Should be 22 X's not 10 and I have never scored 60 X's in any tournament ever. It is not possible to have a perfect round and only score 280 The person who typed up the result must have been very tired or had a Senior moment. 2005 IFAA INDOOR MAIL MATCH FINAL RESULTS 26 Apr,05 ... Hacked from the IFAA Website POS NAME OF PARTICIPANT C'TRY CLUB ROUND 1 ROUND 2 ROUND 3 TOTAL SCR X's SCR X's SCR X's SCR X's 2 Michele Gibson IRE Lough Cuan 222 3 214 60 211 4 647 67 3 Aine Kerrin IRE Lough Cuan 229 5 250 6 250 6 729 17 2 Claire Kerrin IRE Lough Cuan 137 1 159 4 188 5 484 10 1 Audrey Needham IRE Lough Cuan 191 3 199 10 198 10 588 23 4 John Rainey IRE Lough Cuan 218 3 217 8 214 3 649 14 8 Brian Gibson IRE Lough Cuan 159 2 159 6 159 6 477 14 3 Adrian Hanna IRE Lough Cuan 268 14 279 8 279 8 826 30 4 James Sterling IRE Lough Cuan 259 10 277 10 257 3 793 23 6 Niel Gordon IRE Lough Cuan 224 5 233 3 218 4 675 12 8 Andrew Kerrin IRE Lough Cuan 210 7 202 2 221 2 633 11 2 Noel Tennyson IRE Lough Cuan 221 6 238 8 228 3 687 17 2 Malachy Kerrin IRE Lough Cuan 249 9 259 8 251 8 759 25 6 John Kenny IRE Lough Cuan 280 36 280 33 280 33 840 102 Llantwit Major Archers ...... Peace International Archery Club ...... Palermo Archery Club ...... Lilydale Bowmen ...... BS Zurich ...... BK Fältskyttarna ...... Varmlands FB ...... North Albert Field Archers ...... Skellefteå BK/F ...... Lilydale Bowmen ...... Aliarc ...... Varmlands FB ...... Wandering Archers ...... MT Tigers Archers ...... Shoot Straight Xterminatiors ...... Aliarc ...... Bear Creek Archers 2004 IFAA INDOOR MAIL MATCH FINAL RESULTS Apr 15, 04 PL NAME OF PARTICIPANT C'TRY CLUB ROUND 1 ROUND 2 ROUND 3 TOTAL SCR X's SCR X's SCR X's SCR X's 2 Michele Gibson Ire Lough Cuan 215 6 211 2 212 3 638 11 3 Aine Kerrin Ire Lough Cuan 239 8 241 5 240 10 720 23 1 Claire Kerrin Ire Lough Cuan 215 5 218 3 214 5 647 13 2 Steven Farmer Ire Lough Cuan 238 - 240 4 225 2 703 6 6 Brian Gibson Ire Lough Cuan 195 6 183 3 175 3 553 12 7 John Reany Ire Lough Cuan 177 3 153 5 176 1 506 9 4 Adrian Hanna Ire Lough Cuan 264 10 260 9 264 8 788 27 11 Malachy Kerrin Ire Lough Cuan 215 5 221 4 225 4 661 13 12 Andrew Kerrin Ire Lough Cuan 206 5 206 4 206 4 618 13 4 Noel Tennyson Ire Lough Cuan 180 5 187 2 190 2 557 9 8 John Kenny Ire Lough Cuan 295 22 288 - 285 18 868 40 4 Andy Haggan Ire Lough Cuan 196   200   200 596 7 Arthur Halligey Ire Lough Cuan 84   64   85 233 1 Jonathan Tennyson Ire Lough Cuan 109 - 141 - 151 1 401 1 Another great result for Lough Cuan.