Red Rose Archers
Field Archery Club (Northampton)
A member of the English Field Archery Association
Red Rose ArchersField Archery Club (Northampton) |
A member of the English Field Archery Association
|
From March 2019, the lease agreement with our new landlord limits access into the wood.
Tuesday - Closed all day
For the rest of the week, the following times apply:-
| Month | Open | Close | Hours |
| January | 09:00 | 17:00 | 8:00 |
| February | 09:00 | 17:00 | 8:00 |
| March | 09:00 | 17:00 | 8:00 |
| April | 07:00 | 20:00 | 13:00 |
| May | 07:00 | 20:00 | 13:00 |
| June | 07:00 | 20:00 | 13:00 |
| July | 07:00 | 20:00 | 13:00 |
| August | 07:00 | 18:00 | 11:00 |
| September | 07:00 | 18:00 | 11:00 |
| October | 09:00 | 15:30 | 6:30 |
| November | 09:00 | 15:30 | 6:30 |
| December | 09:00 | 15:30 | 6:30 |
The date of the next club shoot will be published when social distancing restrictions are relaxed.
How it all began:
Back in early 1982, a group of like-minded persons got together to discuss the
setting up of Northampton's first field archery club. Peter Bond and Peter Hartwell
had already done some ground work and found us Coneygree Plantation, which the
landowner was prepared to let us have the use of. We walked the wood, looking
at possible lanes, (when we could see over the waist high nettles!) and started
clearing. what a job that was! We used sickles, home made sythes, swords - yes
swords, staffs, spades garden forks, hedge slashers and billhooks, and probably
other things that I've forgotten. What a pity we never thought to hire petrol
driven strimmers, it would have made life so much easier in the first few months.
We bought our first lot of straw bales in January 1983, put them out, panicked
a lot, and finally held our first open shoot in February 1983 (we collected £17.66p)
Some memorable dates:
15.06.83 First ever have-a-go stall (at Misterton Hall)
10.07.83 First ever have-a-go stall at Castle Ashby
01.08.83 Timber purchased to build hut (it's still in use)
18.12.83 First time we sold food at shoot
19.02.84 First ever Rose Bowl Trophy shoot
21.09.84 First ever Halloween Challenge Shield
21.04.85 First ever Founder Members Trophy shoot
14.06.85 First time we thought to hire a petrol strimmer !
24.05.86 Caravan purchased
July 1986 UK Championships held at Coneygree Plantation
06.07.88 First time we bought training equipment
25.06.89 First have-a-go stall at Holdenby House
10.05.91 First beginners course recorded
14.12.91 First time we gave out sherry & mince pies at Christmas
November 1999 First ever Life Member created