Category: Dorset & Wiltshire

Counties, Dorset & Wiltshire

Archery GB announce a limited return to Archery – Phase 1

Communications

Following the announcement from the Prime Minister on Sunday 10 May, Archery GB has prepared guidelines for clubs, coaches and members on returning to archery safely in England, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. There is no change to the current position in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and archery activity remains on hold. 

The first phase documents include a poster, an infographic, a risk assessment template, an archer’s guide, a coach’s guide, an example range layout and FAQS. These will be regularly uodated.

A return to shooting is dependant upon your own club commitee and member’s wishes also dependant upon the permission of and any guidelines your landlord may also wish you to adher to if you do not own your own club ground.

More information

https://www.archerygb.org/return-to-archery-phase-one/

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Counties, Dorset & Wiltshire

County Shoots & Team Events Cancelled

Communications

We
are disappointed to announce that due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic we
have taken the difficult decision to cancel both the Wiltshire WA in July, and
the 3-day County Championship weekend in August also additionally cancel all
junior and senior County Archery Team events for the remainder of the calendar
year.

•
The Wiltshire WA is part of the wider 2-day Supermarine Weekend which has also
been cancelled as announced by themselves earlier today. All entrants will be
contacted by the Tournament Organiser regarding their fees.

•
Entry for the 3-day County Championship weekend had not yet opened pending a
decision since Lockdown started.

•
The junior and senior County Archery Team events cancelled include the DWAA vs
HAA match at the Andover FITA Star in July, the National County Team Tournament
at Lilleshall in June and both the junior and senior GWAS Regional Inter-county
Tournaments in September even if the events themselves may eventually go ahead.
All team members should have been contacted by their respective Team Managers.

•
The ArcheryGB Big Weekend in May and GWAS Dunster Championships in June are
already announced as being cancelled.

We
apologise for any inconvenience this causes. This decision is due to the
continued impact of the coronavirus outbreak along with ensuring the safety of
archers, judges, organisers and other people involved in these events and to
allow archers to focus on their own clubs and memberships during the ongoing
difficulties.

We thank Supermarine Bowmen and South Wilts AC for agreeing
to originally host the two  cancelled shooting events.

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Counties, Dorset & Wiltshire

All Club Archery Still Suspended

Communications

In
an update from AGB, all club archery in the UK is still suspended until further
notice.

https://www.archerygb.org/official-update-covid-19/

Whilst
people may now exercise outside as many times as they wish each day this still
clearly excludes venues where there is a higher risk of close contact (such as
the shooting line) and touching surfaces (such as targets) as per page 27 of
OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy which can
be found on;

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/884171/FINAL_6.6637_CO_HMG_C19_Recovery_FINAL_110520_v2_WEB__1_.pdf

also
as before, you cannot:

*
exercise in an indoor sports court, gym or leisure centre (such as shooting
indoors)

*
gather in a group of more than two (excluding members of your own household)

as
per

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do#public-spaces–outdoor-activities–exercise

More
updates will be published in due course.

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