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GWAS Senior Inter-Counties format change

A poll of the Senior County Teams resulted in a preference for changing the format of the Senior Inter-Counties event from York / Hereford to WA 1440 rounds.  Following a discussion and vote at the GWAS Council meeting in October 2016, it was agreed the format will be changed from 2017 to become a WA1440, World Record Status / Star event.

It is planned to shoot in ends of 6 arrows at each distance, with Long Bow archers shooting at a full size 80cm faces at the shorter distances.

The venue for the event remains at Exeter School, and will revert to the usual weekend on 17th September 2017

 

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New State of the Art Archery Facility

It’s a great time to be an archer.

Beginners today have access to more coaches, ranges and shops than ever. People on every continent are enjoying archery as the sport grows exponentially, sparking even more demand for places to shoot, train and host tournaments.

Among archery’s newest venues is the World Archery Excellence Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, which held its grand opening in December. World Archery is target archery’s global governing body. It’s responsible for international competitions like the Olympics and world championships. The Excellence Centre took nearly seven years to plan and build, and World Archery hopes it will become the epicenter of target archery. Read more

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Compound Confirmed for 2019 Pan American Games

The Pan American Games follow the Asian Games in adding compound competition to the programme.

For the first time since archery was introduced to the Pan American Games in 1979, the multisport event programme will include a compound competition for the 2019 edition set to be held in Lima, Peru from 26 July to 11 August.

The continental games will be the second to include the compound bow after the 2014 Asian Games. read more

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GWAS 2017 AGM – 2nd April at 2:30pm

The venue for this year will be the Worlds End Pub Bradford on Tone, Taunton Somerset TA4 1ET and being a pub venue those attending may wish to arrive earlier and enjoy a lunch and a drink.

All Council positions are required to be elected annually at the AGM.  This year there are a number of Council positions that will be vacated and specifically need to be filled, namely:

  • President
  • Secretary
  • EAF Representative(s)
  • Junior Representative
  • Communications and Web Content Officer
Election of Officers (President and Secretary) require a formal proposer and a seconder, with the written consent of the nominee.  Nominations should be sent to the GWAS Secretary, 7 days before the Annual General Meeting.
For the election of the Specialist Members and Officers (EAF Representative(s), Junior Representative and Communications / Web Content Officer), nominations may be in writing, with the written consent of the nominee, or may be accepted from the floor at the Annual General Meeting, in which case the nominee must be present to signify consent.

The Communications / Web Content Officer is  a new role created to replace the historic Webmaster role, but without the need for specific HTML skills and with an increased focus on developing, communicating and managing important regional information on the new GWAS website, which will be launched in March 2017.

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BBC West Unsung Hero

Congratulations to Dave Jones of Chippenham Archers who has been voted BBC West’s Unsung Hero of the Year!

Dave, who has dedicated the last 20 years to the club, has coached more than 600 archers, including internationals like Jo Frith who won gold and silver medals in Rio.

Jo said: “He was the first person I thought of when I looked down at my medal. I thought, ‘this is not my medal – this is mine and Dave’s medal.’ He helped me get this and I am so proud to be associated with him.” watch the BBC video