Grand Western Archery Society recognises that many clubs may be suffering real financial hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. GWAS have therefore set aside £20,000 to help those clubs in genuine need. We invite you to apply for loans of up to £500 per club. Applications are welcomed from across the GWAS region only. Closing date for applications 17th July.
Full details on link.
Please find below links to information and rules about the Dunster 2020 Covid Challenge from our GWAS Dunster TO Vikki.
Update (16/06/2020)
Hopefully all who are able will enjoy the challenge and stay alert and safe.
Look forward to seeing everyone at Dunster 2021.
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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Dear GWAS Club,Thank you to those who have completed the recent GWAS survey aimed at understanding the region better in these unprecedented times.For those clubs who are yet to have completed this survey (please see list below), we encourage you to do so as soon as possible. The results we’ve had so far have been invaluable to the GWAS Council in steering our decision making and it’s fantastic for us to be able to have an up to date, clear picture of how the clubs in the region are coping.Link to GWAS survey.
How is this survey going to help the region?From the survey results so far, the GWAS Council have been asked to signpost clubs which are open, clubs which are struggling and might need support and those who could offer potential shared shooting facilities. We’ve been able to gather this information through this survey (please link to a map showing the shooting status of all clubs who have completed this survey) and in turn, begin to signpost clubs to shared facilities. Link to map.The more clubs we have input into this survey, the more we can work as a region to support each other, so it’s vitally important we gather as many responses as possible.
Please find below the link to the ArcheryGB information for Phase One Return to Shooting –
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.
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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.
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Entry for the 3-day County Championship weekend had not yet opened pending a
decision since Lockdown started.
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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.
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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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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;
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
More
updates will be published in due course.
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It is with deep regret and a heavy heart that I must let you know that Dunster Week 2020 has been cancelled.
I am sure you can understand that this is not a decision that has been taken lightly. On the contrary we have held off as long as we felt we could but in the light of the rapidly changing situation and in particular the expectation of the Coronavirus peak falling in May and June, it was felt that the only sensible thing to do was cancel as Dunster is not an event that can simply be postponed.
I know this will be a huge disappointment to you all, it is for me too, but we are living in unprecedented times and most of us will never have experienced anything on this scale before in our lifetime.
All that is left to say is please stay safe, heed the advice coming out from the government and here’s to seeing you all at the 65thDunster Week “Take 2” which will run from 13thto 20thJune 2021.
Vikki
Please find below link to ArcheryGB frequently asked questions in relation to Covid-19
Link here
