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Harrogate Archery Club
We are a friendly club primarily involved in Clout and Target Shooting with Archers of all ages and abilities, shooting traditional Longbow and the more modern Recurve and Compound bows. We welcome all archers be they beginners or long established and encourage them to enjoy their shooting whether their interest is in socialising, fun or competition.
The Club was formed in 1968 in response to a request from the members of the Sports and Social Club of the St. George’s Home for the physically handicapped. The original membership of the Club was primarily disabled with some able bodied helpers. None of the founder members were involved in, or knew a great deal about archery. However, to their credit they worked hard at educating themselves and their new members, and within a short period of time, from a scratch start the club had qualified coaches and instructors.
During the Club’s existence its members have represented both county and country.
Shooting originally took place at the St. George’s Home until just before its closure when the club moved to our present ground at St. John Fisher School. It is here, each year we hold our open shoots, shooting a Western Round in June. This is followed in October with an Open Double Clout Shoot. We have on occasions hosted other Clout events such as the Northern Counties Archery Society (N.C.A.S) and the Grand National Archery Society (G.N.A.S.) National Championships.
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Post Code: HG2 8PT
Latitude: 53°59'1.49"N
Longitude: 1°31'0.72"W
Grid Ref: SE 318543
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