A great day at the club today, the cold winds of the last week, gave way to a mild day, with little wind, and critically – no rain! There was a great layout today, with some nice target combinations, which were easy to miss, yet very satisfying to hit. In general the scores were …
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Nov 19
19th November Scores ** updated **
A cracking day for the first of the Winter 17/18 series, with light winds, and some great targets to play with. The sun was a challenge for those shooting stand 1 & 4 later in the day. The simo pair from the top made it worth attending, and the batteau in the copse was a …
Nov 06
Club Christmas Meal Saturday 9th December
The 2017 Christmas Meal will be held at The Chequers Inn, Rookley, at 19:30 on Saturday 9th December. The menu is available at http://www.chequersinn-iow.co.uk/christmas Please let Maria know asap if you will be attending. We need to know names / numbers, menu choices and a (non-refundable) £10 deposit per person by Sunday 3rd December. If I don’t have …
Nov 05
Autumn Sporting Series 2017
The 6 shoots have flown by, and generally we’ve been super lucky with the weather. In total 55 members contested the Autumn Series, with 11 competitors making it to every shoot. Congratulations to Ben Morris, who topped the High Gun rankings with half his 6 shoots over scoring above 90 to count (446). Second place …
Nov 05
5th November 2017 Scores
A (another) great day at the club, with a layout to challenge, in conditions must unlike the end of the Autumn series. ( Full season results to follow and a recalculation of handicap numbers and club classifications ) Leon Clifton and Mark Whillier shared the High Gun prize today both shooting an excellent 84, followed …
Oct 22
22nd October Sporting Scores
Another great day at the club, with lots of sunshine, but it’s defiantly autumn with today’s windy and chilly at times shoot. Birds may vary is an oft heard statement in sporting clays, and today’s wind made that very much the case. Despite any variances, there were some PB’s achieved. High Gun was …
Oct 08
8th October Scores
Autumn Series?? – It was like summer today. A little chilly to start with ( especially for those arriving to help set up), but things soon warmed up in time for an excellent shoot on a good layout. ( a few visitors today especially commenting on how good it was ). Ben Morris was today’s …
Sep 24
24th September Scores
Considering we are mid way though the Autumn series, the day did not feel autumnal at all, until pack-up time, where the ground team had to get packed up in some fairly large rain showers. It’s not always like that, but when it is, many hands make light work, so if you have a …
Sep 18
Roll up, Roll up!!! AGM Monday 9th October
Isle of Wight Gun Club AGM Monday 9th October at the club house – 7:30pm Refreshments will be available, please let Maria know if you can attend – YES I CAN ATTEND Could all members please make best efforts to attend, we want to hear how you think the club should …
Sep 10
10th September Scores
The Autumn sporting series is off to a bang with today’s 2nd shoot of 6. It was blustery with occasional rain showers ( but some blue patches ) and some tricky targets. The recent rain has made the ground greener than ever, and is looking fabulous. …