Category Archives: General News
Lorna Williams
We have just heard that Lorna Williams – the wife of our founder Roy and the first treasurer of the club – has died in hospital. The funeral is a 1.30 on Thursday 27th July 2023 at the South Chapel, Landican .
Following Roy’s death Lorna rather lost contact with the club, but we know that some of our less-young members will remember her.
The Islands take shooting sport seriously !
Guernsey is hosting the Island games this year, and they take their shooting sports seriously.
https://guernsey2023.gg/sports/shooting/
Aland, Alderney, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands, The Falkland Islands, the Faroe Islands, Froya, Gibraltar and Gotland are all competing.
In 2019 the games were held in Gibraltar, with Jersey coming first and Guernsey second in the shooting sports.
Protected: The .22RF 100 yard competitions cores up to 3rd July 2023
Protected: The 2023 Grange V Phoenix Challenge
WEBSITE
We have had problems with the site which we have been trying to resolve; therefore we ask that you DON’T use the old login and password, as this may interfere with the”new” system.
You will find your new password in the letter confirming your membership for 2023-4, which should be collected when you come to the next shoot.
Protected: The results of the various competitions at Brimstage on 8th April 2023
The Met is NOT all bad.
Below is the forward to a leaflet produced by the Met for Target Shooting Clubs – and it’s worth a read, particularly in the light of the current state of the Metropolitan Police with its very poor record of vetting new staff; vide David Carrick…..
Perhaps if they had applied the same vetting to new staff that their (efficient AND friendly) Firearms Team do to certificate applicants, they wouyldn’t be in this position.
“There is a long and proud history of civilian target shooting in the United Kingdom. I am very conscious that two of our Independent Advisory Group members, the National Rifle Association and the National Smallbore Rifle Association were founded in 1859 and 1899
respectively. However, civilian target shooting can trace its roots back to the very earliest days of the use of firearms in the country. Today, target shooting is a growth sport, attracting young and old alike, and cutting across gender and social divides.
I am very clear that the Metropolitan Police Service and our key stakeholders, including the members of our Independent Advisory Group and London’s shooting communities, have a shared mission in relation to target shooting. We must do whatever we can reasonably do to support the continued lawful practice of target shooting, whilst protecting public safety. As such, I am delighted to support this good practice guide. I believe that it presents key information to target shooters in London, and elsewhere, in a clear and practical way. This will be of significant practical benefit both to the many shooting clubs in London and to the police.
The fact that this document is a shared enterprise, written by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Firearms Enquiry Team, in partnership with our key stakeholders, demonstrates that keeping London safe, whilst supporting target shooting, is a shared responsibility.
Rob Atkin MBE
T. Commander, Armed Policing”
Protected: Shayne on TV!
Counter Terrorism poster
We have been asked for our co-operation by Counter-Terrorism Policing Northwest – see below letter and poster – and there’s a link to their “e-learning” site for anyone interested.
