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;ff!lapfIower~rtbers
Est. 1988
Incorporating: Mayflower Junior's (Est. 1995)
Another warm.welcome from
here at newsletter HQ.Someof you
may have detected by now, that
there has been a slight and even
noticable change in the layout of
this newsletter, and I can assure all
readers, that this is not just a one
off. Yes the wonders of new
technology have allowed me to
introduce Desktop publishing to
the newsletter. It certainly
impresses me; but then most new
ideas do!
By now most, if not all, new
members should have received
their GNAS No's and membership
cards, (Yesthey do take a long time
to process don't they,a little bit like
met~gtog~togripswiththis
new fangled CD-ROMor whatever
its called,) Sothere is no excusefor
you not to enter some competitions
with me throughout the winter
indoor and summeroutdoor season.
We have some very competent
archers amongst us, and there is no
reason why you should not help to
promote the club by joining in. so
lets get a few more of you giving it
a go and joining in with the few of
October 1999. Issue No. 2
us whodocompete.TheJuniors are
alwaysthere in large numbers, and
usually go home with quite a hoard
of medals and trophies to add to
their already large collections.
Not wishing to tread on anyones
toes here, but it has been suggested
to me that perhaps I can arrange
the entries for the adult
competitions from now on, A task
that I am quite happy to do for the
moment at least, but If there is
anyone else out there who would
like to take onthis role, then please
be my guest.
There are a number of winter
competitions that I am aware of at
the moment, these include an open
Portsmouth round organised by
Racketts Archery club, and held in
their indoor venue at Woodlands
School sports hall on Sunday 24th
October, 1999. There are three
sessions available for this shoot, as
there are for the majority of indoor
events, as they don't last all day,
unlike the outdoor competitions
which are much larger rounds.
Details ofthese events can be found
later on in the newsletter, but if you
have any particular interest in any
ofthese, please let me know,I could
do with the company when I'm
there on behalf of the club, along
with all the juniors of course!
I don't wishto sound patronising
Here, but I know we do have a
number of new members that have
joined us this year, including
myself,who are probably not fully
conversant with the general format
of Archery competition.

~7Jrel1er!l-- ,,-9port or-pIIssioo' .
(s personR/ view)
Well, I don't know about anyone else at the moment, but I have had
a fantastic first year in Archery, and rm really looking forward to the
indoor season, and improving upon my personal bests from this year: In
just a very short space of time (seven months) I have progressed very swiftly
into competition, at a very modest level - No 80/100 yard distances just yet.
And I have to say, I really am enjoing myself. Who would have thought a
Forty-one year old man taking his Son to his first Archery lesson at
Mayflower School back in March of this yeal; armed with only a flask of
coffee because he believed he was going to sit outside in the car doing a
crossword puzzle, would show so much interest! Well, it happened to me;
I got hooked! Prior to this gathering of hopeful new recruits, I hadn't the
slightest interest in Archery, or perhaps even wanted too. But then, rd
never tried it before, and nobody had shown me how. I came away from
that first session completely fulfilled and wanting more, and more rm still
seeking, always aiming for that elusive perfect gold. Ever hungry for
success, I have been entering as many competitions as I can, and yes rve
had a win or two and a few second places, but the competitors have been
shooting a lot longer than I have, and I think rve done pretty well to have
achieved this much this soon. And after all, it's not just me rm trying to
win fOI;I represent the club as well, and a medal for me is one for the club.
So, what happened to the Son I took to Mayflower School for his
first Archery lesson. Well, aliI can say there is "That's my Boy"!More about
him further on in the news letter under the Junior section.
Just before I end my little piece on how I got involved; I would
just like to say a big thank you to everybody who got me involved in the
first place. Abig thank you to all you keen Archer's who coached me,
Particularly Mitch & Astrid, Brian Edwards, and of course Nigel to whom
I am very grateful, and to anyone else who has said to me" You don't wanna'
do it like that, you wanna' do it like this."
Alan Bally.
,,{tems +"or ~I;IIle
RS.E. Intruder 7Hcompound .w finished In red, superb condition.
Draw length:28 - 81 inches. Peak Weight: 45 - 60 lbs. Complete with rest,
peep sight, carbon arrows to suit, limb savers, Bow stand, short front
stabiliser rod, R/H clip-on quiver: £175 complete ono, or will separate.
Please telephone Alan Bally on Basildon 01268 - 557576
or 0411 - 988495 (mobile) or see me at the club.
Wllotell (urlJeotltJ)
Photocopier in good working order, either black and white or colour,
prefer small type to sit on a desk and capable of A4 size.
Please telephone Alan Bally on Basildon 01268 - 557576
or 0411 - 933495 (mobile) or see me at the club.
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CHAIRMAN'S CORNER
I am very pleased to have this opportunity to add a little bit to this editicn of
the Mayflower Newsletter, now under a new editor. It is good news for the Club that
Alan Bally has now stepped in to produce the Newsletter, since the previous edltor has
moved on to "pastures new", or should I say "woodland new", as Mick GregoI;' has
now moved over to Field Archery and a compound bow, leaving our league tean a bit
short of recurve archers. Alan already has the compound bow, so let's keep OUl'
fingers crossed; Good Luck Alan!!
This edition will coincide with the start of the indoor season at Mayflower
School, at a cost of £25 per term or £3 per night. I hope to see you all there on c
Fritlay night, passing on your scores to our League secretary. Our recurve and
compound "A" teams both won their divisions last season, so let's see if we can do it
again this year.
We have provisionally booked the sports hall for coaching sessions, one
Saturday morning per month, so anyone who is interested, please get in touch ¥'ith
Astrid or myself and we will advise you on dates and cost.
Reminder; Bonfire Night Party at 15, Norsey View Drive as usual on 511
November, fire lighting at 6.30pm, fireworks at 7.30pm. Cost this year will be £1-50
per head, for refreshments. Please let us know before the 1si Nov, how many will be
coming and if any are vegetarian. Tickets available on Friday nights at the schc·ol.
Good Shooting, Mitch
ATTENTION ALL NEW (& NEARLY NEW) CLUB MEMBERS
Over the last year or two we have had many of you successfully come tr rough
the Beginners Course, join the Club and buy your own equipment. But we dont see
you around the Club anymore. Is there a good reason for this? If you would like to
gt}t7jntouch with me or any other club member, we would be only too pleased t) hear
from you.
We are all enthusiastic about our Archery and we want you to be the same.
You don't have to be the most skilled Archer in the world, or possess the most
expensive equipment, to have fun and having fun is one of the most important clspects
of Archery.
We don't know why you haven't been along to the club lately, but if it i,
because of shooting or equipment problems, then do please get in touch so that we can
offer assistance. In the past we have had only a limited number of Coaches available,
we now have a number of qualified Leaders/Instructors in the Club, so this doe~;
provide additional resources to help you along.
If you feel that extra coaching or equipment setting-up and tuning sessic,ns
would help you, then we will happily arrange this for you.
So once again, vlease ~et in tOllch, so that even if we can't help you, it ,;an
provide guidance for the way we present courses for the new Beginners as they come
along.
Good Shooting, Mitch

Division 2
Positions
Division 3
Positions
Compound League Results - 1999
Match 1
MayflowerA
Racketts
Oakfield
MayflowerA
Rayleigh A
Racketts
Ascham A
AschamB
MayflowerB
West Essex
CTRA
Colchester A
MayflowerB
Braintree B
West Essex A
Points Match 2
1655 Mayflower A
1566 Ascham B
1792 Oakfield
1655 Mayflower A
1641 Racketts
1566 Rayleigh A
o Ascham A
o Ascham B
1561 Mayflower B
862 Bye
1790 CTR A
1736 Mayflower B
1561 Colchester A
1734 Braintree B
862 West Essex A
Points
1688
840
3592
3341
3194
1641
1780
840
1591
3596
3152
3479
1734
862
BA Postal League Results - 1998/99
Recurve: Division 15 Winners. Compound: Division 27 Winners
MAYFLOWER '~" MAYFLOWER '~"
Medals:- John Bloomfield
Tommy Hodder
Kerry Pritchard
Martin Thompson
Terry Harris
Lynne Burdett
Medals:- Mitch Vaughan
Brian Edwards
Brian Manhood
Gravs Power Archers Open Western Round 11/07/99
Recurve:- Terry Harris (Silver) Sam Wootten (Gold) Junior
Compound:- Alan Bally (Gold) Robert Bally (Gold) Junior
Herts Championships - July 1999 - Junior's
Compound:- Tim Nash (Gold) County Record & Personal Best
Recurve:- Paul Bishop (Gold)
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COlYIPOUND SUJVIlYIER LEAGUE - RESULTS lYrATCH 4
Division 1
Oeben 'A' 1876 Beat Braintree 'A' 1790 by 86 points
Oeben -'A' Paul Peart 954
Braintree 'A' Terry Howland 896
Oeben 'B' 1812 Beat Priory' A' 1788 by 24 Points
Deben 'B' Gordon Brown 922
Priory' A' Alan Wilson 912
Richard Wilkins
Oavid Lamb
Andy Palmer
George Brown
Albermarle 1706 Beat G.SA 'A' no score received by 1706 points
Albermarle Arthur Toy 866 Oavid Hawkins 840
Division 2
Rayleigh' A' 1804 Beat Oakfield 'A' 1776 by 28 points
Rayleigh' A' George Benson 918
Oakfield . A' T any Ikel 892
Ascham .A' 1796 Beat Mayt10wer . A' 1735 by 6 I points
Ascham 'A' Stephen Wall ace 932
Mayt1o'vver .A - Nlitch Vaughan 871
Alf Brunswick
Paul Whiteman
lan Felgate
Nigel Wells
Ascham 'B' 1596 Beat Racketts no score received by 1596 points
Ascham . B' Claire Fledge 8-+2 Danny Freeland 75-+
Division 3
Colchester' A' 1718 beat West Essex -.-\' no score received by 1718 points
Colchester -X Chris \IcCril\e 863 Roben Knight 85:'
Chelmsford Tudor Rose -A' 1772 beat \Iavtlower 'B' 1018 by 15-.+ Points
eTR 'A'
Mavt10wer 'B'
Braintree 'B' 17-.+0 Vs BYE
Braintree -B'
John Holden
John BUI-det!
Dennis Lun'!lev
890
818
870
John :Ylansell
Brian Edwards
CilklIl Lun'!b
922
894
890
876
886
88-+
864
864
882
800
80-'+

Division 4
Colchester' B' 1502 Beat W.E.B. 'B' no score received by 1502 points
Colchester 'B' Mark Huff 820 Colin Markham Lei 682
Oeben 'C' 1680 Beat Priory' B' 1615 by 65 points
Oeben 'C' Ron Knight 860
Priory 'B' Alan Wilson 890
Rayleigh 'B' no score received 'V' BYE
Division 5
Oakfield 'B' 1712 beat Southend 1702 by 10 points
Oakfield 'B' Keith Darkins 870
Southend Harry Shaw 860
CT.R 'B' 1672 beat Woodford 1641 by 31 Points
CT R'B' Martin Skinner 840
Woodford Oave Shrimpton 874
Ardleigh no score received Vs BYE
Divisioll 6
Oaktleld 'C no score received v G SA' B' no score received
Priory 'C 712 beat Braintree 'C bv 712 Points
Priorv 'C Sharon W\lson 712
Elizabeth Bennett
Bernie Rowtey
Joan Ikel
Clive Redmond
Jill J\;'[cGregor
Colin Love
Stortford 1771 'V' BYE
Stortford Eamon McManus Rob Vlallerman 848
AMENDM E"'T TO SCORE FROM MA TCH 3 :-
Woodford 1643 beat Southend 1638 by :')points
Woodford Dave Shnmpton
Southend Harrv Sha\\
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DIVISION 1
DIVISION 2
DIVISION 3
DIVISION 4
DIVISION 5
DIVISION 6
COMPOUND SUMMER LEAGUE - POSITIONS
TEAM 22 400 310 13 POINTS WON 7200 7145 6569 7462 5460 7255 LOST DRAWN 24
2 28
6 0 001
D.N.S AGG. SHOT 4 43
4
TEAM 22 30 22 12 310 12 WON POINTS 6757 3194 3254 5388 3445 7210 LOST DRAWN 24
26
46
001
02 01 02 D.N.S AGG. SHOT 4 2 24
3
TEAM 40 310 22 13 12 POINTS WON 7184 6829 5238 6367 1812 LOST DRAWN 28
26
4 0 001
02 D.N.S AGG. SHOT 4
32
TEAM 03 40 30 22 04 6719 POINTS 4372 WON LOST 5021 1353 DRAWN 46
80
00 0
03 01 04 D.N.S AGG. SHOT 4 3 31
0
TEAM 40 04 22 31 22 WON POINTS 6713 6584 6292 6718 LOST DRAWN 84
00 64
0
04 D.N.S AGG. SHOT 4
0
TEAM 30 22 2102 31 04 WON POINTS 4280 6523 2954 LOST 5258 DRAWN 64
64
00
0
01 04 D.N.S AGG. SHOT 40
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ECAA SUMMER LEAGUE 1999
AMENDED FINAL TABLE
My computer and J apologise for not sorting the rows in the original Table sent to you with the
final results. The points and aggregate scores were correct but, unfortunately, they were not
placed in the right order. Hope this new list will keep your records straight and, once again,
Sorry'
Marlene
SHOT DNS WON LOST DRAW POINTS AGGREGATE
DIVISION 1
Deben 4 0 4 0 0 8 16344
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West Essex A i 4 0 I 4 0 0 8 16203
Racketts i 4 i 0 i 2 2; O-+-- 4 i 15690
Colchester I 4 0 2 2 0 i 4 15590
Hoidens -: 4 0 2 2 0 I 4 15467
DCA I 4 0 0 4 0 0 14888
DIVISION 3 I
I\rdleigh '! 4 0 3 1 0 i 6 15351
~udor 4 0 3 1 0 6 15051
West Essex B 1 4 0 2 2 0 I 4 , 14592
~helmsford Tudor Rose __~__ ~ __ Q.. 2 2 _9 __ + 4 14586
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1999 - July Nationals (Junior's) Scores
POINTS
I.ADAM BRIITON 590
2.TIM NASH 584 5
3.GRAHAM RICHMOND 562
4.JAMES ALLCHURCH* 546
5.PAUL BISHOP* 539
6.JANE RICHMOND* 531
7.ROBERT BALL Y* 500
8.SAM WOOITEN* 453
9.JAMES MAY* 440
1O.NIKKl RICKWOOD 421
II.JAMES GLEADELL* 414
12.ROBIN WELLS 388
13.ROBBIE HOTCHKlSS* 351
14.JENNY RICKWOOD* 293
15.ALEX PURSER 278
*=Personal best scores (14 Junior's did not compete).
Prizes given for best handicap improvements ...
Junior Girl:- Jane Richmond by 5points.
Junior Boy:- Robert Bally by 7points.
GOLDS
46
45
38
27
32
28
24
18
11
12
13
16
16
5
9
May I first of all apologise for not being able to include a
Junior Section in this edition of the newsletter, but I have had so many
results to publish, and as the Newsletter is already quite large, I have
decided to include the section in the next edition, where there will be a
complete run down of Junior successes throughout the year; and believe
me, there have been quite a few that I am aware of, and I'm quite sure
there will be plenty more before this year has ended.
But just to add this, if any of you Junior members are
reading this newsletter,( and I hope some of you do!), keep up the good
work, it's really satisfying to see all the medals you are winning, and of
course the trophies. The Club are very proud of you. Well done. The Editor.
The indoor season is very much with us again, and a number of open shoots
are being arranged for those wlw wish to tahe part. Ken has very hindly persuaded me (how does
he manage to do thatl) to arrange a few indoor ,neetings lor us 'oldies', sorry, I mean adult
members. So if any of you are interested in heeping Terry and myself company whilst we are
wauing the {lag for the club, please let ,ne know as soon as possible. Details of the competitions
are on the next page. and as soon as I hear of any more, I will heep you all posted.
You can telephone me on Basildon 01268 - 5575761'm usually home most evenings and
during the weehends, or alternatively, my mobile nwnber is 0411 - 933495 or see me at the club.
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RACKETTS ARCHERY CLUB
Open Portsmouth Round - at Woodlands School, Basildon.
Sunday 24th October, 1999. 5
Sessions available:- (a) 9.30am, (b) 1.00pm, and (c) 4.30pm.
Late entries available, but please see me now for full details.
BRAINTREE BOWMEN
Open Portsmouth Round - at Panfield Lane, Braintree.
Sunday 31st October, 1999.
Sessions available:- (a) 9.30am, (b) 12.30pm, (c) 3.30pm.
Closing date for entries: 17th October, 1999.
Please see me now for full details, or telephone me so I can book you in.
For all Queries reeardine this Newsletter, future contributions, Items for
sale or wanted, or entry details to any of the above competitions or those in
the future. Please telephone Alan Bally on Basildon 01268 - 557576
or 0411 - 933495 (mobile)
It has recently been brought to the attention of the committee that several
members are not displaying their membership cards whilst using the club's facilities.
Would all members please note, that they must at all times whilst shooting, and using
the Mayflower Archery Club facilities both indoor and outdoor, display their club
membership card, and also ca,orywith them or display their GNAS cards. This is both a
requirement of the GNAS and that of the Mayflower Archery Club.
.:fflapflohJer ~rcberg QCommittee .:fflemberg &: QContact .i!umberg.
Chairman I Coach
Club Secretary
Treasurers
Membership Secretary
Equipment Officer
League Secretary
Open COlnpetitions Secretary
Field Captain
Junior Liaison Officer
Records Officer
Newsletter Editor
Mitch Vaughan
Brian Manhood
Lynne & John Burdett
Astrid Vaughan
Brian Edwards
Terry Harris
Alan Bally
Andreu' Paice
Ken Gray
John Innocent
Alan Ball)'
Good shooting and best wishes from the editor.
But above all else, - ENJOY YOURSEL VES.
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