Newsletter - National Field Archery Society
Newsletter - National Field Archery Society Newsletter - National Field Archery Society
GREETINGS fellow bowbenders and target tormenters from the King’s Lynn Field Archers (KLFA). Our little club, in the wilds of Norfolk, started life a year ago with half a dozen tatty 3D targets, and the same number of tatty archers. Our cash in the bank (Keith Moran’s back pocket) totalled £8 and our immediate estimated expenditure was £8.01p, which brings Charles Dickens’ Mr Micawber to mind. To date KLFA have managed to successfully raise £6,705 from the following sources: n Norfolk Community Fund - £500 (grants@norfolkfoundation.com) Most county councils in the UK have a community fund for start up projects, especially if they offer a service to the community. In our case this was free archery tuition and use of equipment. n Kings Lynn Borough Council Sports Development Grant - £90 This grant was offered as a refund of NFAS Coaching fees. Most borough councils have a Sports Development Officer on the staff. He directed me to additional grants within the borough. n Borough Council - £350 As a start up and development grant primarily used for infrastructure of the club, ie storage facilities. n Cash4Clubs - £600 (www.cash-4-clubs.com) My contact (Jade at Jade.obrien@betfair.com) was the very helpful. This organisation was by far the easiest in terms of submission documentation and it is run by the Betfair gambling organisation in order to put something back into the sporting community. n Sport England (National Lottery) - £5165 At last some pay back for all of the cash I have squandered on those unlucky Lucky Dips and Euromillions tickets. Regrettably I am prevented from using the cash on a new motorbike! This was by far the most exasperating and tortuous way to raise cash, but on reflection most of the stress was selfinflicted by not fully reading the instructions. I confess to having a small brain, mainly running on wooden cogs and caffeine. However, the article in the September/ October NFAS newsletter provides excellent advice for the club money man and secretary, but our Sport England application was submitted two days before I read it! To all the financially desperate archers may I offer the following ten tips and advice? 1. Most of the information you need to complete the forms can be used for any of the grant organisations. It is repetitive so create a document and trust to “Cut and Paste”; 2. Read and re-read the application form notes and gather all of the information before you attempt to fill in the forms. All of the above forms are completed on line with explanatory drop down menu help; 3. Be absolutely honest in how you intend to utilise the grant as you will be required to demonstrate and account for expenditure; 4. Take pictures of the equipment that you have purchased, with happy smiling archers in the background, as all the benefactors welcome the publicity - we have a piece on the Cash4Clubs website. Offer them this and request stickers and promotional stuff for their organisation. 5. Thank them publicly on your website and inform the local press if you are successful. 6. Get on first name terms with the grant case officer and the Sports Development Officer of the borough council as it helps if you want to reapply for more cash. We invited ours for a free archery lesson - he was rubbish but enthusiastic! Telephone your local county and borough council as they often run club funding courses and will put you on their database for future funding. 7. Highlight what your club can do for the community and not what the community can do for your club. 8. Sport England works on funding a specific project with identified goals and objectives, on which you will be expected to write an end of project report, so do not set unrealistic or unobtainable project goals. 9. Contact our very helpful NFAS Membership Secretary and ensure that your club is registered with NFAS (our National Governing Body) before applying for Sport England grants. They will not consider you unless you have a National governing Body registration number, and it is a key element on the application forms - and they do check so you cannot just make one up! 10. Do not spend the money before you get it! As we did not receive all that we asked for we will be obliged to melt down Keith’s zimmer frame if we are to afford the Rinehart 3D Blue Whale! Most of the above is common sense, however I take comfort that there must be another club secretary out there in NFAS land who may benefit from my ramblings. I would be delighted to send copies of our successful completed application forms to anyone who is interested (ColinBonfield@aol.com). I can also print out the forms to send by post if you send an A4 SAE. Best of luck, and if any of you are in the North Norfolk area with a bow and a couple of arrows we will happily show you how we have spent the cash and give you a ride in our new club Porsche 911, Metallic Black with tan interior and matching bow rack! Colin Bonfield King’s Lynn Field Archers 36 Club funding by Colin Bonfield
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- Page 7 and 8: Bickerstaffe Bows Finely crafted, h
- Page 10: The shoot got underway with no furt
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- Page 18 and 19: Welcome to the end of the year and
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- Page 24 and 25: Crossbow cocking aids proposal Foll
- Page 28 and 29: 2012 National Championships Arley H
- Page 30 and 31: Ladies Lynn Ellingworth Ind 636 648
- Page 32 and 33: U16 Boys Thomas Izzard King’s Lyn
- Page 34: TEAM RESULTS AMERICAN FLATBOW TEAM
- Page 39 and 40: AMERICAN FLATBOW Gents Garfield Tho
- Page 41 and 42: AMERICAN FLATBOW Gents Colin James
- Page 43 and 44: U12 Boys Harry Maguire Ind 592 UNLI
- Page 45 and 46: LONGBOW Gents Peter Eldridge Cobra
- Page 47 and 48: 14th October - Severn Valley Yeoman
- Page 49 and 50: 14th October - Wolfshead Field Arch
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GREETINGS fellow bowbenders and target tormenters from the King’s Lynn <strong>Field</strong> Archers (KLFA).<br />
Our little club, in the wilds of Norfolk, started life a year ago with half a dozen tatty 3D targets, and the same number<br />
of tatty archers. Our cash in the bank (Keith Moran’s back pocket) totalled £8 and our immediate estimated expenditure<br />
was £8.01p, which brings Charles Dickens’ Mr Micawber to mind.<br />
To date KLFA have managed to successfully raise £6,705 from the following sources:<br />
n Norfolk Community Fund - £500 (grants@norfolkfoundation.com)<br />
Most county councils in the UK have a community fund for start up projects, especially if they offer a service to the community.<br />
In our case this was free archery tuition and use of equipment.<br />
n Kings Lynn Borough Council Sports Development Grant - £90<br />
This grant was offered as a refund of NFAS Coaching fees. Most borough councils have a Sports Development Officer on<br />
the staff. He directed me to additional grants within the borough.<br />
n Borough Council - £350<br />
As a start up and development grant primarily used for infrastructure of the club, ie storage facilities.<br />
n Cash4Clubs - £600 (www.cash-4-clubs.com)<br />
My contact (Jade at Jade.obrien@betfair.com) was the very helpful. This organisation was by far the easiest in terms of<br />
submission documentation and it is run by the Betfair gambling organisation in order to put something back into the sporting<br />
community.<br />
n Sport England (<strong>National</strong> Lottery) - £5165<br />
At last some pay back for all of the cash I have squandered on those unlucky Lucky Dips and Euromillions tickets.<br />
Regrettably I am prevented from using the cash on a new motorbike!<br />
This was by far the most exasperating and tortuous way to raise cash, but on reflection most of the stress was selfinflicted<br />
by not fully reading the instructions.<br />
I confess to having a small brain, mainly running on wooden cogs and caffeine. However, the article in the September/<br />
October NFAS newsletter provides excellent advice for the club money man and secretary, but our Sport England application<br />
was submitted two days before I read it!<br />
To all the financially desperate archers may I offer the following ten tips and advice?<br />
1. Most of the information you need to complete the forms can be used for any of the grant organisations. It is repetitive<br />
so create a document and trust to “Cut and Paste”;<br />
2. Read and re-read the application form notes and gather all of the information before you attempt to fill in the forms.<br />
All of the above forms are completed on line with explanatory drop down menu help;<br />
3. Be absolutely honest in how you intend to utilise the grant as you will be required to demonstrate and account for<br />
expenditure;<br />
4. Take pictures of the equipment that you have purchased, with happy smiling archers in the background, as all the benefactors<br />
welcome the publicity - we have a piece on the Cash4Clubs website. Offer them this and request stickers and promotional<br />
stuff for their organisation.<br />
5. Thank them publicly on your website and inform the local press if you are successful.<br />
6. Get on first name terms with the grant case officer and the Sports Development Officer of the borough council as it<br />
helps if you want to reapply for more cash. We invited ours for a free archery lesson - he was rubbish but enthusiastic!<br />
Telephone your local county and borough council as they often run club funding courses and will put you on their database<br />
for future funding.<br />
7. Highlight what your club can do for the community and not what the community can do for your club.<br />
8. Sport England works on funding a specific project with identified goals and objectives, on which you will be expected to<br />
write an end of project report, so do not set unrealistic or unobtainable project goals.<br />
9. Contact our very helpful NFAS Membership Secretary and ensure that your club is registered with NFAS (our <strong>National</strong><br />
Governing Body) before applying for Sport England grants. They will not consider you unless you have a <strong>National</strong> governing<br />
Body registration number, and it is a key element on the application forms - and they do check so you cannot just make<br />
one up!<br />
10. Do not spend the money before you get it! As we did not receive all that we asked for we will be obliged to melt down<br />
Keith’s zimmer frame if we are to afford the Rinehart 3D Blue Whale!<br />
Most of the above is common sense, however I take comfort that there must be another club secretary out there in<br />
NFAS land who may benefit from my ramblings.<br />
I would be delighted to send copies of our successful completed application forms to anyone who is interested<br />
(ColinBonfield@aol.com). I can also print out the forms to send by post if you send an A4 SAE.<br />
Best of luck, and if any of you are in the North Norfolk area with a bow and a couple of arrows we will happily show you<br />
how we have spent the cash and give you a ride in our new club Porsche 911, Metallic Black with tan interior and matching<br />
bow rack!<br />
Colin Bonfield<br />
King’s Lynn <strong>Field</strong> Archers<br />
36<br />
Club funding<br />
by Colin Bonfield