The weather was cold but kept dry. Thank you to Kelsey for baking choc chip biscuits and to Ann for the 3 choices of homemade cakes. Hope to see you all on the 19th for the Christmas shoot.
Paul 46 Pete 43 Joe 38 Graham H 35 Mark H 35 Jennifer 34 Helena 34 Mike H 33 Wally 33 Tod 32 Geoff W 31 Anthea 30 John A 29 Jake (Guest) 29 Graham C 28 Shirley 27 Dawn 27 Mark C 27 Tye 27 Bill 26 Kelsey 25 Celia 24 Callum 24 Roger 21 Geoff E 21 Dennis 21 Mike C 19
A cool bright day with a gentle breeze. Some demanding stands, though all hittable.
Pete B 42 Tod 35 Wally 35 Graham C 33 Nick C 33 Mark C 33 Jennifer 32 Adrian 32 John E 32 Paul 29 John W 28 Logan 28 Bill 28 Anthea 28 Shirley 28 Dawn 27 Steve B 27 Tye 27 Charlotte 26 Mike H 25 Geoff E 24 Kelsey 21 Geoff W 19 Andy P 17 Roger 14
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 7th November 2021
Another dry shoot, but with a cool strong breeze. Was it the wind, or some difficult stands which kept the scores low?
Mark H 37 Jennifer 36 Paul 35 Jon P 33 Pete B 33 Tye 33 Graham H 33 Helena 31 Robin (Guest ) 31 Shirley 31 Joe 30 John A 30 Tim 30 Dawn 30 Charlotte 29 Mark C 29 Tod 28 Steve B 28 Lewis 28 Adrian 28 Graham C 28 John E 26 Geoff E 25 Callum 25 Fin 25 Thomas P 24 Geoff W 23 Bill 23 Tony 23 Dennis 23 Simon 21 Lee ( Guest ) 19 Kelsey 18 Andy P 14 Celia 12 Roger W 9
The weather was kind to us again.
Mark H 43 Pete B 41 Graham H 39 Simon 39 Dick W 37 Tod 36 Anthea 36 Lewis H 35 Nick C 33 Grahame C 33 Paul B 32 Dennis C 32 Logan 31 Mike H 31 Shirley 30 Tye 30 Geoff E 29 Dawn 29 Helens 28 Bill 28 Tim 27 Fin 25 Callum H 25 Adrian 25 Daniel 24 Johnny 22 Joe 21 Lee 19 Roger W 16 Kelsey 13 Jade 13
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 3rd October 2021
Despite Saturdays torrential down pour, Sunday was a lovely day with the sun shining. Started off a little cold in the breeze, but once the sun came through it was a nice day. The shoot was a little different, being under the the control of Mark, while Brian was away.
Mark Hill 46 Graham Hill 41 Steve B 41 Tod P 40 Geoff W 40 Pete B 40 Nick C 40 Adrian T 39 Lewis Hill 38 Paul B 38 Tim 38 Mark C 37 Helena 36 Fin 36 Callum Hill 35 Tye 34 Dennis C 34 Oliver 33 Anthea 33 Jack 30 Geoff E 30 Shirley 29 Kelsey 23 John A 23 Magenta 21 Celia 18 Andy P 16
Enjoyable shoot at Ludgersghall with some challenging clays. Who set up that right to left crossing mid was wicked. Small shower during the shoot di not dampen our spirits.
Mark H 39 Nick C 38 Charlotte 34 Dawn 33 Dennis 33 Graham H 31 Tod 30 Graham C 30 Logan 30 Tye 29 Mark C 29 Pete B 28 John E 27 Geoff E 27 Shirley 27 Anthea 26 Lewis 26 John A 25 Steve B 25 Helena 25 Callum 25 Bill 22 Simon 22 Kelsey 20 Celia 12
Today (5th September 2021) we enjoyed the club BBQ and shoot. The weather had many competitors dressed incorrectly. A cool damp start to the day, then turned into a warm sunny day. This had us stripping off. We enjoyed our 50 bird sporting shoot, which also was the handicap shoot for the Roger Phillips Trophy. There was also an air rifle target shoot and a three person flurry.
After the enjoyable shoot we went back to the Ludgershall village hall for a Sunday BBQ. Chicken, sausages, steak and burgers (from Boarstall Meats), along will salads, potatoes and other healthy vegetables. An excellent array of deserts were then consumed to finish off the meal. A great thank you to those who put on the magnificent feast.
Flurry Winners
Lewis, Mark and Graham, with six birds dropped.
Air Rifle Colt
Calum
Air Rifle Lady
Jenny
Air Rifle Men
Simon
50 Bird Shoot Colt
Calum
50 Bird Shoot Lady
Charlotte
50 Bird Shoot Men
Todd
Roger Phillips Trophy
This trophy is awarded to the best score, based on a handicap calculated from several previous shoots.
Calum.
Practice Shoot at Quainton 15th August
I know the picture has threatening skies, but I can promise you the weather was warm and dry with a light breeze to change the direction of the occasional clay. The ground was dry and hard, may summer last forever. The only negative of the day was Station road was closed by HS2 forcing a slight detour to the shooting ground. There was a good attendance of 38 (scorecards handed in), with three guests hopefully joining us for a regular shoot.
Tod 44 Johnny P 43 Adrian 41 Paul B 39 Mark C 36 Steve B 35 Graham H 35 Dawn 34 Anthea 34 John W 33 Nick C 33 Finn 33 Wally 33 Tim 32 Mark H 32 Bill 32 Thomas P 31 Ollie (Guest) 31 Jennifer 30 Geoff E 29 Simon P 29 Shirley 29 Chris M 28 Graham C 28 Geoff W 27 Magenta (Guest)26 Mike H 25 Daniel 24 Lewis H 23 Callum H 23 Jade 21 Tony H 20 Celia 19 Kelsey 19 John A 16 Roger W 16 Richard (Guest)13 Jenny M 8
The practice shoot was held at Dodershall. A small shower during the shoot did not dampen our spirits.
Wally 45 Adrian 40 Helena 37 Graham C 37 Mark H 37 Jennifer 36 Tod 36 Tye 36 John W 35 Paul B 35 Steve B 34 Dawn 33 Shirley 31 Lewis 30 Simon P 30 Callum 29 Dennis 29 Chris M 29 Geoff W 27 Geoff E 26 Jade 26 Lana 25 Anne 25 Jim 24 John A 23 Chelsey 22 Keith 22 Roger W 21 Celia 16 Kelsey 15 Bogan ( Guest )
40th Anniversary Kingswood
We celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the club with a clay shoot and then lunch at Ludgershall hosted by DB Guns. The shoot was a forty bird clay shoot, results below, a flurry and the use of some black powder guns provided by Blackpowder John. After the shoot, there was a demonstration of shooting by Mickey Rouse which included shooting eggs, cabbages and watermelons. The video below has a few slow-motion shots of the black powder guns and then the Mickey Rowse trick shooting demo with exploding eggs, cabbage and an exploding watermelon.
After the shooting, we headed over to the home of Dawn and Brian, the owners of DB Guns, for an excellent meal in their garden. A very good roast of Pork, Beef and Brisket followed by a delicious choice of sweets. Prize presentations followed and then speeches from the Chairman and then Pete Sherriff.
A metal pin badge was presented to all guests commemorating the 40th anniversary.
Kingswood Gun Club Speech 25th July 2021
It is a privilege and an honour to be in the position of presiding over the club on such a momentous occasion of the 40th anniversary since its inception. I was not around at the origination of the club which was formed by Barry Johnson, Austin Lovell, Robert Richardson, Fred Dymock and Graham Hill back in 1981. This was after a successful clay shoot was arranged for the village fete and, as in the best of traditions, a debrief was held in the pub leading to the club coming into fruition no doubt over a pint or 2. I understand from talking with some of the club originators that the initial shoots comprised of one trap that was used on land behind Lodge Garage in Kingswood.
It is a great pleasure to have so many of the original founders at today’s event to see how the club has developed since then going from strength to strength. This has been due to several factors comprising of:
Over the years the club has had a very strong social presence, and this has appeared in a number of guises including:
And finally, I would like to thank everyone past and present who have helped formulate, shape and drive the club forward from its origins to its current position and ensure its continuing success.
To celebrate this event, we have had a pin badge made for all club members past and present and the landowners to receive that will be handed out shortly.
Many thanks and here’s looking forward to the future of the club.
Tod 33 Nick C 32 Adrian 31 Lewis 30 Callum 30 Mark H 30 John E 29 Graham C 29 John W 28 Mark C 28 Charlotte 28 Paul B 28 Logan 28 Ian A 27 Richard C 27 Dawn 26 Josh C 26 Tim 25 Simon P 25 Celia 25 Geoff E 23 Finn 22 Jennifer 21 John A 21 Steve B 21 Shirley 21 Jade 21 Anne 21 Jim 20 Richard T 19 Tony H 19 Dennis 19 Daniel 17 Chelsey 17 Anthea 15 Kelsey 11 Lee P 10