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
Practice Shoot at Quainton 18th July
Brilliant warm summer day today for our practice shoot. With the warm dry weather, we could take advantage of the dry ground, and shoot up from the field to the targets on the embankment. Normally we shoot down from the embankment.
Next week is the 40th-anniversary celebration celebrations of the club. The shoot is at the Ludgershall field.
To get you in the mood here is a video from 1989 when we were able to shoot at Edgcott. I apologise for the poor quality. We were shooting clays at Edgcott, on the farm at the top of Perry Hill. The shoot was on the 16th July 1989. I apologise for the starring role of my father and I. My brother was filming us.
Mark H 43 Paul N 42 Graham C 42 Keith 42 Nick C 41 Joe 40 Simon P 39 Mike H 39 Wally 38 Tod 38 Jennifer 37 Callum 36 John W 35 Jim 35 Dawn 34 Lewis 33 Shirley 33 Bill 33 Steve B 32 Anne 31 John A 31 Geoff W 31 Paul Ro 30 Celia 28 Chris M 28 Geoff E 27 Anthea 26 Kelsey 18 Mike Co 10
Practice Shoot Doddershall 4th July
The Sunday shoot was held on a cloudy day with a light breeze. Six groups of us shot the five stands. The rain held off during the shoot, with a short spell during the memorable tea break. Memorable because there were some lovely chocolate cookies.
The scores on the doors
Nick C 43 Mark H 42 Adrian 41 Logan 40 Simon P 39 Finn 38 Tod 38 Keith 38 Dawn 37 Graham H 37 Dennis C 37 Graham C 37 Mike H 36 Shirley 36 Wally 35 Tim 35 Geoff E 33 Steve B 32 Helena 32 John W 32 Anthony P 30 Tye 29 Lewis 29 Geoff W 28 Anne 28 Jennifer 26 Bill 26 Callum 23 Mike C 22 Dean 21 John A 21 Graeme K C 21 Roger W 20 Kelsey 17
Practice Shoot at Quainton 20th June
Despite the best intentions of the weather, the rain held off and we had an enjoyable shoot.
Simon P 45 Tim 42 Wally 42 Mark 40 Helena 39 Lewis 38 Jennifer 38 Dawn 38 Graham C 38 Logan 38 John W 37 Mike H 37 Todd 36 Graham H 35 Steve B 35 Mark C 35 Daniel Hu 33 Anthea 33 Joe 32 Finn 32 Shirley 30 Jim 30 Bill 30 GeoffE 29 Dennis C 28 Callum H 26 Celia 24 Mike C 23 John A 22 Kelsey 19 Graham K.C
Practice Shoot Doddershall 6th June
The weather was not quite as ordered, a little sprinkling of rain during the shoot. Wind conditions thankfully were kind, and I did not freeze in my tee shirt and shorts. Looks like it was a hard shoot, with nobody in the forties. Some rather distant incoming clays shorting out the good shots from the bad.
Mark 38 Paul 35 Helena 35 Graham H 34 Tod 34 Simon P 34 Wally 32 Bill 31 Shirley 31 Dawn 30 Jennifer 30 Daniel 29 Finn 29 Steve 29 Dean B 28 Graham C 28 Lewis 28 Antony P 27 Joe 27 John W 27 Mark C 27 Adrian 26 Tony H 26 Dennis C 26 Jim 26 Geoff E 25 Geoff W 25 Tye 25 Tim 25 Callum 23 Celia 19 Kelsey 18
Practice Shoot at Quainton 16th May
Despite the weather forecast, the rain held off and we had an enjoyable shoot on a warm sunny day with little wind.
A reminder, please keep your speed low as you drive down the lane past the house to the farm buildings. Ten MPH is fast enough.
John E 46 Nick 45 Mark 44 Paul 44 Charlotte 43 Lewis 41 John 40 Tim 40 Graham 39 Dawn 39 Shirley 39 Walley 38 Todd 38 Jennifer 37 Joe 37 Helena 36 Tye 36 Mike 35 Logan 35 Simon 34 Dennis 34 Anthony 33 Graham 32 Tony Holt 32 Jim 32 Steve 31 Geoff 29 Jade 29 Daniel 29 Bill 28 Anthea 28 Kelsey 27 John 26 Finn 25 Richard 22 Celia 21 Callum 21
Practice Shoot Doddershall 2nd May
Another good shooting day, dry ground, no rain and light wind. An excellent shooting layout with 6 stands had been set up for us, ready to start at 10. I must thank the volunteers, especially the gun shop, DBGuns for setting up these excellent shoots.
Chris S 43 Keith D 43 John E 43 Mark H 43 Nick C 43 John P 40 Wally 39 Jennifer 39 Mike H 39 Tye 37 John W 37 Paul B 37 Helena 36 Charlotte 35 Joe 35 Logan 34 Tod 34 Graham 34 Dennis 34 Tim 33 Simon P 33 Shirley 32 Lewis 31 Steve B 31 Adrian 31 Anthony P 31 Geoff W 31 Jim 31 Daniel H 30 Richard T 28 Anne 28 Geoff E 28 John A 27 Finn 26 Tony H 25 Bill 24 Chelsey 24 Anthea 20 Kelsey 19 Callum 16
Practice Shoot Ludgershall 18th April
Sunny day, with light wind for the shoot. Very pleasant. In this shoot, we had 6 stands set up, and one waiting stand. During the T break, there was a short AGM, with the main AGM delayed until later in the year when the pubs will be open for large groups, (hopefully). Jennifer stepped down from secretary, being replaced by Dawn. Paul was elected to the committee.
Paul B 47 John E 45 Adrian 44 Graham H 43 Tod 42 Mark H 40 Simon P 38 Dawn 37 Logan 36 Anne 34 Jennifer 34 Jim 33 Tye 33 Wally 33 Bill 33 Charlotte 32 Steve B 32 Geoff E 31 Helena 30 Anthea 30 Shirley 29 Geoff W 29 Mike H 29 Lewis 29 Callum 26 Daniel 25 John A 25 Dennis 25 Tony Holt 24 Jade 21 Richard T 20 Chris M 20 Celia 18 Kelsey 16 Chelsey 15 Lana 12
Practice Shoot Doddershall 4th April
On the 29th March 2021, the long-awaited day outdoor sport and leisure facilities could resume. Our first shoot was scheduled and held on the 4th April 2021 on a lovely spring day with blue skies, firm dry ground and a light wind. What more could we want, other than I high score. In celebration of the start of shooting and Easter, we were treated to dainty Easter chicks and eggs for our mid-shoot tea and coffee break. Special awards were handed out to the first shooter who straightened each stand. One stand, the rabbit, managed to remain unclaimed.
*** Please note the Club will not be accepting any new members until the covid restrictions are lifted ***
Mark H 45 Paul b 43 Graham h 43 Todd 42 Logan 41 Keith 41 Jennifer 40 Daniel 39 Wally 38 Bill 38 John w 38 Tye 37 Joe 36 Chris 36 Jim 35 Shirley 35 Tim 34 Adrian 34 Anthony p 34 Anthea 33 Geoff w 33 Steve 32 Finn 31 Geoff e 31 Annie 29 Celia 29 John a 28 Tony 27 Richard 26 Callum 25 Lewis 21 Jade 21 Jenny m 19 Chris m 18 Kelsey 16 Dawn 18/30
