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Published:
August 7th, 2008
Take
aim... fire! Archery enthusiasts target in on Berrow
These
were the colourful scenes in Berrow at the weekend when the village's
Coastal Archers hosted the fifth Somerset meeting of the British
Longbow Society.
Archery
enthusiasts from as far away as Kent, Cheltenham, Pembroke and
Exmoor travelled to join in the event.
"The
aim of the shoot was to provide a gentle, amiable atmosphere that
recaptures the traditions of times gone by," one of the organisers,
Dot Rockett, told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
 "Although
it was raining when the targets were being set up, an hour before
the tournament began the sun came out and stayed out all day,"
she added.
The
archers fired their first four dozen arrows from a distance of
60 yards in ends of three. The archers then walked down to the
targets to score and turned round to shoot three arrows back the
way they had just come, which is traditional two-way shooting.
After
lunch - and a traditional sherry and biscuits - the second half
of the tournament saw another four dozen arrows being fired, this
time at a distance of 50 yards.
Mrs
Jenny Bentley, Chairman of Berrow Parish Council, acted as the
'Lady Paramount' for the event, and presented the trophies and
medals. She is pictured below handing the Chris Britton Memorial
Award to Peggy West.
 The
results saw Maureen Read finish first in the ladies tournament,
with Geraldine Neale in second and Janet Hudson in third. Jim
Dodd won the gents competition, with the runner-up being Ian Pearce
and Andy Oakes in third.
The
prize for best junior gent went to Harry Foster, while best gold
was won by Catherine Fletcher. The award for the worst white went
to Christine Brookes, while TJ Green was presented with the Tim
Pattermore Conservation Award and the Chris Britton Memorial Award
was collected by Peggy West.
The
Coastal Archers meet at Red Road Playing Fields in Berrow on Monday
and Thursday evenings during the summer. They cater for both competitive
archers and recreational archers, and have members shooting recurve,
compound, longbow, and flatbows. Anyone interested can either
visit the group's website
or call 01934 516293.
The
full line-up of prize winners at the weekend event in Berrow
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