Spooky goings on
Ghostly happenings on the Rec. on Sunday 2nd November 2025 at the Club's Halloween Fun Shoot. Over thirty archers stood on the shooting line on a fine autumn morning.
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The Senior trophy was won by David Wh. with David Wi. in 2nd place and Kath in 3rd. The Junior trophy was won by Emilia with Annabel in 2nd place.
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So good to see so many of our new members attending as well as some old friends of the Club visiting to shoot with us.
Hinxworth Archers Christmas Party 2025
The party will be in the Village Hall on the evening of Saturday 6th December.
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Club Tournament 2025
An informal Club Tournament was held for our members on the morning of Sunday 5th October which was followed by a Bring & Share lunch in the village Hall.
Our archers shot one of three ‘National’ rounds, winners as follows:
Long National Compound – Neil
National Gent Recurve – Alan
National Gent Longbow – Steve
National Lady – Sally
National30 Gent Recurve – Bob B.
National30 Gent Longbow - Phil
National30 Gent Barebow – Thomas B.
National30 Lady Recurve – Clare
National30 Lady Barebow - Catriona
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Derek Bridgewater
The Club was sorry to hear of the death of Derek, an honorary member of the Club and a very skilled and talented longbowman. He was not only a brilliant shot but also made longbows and target stands serving as our equipment officer for some years.
He was much respected and always willing to help and advise his fellow archers over many years. Our condolences to Derek's family at this sad time for them.
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Hinxworth Archers Summer Picnic
We had a part 'Bring & Share' Picnic on the Rec. after morning shooting on Sunday 29th June for our members and their families. The weather was kind to us, no rain and not too hot in this month of heatwave! A chance to chat off the field.
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Results of the Winter Leagues 2024/25
Our teams’ final positions were:
Hertfordshire Archery Association (HAA)
Portsmouth – Longbow 1st in Div. 1, 4th in Div. 2; Compound 4th; Recurve and Barebow both 6th.
Frostbite – Compound and Longbow 1st; Recurve and Barebow 5th.
Hertfordshire Archery Society (HAS)
Portsmouth – Longbow 2nd; Compound 3rd; Recurve and Barebow both 4th.
Selby Postal League
Portsmouth – Recurve 1st in Div.10; Longbow 1st in Div. 3; Compound 4th in Div. 1.
Frostbite – Recurve 4th in Div. 5; Compound 5th in Div. 1; Longbow 4th in Div. 2.
Intercounty League (formerly Southern Counties Archery Society)
Hertfordshire came 2nd in Longbow, Compound and Juniors; Recurve 4th and Barebow 6th.
​Well done all who entered scores over the winter season.
We are entered in the HAA, HAS and Selby Summer 2025 Leagues.
Change of seasons
The final session of Winter indoor shooting in the Barn will be Friday 11th April. Summer evening outdoor shooting sessions on Wednesday and Friday evenings will begin on Wednesday 16th April. Sunday morning shooting will continue as usual.
2025 Annual General Meeting
The Club's AGM will be held on Tuesday 25th March from 7:30pm in Hinxworth Village Hall. Coffee/tea and cake will be served after the meeting. All members are invited to to attend this meeting, as matters concerning you and your Club will be discussed. All members’ views contribute to setting the Club’s course for the 2025/26 season.
Well done, Sally!
Over the summer Sally submitted scores to the Archery GB 'Aim for Paris Virtual Challenge' and came a very successful 6th in the Recurve Novice (under 2 years) 30 metres category. ​
The Summer League
In the Hertfordshire Archery Association Summer League 2024, the Club's teams finished 1st in Compound, 2nd in Longbow and 4th in Recurve. In the Compound competition Neil had the highest individual score with David Wh. 3rd, Steve W's individual Longbow score was 2nd highest with Dave C’s Longbow score at 5th place.
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Well done and thanks to all who submitted scores for the Leagues
over the summer season.
