Club Venue & Shooting Times
We provide teas and coffees as well as having full use of the toilets and facilities
We use the large field during the outdoor season and the sports hall for our indoor.
Club Venue
Shooting all year round at Manor School Sports College in Raunds, Archers of Raunds benefits from one single venue for both the indoor and the outdoor shooting seasons. Furthermore, the club is proud to boast one of the best indoor shooting venues in the East Northants (Northamptonshire) region.
During the indoor season the club shoots in the school’s main sports hall. This wonderful facility enables AoR members to shoot distances of up to 30 metres and with the benefit of back stop netting to protect arrows from impacting with the wall behind the bosses.
During the outdoor season, shooting moves to the main playing field behind the school. This flat all weather sports field is well maintained by the school and it enables distances of up to 100 metres to be catered for, with a good overshoot area.
Please Note:
Manor School Sports College is a No Smoking site and smokers must refrain from smoking anywhere on the school property, including the car park area. AoR apologises for any inconvenience that this might cause and thanks smokers for respecting the club’s and School’s no smoking policy.
Shooting Times
Archers of Raunds members benefit from an all year round shooting calendar that is defined and published at the beginning of both the indoor and the outdoor seasons and which covers a number of different rounds that are suitable for all abilities. Furthermore, with four shooting days to choose from, the club is widely available to just about anyone.
The clubs usual shooting days and times are noted below and they are split into the Indoor Season and the Outdoor Season. The indoor season distances are shorter owing to the confines of the sports hall on the various dates.
Indoor Season – From 4th October 2019
The indoor season runs from the beginning of October through to the end of March and features three consecutive shooting days.
| Day | Times | Distances | Session Type |
Friday | 19:00-21:00 | Around 12m | Beginners courses and general bow tuning. |
Saturday | 14:00-17:00 | Up to 30m | Full scoring round to Archery GB rules for full members, associate members and guests. To allocate plenty of time for the rounds, sighters will begin at 14.15 and the full scoring round will begin at about 14.25. Late arrivals will not be able to participate in the scoring round and they might need to setup separate bosses (subject to room and availability) whilst the scoring round archers are scoring. The session will be timed to the archers undertaking the scoring round and non round scoring archers will have to shoot at the same time. |
Sunday | 10:00-13:00 | Up to 30m | Practice session for full members, associate members and guests. Have-A-Go and Taster sessions. AoR 200 Club, Archery GB Progression Awards, WA (FITA) Awards and general bow tuning. |
Outdoor Season – From 3rd April 2020
The outdoor season runs from the beginning of April through to the end of September. Some Archers of Raunds members are fair weather archers who shoot on days when the weather is favourable. However, the more competitive archers will brave inclement weather to gain valuable practice and experience in all conditions.
| Day | Times | Distances | Session Type |
Monday | 18:00-21:00 | 10-100m | Practice session for full members, associate members and guests. |
Tuesday | 18:00-21:00 | 10-100m | Practice session for full members, associate members and guests. |
Wednesday | 18:00-21:00 | 10-100m | Practice session for full members, associate members and guests. |
Thursday | 18:00-21:00 | 10-100m | Practice session for full members, associate members and guests. |
Friday | 18:00-21:00 | 10-100m | Beginners courses and general bow tuning. |
Saturday | 13:30-16:30 | 10-100m | Full scoring round to Archery GB rules for full members, associate members and guests. To allocate plenty of time for the rounds, sighters will begin at 13.45 and the full scoring round will begin at about 13.55. Late arrivals will not be able to participate in the scoring round and they might need to setup separate bosses (subject to room and availability) whilst the scoring round archers are scoring. The session will be timed to the archers undertaking the scoring round and non round scoring archers will have to shoot at the same time. It is imperative that everyone is clear of the car park and the grounds before 17:00 on the Saturday shooting day. If anyone is still on site after 17:00 the club will be charged an extra fee for closing up late and by necessity that fee will be passed on to the member/s responsible. |
Sunday | 10:00-13:00 | 10-100m | Practice session for full members, associate members and guests. Have-A-Go and Taster sessions. AoR 200 Club, Archery GB Progression Awards, WA (FITA) Awards and general bow tuning. |
Please Note:
All shooting days are subject to the facilities at the school being available. School events, bank holidays and other factors can result in sessions being cancelled and the committee reserves the right to suspend one or more sessions on a more permanent basis should funds or interest in a session be insufficient.
Would you like more information?
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