NEWS / REPORTS NOVEMBER 2008

Christmas Gifts

Stuck for gifts or stocking fillers for Christmas - why not view our WCTSA clothing page, but order soon before last post dates for Christmas.

The clothing page has been updated with current prices and all items would make ideal Christmas gifts, but as an even better incentive - all WCTSA association polo shirts (not the team shirt) have been reduced to an absolute bargain price of just £5 !!!!! 

WCTSA Clothing Page

The Sale polo shirts and all other WCTSA apparel can be bought from Mid Wales Shooting Centre, your discipline rep or mail order from the secretary (details are on the contacts page).

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Membership Information

Could members please note the membership price changes for 2009, the structure is now as follows:

Adult £55
Second adult £45
Junior £30
Vet £30
Club £30

Would all members who pay by direct debit or standing order please adjust the payment amounts appropriately please.

For members wanting to print forms off and submit a postal payment, they have been changed in accordance with the above and are available here:

Membership Page

Membership Document - Word Format

 

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Maltese Olympic Trap and Skeet GP News

14 Shooters make their way to Malta next week to shoot the Maltese GP in both the Olympic disciplines.

For the first time in the Welsh Clay Shooting history, 2 development teams are being funded to attend this event alongside the 2 Senior Teams.  The development squads will also contain Junior Shooters.

The teams are as follows:

Trap Seniors

Neal Jones
Ian Belcher
John Hall

Trap Development

Alan Williams
Scott Morgan
Tom Costin

Skeet Seniors

Richard Stepney
Del Davies
P Jenkins

Skeet Development

Gareth James
Steve Taylor
Cerys Evans

The teams will also be accompanied by Mike Amodeo and Cheryl Gizzi - as well as an Overall Team Manager for the Commonwealth Games Team (John Dallimore).

These Teams are being funded solely by the Welsh Target Shooting Federation (WTSF i.e. not the WCTSA), and is certainly something the younger shooters in the National disciplines should be aiming for.  With London 2012 on our doorstep, more and more funding will hopefully become available for events like this, and with Cyprus, Britannia GP, 5 Nations Championship in France and Malta already pencilled in for next year, it promises to be a bumper year for Welsh Shooting.

Further information on this and any other event can be had from John Hall or Richard Stepney, contact details available on this site here.

The WCTSA wish all competitors every success at the event.

 

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SW2000 Shoot Report

A good turn out for this the first of a series of 5 shoots being held.  8 squads in all with the inclusion of the Gloucester County Championship.

High Gun went to local shooter Phil Morgan with 100 x 297 followed closely by S. Darch with a 100 x 295.

"A class" was won by a local Gwent shooter Dai Medlicott who was 75 straight, but missed a full bird in his last round ending with 99 x 294. Second went to Nigel Clarke on 99 x 290.

"B class" was won by a young Englishman S.Wheadon with 99 x 289 and second going to J.Maizonnier 97 x 283.

On to "C class" and it was Phil's wife Gail taking the spoils with 93 x 273 and second M.Evans 92 x 268.

In the current economic crisis I would like to thank Mike for the price of the 100 competition set at 25 pounds and 20 for B/O.  These prices will remain for the rest of the D.T.L. series. 

High Gun will consist of a pound from every shooter being pooled over the 5 shoots and 250 cartridges for first in AA,A,B,C - overall series ranking will be via the best 3 scores from 5.  There is an added bonus of 100 pound for the first 100 x 300 being shot.  Class prizes will be given at every shoot as well.

 

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Forthcoming Shoot Announcement

Saturday 20^th December 2008

Trevor Jones

Memorial Shoot

 50 Sporting Competition, plus 10 target pool shoot.

Entries from 13.30, last shots 16.30.

 No wad restrictions - maximum cartridge 28gm No.7 shot.

For more information:

 www.hollandarms.com

01492 650205    07837 018431

Llanrwst Road (B5113)
Trofarth, near Colwyn Bay
LL22 8BG

 

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Disabled Shooting Success 
 

Thanks to Richard Stepney for passing this report on that he received from from Clive Davies - the Disabled Shooters Representative on the Welsh Target Shooting Federation Ltd board.  It details the successes of a Disabled Welsh Shooter at a recent competition held in Sussex.

This competition attracted shooters from various part of the UK and abroad, and its success has prompted further calls from Associations in South Africa and Australia to name but two, in readiness for next years competition.  The report is as follows:

The shoot was held over the 15/17 October at Northall shooting ground Sussex, Twenty shooters took part coming from England, Finland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the competition consisted of sporting and ABT, the ground also put on some double trap and OSK.

Welsh Shooter Mathew Goodwin took the following places:

Wed 15th - ABT ( First ) Sporting ( Second ) Aggregate - Winner
Fri 17th - ABT ( First )
Overall Aggregate Winner

The World head of Classification Mrs Sally Hall attended the shoot and classified those eligible under existing rules and will be giving a report / presentation to the ISCD (World Governing Body for disabled shooting) in December and it is hoped that from this the sport of clay shooting will spread worldwide. Interest has been expressed for another competition with New Zealand and Australia also expressing an interest in competing.

I have attached a picture of Mathews many visits to the podium to receive a prize from the Mayor of Brighton.

Yours in Shooting
Clive Davies

 

 

(Click on Photo to enlarge)

 

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Attention all Skeet Shooters - Dates for your diary !

Thanks to executive skeet committee member Richard Stepney for sending in some shoot information for national skeet shooters for 2009/2010.

Firstly the WCTSA are pleased to announce that Telpyn SG will be holding the Home International Skeet Final here on home soil in 2010.

Finally, the following Welsh International Skeet Team selection dates have been published for 2009:

National Skeet Selection Shoots 2009

29th March 2009 Mid Wales
12th & 13th April South Wales
2nd & 3rd May Mid Wales
13th & 14th June Telpyn
12th July SW2000 Welsh Open

 

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Welsh All Round County Final Report

The report for the 2008 Welsh All Round counties final is available to view from the appropriate links or below:

Welsh Counties All Round Final 2008

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AGM News

A note for all the WCTSA members diaries - the 2009 AGM will take place on 28th March.

Remember - if you want to get something raised on the Agenda, write a formal letter well in advance to one of the WCTSA officials on the contacts page please.

 

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Want to see more reports this month ?

Why not send in a quick report from the shoot you are going to next and get you and your friends a bit of exposure in this months news section !

 

Keep those shooting reports coming in please !