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1st May 2012

Due to unsustainable ground conditions (under water and very muddy) the Kirby Muxloe 70M FITA on Monday 7th May has been cancelled

28th March 2012

Over the last 72 hours, we have been moving the EMAS web site form one hosting server to another, this has caused some downtime
we appologise for any inconvenience during this period

29th April 2012

Archery GB AGM Information

your clubs should have received notification of the AGB AGM on 28th April 2012. Can you closely review item 6 on the agenda "To resolve that the following recommendation of the board of directors be and here by approve the subscription fees for 2012 - 2013 and each year thereafter ammeded by the members in a general meeting.
Direct membership £46
Club Senior members £38
Direct member Junior £44
Club member Junior £23
Overseas Direct Member £56
Junior Club £60
University Club £120"

This equates to above 8% increase in membership fees. This, combined with the AGB removing the 5% rebate to the regions, equates to a 13% increase in their revenue.

Can you and your clubs review this and use your proxy vote if needed.

This will mean that your club fees are likely to be increased at your clubs next renewal!!!!!!!!!!

19th March 2012

Congratulations also goes to Les Smeeton for being awarded the Ron Smith Memorial Trophy for his longterm

commitment to Archery within the region.

The EMAS AGM was held at Belvoir Archers on Saturday 17th March. The new committee has now been published on the contacts page. The new Chariman, Mario Stankovic, would like to thank last years committee for all their help and dedica

tion throughout a difficult year and wish their new roles. There is a vacancy for the Regional Tournament Advisor. Any one wishing to take this post on, please contact the EMAS Chairman ASP.

In the early 70's, EMAS were presented with 2 silver goblets knows as teh Sylvia Crammond Goblets for the single FITA star 1st Boy and 1st Girl. Does anyone know how we can get incontact with Sylvia Crammond's family. If so, please let the county chairman know ASp

2nd March 2012

A new Judges page has been added which has new rules changes that come into force on 1st April 2012

Mario - EMAS Judge Liaison Officer has informed us of a new rule which has been brought in with immediate effect for all outdoor shooting under GNAS Rules

1 whistle sound - start shooting
3 whistle sounds - collect arrows

if you are shooting a FITA or timed rounds

1 whistle sound - start shooting
2 whistle sounds - go to shooting line
3 whistle sounds - collect arrows

16th February 2012

Mario Stankovic is looking to run a Level 2 coaching course in Nottinghamshire at the end of the summer going through the winter months. Cost will be around £500 per candiate. This is in line with the EMAS development plan, so contact your county reps to see if partial funding may be available or ask Mario and he may be able to point you in the right direction.

If you are interested in attending the course, please contact him by email on homeandgardens@yahoo.com

EAST MIDLANDS ARCHERY SOCIETY

HEREBY GIVE NOTICE OF THEIR

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY MARCH 17^TH 2012

Belvoir Archers,

Barnstone Country Club, Works Lane, Barnstone,

Notts, NG13 9JN

COMMENCING AT 2.30PM

Travel and Directions can be found at www.belvoirarchers.co.uk

ANY NOMINATIONS FOR POSITIONS ON THE EXECUTIVE OR GENERAL COMMITTEE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE HONORARY SECRETARY ON THE APPROPRIATE FORM NO LATER THAN THE 10th March 2012.

ANY PROPOSALS (IN WRITING) TO BE PUT BEFORE THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF THE HONORARY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN THE

25thFebruary 2012

ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE RON SMITH MEMORIALTROPHY MUST BE SUBMITTED

BY COUNTY COMMITTEES TO THE HONORARY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN THE

25th February 2012

ALL MEMBERS OF THE EAST MIDLANDS ARCHERY SOCIETY ARE INVITED TO ATTEND

Anyone attending the AGM is invited to join the members of Belvoir archers for a shoot on the morning of the AGM, with a reduced guest fee of £2.50 for anyone wishing to shoot on a first come first served basis from 9.30am.

Contact Bryan ‘bryan@belvoirarchers.co.uk’ for details.

30th January 2012

Dehli success prompts the launch of new commonwealth championships

Guernsey Archers will be hosting this year’s Senior Euronations tournament, which will also incorporate the first European Commonwealth Regional Archery Championship.

Steve Yates, the organiser, is inviting archers from Cyprus, Gibraltar and Malta to join the seven UK Home Nations (including the channel islands), and Ireland, in Guernsey from 20 – 22 July.

Said Ted Burnham, the chairman of English Archery Federation: “This initiative follows the success of archery at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

“Indeed, so successful was it, that World Archery has set up a working party to promote archery as a core sport in future Games. Members of the working party are drawn from Africa, Oceania, Europe, India and the Americas.”

Other Commonwealth Archery Regional Tournaments are planned in 2012 in Africa and Oceania. It is hoped that these initiatives will lead to a Commonwealth Archery Championship in 2013

16th January 2012

Bekky Lowe, Age 9, Gains her Junior Master Bowman with her Barebow

Bekky has been shooting barebow since September 2004 when she started to shoot with the help of both Chris Mason and the now Finance Director for Archery GB Eric Jackson at WOAC in Northamptonshire.

Her first bow was a fibreglass green and yellow bow that she found on a trip to KG Archery in September 2004. She walked round with it for 3 hours while we sorted out bows for her brother and father. She proudly walked up to Chris and Eric the following week and told them she had a bow her size and could she now learn to shoot please. After the rest of the members had shot Bekky was taken down to the 10yd line and enjoyed her time shooting. Sometimes she even decided to sit on Chris's knee to shoot instead of standing up! Attached is a copy of a photo taken Christmas 2004 fun shoot.

The family moved to Nottingham in 2006, and joined Burton Joyce Archers who welcomed the little girl with the green and yellow bow into their junior club.

Over the next few years Bekky continued to progress as a barebow archer. Her reputation with a bow in the club was highlighted, when a picture of a broken longbow arrow was placed in the clubhouse, with a warning to other club members of the dangers of shooting with a young barebow archer who could effectively shoot longbow archers arrows out of the air.

Bekky has been shooting competitions since 2009 and has shot for the Nottinghamshire County Recurve Team since 2010. This year Bekky qualified for selection to EMAS but due to her age declined the place.

In the 2011 season Bekky has managed to set and break a total of 13 National and EMAS records and 15 County records in the Ladies Under 12 Barebow category.

Bekky loves her archery and one day would love to shoot for her country.

She is very grateful to Burton Joyce Archers, Christine Gascoigne and also Mario Stankovic for giving her the support and encouragement to continue to shoot barebow. She is also very grateful to John Wilson Chariman of the Junior Section of Archery GB for revising the Barebow classification to bring them into line with recurve classification this year and publishing them in time for claims to be made before the December 2011 deadline.