GETTING GETTING ESTABLISHED

GETTING GETTING ESTABLISHED Continued Sheila D Kemp Frank Hughes and Ces Priestman were all made Honorary Life Members of LAA for their years of dedicated sevice to Lancashire Coaches now number showing a steady increase and representing clubs Team expenses were raised by p per mile for travel and per room for an overnight stay The question of paying travel expenses to officers and committee members was raised but met with considerable opposition and was withdrawn from the Agenda Helen Woodcock of Rochdale replaced Geoff Beattie as Junior Organiser In the Association will be celebrating its Golden Anniversary Clubs were asked to give the matter some thought and report their ideas back to the committee at the next meeting Later a small sub committee was formed to sort out details Ces Priestman was disappointed with an apathetic reception to his questionnaire Only forms were returned from clubs It will be difficult to form many conclusions from such a small number but Ces hopes to do so A big talking point this year has been the Government s Child Protection Act which requires all groups who have dealings with children to appoint a Child Protection Officer Such an officer would deal with any suggestion of malpractice taking place The CPO s name must be registered with the County Association The main part of the anniversary celebrations will a tournament designed to attract not only regular tournament goers but newer archers as well There will be no entry fee special awards relaxing of the dress code and a piece of anniversary cake at the end A special badge will hopefully be produced and this history will be presented to each archer who takes part THE LANCASHIRE TROPHY TABLE Sheila D Kemp and Frank Hughes have been asked to officiate as Lord and Lady Paramount and are very honoured to do so

GETTING GETTING ESTABLISHED This account will have to finish now as we are still only in April and our first years seem to be ending on a quiet note Archery has changed so much inevitably over the years particularly in administration At our first Annual General Meeting officers were elected but at the AGM it was necessary to elect! Not only that there are many archers who help in any way they can without acknowledgement and LAA is so grateful to them PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND HELP TO MAKE LANCASHIRE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION ONE OF THE BEST UNION TRUE HEART AND COURTESIE COACHING years ago Coaching as it is now was unknown Newcomers to the sport were lent some assorted tackle or advised to buy a Slazenger practice bow and received their first lessons from the club secretary Over the years of course the coaching system has been developed and tailored to provide help for both the new recruits and the most experienced Our own Coaching Group is now active all through the year running training courses and coaching clinics Lancashire Coaching Organisers over the years have been :Jack Lake of Eccles Jack Pownall Bill Hodkinson of Miles Archers Kerry Bolger of High Elm Jack Ainsworth of Preston Archers R W Parkinson of St Helens Archers Lilian Timmins of Bowmen of Overdale Peter Price of Gawthorpe Foresters Roy Lengden of Eccles A C and at the present time a very active Di Clarke of Bowmen of Pendle & Samlesbury LONGBOW SHOOTING Lancashire s squad of serious longbowmen is a small one mainly found in Bowmen of Pendle & Samlesbury or Deane Bowmen although many recurve and compound archers shoot the longbow for fun Wendy Rath of Deane Bowmen has held many records to her name and Gordon Aldred Roy King and John Geldard of Pendle & Samlesbury are all well known and successful longbowmen FIELD & CLOUT Field Archery has been part of the Lancashire scene for many years Archers such as Barbara Fielding and Monica Taylor of Foxhill Bowmen and now Pendarc Archers brought early success to the county and now Paul and Helen Kelly of Pendle & Samlesbury are following in their footsteps Noreen and Peter Price have also been prominent field archers Foxhill Bowmen and Pendarc Archers are principally field clubs The growth of clout shooting in LAA has happened quite recently although there were several clout tournaments at St Helens some years ago Chorley Bowmen and now Blundellsands Archers have staged Clout Championships in the last few years

GETTING GETTING ESTABLISHED SQUAD TRAINING & TEAM SELECTION Team Selection of course had been going on since the formation of the Association One of the first criterions was being able to shoot either or yards! Over the years there have been many selectors usually working in twos The late s saw the beginnings of squad training and now it is held throughout the winter months Individual help help is given and over the years Lancashire teams record of success in matches has been a fine one From having just selectors there is now a Team Organising Group including a manager who sees to the arrangements of matches People who have been involved in team work have included: Ron & Pauline Bishop of Sefton Hospital Archers and High Elm June Heywood of Bowmen of Overdale Gerry Stevenson of Bowmen of Pendle & Samlesbury Alma Gardner of John o Gaunt s Bowmen Margaret Smith of Rochdale Co of Archers Richard Priestman of Nethermoss Archers Charlie Richardson of John o Gaunt s Bowmen Elaine Muncaster of GNAS Sheila Kemp of Bowmen of Overdale Barry Marsden of Mossley Hill Archers and others The first team manager was Joe Saxon then Ces Priestman and at the present time Elaine Muncaster SHEILA D KEMP & MARGARET SMITH TOURNAMENT ORGANISERS Surprisingly I believe there have only been tournament organisers in our years the first being elected in Previously the LAA secretary did the office work such as entry forms score sheets and results sheets while ground marking out etc was done by anyone who was willing eg Frank Hughes Ken Barnes and others Later clubs were organised to help The elected Tournament Organisers were : Wendy Hodkinson of Miles Archers years Janis Sleeman of St Helens Archers years Bill Goodwin of Pendle & Samlesbury years Peter Livesey of Chorley Bowmen year and Dorothy Williamson of Orrell Archers years The principal organiser of Indoor Championships in recent years has been Elaine Muncaster GNAS JUNIORS Early Championships were held in conjunction with the senior ones Rounds for juniors were Windsor and St Nicholas As they did not run parallel with Yorks and Herefords it was awkward trying to fit in the juniors prize giving The juniors also needed their own judges and helpers Finding personnel for these jobs was not always easy To overcome these problems the championships were moved to Saturdays and this proved to be better in several ways Bristol and Metric rounds were also introduced Mike Stanley Frank Lockwood of St Helens Wendy Hodkinson and Geoff Beattie of North Meols have all been Junior Organisers and Helen Woodcock of Rochdale holds the position now

PRESIDENTS Frank Miles Miles Archers Jack Hayhurst Leyland A C John F Waring Bowmen of Overdale Tom Knipe Grange & Allithwaite B Frank Miles Miles Archers Howard List Rochdale Co of Archers Dorothy Tympany Southport Archers Norman Beardsworth Walverden Bowmen Harold Wingfield Southport Archers Barbara Harding Bowmen of Overdale Peter Price Gawthorpe Foresters Jean Hughes Eccles A C Margaret Smith Rochdale Co of Archers Sheila D Kemp Bowmen of Overdale Frank Hughes Bowmen of Overdale Ces Priestman High Elm Archers DILLON AWARD WINNERS for service to archery in Lancashire Mrs C Gillibrand Bowmen of Pendle & Samlesbury Issy Creme Bowmen of Overdale Sheila D Kemp Bowmen of Overdale Jean & Frank Hughes Eccles A C & Archery Centre R W Parkinson St Helen s Archers Lilian Timmins Bowmen of Overdale Ken Russell Rochdale Co of Archers Harold Wingfield Southport Archers Peter Price Gawthorpe Foresters Janis & Howard Sleeman St Helen s Archers Margaret Smith Rochdale Co of Archers Joe Saxon Chorley Bowmen Alma Gardner John o Gaunt s Bowmen Frank Lockwood St Helen s Archers Ces Priestman Nethermoss Archers Elaine Muncaster GNAS Barbara Harding Bowmen of Overdale Diane & Peter Clarke Bowmen of Pendle & Samlesbury Dorothy Williamson Orrell Archers

CHAIRMEN T R Walker Bowmen of Overdale Frank Miles Miles Archers J Olive Eccles A C John F Waring Bowmen of Overdale George Harper Sefton Hospital Archers Norman Beardsworth Walverden Bowmen F V Dillon Sefton Hospital Archers Frank Hughes Eccles A C Geoff Tittensor Chorley Bowmen Dave Copeland Orrell Archers Ces Priestman SECRETARIES Stanley Walton Preston Archers John F Waring Bowmen of Overdale Acting secretary :A Wendy Miles Miles Archers George Harper Sefton Hospital Archers Sheila D Kemp Bowmen of Overdale Dorothy Woods High Elm Archers Sheila D Kemp Bowmen of Overdale Roger & Jean Stretton Rochdale Co of Archers TREASURERS John F Waring Bowmen of Overdale John F Waring Bowmen of Overdale (combined with position of secretary) Joan Thompson Smith Mersey Bowmen Beatrice Blackford Bowmen of Overdale Ted Olive Eccles A C W Hodkinson Miles Archers Howard Sleeman St Helens Archers Janis Sleeman St Helens Archers (? ) Ken Hoult Nethermoss Terry Smith Chorley Bowmen Lesley Ashford

TOURNAMENT AND MATCH VENUES Jacobs Sports Ground Liverpool Pilkingtons Recreational Club St Helens Morecambe College of Further Education Ellesmere Park School Eccles Nelson College of Further Education Ribby Hall Royal Lancs Showground St Helens RUFC Skelmersdale Sports Centre (indoor ) Dunkenhalgh Hotel grounds (Field ) Stretford Sports Centre (indoor ) Foxhill (Field ) Gawthorpe Hall grounds (Field ) Clayton Green Sports Centre (indoor ) Royal Ordnance Factory Sports Ground Chorley Bowmen Aughton Playing Fields Ormskirk (juniors) Eccles A C Ground Thornton Civil Service Ground Liverpool Assheton Bowmen s Ground Middleton Hyndburn Sports Centre (indoor ) St Joseph s Conference Centre Skelmersdale St John Rigby College Orrell Rochdale Co of Archers Ground John o Gaunt s Bowmen s Ground Mossley Hill s Ground Liverpool (matches Preston Grasshoppers Ground High Elm Archers Ground (juniors) Blundellsands Archers & Blackpool Bowmen According to the Minutes the LAA has staged its championships and matches at venues It might be more for I may have overlooked one or two Some were able to accommodate us for several years eg Ellesmere Park School Nelson College St Helens RUFC Chorley Bowmen and Clayton Green but in more recent years we have experienced considerable difficulty in finding a venue which offered the opportunity of a long stay

LANCASHIRE CLUBS Secretary : Roger Stretton ( Rochdale ) Assheton Bowmen Bowbearers of Wyresdale Blackpool Bowmen Blundellsands Archers Bowmen of Overdale Bowmen of Pendle and Samlesbury Bowmen of Pinewood Chorley Bowmen Deane Bowmen Eccles Archery Club Foxhill Bowmen John o Gaunts Bowmen High Elm Archers Liverpool Sports Club A C Disabled Liverpool University A C Moor Lane Archers Mossley Hill A C Nethermoss Archers incorporating Aughton Youth Archers North Meols Archers Oakleaf Bowmen Orrell Archers Pendarc Archers Phoenix Bowmen Preston Grasshoppers Rochdale Co of Archers Rochdale Co of Archers (Juniors ) Bowmen of Skelmersdale Bowmen of Skelmersdale (Juniors ) Southport Archers St Helens Archers Ye Greene Companie WHERE HAVE ALL THE ARCHERS GONE?

Over the years each of the clubs listed below sent representatives to one or more of the LAA meetings Red Scar B Golden Foresters Ellel A Bowmen of Mann Archery Centre Rochdale Peelers Gawthorpe Foresters Leyland Falcon A Kearsley A Lord s Park B Heywood Archers Quakerbridge (field ) Lancaster University A White Eagle B Proud Preston A D A S H Disabled A Netherton A C Shaw Hall A Scarisbrick A Manchester Clough A Manchester University A Capricorn A (field ) Miles A Barnacre A Leyland B Grange & Allithwite A Preston A Walverden A Mullard s AC Bowmen of Ghyll DarwenA C Bowmen of Birch Courtaulds A C Loyne A Urmston AC Greenacres A C Liverpool A C Hans Reynolds A C Burnley Co of A Crosby A C Ashton u Lyne & District A Rossendale A Sefton Hospital A Chloride Recreational Club Vulcan B H R S U A Pilkington A C Mersey Bowmen Springfields A Silcoms A C Bowmen of Greeoaks Jabisco A East Lancs Paper Mill A C English Electric A C De Havilland A Furness A Middleton A Bacup & Inskip A Royal Lancs Ac Beacon B Merseyside Hospitals AC Daten A Preston & Fylde A Bowmen of Accrington Bowmen of Parrswood Hawker Siddeley A C Bolton Disabled A C Baronet Bowmen Remploy A C Nelson A Greengate A Billinge Bowmen LANCASHIRE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION TROPHIES May HEREFORD Recurve Frank Miles Rosebowl Visitor s Cup Most Golds Cup Janis and Alma s Cup Nash Trophy Jean Hughes Arrow Compound Champion s Cup Harding Tankard Knipe Target YORK Recurve Hilton Arrow Visitor s Cup Sheila D Kemp GNAS medal Most Golds Cup Nash Trophy Compound Champion s Cup Lancashire Tankard Knipe Target HEREFORD & YORK Recurve Miles Team Shield John o Gaunt Trophy Peter Price Cup Jean Hughes Memorial Cup Longbow Salver Walverden Picture

FITA Recurve Compound Joan Thompson Smith Salver Joan Thompson Smith Tankard Chorley Bowmen Trophy Chorley Bowmen Trophy INDOOR Recurve Compound Jean and Frank Hughes Trophy Fred V Dillon Tankard Lilian and Arthur Timmins Cup Sheila D Kemp Cup Foxhill Trophy Walverden Picture Bill and Wendy Hodkinson Team Shield Wilkinson Sword Lancashire Cup Gawthorpe Foresters Trophy FIELD Recurve Mrs Fielding Memorial Trophy Jean and Frank Hughes Trophy Foxhill Trophy Frank Miles Trophy Tony Keeley Tankard Foxhill Shield Boxer Trophy CLOUT Recurve Longbow Compound Chorley Bowmen Clout Marker Trophy Chorley Bowmen Clout Marker Trophy Trophy Trophy Trophy

JUNIOR AWARDS covering York Hereford and Bristols Recurve Harold Wingfield Trophy John Whitfield Trophy Frank Miles Cup (four) Howard List Trophy (four) Frank Miles Statuettes (two) Walverden Horn Bartlett Trophy David Gallagher Trophy Miles Lancashire Witch Reg Timms Trophy Bill Hodkinson Trophy Best Gold Award Miles Target (two) Lamb Team Trophy Compound Margaret Smith Shield A VERY IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to everybody who loaned photographs for use in this centenary publication and thank you to John Hebb for producing the artwork and printing