[Report by Mike Kettle at the 2023 annual dinner and prizegiving.]
Those of you who have been with us for less than two years probably don’t know Graham Rowcroft.
Those of you who have been with us longer probably know him as our longstanding chairman and have probably been helped by him in some way during your membership of the club.
The sun shone for most of the weekend, the rain stayed away but the wind remained as tricky as ever! Especially as the new ISSF compliant wind flags seem to be a bit friskier than our old flags which people had gotten used to.
Great evening for the annual social fun shoot for family and friends. This year used the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse for a theme with profits going to Riding for the Disabled. Around 45 people and one dog attended.
After last years successful event, this year we returned to the excellent Star Inn at Lingfield. Always good to see new faces enjoying themselves along with the members that have been coming for a number of years! A searchable list of prizes is available at https://www.egtsc.co.uk/Annual%20Prizes which can also be found under "Members > Annual Prizes" on the menu.
Thanks to Jim for all the statistics and sorting out the prize winners.
The forecast for the weekend was distinctly difficult with rain and high winds forecast, mainly for the Sunday. Despite this, Class A was won by Robin Brown (Uckfield HGRC), shooting on Sunday, with a magnificent score of 597 ex600! A full 7 points ahead of Rob Dowling (Chichester) in second place with 590 which equalled last years winning score.
Fantastic news from Zac Webber!
He, supported by his family, have just spent a lovely weekend in Gibraltar where Zac competed at the Gibraltar Open with some spectacular results ...
Following this performance he was asked to compete in the 25m pistol events despite never having shot a .22 pistol before! He was on form with:
Although the sun shone for most of the weekend the wind was a bit tricky and definitely on the chilly side giving everyone something to think about! This lead to some very tidy groups with the occasional shot being anti-social and avoiding the crowd! Despite the tricky wind six of the prizes were decided on count back due to tied scores!
A new venue this year with the excellent Star Inn at Lingfield hosting the event. Good to see plenty of new faces enjoying themselves! A full list of prizes is below the images.
(Photo: Courtesy of Mike Kettle)
(Photo: Courtesy of Elaine Kettle)
This year the English Match included our inaugural benchrest competition. We were not sure how many would enter, or how many prizes would be needed, but several people have mentioned that it would be a good idea. So we were pleasantly suprised when twelve competitors entered! Many thanks go to Malcolm Brain for making the benchrest prizes for us.
A total of 23 competitors entered for the event with 3 having to withdraw at the last minute due to various issues. Although the rain stayed away for the first time in ages the wind remained tricky over the weekend and the temperature made it a bit difficult to feel the trigger!
However, this didn't stop David White maintaining his winning ways with top spot in Team of Three, Veterans Dewar, 40 shots @ 100yds, Single Dewar, and the Class A Aggregate.
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