Page updated: 15 January 2012

2011

December
National Junior Indoor Championships

3 DWAA juniors won titles at the National Junior Indoor Championships at Telford on December 3rd.
Ryan Kendrick (Supermarine) U/12 Recurve, Reuben Kingston (Bride Valley) U/12 Longbow and Ben Eve (Bride Valley) U/14 Barebow.
In addition Ryan and Ben were named as Junior Recurve and Barebow Archers of the Year respectively and Reuben was equal second in Longbow Archer of the Year.

October
Grand Western Archery Society Senior Inter-Counties Championships

View Results

DWAA were the overall 'Regional County Champion Team' for the fourth year running.
Other categories won by DWAA were:
Compound Team Trophy - 2 Yorks and 2 Herefords
St Loyes Longbow Team Trophy - 2 Yorks and 2 Herefords
The Chippenham Archers Salver - Highest scoring Lady Compound
The Silver Napkin Rings - Highest Scoring Gentleman Longbow

July
DWAA vs. Hampshire

A team match was held during the ANDOBRA FITA Star held at Andover on 30 July 2011.

The team members comprised of:
Gents Recurve: Kelvin Read-1155, John Prior-1145, Keith Rye-1027
Ladies Recurve: Jill Newland-1174, Linda Keen-1114, Janice Reynolds-1085
Gents Compound: Alan Hayden-1346, Mark Rudd-1349, Peter Parry-1297, Tony Smith-1254
Ladies Compound: Pauline Burfitt-1349

The match was won by DWAA.

July - Dorset and Wiltshire Field Tournament 2-3 July 2011
Fantastic weather after the many weeks of rain, wind and cloud we could not have booked better shooting conditions, the sun shone throughout the event, and the heat was quite Mediterranean.  This combined with the hospitality afforded us by the Landowners Michael and Mary Keene along with their friends and family created a really lovely weekend.  Sunday was the first Dorset and Wiltshire Field archery tournament for many years and I was encouraged by the number of “new to field” archers who came and gave it a try, you are all to be commended.  The venue had stunning views, the pond area was teaming with an assortment of wildlife with some quite exquisite butterflies and the Alpacas were beautiful, if not slightly bemused at all these strangers in their garden. 


Your County Champions are:
Ladies Bare bow – Rebecca Fay – Mere Archers
Ladies Recurve – Rachel Vines Supermarine Bowmen
Ladies Longbow – Lynda Hutchinson
Junior Ladies Recurve U15 – Evie Sutton- Fay – Mere Archers
Gentlemen Bare bow – Neil Sutton – Mere Archers
Gentlemen Recurve – Andrew Rycroft – Bournemouth Archers
Gentlemen Compound – Mike Vittles – Supermarine Bowmen
Gentlemen Longbow – Mike Beare – Osprey Archers
Gentlemen Compound Barebow – Mark Wooton – Osprey Archers
Junior Gentlemen Recurve – Joe Stour –Fay - Mere Archers
Junior Gentlemen Bare bow – Ben Wong – Mere Archers

May
Our congratulations go to:
Richard Powell in setting new National Records for the Short Metric Round, the 50 metre distance shooting the Longbow.
Benjamin Wong (Junior Gent under 16) has claimed a National Barebow Record for the 30 metre distance of the Metric II round he scored 292 at 30 metres.
Ben Eve (Junior Gent under 14) has claimed a National Barebow Record for the 40 metre distance (223) and the 20 metre distance (290) of the Metrec III round.

County News

2010

September
Grand Western Archery Society Senior Inter-Counties Championships



DWAA were the overall 'Regional County Champion Team' for the third year running.
Other categories won by DWAA were:
Janet Faralewski Salver - 5 Yorks and 3 Herefords
Dunster Challenge Trophy - Recurve Team of 3 Herefords
Compound Team Trophy - 2 Yorks and 2 Herefords
St Loyes Longbow Team Trophy - 2 Yorks and 2 Herefords
The Awdry Trophy - highest scoring Lady Recurve
The Chippenham Archers Salver - Highest scoring Lady Compound
The Silver Napkin Rings - Highest Scoring Gentleman Longbow

List of Team members
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September
Grand Western Archery Society Junior Inter-Counties Championships

Well done to all the DWAA Junior Team Members on their win.
DWAA were the overall winners winning the Margret Lewis Trophy

Other Categories won by DWAA were:
The Individual Barebow Medal and the Barebow and Longbow Team Award

August
DWAA vs. Hampshire

A team match was held during the DWAA Double FITA 70M round held at Salisbury on 1 August 2010.

The team members comprised of:
Gents Recurve: Simon Bulley-1183, Kelvin Read-1045, Anthony Rayner-1017
Ladies Recurve: Linda Keen-1059, Janice Reynolds-1133, Caroline Lawrence-985
Gents Compound: Peter Parry-1288, Tony Smith-1236, Dave Jones-1205
Ladies Compound: Kay Smith-1306, Pauline Burfitt-1275, Maureen Parry-1143

The match was won by Hampshire.

June
Grand Western Archery Society Championships

DWAA archers make an inpact on the results at Dunster.
Gents Longbow - R Powell, Devizes Bowmen - 1st
Ladies Compound - P Burfitt, Chippenham Archers - 1st
Ladies Compound - K Smith, Devizes Bowmen - 2nd

June
National Records Broken

R Powell of Devizes Bowmen breaks another Bristish Record in the discipline on Longbow.

2009

December
Obituary -Janet Faralewski

It is with great sadness we report the death of Janet Faralewski.
Obituary - JanetFaralewski.pdf (11Kb)

September
Grand Western Inter-Counties Championships

DWAA were the overall team winners for the second year running.

Other categories won by DWAA were:
Dunster Challenge Trophy - Recurve team of 3 Herefords
Compound Team Trophy - 2 Yorks and 2 Herefords
Longbow Team Trophy - 2 Yorks and 2 Herefords
The Awdry Trophy - highest scoring Lady Recurve
The Chippenham Archers Salver - Highest scoring Lady Compound
The Silver Napkin Rings - Highest Scoring Gentleman Longbow

Full results can be found at http://www.gwas.org.uk

July
Congratulations

R Powell of Devizes Bowmen claimed the folowing longbow records (subject to retification) on 26 July 09.
90m - 161
70m - 233
Long Metric - 394
Gents Fita - 878
Double Fita - 1592

DWAA vs Hampshire

A team match against Hampshire took place on 26th July 2009. The team members comprised of:

Gents Recurve: Simon Bulley-1195, Kelvin Read-1160, Keith Rye-1062
Ladies Recurve: Jill Newland-1202, Janice Reynolds-1131, Caroline Lawrence-1105
Gents Compound: Mark Rudd-1336, Kim Bulley-1305, Peter Parry-1281
Ladies Compound: Kay Smith-1347, Pauline Burfitt-1325, Michelle Pavey-1231
Full Results - DWAA v Hamp.pdf (139KB)

June
HELP WANTED!

Do you know of any club members who have enjoyed attending tournaments but feel they no longer shoot to their own expected high standards or face physical problems?

There is an alternative to shooting at tournaments.
Become a CANDIDATE JUDGE.
The Candidate will still attend the competitions without the pressures of shooting.
The Candidate will still meet their fellow archers and enjoy the day.
When club members are bemoaning their fate at the end of the day the judge will be relaxed.
A sense of humour is a help but not compulsory.
A basic knowledge of the rules of shooting will also help!

You can become a Candidate judge and ask to attend tournaments but if you decide it is not your cup of tea you are not bound to continue. A mentor/tutor will be appointed to assist you.
If you are interested, please contact Miss Joan Griffiths. Email: joan_griffiths@btinternet.com
Any GWAS archers reading this message and are interested may also contact the above.

2008

September
DWAA County Team win the GWAS Inter Counties Championships.
A great effort by the county team made sure of a winning result. This year a number of new members joined the team for the first time. A full list can be found on the Team Members page.