Come and be part of the Surrey County Championships!

Firstly, a huge ‘Thank You’ to all members who turned out to help at the club’s ‘Acorn’ tournament on Bank Holiday Monday – it was a great success, and many hands did indeed make for light work!

I am really sorry to ask, but we are hosting the Surrey County Outdoor Championships on Sunday the 12th September, and could do with your help again.

This is a prestigious tournament which a number of GAC archers are shooting at, and will see more than 80 archers shooting a WA1440 round to try and become the County Champions!

As with the Acorn, there are a range of jobs that need to be done to prepare for, put on and clear up a tournament like this, and if you could spare just a little time to help, we would be really grateful!

We have tried to break the tasks down to be manageable in terms of time and effort, and if lots of you can commit to do at least one thing, then it will be a breeze!

The tasks and times include:

SATURDAY 11th SEPTEMBER
1. – 4.00-6.00pm Marking Out Field
– Put out guide strings for Tent, Wait, Shoot, 3m and distance lines
– Mark white lines and cross-hatch ‘no tent’ areas
– Clean and tidy the clubhouse

SUNDAY 12th SEPTEMBER
1. Morning – 8.00 – 9.30am
– Putting out target numbers and flags
– Putting on target faces
– Putting out shooting line numbers and signs
– Put out gazebo and rubbish bins
– Put up GAC shelters and flags

2. Field crew during the day
Morning shift: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Afternoon shift: 1.00 – 5.00pm
– Helping find lost arrows, replacing target faces, assisting archers is required
– Reset targets at change of distance

4. Kitchen
Morning shift: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Afternoon shift: 1.00 – 5.00pm
– Assist with selling teas and coffees and cakes etc
– Washing up and tidying club house

5. End of the day: – 4.00 – 6.00
– Collect score boards
– Remove target faces and pins and put away
– Collect up shooting line numbers and signs and pack away
– Take down gazebo and put away
– Pack up GAC shelters and flags
– Collect up waste bins, and put away, bag up all rubbish

It would be brilliant if you could let us know in advance if you can help, and which task(s) you would be able to do, by adding your name to our County Championship Volunteer Doodle Poll

Alternatively, please email Simon de Kretser or Kevin Molloy :

Simon de Kretser – chair@guildfordarcheryclub.co.uk
Kevin Molloy – tournament@guildfordarcheryclub.co.uk

If you aren’t sure about when and what you can do, then just turn up on the day(s) when you have the time and pitch in!

Thanks in advance!

Best Regards
Simon