On Sunday 7 April 7 members of Belvoir Archers (Tony, Peter, Sue, Bryan, Martin, Vicky and Steve) attended the Western hosted by Bassetlaw Bowmen in Worksop. Although the weather stayed dry and there were even some glimpses of the sun it was mostly an overcast shoot with a chilly breeze.

Despite the chill in the air (and a ground that slopes subtly downhill!) there were positive achievements for Belvoir archers.

The longbow team of Martin, Bryan and Steve came away with the longbow team trophy and Steve shot an encouraging early season 539 to take the Gents’ Longbow competition. Peter Emery won the Junior Gents Longbow category, shooting a score of 211 gaining a Nottinghamshire County and an East Midlands Archery Society record, subject to ratification