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For logistical
reasons all merchandise, including
pellets, must be paid for with the
correct moneyfrom now on.
Thank you.
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Dear
All,
Please note that whilst the
wearing of your club I.D. is
expected when on club
property, it is however NOT
compulsory to wear it when
shooting as it can be a hazard
when tangled with your rifle
and therefore dangerous.
So please, when not wearing
your I.D., keep it in a pocket
or close to hand should you be
asked for it.
Thank you.
Steve Gillies. Chairman, BFTO
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As always the BFTO
Committee would like to thank all our
members who gave up some of their
valuable time to keep your
club in good condition.
The member who helped over this weekend
were:
A.Balchin, A.Draper, A.Inglis,
A.McCabe, A.Riffert, B.Attfield,
B.Moore, B.White, C.Cranstone,
C.Hurst, C.White, D.Attfield,
D.Butler, D.Howes, D.Linegar, D.Macey,
D.Newman, D.Norman, D.Paget,
D.Williams, E.Tomlin, G.Foster,
K.Parris, L.Hargreaves, M.Curruthers,
M.Hurst, M.Saunders, N.Hoskins,
N.Nixon, P.Hargreaves, P.Macey,
P.Price, P.Turner, S.Gillies, S.Hall,
S.Nailor, S.Rickman, S.Woodhead,
S.Woods.
As with the last work party a small
draw was made for the people named
above to show appreciation for their
contribution.
There were 3 prizes up for grabs:
1st Prize is a £25 voucher
2nd Prize is a £15 voucher
3rd Prize is a £10 voucher.
The winners of the draw are:
1st prize = P.Price
2nd prize = L.Hargreaves
3rd prize = S.Hall
Congratulations to the winners.
Please check the notice boards in the
clubhouse for your prizes. The
vouchers can be redeemed against club
merchandise.
The BFTO Committee.
10/10/2011
The
BFTO and Bisley Live
As you
know, the Bisley Live show
took over the Bisley
grounds on the weekend of
30th September through to
2nd October. The BFTO took
part in the show with a modest
tent along the
firing line on Century
Range. From here we
offered visitors to the
show the opportunity to shoot
some air rifles
along the firing line and
to tell them all about the
club.
We had a steady flow of
visitors to our tent
throughout the weekend and
up to our shooting point.
We sold some caps and
badges, and a lot of
interest was shown by the
visitors to our tent about
what the club does and
what times they can visit.
These visitors ranged from
people who just popped
along to see what the show
was about, to people who
had been shooting for
many, many years. Some
asked about the different
types of competitions
available for air gun
shooters, while others
were happy to compare
their experiences with
airguns in their youth!
Although it is yet to be
seen if the show as a
whole is a success, the
BFTO having a presence was
beneficial for our club as
it showed that the National
Shooting Centre at
Bisley caters for the air
gun shooter through the
BFTO.
The presence the BFTO had
at the Bisley Live show
couldn't have been done
without the help of some
enthusiastic members of
the BFTO who gave up their
time to promote their
club.
The BFTO Committee would
like to thank the
following people for
helping man and organise
the BFTO presence at
Bisley live. Those people
are:
K.Parris, T.Offen,
B.Raggett, S.Woods,
D.Newman, S.Langley,
T.Griffiths, J.Griffiths,
B.Attfield, D.Attfield,
C.Cranstone, R.Pullinger,
B.Moore, M.Edminson,
S.Forster, P.Hargreaves,
L.Hargreaves, S.Gillies
and A.McCabe.
The BFTO Committee.
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17/09/2011
CSFTA
HFT Winter league
Any
members wishing to shoot
for the BFTO in the CSFTA
2011-2012 HFT Winter
League please put your
names along with your BFTO
membership number on the
list on the HFT notice
board in the club house.
You will also need a BFTA
Number/Card.
The teams should ideally
consist of 5 people (4
best scores to count).
You will have to be
available for 6 Sundays
from October to March.
There will be alternating
shoots either morning
(0930) or afternoon
(1230). Dates to follow.
There is also a £2 fee for
each shooter.
Please note that any BFTO
shooters shooting at our
home shoot will be
expected to help. (Course
build, marshaling or
course break down).
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02-03/07/2011
The
second BFTO Work Party of
the year
Following
on from the first Work
Party in April this year,
the second work party took
place on the weekend of
the 2nd-3rd of July.
There was not one but two
big undertakings for this
work party, with the most
noticeable the upgrade to
the Vintage and Pistol
Range.
The first stages of this
upgrade took place in
between the work parties
when the concrete
extension was put in
place. Over the second
work party weekend, the
upgrade to the roof and
shooting bench took place.
As you can see from the
pictures below a lot of
work was done in a short
period of time. As you can
tell from the quality of
the workmanship,
this was not just knocked
up on the spur of the
moment, a lot of
preparation was put into
this beforehand.
Many of you may have seen
the finished article by
now, and will agree that
it is a big benefit to
this part of the club.
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The second
project for the weekend is a
little less visible at first
glance, but no less effort to
achieve. This is the extension
of the wooden railway sleepers
that
run down
the side of Sponsors range
separating it from the full
bore range. This is all part
of a longer term plan to bring
Sponsors Range up to date and
improve the range.
Before the weekend started a
trench was dug ready to accept
the sleepers that first needed
to be moved up from near the
clubhouse to Sponsors. Once
there they could be secured
into place in the trench thus
extending the safe shooting
area. This was achieved by
pure man power with a team of
club members moving the
sleepers into place and then
securing them into the ground
before finally joining them
all together.
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As you can see
from the above photo's it was
a bright and very warm day so
moving the sleepers and
constructing the extension to
the Vintage/Pistol range was
hard work.
As always the BFTO Committee
would like to thank all our
members who gave up some of
their valuable time to keep your
club in good condition.
The members who attended the
first work party in April
were:
A.Draper, A Chandler,
A.Inglis, A.McCabe, A.Riffert,
B.Moore, B.Raggett, B.White,
C.Nunn, C.White, D.Attfield,
D.Gould, D.Hamilton, D.Macey,
D.Newman, D.Norman, D.Paget,
D.Pickard, E.Hall, E.Watt,
J.Attfield, J.Grinton,
J.Woodhead, J.Woods,
K.Attfield, K.Parris,
L.Hargreaves, M.Barfoot,
M.Carruthers, M.Edminson,
M.Lovitt, N.Jones, N.Nixon,
N.Woods, P.Cox, P.Hargreaves,
P.Macey, R.Russell, R.Watt,
S.Gillies, S.Whicker,
T.Cornwall, T.Griffiths,
T.Lovitt, T.Offen and T.Snell.
And the members who attended
the July work party were:
A.Chandler, A.Cornwall, A.Cox,
A.Draper, A.Goldshmeid,
A.McCabe, B.Attfield,
D.Newman, D.Norman, D.Pickard,
D.Walker, G.Bootle, G.Gillies,
I.Cox, J.Bennett,
J.Darbyshire, J.McDonald,
J.Mills, J.Smith, K.Harding,
K.Parris, L.Hargreaves,
M.Carruthers, M.Edminson,
M.Kelly, M.McCormich, M.Smith,
P.Caswell, P.Hargreaves,
P.Marswall, R.Perer,
R.Russell, S.Gillies, S.Hall,
S.Langley, S.Woods and
T.Offen.
As a show of appreciation to
those members who turned up to
help at either of the work
parties so far this year, all
the names were put into a hat
and three names were drawn out
at random for a small prize
draw. The first place prize
was £25, the second prize was
£15 and third prize was £10,
all to be redeemed against
club merchandise.
The winners of this raffle
were:
1st place: T
Offen
2nd place: A
Draper
3rd place:
D Walker
A list of the winners will
also be put up on the club
notice board as well. To
redeem your prize, please see
a member of the committee.
A prize draw will also be made
at the end of the next work
party in October. All members
are eligible for the draw so
long as they contribute at
least 2 hours of their time
over the work party weekend.
See you at the next work
party.
The BFTO Committee
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09/05/2011
Vintage
section chooses charity
for the year
As we all
know the Vintage rifle
boys and girls like to put
on fun shoots for us have
a go at and then donate
the proceeds from selected
shoots to their nominated
charity.
This year, they are proud
to announce that their
chosen charity is
St.Dunstans.
St.Dunstans provide
support and care for
ex-service men and women
who have lost all or some
of their sight. Please
visit their website at http://www.st-dunstans.org.uk/
So keep an eye out on the
calendar
to see if you can attend
some of the shoots that
the Vintage section put on
during the year, firstly
to help support the work
that St.Dunstans do, and
secondly to have a good
time shooting some fun
targets with something
old.
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30/04/2011
NRA
Open Day April 30th 2011
As we have
done in the past, the BFTO
took part in the NRA Open
day on the 30th April, the
first of two open days
this year. Although it
seemed slightly quieter
than previous years, first
estimates are that about
150 people came along to
have a go at Airgun
Shooting.
The
visitors had the choice of
shooting pistols, some
Vintage airguns, and
modern PCP rifles. Targets
were set out on the main
range for shooting from
the bench, and along side
the benches were some
racks. Out into the open
part of the main range and
into the woods towards
sponsors was an HFT style
course.
It is
hard to say which was the
most popular, as all of
the sections were busy
during the day.
The committee would like
to thank all members who
gave up their time to help
out during the day, even
if it was only for a short
while. Thanks must also go
to Keith Parris, who
liaised with the NRA and
organised the BFTO side of
the proceedings.
Below are a selection of
photographs taken during
the course of the day.
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06/04/2011
Pistol
Night
Having started at the
beginning of March, a
new Pistol
Night is now entering
its second month. It runs
every 1st and 3rd Thursday
of every month from 7.30pm
until 9.30pm on the Vintage
& Pistol range.
All types of air and CO2
pistols are welcome, and
there is also a fun
competition to take part in.
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