Coming up...

Hagley National, Sun May 20

Open tournament dates (so far) for summer 2012 are on our tournaments page and summarized below:
Sun 15 Jul: Rat's Ashes
Sun 12 Aug: Albion
Sun 02 Sep: Sheriff's Western
Entry forms for the summer tournaments are now available.

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Our beginners' courses for 2012 are now full, but we can take names for our mailing list. Other clubs in the area may be running courses sooner; see the GNAS website or the Worcs County website for links.

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Stourbridge Company of Archers was formed in 1956. From a foundation of just four archers the club has increased in size to its present membership of around fifty.

The main discipline of the club is target archery, though some of its members also regularly participate in field, clout and roving marks. Most of the club's active membership is evenly split between recurve and compound archers; the rest normally shoot longbow.

Our home ground is at the Somers Sports and Social Club in Halesowen where outdoor practice, club and open shoots are held. Indoor shooting during the winter takes place at Waseley Hills High School in Rednal. Follow the How to find us link for further details of where and when we shoot.

During the year we host a number of Club and Open tournaments. Follow the What's on and Open Shoots links for further details.

Beginner’s courses are held each year over a 6-week period from late April (-ish) to mid-June. For a modest fee to cover the provision of equipment and insurance, you can have a detailed, safe and, we hope, enjoyable introduction to the sport of Archery. Follow the Getting Started link for more information.

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Derek Peacock, a keen archer and our Records Officer for many years, sadly passed away on Dec 09 after a short illness. The funeral took place at Stourbridge Crematorium on 21 Dec.

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Save our Somers (Sports & Social Club) Some of you may had heard rumours that our home is under threat... well it's true it looks like an agreement has been reached. But we're not back in the old comfort zone anymore - it's a ten-year lease on commercial terms and there's a big legal bill to pay. Read about it here...

Background Reading...

• from the Express & Star 03-Sep-2008
• from the Black Country Society
• from the Halesowen News 18-Sep-2008
• from the Express & Star 30-Sep-2008
• from the Halesowen News 04-Dec-2008
• from the Express & Star 05-Dec-2008
• from the Express & Star 23-Jan-2009

See also local historian Mick Freer's website

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29th August 2007 - SCOA member is European Champion

At the beginning of August, Luke Pennell (and Mum & Dad) went off to the IFAA European Championships at Tjoloholm Castle, near Gothenburg, Sweden. Luke returned with a gold medal for best Cub Compound Barebow in his age group. Luke also broke at least one European record during the five-day competition.

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January 2007 - News (literally!)

The local press took an interest in our FITA 25m Open Tournament on 7th January. This appeared in the following Monday's Express & Star and the weekly Chronicle: They took photos of the Tournaments Officer and the Worcester County Rep. Let's assume they tossed a coin to decide which one to print...
The T.O. would also like to state that the bow is not his and he has not gone over to "the dark side"!

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