It’s indoor season again and we’re back at Lacey Green Millenium Hall. Indoor shooting will be once a week on either a Wednesday or Thursday evening. Please see the calendar below.
Indoor Shooting 2025/2026
Club Championships 2025 and 60th Anniversary
Sunday 14th September saw this year’s club championships followed by a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of Whiteleaf Bowmen in 1965.
Whether it was an inclusive range of Western rounds or the promise of a special anniversary cake, there was a great turnout and the weather gods were kind, as it remained dry despite all the dire forecasts.
There is just a handful of club members now who shot at the original club ground next to what used to be The Rose and Crown in Saunderton. Despite the obvious attraction of being located next to a pub, there were some challenges with shooting alongside a busy railway line.
When The Rose and Crown asked us to leave, the future of the club looked bleak. Thankfully the owner of Stocken Farm offered us the field we now have and the club and its contents, including the original 1960s club hut moved up to the new ground. The hut was replaced in 2013 with the current building and thanks to the hard work of many club members over the years, we have a shooting ground to be proud of, which is the envy of many other clubs.
Whiteleaf Bowmen has a great tradition of welcoming all archers, whether they shoot competitively, just for fun or for the social side of things. Long may this continue for the next 60 years.
Results are below, with spot prize winners as follows:
Green – Jan O’Keeffe
Worst white – Alex Grimshaw
Worst black – Jan O’Keeffe
Centre blue – Alistair Grimshaw
Best red – Paul Davis
Best gold – Graham Bourke
Longbow and Barebow Club Tournament 2025
Results are in for this year’s tournament. The event consisted of a National followed by the Pope & Young round.
Wand
Archery Beginners Course – July 2025
Our next archery course will be taking place in July. Led my qualified instructors, you will learn the basics of archery technique, equipment and range safety.
The 2 day intensive course will take place on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of July.Â
Timings: 9:30am to 2:30pm.
Venue: Lacey Green Village hall (HP27 0QT).
https://www.whiteleafbowmen.org.uk/beginners-courses/
For further information please email Beginners@whiteleafbowmen.org.ukÂ
Open Tournament – UKRS York/Hereford/Bristols 2025
We are please to announce our annual Open Tournament which will be taking place on the 18th of May 2025
Venue: Whiteleaf Bowmen, New Road, High Wycombe, HP27 0PP (What3Words – https://w3w.co/thinnest.tender.geese)
Rounds: York, Hereford and Bristols
Closing date for entries: 2 May 2025
For further information please download the entry form:
You may also enter via our online entry form at: https://forms.gle/Rn8c8GTXyjFwJf7c8
Archery Beginners Course – February 2025
Course is now fully booked, details of our next course will be posted once dates are confirmed.
Why not try something new this year? We’re putting on our first Archery course of the year.
Led my qualified instructors, you will learn the basics of archery technique, equipment and range safety.
The 2 day intensive course will take place on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of February.Â
Timings: 10:00am to 2:30pm.
Venue: Whiteleaf Bowmen Archery field.
https://www.whiteleafbowmen.org.uk/beginners-courses/
For further information please email Beginners@whiteleafbowmen.org.uk
Christmas Fun Shoot 2024
December has arrived and it’s back, the Whiteleaf Bowmen Christmas Indoor Fun Shoot and get together.
When? – Thursday 19th December
Where? – Lacey Green Village Hall
What Time? – 19:00 for assembly at 19:15
Distance? – About 12yds/11m
Seriousness? – It’s fun, random scoring which you will only find out after you have shot
Dress Code? – Anything, but Christmas attire is welcomed.
Cost? – None
Every club member is invited to the indoor fun shoot (details above). The evening will consist of some short-range shooting at mystery target faces with mystery scoring, meaning that anybody could win a chocolate prize. There will also be some savoury snacks and cakes and a quiz to test the brain cells.
Shooting is not compulsory as there will be seating behind the shooting line so come along and meet other members of the club.
Tea and coffee will be available but please bring your own cup/mug and any other drink you would like.
Hopefully see you there.
Indoor Shooting 2024/2025
Indoor sessions will commence in October at Lacey Green village hall. As last year, we have a mix of Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Sessions (ready to shoot) are at: 1730, 1930, and, with prior notification on the Whiteleaf Indoor WhatsApp Group, at 2130. If you are not already a member of the group and would like to be added, please contact Paul with your name and phone number: treasurer@whiteleafbowmen.org.uk
For those of you who are new to indoor shooting, each session we will be shooting a Portsmouth round (5 doz @ 20yds, ends of 3 arrows).
Cost per session is: £3 adult club members, £5 visitor, £2 junior.
Please note there will be no cash payments. You will need to sign in for every session that you shoot (please make sure your full name is clearly written). You will be billed twice – once at the end of December, and again at the end of the season, electronic bank transfer is the preferred method of payment.
Whiteleaf Bowmen Club Champs Results – 8th Sep 2024
Firstly, many thanks for entering the Whiteleaf Club Championships. We had 21 entries, with 19 archers shooting, which is slightly down from last year’s entries. However, I’m sure you will all agree that it was an enjoyable day, and the weather held out for us (just).
Attached are the results from the day; if there are any club records, John will let you know. Congratulations to all of the medal winners and those of you who received some of the club silverware. Also, to Rose for achieving her 40y (Blue) 252 award.
I want to express my gratitude to Katherine and Elijah for their invaluable assistance with preparing the bacon rolls, looking after the cake and refreshment table, and general assistance throughout the day. Their help was truly appreciated.
Neill, Tournament Organiser
Whiteleaf Bowmen Open Shoot 2024 Results
This years tournament took place on the 19th of May. The day started off rather overcast but it got warmer as the day progressed. A special thanks to everyone who set up the field in the days leading up to the competition as well as the field party on the day who turned up early to help set up and helped with finding lost arrows.
A total of 35 archers took to the field shooting a variety of rounds. Results and photos are below.
