Abbey Wand Shoot 2013

What we wanted to do was give something back to all the people that we meet shooting clouts throughout the year so the formula for the day is very simple. Sign up, arrive, chat, eat most of the free cakes, pastries, biscuits and doughnuts, help yourself to tea and coffee then pause to observe the two minute silence at eleven o’clock. This leaves the rest of the day clear for chatting, shooting 6 dozen arrows in the general direction of the Wands, joking, catching up with friends then eating the last of the cakes, clapping the people that lucked in a good score then getting off home before it gets cold and dark.

Simples!

So – what is it about the Abbey Wand Shoot that is making it such a roaring success? The weather?

The venue? (Ok, perhaps not, but it’s not bad….)

The generous distribution of awards?

The sophistication of shooting at big sticks a long way away?

The sheer delight of getting a hit – or hits!

I think it’s the company, the atmosphere and all of the above.

Perhaps you’ll join us next year and try to put your finger on why its so popular – but beware - from experience it appears that people usually decide they want to come back, because most of them do and often bring a friend, there are even a couple of clubs that come mob handed. Just in case I didn’t make enough of it on the day I’d like to thank the people that helped with the shoot this year and everyone that came and made it such a lovely day - the school, for making sure they didn’t book anything else on the field that day - the Abbey members that turned out and helped us clearing up – the weather - Mike, for doing all the jobs I’m rubbish at - Nicky for making the ‘Hitting a Wand’ prizes… basically thank you to everyone whose names appear on the attached results – we couldn’t do it without the support and encouragement of our fellow archers.