NFAS

The May/Jun edition of the NFAS Newsletter is now available.

Dear members

As of today (2nd May) this year's South West Challenge has been cancelled due to the Conrona Virus pandemic. The next newsletter has already gone to print so it will not appear as cancelled when the issue comes out in the next few weeks. Please make anyone you know who might have been going to the challenge and does not visit our website know of this cancellation. I urge clubs with shoots booked in June to consider contacting me as soon as possible, after you have made a decision on whether it will be possible to safely hold your shoot. At this point in time of the pandemic that seems highly unlikely.

Stay well and stay safe, we must all follow government advice if we are going to bring this crisis to an end.

Spirit of Sherwood has taken the hard decision to cancel our August shoot. This is not a decision we have made easily as we know how much the visiting archers and our dedicated members enjoy the event.We however feel it is the correct and safe thing to do at this time.

Aswell as keeping the safety of "you" the visiting archers in mind we also have to think about our members especially the Admin team.

At present we are also under restricted access from the Forestry Commision, so any work that we would like to carry out on the course to keep the shoot to the same quality as you would normally expect cannot take place.

On behalf of the committee and members of Spirit of Sherwood I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support and hope you all stay safe in these strange times we are encountering.

The Druids Solstice Shoot scheduled for 20/21st June  at Bremhill in Wiltshire is herewith cancelled. Sorry guys! I really hoped we might pull a rabbit out of the hat at the last minute, but it's not going to happen. If things improve we may be able to have a one day shoot later in the year, we live in hope.

Following recent advice from the NFAS and Government we have decided to cancel our Memorial Shoot due to take place on the 14^th June 2020.

Our very best wishes and thanks to the Committee and members of the NFAS. Keep safe and well and we hope to see you in the not too distant future.

Toad Hollow Archers have had to cancel the Toad Hollow two day August Bank holiday shoot.

We can't expect you to book your accommodation with crossed fingers nor club members to put in so much work in what would be at best such a short space of time for something that is only looking like having a small chance of happening.

Bringing together a couple of hundred unrelated archers from all over the country to Toad Hollow does not seem to be in any form a good idea and the risk far outweighs any advantage. On the basis there isn't a second wave of infections, we will be planning a one day shoot towards the end of the year and possibly another at the beginning of next spread out across the top sections, craters, woodland..

Everyone who has paid for the two day will have their payments refunded shortly.

Stay safe!

Our late Summer weekend open shoot is scheduled to take place on 5^th and 6^th September 2020.

The on-going Covid-19 situation means we are currently unable to confirm if the shoot will indeed be going ahead as planned. We will make this decision once we have clarity on the official guidance, and most importantly, on our ability to ensure your health and well-being, our top priority.

The latest go, no-go date is Sunday 9^th August and by then we will let you know of our decision via our website, the NFAS website and various Facebook pages. Thank you for your understanding and in the meantime, be sensible, be safe and stay healthy.