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The Clifton Hampden Longbow Society
'a drinking club with a traditional archery problem!'
Shoot: Every Sunday
(unless otherwise stated)
Time: 10.00am
Wednesday Night Summer Shoots
Venue & time for Sunday & Wednesday
Shoots Check Forum Posts
For any enquires please contact
Richard Tomlin - tigtomlin@gmail.com / 07899806224
Equipment for CHLS:
Anybody requiring club kit, please request your exact requirements if your a member via the Forum
or the Whats App Group a week before the next Sunday Shoot and for the following Wednesday shoot,
as equipment can only be supplied on a Sunday.
Non Members please contact via the above enquiry details.
Recent Events Gallery
2022 'Dobbs' Peter Madden Trophy Shoot
Past Events and Treasured Memories Gallery
Steve Meredith
13th July 1952 - 3rd December 2021
Our Dear Friend and respected fellow longbowman Steve Meredith sadly passed away in mid December 2021, from covid.
Steve was renowned and loved both on and off the field.
He is particularly remembered for his warmth, good humour and kindness,
keeping everbody entertained with a story for every occasion,
and his ability to keep the club's motto alive by sinking his fair share of beer, for which he was always quick to get in a round.
Too for his ability to shoot traditional yew longbows of draw weight well over one hundred pounds, often that he had made himself,
right down to his mini longbow, which we enjoyed testing most successfully both in the railway inn car park and in london at the finsbury fields.
An active member of CHLS Steve always provided equipment for New Years Day Shoots, made trophies, one given to the Stonor family, made pies,
and was a solid committed club member, always there, when health permitted; and even when struggling his dedermination
to shoot on his 'wheeled stallion' was courageous.
Steve shall be greatly missed by us all.
William's Farwell
If i should fall to rise no more,
As many comrades did before,
Then ask fife's and drums to play
Over the hils and far away.
Then fall in lads, behind the drum,
with colours blazing like the sun
Along the road to come what may,
Over the hills and far away
Steve
Ray Goring
10th November 1952 - 17th September 2021
Ray joined the club in May 2015 and was our club treasurer for many years,
Our Good friend and fellow archer sadly passed away on September 17th after losing his long term battle with cancer.
Ray was a real gentleman and always had a smile on his face,
He soon made friends and fitted right in with many a pint of real ale at the railway inn.
Ray's Son Tom soon joined in and in a bid to give up smoking he turned to vaping,
Unfortunately it was like having Thomas the Tank engine on site and we needed to go downwind.
Ray became a very good bowyer and stringmaker, and soon was in great demand
making new strings for everybody in the club and beyond.
He made and built up a range of bows of various weight but settled on a trusty 55lb one in the end.
Ray will be greatly missed by us all.
Ray
...Treasured memories...
Steve and Ray
Mitch and Peter
Derrick and Laurence