Aurora Field Archery Club

Well, just got back after a wonderful second day at the Afan Nedd Dragon shoot - huge thanks and well done to the organisers for making it so and especially to Sandra Anderson for the fabulous hand-made medals - they really are a very special treat 🙏🙌

Thanks too to Ceri, Isla and Freya for being such wonderful shooting buddies for the day 🙏🙏 and to Freya for inventing the “floppy” high five every time she got a 20 ✋🤣 going to steal with pride on that one ☝️😄

Will definitely be returning next year hopefully with a few more Auroreans in tow… well it can’t be just me in the obligatory group photo can it 😆

Fantastic first day at Afan Nedd for their weekend Dragon shoot made all the better by the wonderful company of Jane, Trevor and Ceri.

Really cleverly set and tricky course with a great variety of distances and terrain… involving lots of uphill shots…. very unusual where we normally shoot and definitely not a freestyler’s best friend… godsdamned clicker 😆😬

Thank you to all of the home team, great job 🙏 looking forward to round 2 tomorrow 🙌

AURORA OPEN SHOOT – 6th September 2026

Three weeks to go to our next Aurora Open shoot on 6th September - we're over half booked now so don't delay - click the link below to secure your place for more fun in the woods 😁
https://forms.gle/gEaqY48eDkCTPvCY9

2 x 20 3D Course - Usual BIG GAME round but we will be scoring 28 for the pro-kill on the first arrow for all styles (as well as the normal inner kill 24) ... oooooo 😲 Why? because we can 🙌🤣

10.00am START
NO hot food catering but plenty of snacks, cakes and hot and cold drinks
NO Camping
PRE-BOOK ON-LINE (NFAS only) - LIMITED NUMBERS
PRE-PAY - details at end of booking
Entry fee: £10 Adults. Juniors and Cubs shoot Free

Postcode CM1 3QR
Sat Nav coordinates 51.702005, 0.353847
On Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/ZqENTyu21LS2
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Thank you all for your continued support, any questions please contact [email protected]

Many thanks, Martin x

Well thats a wrap on another weekends shooting, two very hot and sweaty days in sunny Essex at Excalibur Archers.

A plethora of the Aurora faithful made the trip as always.

If you are looking for a great course and shoot to attend, this is definitely one to consider 💯.

Saturday was a challenge shoot 2 arrows at each target with 50 targets to play with 5 for a wound and 10 for a kill, luckily this made the maths easy to work out so the shoes and socks could stay on 😂, and also with the infamous hunting trail at target 5 meant some running was needed to complete it, as only 1 min was allowed to shoot all 6 shots.

Sunday was the usual big game shoot we all know and love on another testing and tricky course and of course it wouldn’t be right without the usual s**t and Aurora banter to help us along the way.

Some shiny tin was obtained as well along the way with medals won in the Bowhunter, Barebow, AFB and freestyle classes. Aurora in the house 😎😎.

Thanks as always goes to Mel for keeping us fed and watered both days ⭐️ and as always we can’t forget Stan for setting a tricky, technical, brilliant sod of a course both days 👏🏼💪🏻

Hopefully see you all there again in October for some more arrow flinging shenanigans, 😎🏹💪🏻

Fantastic time at Bridgewoods for their half and half Big Game / Woodsman shoot today 🙌👍 Some very cleverly laid targets perfect for the format and terrain bringing out some excellent scores across all classes, mind you, figuring out what constitutes a good woodsman score is still a work in progress 😝🤔 although seeing targets transform into arrow porcupines is always a delight 😝😝

Very well done and thank you to the course layers, catering, marshals and admin - fabulous job, hugely appreciated 🙏👏

Half a dozen Auroreans descended on Kent and a had a fun-filled and fruitful medal day with Nikki securing Gold 🥇 in HT, Garry Silver 🥈 in Freestyle and Martin Gold 🥇 in Freestyle. Well done everyone. Special thanks to John Foster and Andy Doyle for chaperoning us through the day 🤣🤣

Looking forward to the next one 😆🙌

What a wonderful way to spend a Thursday - bunking off work, beautiful woodland shooting arrows as guests of HNA for the day 😊🙌

Nine Auroreans made the trip down the road to our nearest neighbours and had a blast 🤩

Thank you to all of the home team for putting on these midweek events - we really appreciate it 🙏 oh and thank you to Dave for putting up with Steve and yours truly for the day… 😆

Bit late in the day posting (only just recovered 😆) but from all of us Auroreans who attended the Welsh 3D Champs at the weekend, we say a huge well done and thank you to everyone at Pendragon and Blaidd for laying on yet another epic challenge 🙌🙏

Both courses were spectacular and a true test of skill, stamina, strength and sense of humour 😆

Catering, Admin and marshalling were equally awesome - the complete package one could say 🙌🙏

Congratulations to all medal winners - you earned those, not forgetting our very own Aurora medalists - 🥇 gold for Owen Bardon in Cub Barebow and 🥈 silver for Kieran (Big G) Grundon in Bowhunter - well done chaps - thoroughly well deserved 🤩🙌

Looking forward to next year already (assuming we’re quick enough off the draw to get booked in 😆😆).

Thanks again - you spoil us 🥹

AURORA OPEN SHOOT – 6th September 2026

Roll up, roll up - On-line booking has just opened for the next Aurora Open shoot on 6th September - click the link below to secure your place for more fun in the woods 😁

https://forms.gle/gEaqY48eDkCTPvCY9

2 x 20 3D Course - Usual BIG GAME round but we will be scoring 28 for the pro-kill on the first arrow for all styles (as well as the normal inner kill 24) ... oooooo 😲

Why? because we can 🙌🤣

10.00am START
NO hot food catering but plenty of snacks, cakes and hot and cold drinks
NO Camping
PRE-BOOK ON-LINE (NFAS only) - LIMITED NUMBERS
PRE-PAY - details at end of booking
Entry fee: £10 Adults. Juniors and Cubs shoot Free

Postcode CM1 3QR
Sat Nav coordinates 51.702005, 0.353847
On Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/ZqENTyu21LS2
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Thank you all for your continued support, any questions please contact [email protected]

Many thanks, Martin x

Well thats a wrap on the final day of the liberty blow up costume summer shoot.

Another hot and sweaty day, but that was overshadowed by the fantastic course set by the Liberty Archers U.K. team…. I mean they even managed to shrink a polar bear 👀😱😂

4 aurorians made the trip to sunny Suffolk and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house 😂… i mean with ‘trigger’ aka Ken and his 1 bow since shooting that has has 3 pairs of new limbs and 2 risers 😂😂.. still chuckling about that now. And obviously the endless cheeky comments on shots 😂

A tidy haul of tin was obtained in the process aswell with…

Martin ‘long rod’ joy taking bronze in freestyle

Ken ‘trigger’ Sparham taking gold in Barebow

Kieran ‘Big G’ Grundon taking gold in the bowhunter devision.

Will be back for the turkey shoot 🦃 in November… see you all there for some more arrow flinging shenanigans 💪🏻👊🏻🏹

Well thats day one of the Liberty Archers U.K. 2 day summer shoot done and dusted

What can i say it was as expected a hot an sweaty one and as always a well laid and tricky course set by team Liberty… (The eagle owl comes to mind 👀) 😂😂

2 of the Aurora faithful made the trip with another 2 to join the fun and games tomorrow 💪🏻.

Was a nice steady start to the weekend lets hope we can all build on the momentum tomorrow 🏹💪🏻