A rather warm and humid day in Glen Innes yesterday with only five members attending the Club. 
Mid afternoon, a storm came through causing a black out and loss of power to the entire facility halfway through the Rapid Fire stage of the Centre Fire/Sport Pistol event.
As a result, the match had to be abandoned with 15 shots still remaining and this is reflected in the scores posted to the results page.
Matches to be contested next Saturday (28th November) are Air Pistol and Standard Pistol.

A pleasing attendance of some 9 shooters yesterday at the Club contesting Air Pistol, a practice Air Pistol Match, 25 m Black Powder and Rapid Fire.
Scores were average but the day was enjoyed by all in attendance.
Match of the day next Saturday is Centre Fire/Sports Pistol, with Air Pistol Range also available to those that wish to contest an Air Pistol Match.
​The match of the day commences at 1 pm

A much smaller group at the Club today with only 4 in attendance after 19 last week.
Although the group was small, an enjoyable afternoon was had by those present.
After Wayne assisted Michelle with little more fine tuning of her new Air Pistol, Dick, Michelle and Trevor contested an Air Pistol match with Trevor showing a considerable improvement in scores over recent Air Pistol matches he has fired. Dick and Michelle recorded similar scores to recent events.
Matches of the day next Saturday are 25 metre Black Powder and Rapid Fire Pistol commencing at 1 pm. with Air Pistol as an alternate match

A great turnout at the Club yesterday with 19 members in attendance to enjoy multiple matches and a free lunch as well as take part in an Extraordinary General Meeting to adopt a new Club Constitution replacing a Constitution which was some 50 years old and well out of step with present rules and regulations for Associations and Shooting Clubs.
While a number in attendance could only take part in the Lunch and meeting due to other commitments, those that did take part in shooting contested a total of 22 matches for the day with most contesting either Sport Pistol and Air Pistol or Standard Pistol and Air Pistol.
Hopefully, yesterday's events may encourage some of our members to attend a little more frequently.
Next Saturday, the match of the day will be Standard Pistol commencing at 1 pm.
 

Considering the at times very heavy rain last Saturday, there was a reasonable turnout at the Club with 4 members to contest Sport Pistol and Centre Fire match with another to act as Range Officer.
Bruce won the day with an off barrel 570.
An Extraordinary General Meeting has been called for next weekend in addition to a "fun day".
A Centre Fire/Sport Pistol Match will be contested at 10 am with an alternate match of Air Pistol with Lunch at approximately 12 noon supplied by the Club followed by the Extraordinary General Meeting and then a Standard Pistol Match in the afternoon with alternate Matches of Rapid Fire and Air Pistol.
We hope to see a strong turnout of members to take advantage of the multiple matches and the Free Lunch as well as take part in the Extraordinary General Meeting which should take well less than 30 minutes 

Scores for the last two weeks have now been added to the results page.

It is pleasing to see better attendances over the last two weeks with seven attending on 10/10/2020 and five on 17/10/2020 (one acting as Range Officer).

Kim shot very close to a Personal Best in Rapid Fire on 10/10/2020

Michelle had previously fired approx 20 Precision shots and 30 Rapid Fire shots for 25 m Pistol with her .22 and contested Ladies 25 Metre Pistol last Saturday for the first time and surprised herself by topping the scores sheets and breaking into "C" Grade at first attempt. It is fair to say that she loves this match.

Match of the day next Saturday is again Centre Fire/Sports Pistol commencing at 1 pm

After a number of false starts, I have now updated all scores since early August on the Results page.

There has been several weeks were, due to a number of factors, no competition occurred leaving gaps in the dates on the results page.

Hopefully, as the weather improves, we will again see better attendances each weekend.

Over recent weeks, we have had two new members transfer in from Tamworth as a result of a transfer to Glen Innes with their employment.

It appears we will receive another new member transferring in from a Queensland club as a result of a change in attitude by FAR for Pistol Shooters living close to the border being a member of a Club in another state- although in this particular case, the ruling is being questioned.

All members should have received the proposed new Club Constitution which was approved by the Club Committee and has now been approved by NSW Amateur Pistol Association for adoption by our Club members.
This proposed constitution will bring the club in to line with all present Regulations and Acts governing our sport.

A notice of Extraordinary General Meeting has been sent to all members advising the meeting date of 31st October 2020 and the activities planned for Club Members on that day.

The Executive would like to see a strong turnout on the day.

If you cannot make the meeting and join in with the planned activities, there is a sample Proxy form with instructions attached to the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting to enable you to place your vote.

Scores for the last two weeks have now been added to the 2020 Competition Results page.
As we slowly emerge from the Covid 19 Restrictions, we are seeing a gradual increase in attendances with 6 attending and competing a week ago and 7 yesterday
Next weekend, the match of the day will be Standard Pistol commencing at 1 pm

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS

Members are reminded that the Club's AGM is to be held the following weekend being 8th August and membership must be received by the Club Treasurer before the commencement of that meeting (SCHEDULED TO START AT 2.30 PM) to avoid lapse of your membership. The Secretary is required by law to advise both Firearms Registry and NSW Amateur Pistol Association full details of any member who has not paid his/her membership by that date. 
The Committee thanks those members who have already paid their membership. Please remember to present your "Blue" Grading Card to Kerri Tom to have your membership status updated as this is your proof of membership for the year 

After much discussion between members of the Committee, we have reluctantly decided to cancel our September Open this year due to the ongoing uncertainty with Covid19.

Whilst we believe we could have arranged squadding of each match (with some difficulty) to comply with present Health Department Restrictions, the major cause of concern was being able to cater to our usual standard while meeting all Health Department Guidelines with Table Service of all meals, social distancing, frequent wipe down of all hard surfaces both in the Club House and benches etc. on ranges and, the fact that many of our regular visitors are in high risk groups with Health Issues or their Age Group - and the list goes on.

The decision ended up being made on the basis that it was better to be safe rather than be sorry.
​
Hopefully, the Covid19 situation will be resolved enough to enable the Club to hold our usual February Open in 2021.

Again, the weather was not all that pleasant for outdoor shooting and those that attended the Club on Saturday elected to contest an Air Pistol Match in lieu of the advertised Rapid Fire and Black Powder matches.
Wayne acted as Range Officer and five members contested the match with varying success with Michelle recording very close to her personal best after almost 3 months without firing a shot and Dick only a few points below his PB. 
​Next weekend, Centre Fire/Sports Pistol are the matches of the day commencing at 1pm