2023

[Report by Mike Kettle at the 2023 annual dinner and prizegiving.]

Those of you who have been with us for less than two years probably don’t know Graham Rowcroft.

Those of you who have been with us longer probably know him as our longstanding chairman and have probably been helped by him in some way during your membership of the club.

Bullet Catcher Renewal and other Works

Prior to the work party some preparation works and prototyping of the new target frames and boxes was undertaken by John Tadman and Mike Kettle. Also, many thanks to Richard and his colleague at Southern Sheeting for guillotining ten 8' x4' sheets of 9mm Stokbord into the much smaller sizes (288 of them) we need for the new bullet catchers.

Although several regular competitors couldn't make it there was still a slight increase in entries compared to 2022. Some new faces appeared at the club along with some friends from previous years, making up for those that couldn't make it. Class A again had several notable candidates going up against some of East Grinstead's top shots, with Charles White (EGTSC) coming out on top 5 points clear of the rest.

Image: Open Shoot in Full Swing ! (Source: Elaine Kettle)