Wednesday, September 05, 2007 New Design Launched!! Please wear hard hats at all times during the viewing of this site as it is still under construction! (Some sections far more then others!) After large amounts of coffee, patience, and determination I am proud to annouce the launch of the new look Bowmen of Guernsey website! We are still having some teething problems with the hosting, hence being redirected here! But hey, you didn't notice anyway!! ;) At the moment, the site is essentially the old information in a new shell, but there are plans afoot to update the site with loads of information and photo's from the previous years, whilst keeping up to date with what is currently happening within the club. With that in mind, I need help from you. Especially in the gallery section!! Do you have any photo's which you would be willing to submit? You can either e-mail them, drop them in on a cd or lend the actual photos (in an envelope please, with your name on) so that we can scan them in!

Thursday, September 06, 2007 Robilliard takes the honours in Bowmen of Guernsey Championships By Dave Nash After the heat and pressure of Rhodes it's back to competing in our own back yard for the Bowmen of Guernsey Championships. For many of the competitors it was their first shoot since the Island Games. The weather started poorly with a shower and breeze. The showers stopped and the weather became warmer but with a trickier breeze that strengthened throughout the day. The summer Championships are decided with a single F.I.T.A. round. The results are as follows: Gent's Compound 1st Toni Robilliard 1284 2nd Mike Appelqvist 1279 3rd Ian Le Page 1207 (144 hits) Steve Yates 1207 (143 hits) Mark Nicholls 1171 Kieran Kelly 1090 (first shoot) Ladies Compound 1st Caroline Pinchemain 1054 2nd Viv Le Page 1046 Junior Compound 1st Michael Marquand 1146 (PB) Gents Recurve 1st Chris Massey 963 2nd Mike Bisson 832 3rd Rod Loveridge 815 Ian Trump 749 Martyn Elliston 631 Ladies Recurve 1st Chantelle Goubert 951 2nd Laura Bridel 868 Junior Recurve 1st Jemma Loveridge 937 2nd Kim Torode 776 The next shoot the archers have to look forward to is another Longbow challenge followed by the annual International Double F.I.T.A. at Port Soif on the 1st and 2nd September 2007. If you’re passing Rovers Club pop in and have a look.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Congratulations!! A big Congratulations is due to the Island Games team which has recently returned from the ever so sunny and hot island of Rhodes! (And all a few shades of skin tone darker then they left!) They returned with the biggest ever medal haul, with Toni Robiliard and Chantelle Goubert winning bronzes in the FITA round. The compound team held off the opposition to take the bronze also. Toni certainly was on form, taking silver in the Men's Compound Head to Head, with Mike Appleqvist beating Ian Le Page to the bronze! The Compound Team narrowly missed out on the final, but beat the Isle of Man to take bronze.

Friday. June 22, 2007 Rhodes Ahoy!! Our plucky band of Archers attended the official games good luck send off on Wednesday 20th June all dressed up in their Island Games tracksuits and looking rather smart. We have photos to prove this! Unfortunately Mike Appelqvist was unable to attend due to work commitments, so is missing from the photos... From left to right: Jemma Loveridge, Toni Robilliard, Steve Yates, Matt Tardival, Laura Le Page, Derrick Thatcher, Chantelle Goubert, Viv Le Page, Ian Le Page and Mike Bisson. The team is due to start the long journey to Rhodes on Wednesday morning, with the opening ceremony of the Games taking place on Saturday! If you want to follow the teams progress, the Official Islands Games website is here! Good luck to all those travelling to Rhodes! Shoot your best! And enjoy yourselves aswell!

Monday, June 18, 2007 Sarnia Hope/Mike Bisson Results Well done to all those that took part in the Sarnia Hope/Mike Bisson FITA yesterday! The weather held off for the morning distances, then rained for the rest. It didn't however dampen spirits and there were a fair few pb's amongst the group! Congrats to Toni for hitting the big 1300!! You jammy dodger! :) The results with Handicap are as follows:- Compound 1st Toni Robilliard 1453 2nd Ian Le Page 1434 3rd Steve Yates 1420 Recurve 1st Chantelle Goubert 1670 2nd Rod Loveridge 1597 3rd Chris Massey 1531 Thanks to all those that turned out, it was an enjoyable shoot despite the rain and good practice for the Island Games!

Friday, June 1, 2007 Music Quiz- 9th June 2007 60's to the 00's. A music quiz to raise money to help the Archery Islands Games team for Rhodes 2007.

Thursday, May 31, 2007 Jersey Triple - 26th to 28th May 2007 We've just returned from the Jersey Triple, having whipped some Crapaud arse in the process!! Good performances all round from the team, and fun times were defineatly had, despite the horrible weather! Well done everyone!! An online write up can be found here! Photo's will be in the gallery once it's up and running!!

Sunday, May 13, 2007 Hi all Some items of news: Tony Drabble and Clive Jeacock are making a flying visit next Monday 21st May, to provide some coaching. Obviously, there are a lot of people to see, so they will do what they can. If you are available during the morning or afternoon, you may be able to arrange a private session. Let me know if you want this. We have a music quiz taking place at Rovers on Saturday 9th June. Tables of 6, £7 per head including food. All ages welcome. See Steve if you are interested. Thanks Steve

Saturday, May 05, 2007 Hi All Some quick news snippets for you: As most of you know, the Island Games Team for Rhodes has now been officially selected as follows: Compound Mike Appelqvist, Toni Robilliard, Ian Le Page, Steve Yates, Viv Le Page, Laura Le Page Recurve Derrick Thatcher, Matt Tardivel, Mike Bisson, Chantelle Goubert, Jemma Loveridge Best of luck to them! To help pay for their trip, the club is doing some fundraising. Wednesday May 9th, Liberation Day. Rovers are having an open afternoon, games etc at Port Soif. There will be Barbeques, but you need to bring your own food. The Bar is open! Saturday June 9th - We will be holding a pop music quiz at Rovers. Teams of 6 people, £7 per head including Chicken chunks, Scampi or Spring Rolls with Chips and salad. Open to all, so please try and get a team up from friends, family, work, wherever. As Monday May 7th is a Bank Holiday, we will be opening the range for shooting from approximately 4pm till 8pm. If the weather's fine, come down early to enjoy some shooting before it gets cold and dark. Thanks Steve Back to Top

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 Hi All A quick note to tell you about shooting over the Easter weekend Friday We will be opening up about 3.30pm and the new Rovers Kitchen is open from 5pm to 8pm. Sunday Easter Egg Shoot. We will be shooting 8 dozen (Western rounds), although there is an option of 4 dozen at a Warwick round in the morning. Come down for fun and try and win some eggs, assemble at 10am. Monday Again, we will try and open up about 3.30 Stop Press - we are organising a horseracing evening on Saturday 21st April to raise funds. Details to follow or see Steve or Trigg for tickets Thanks Steve

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Hi All Sorry to mess you around, but the Hall is now available next Wednesday 21st and there will be Archery as normal from 6.30 to 9.30pm (beginners from 6.30- 7.30pm) Thanks Steve PS - last chance this week for jersey Triple and Menus for the dinner

Sunday, March 04, 2007 Hi All Just to remind you about some date changes: Wednesday 7th March No Shooting Sunday 11th March Woodchuckers Challenge, Port Soif 10am Wednesday 14th march Edith le Vote Handicap Shoots Sunday 18th March Frostbite (postponed from 4th March) Wednesday 21st march No Shooting Wednesday 28th march Last session indoors Saturday 31st march Annual Dinner Monday 2nd April Shooting outdoors at Port Soif Don't forget I need names for the Dinner and Jersey Triple by Saturday 17th march at the latest. There may be the chance of an extra place on the Team for the Island Games in Rhodes. We can take another Gent's Compound or Recurve and another Ladies Compound. Let me know if you are interested. Thanks Steve