Chairman

Gordon Sinclair

Role Within the Club

Responsible for steering the committee and cultivating our image within the wider community

Date Elected

Sept 2022 

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

Bow Types

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Goals for 2022

Other Skills

Club Rep

Steve Harris

Role Within the Club

Point of contact for members and their representative on committee.

Date Elected

Sept 2022 

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

Bow Types

Recurve Barebow

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Goals for 2022

Other Skills

Club Secretary

Martin Walton

Role Within the Club

The Secretary's role is to make sure that the club's communications function effectively. Main tasks are to act as the first point of contact for the club, deal with or delegate the admin duties, ensure that members have access to necessary documents, arrange committee meetings and set the agenda and take minutes at the meetings and distribute them afterwards.

Date Elected

May 2015

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

Along with my partners I run my own business supplying technical equipment and services for live events.

Bow Types

Compound

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Winning two trophies at the club and getting my First Class badge. Getting this website up and running (which it hopefully still is! Well at least this page must be, since you're reading it).

Goals for 2018

Shoot more(!)

Other Skills

Web design and programming, Make Up Special Effects, Filmmaking, Photography, Writing.

Field Captain

Phil Darkin

Role Within the Club

My main responsibility is ensuring the field is compliant with Archery GB's rules and that everyone and their equipment are safe to shoot.  Whenever possible I will run the main shooting line for standard practice or 3D practice sessions, Fun days and Competition days.
I create and organise the summer and winter fixture lists including our friendlies with other clubs and fun days which I organise with the Club Rep.
I will also prepare target lists for friendlies and club championships.

Date Elected

September 2021

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

When away from my main role I am also one of the coaching team at CMO.
I help organise and run the Beginners Courses as well as helping new archers with their equipment and form.

Bow Types

Recurve Barebow, Traditional AFB

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Achieving my Bowmen badge, Winning Volunteer of the Year (Twice)

Goals for 2021-22

To shoot 50,000 practice arrows  in 12 months (nearly there)

Other Skills

Software and Hardware workflow design for visual effects (Film/TV) companies. 

Junior Development Officer

Neil Mason

Role Within the Club

Date Elected

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

Bow Types

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Goals for 2016

Other Skills

Membership Secretary

Carl Johnson

Role Within the Club

Date Elected

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

Bow Types

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Goals for 2016

Other Skills

Records Officer

Chris Denchfield

Role Within the Club

Collating and keeping members' scores and allocating handicaps and classifications.

Date Elected

September 2022

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

Bow Types

Sighted Recurve

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Goals for 2022

Other Skills

Safeguarding Officer

Gaynor Pilbeam

Role Within the Club

Date Elected

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

Bow Types

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Goals for 2018

Other Skills

Treasurer

Nigel Swift

Role Within the Club

Maintain accounting records, make payments and reimburse expenses

Date Elected

May 2014

What I Do When I'm Not Shooting

I work as an accountant in public practice.

Bow Types

Barebow

Things I'm Most Proud Of

Bringing up my children !

Goals for 2016

Consolidating my shooting skills following my attendance on the improvers course.

Other Skills

I also enjoy folk dancing and amateur drama and am involved with our local church.