About
The Bowmen of Harrow Archery Club has been established now for 30 years, with one of the few dedicated indoor ranges in the country. The indoor range is available 24/7, excluding those periods when the range is used for tuition, courses, or competitions. We are also able to shoot outdoors up to 100 yards, and are able to accommodate the over shoot required for compound bows.
Facilities:
- Catering facilities
- Disabled facilities limited, but access available
- Private parking
We have a number of member only events held during the years such as the St. George's Day shoot, the St. Crispin's Days shoot, and the outdoor Club Championships and Barbeque. During the indoor season we take part in a Portsmouth League (1st Tuesday of the month), a Frostbite League (outdoors 3rd Sunday of the month), and a Worcester League (3rd Thursday of the month). During the outdoor season we participate in the Middlesex Short Metric League.
The club works in partnership with the John Lyon School, who use the indoor range for archery lessons as part of their sports program. The club also plays host to Harrow School on an ad hoc basis, providing tuition to the pupils, as well as hosting the ancient and traditional Silver Arrow contest between John Lyon school and Harrow school.
In addition to working with local schools the club also provides training facilities to the borough of Harrow for their London Youth Games team.
The Committee
The current Bowmen of Harrow committee is:
| Chairman | Robert Abbott | |
| Secretary | Barbara Saduikis | secretary@bowmenofharrow.org.uk |
| Treasurer | Graham Hartley | |
| Membership Officer | Malcolm Yates | |
| Training Officer | Norman Hicks | |
| Child Protection Officer | Norman Hicks | |
| Equipment Officer | Robert Abbott / Jonathan Paradi | |
| Hut Officer | Les Gotts | |
| Records Officer | Peter Zymanczyk | |
| League Officer | Petras Saduikis / Malcolm Yates | league@bowmenofharrow.org.uk |
| Tournaments Officer | Malcolm Yates | |
| Events Officer | Sandrine Esteban | |
| Catering Officer | Ann Moran | |
| Web Administrator | Petras Saduikis | webadmin@bowmenofharrow.org.uk |
Child Protection Policy
The Bowmen of Harrow has adopted the Archery GB revised (2009) Policy for Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults, insofar as it is relevant to the Club's circumstances. A copy of the Policy is kept at the Club for members to look at, and it is also available online at the Archery GB web site.
The Bowmen of Harrow Archery Club does not accept any liability to any person relating to any use of, or reliance upon, the material contained in the aforementioned Policy document.
Please note, all junior (under 18) members and visitors must be accompanied at all times by a parent, guardian or carer.
History
A short history written by our Chairman and a founder member Robert Abbott.
"The Bowmen of Harrow archery club came into being around 1975-7, but it was not known as The Bowmen of Harrow. It was formed from two groups of archers. One group from the night school classes at Barnhill school at Hayes, run by Dennis Hardinges. The other group came from the advanced classes at Queensmead Leisure centre, run by Roy Biggs of Ruislip Bowmen."
"We formed a club at Queensmead and it ran for about 18 months. It then got too expensive to belong to, and the lateness of our shooting time made it impossible to carry on there. Whilst we were at Queensmead, we met an archer from Cheshire, David Gallegher. He was the grounds man at John Lyon school, and he invited us to shoot with him at the school's grounds. We did this for about a year, when he suggested if the school agreed we could and would form a club in the school grounds, and this has been our grounds for over 30 years now."
"At first we did not have an indoor shooting facility but we hired the great barn at Ruislip. One night after a shooting session some one said how great it would be to have our own indoor range. We purchased 2 site huts from the large construction company John Lang. We modified the huts and had our own 20 yard indoor range. Being at the school we could shoot any out door distance we wanted: 20 to 100 yards; 18 to 90 metres. This served us well when it came to tournaments, as we had 24-7 shooting for practice."
"We have had a great deal of success. We have had 2 of our members take part in the Olympics, Peter Knapp for rowing and Gary Hardinges for archery. Being asked by councillor Peter Pitt, Nicky and Robert Abbott reinstated the Harrow Silver arrow tournament, a tournament between Harrow school and John Lyon school, with their greatful thanks to the members of the club."
"We have a strong membership and run beginners courses, these run for 6 weeks on a Monday evening. We supply all the equipment and on the finish of the course we advise on what equipment to buy. We have an equipment supplier come to the club and helps set people up with the right sets of equipment. You can get all our details from this web site. We look forward to seeing you on one of our courses - Robert founder member."
