The Events in Essex and Suffolk page has been getting a bit out of date with the Official ECAA County Claendar spreadsheet which is discussed at the County Meetings.
I have updated the page to read directly from the spreadsheet and included a PDF view of this along with a link to download the actual working copy complete with links to pages and Entry Forms.
It is with sadness to announce that John Farrant sadly passed away in the evening Tuesday 4th January at the age of 93 after a recent fall at his home last month when he fractured his shoulder and was admitted to hospital.
Unfortunately, he suffered an infection and then caught Covid whilst in hospital that resulted in his passing.
John will always be fondly remembered by all of us at Abbey Bowmen as the longest serving member of the club, (almost 40 years), and was shooting right up to the age of 90 when the attached photos were taken. Archery GB also posted an article about John as possibly one of the oldest active archers in Essex at that time.
I have now got confirmation of John Farrant's funeral
1.20pm on Tuesday 8th February at South Essex Crematorium. (delay is due to backlog at this time of year)
Refreshments afterward at the Huntsman & Hounds. Ockendon Road, Upminster RM14 2DN
Last weekend a large contingent of Essex archers travelled to Stoneleigh Park for this years’ AGB National Indoor Championships. This is a WA18 ranking round followed by a series of knockout head to heads.
All bowstyles were well represented from all over the county, with Noak Hill Archers having the highest number of entries with ten.
Photos: Richard Burgess
It was its usual, very long day but produced some very good performances with Wendie King and Michael Judd (both Mayflower) helping England get the Recurve team gold and Richard Burgess getting the team bronze in Barebow.
In the individual events Amelia Chumber (Noak Hill) had a great day coming away with the ladies Barebow silver.
The standout performances of the day were Sharon Lawrence and Eric Mallet (both Noak Hill), who both took Longbow gold, Eric finishing 2nd in the ranking round and Sharon finishing 1st in hers.
All archers from Essex produced some great performances and proved yet again that Essex is a force to be reckoned with.
