Sharp shooting at Belsay archery competition

Posted by The Journal on Jun 29, 09 10:42 AM in Sport

Archers readied their bows for a medieval shoot-out in the grounds of Belsay Hall this weekend.

Bowmen, women and children from the region's archery clubs converged on the Northumberland estate for the annual Belsay Longbow Competition, hosted by Ponteland archers.

Longbow tournament at Belsay

Held over two days the weekend saw Killingworth Archers' Ann Todd secure an unusual double by claiming top spot in the womens' competition on both days, with Catriona Cherry, of Ponteland Archers second on both days.

In the mens' event the top three for Saturday finished: Jim Hockaday, of Cleadon Archers, first; Stan Rylance, of Cleadon Archers, second, and; Trevor Cameron Brown, of Ponteland Archers, third.

Yesterday Cleadon Archers swept the board, with team-members Ken Turner, Jim Hockaday, and Stan Rylance, finishing first, second, and third respectively.

Freya Wise, 25, of Kendal Bowmen, came out on top in the junior competition.

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1 Comments

Julie Ryan said:

Thanks to all for a great day from me and the other Durham City Archers, David Ryan and Linda Thompson, if you would like to join us for further sharp shooting, visit our website: http://www.durhamcityarchers.org/ Cheers Julie

June 30, 2009 6:34 AM