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Archery GB introduces the 360 Challenge, a pilot virtual competition for all!

While many clubs are welcoming members back to the range, others are finding attendance is still much lower than pre-lockdown times.

Archery GB is delighted to launch a funding scheme that will support clubs in this difficult time.

Archery GB has been working with Overton Black Arrows to get a pilot competition up and running, and last weekend it went ahead in the July sunshine at Hampshire's beautiful Watership Down.

Archery GB's club partnerships with school facilities are crucially important - almost a third of clubs use a school facility.

Archery GB's Yearbook 2019-2020 showcases the latest organisational developments over the past year, and the ongoing efforts to achieve our strategic objectives.

In line with our constitution and to improve transparency for our members, the Archery GB Statutory Accounts for 2019 are now available to download.

We know competition is a key driver for participation - whether at club, national or international level, and we know it matters to many of our members.

The NSPCC has launched a campaign designed to pressure the government into changing a law that currently makes it possible for adults working in sport and other sectors to take advantage of children in their care.

In response to the Prime Minister's statement on 23 June and the subsequent guidance published by the Government on 30 June for the phased return of sport and recreation, Archery GB has updated our practical guidelines for clubs, coaches and archers.

An exciting time to join us as we Repair and Rebuild our sport, membership and organisation as a result of the pandemic impact whilst Reimagining and Diversifying the people, places and formats where archery can be pursued and enjoyed.

While the government has not yet given the green light to the wider reopening of facilities and the restarting of recreational sport, Sport England is expecting further movement on both of these areas in the coming days and weeks.

Unless specifically stated, archery can continue within local lockdown areas as long as the guidelines issued by Archery GB are followed and implemented.

This year is the first time that the Grand National Archery Meeting (GNAM) has been cancelled since its inaugural meeting in 1844, give or take 10 years of dodgy weather and world wars. Here, some of the event's biggest fans recall their happy GNAM memories...

Like most sports, Archery has suffered in the last few months. Our members have followed the rules, our clubs remained closed during lockdown and even now with restrictions relaxed, many of our clubs are still unable to open. As a sport we rely on indoor as well as outdoor venues.