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We had to postpone our Annual General Meeting (AGM) planned for Saturday 18 April 2020 in Birmingham due to the lockdown in place at the time. Under our Articles of Association, we must hold an AGM within 15 months of the date of the last AGM, which took place on 13 April 2019. We have therefore chosen Saturday 11 July 2020 as the date for reconvening this year's AGM which will take place at 11.00am.

As we approach the end of Volunteers' Week, we thought we'd share another story from one of our volunteers who has helped support Archery GB's para squad at our Lilleshall base.

If you're a volunteer, you should be celebrating right now as Volunteers' Week (1-7 June) is in full (socially distanced) swing. To mark the occasion, the Sport + Recreation Alliance has relaunched its Volunteer Opportunity Finder to make it easy for clubs and members to connect, contribute and make a difference for a good cause.

Sarah Bettles has participated in many different sports, part of the GB Team, Sarah explains key benefits that different sports have on archery.

Scottish Archery has announced a phased return to archery in line with Scottish government guidelines.

Following the unprecedented decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC,) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by 12 months, Archery GB has had to consider the impact on the respective team selection processes.

Sport England has joined forces with Crowdfunder to launch a new initiative: Active Together will make £1 million of match funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing coronavirus crisis, and is now open for applications.

It might not be a highlight on everyone's calendar, but 1 June marks World Milk Day - a chance to consider something that we perhaps take for granted.

This week is Volunteers' Week (1-7 June) and a time when Archery GB wish to thank all those who have given up their time to support others.

The NSPCC has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of their helpline. Since schools, sports and activity settings have closed, referrals to Children's Social Services have fallen dramatically. With millions of children remaining at home, there is a hidden group of children potentially at risk of abuse or neglect who are having much less interaction with statutory services.

Calling all GB Olympians! The GB Olympians' Association (GBOA) is looking for a volunteer representative from each Summer and Winter Olympic sport to take on an ambassador role in helping to open up communications to all GB Olympians, past and present.

Margaret Maughan, Britain's first Paralympic archery gold medallist, has died aged 91.

As a result of the ongoing impact of coronavirus, we are in the process of reviewing the remaining Archery GB-run tournaments for the rest of the season.

UK Coaching has today (18 May) announced that its Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity online course will be offered free of charge until 31 August 2020.

This week (18-24 May) marks an important time in sport owing to UK Anti-Doping's (UKAD) Clean Sport Week.