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Anti-Bullying Week (16-20 November) reminds us to address bullying behaviour, yet to do this successfully there needs to be a ‘whole club' approach that includes coaches, volunteers, officials, young people and parents to take on a ‘zero tolerance' attitude to any instances of it.

Philip Watson, Chairman of Peacock Archers near Cambridge (picture above), is one of Archery GB's long-serving volunteers. He explains the 'selfish' reasons behind his dedication to helping others in the sport.

National Safeguarding Adults Week begins today (16 November), a campaign run by the Ann Craft Trust, a leading authority on safeguarding at-risk adults and children. Now is the time to focus on safeguarding matters in our sport.

Archery GB Club Ambassador Helen Sharpe is rightly proud of her Young Ambassador son, Jack, whose disability does not hold him back from volunteering in archery.

Open to all members, Archery GB's online presentation with the CEO and Chair will focus on the highlights from this year, and plans for 2021.

Newark Castle Archers' Mandie Elson shares her reasons for volunteering in the sport.

Archery GB Student Ambassador Ffion Edgeley (pictured above right) tells us what volunteering means to her.

Continuing our volunteering theme, Archery GB Club Ambassador Helen Sharpe, pictured above with her son Jack, tells us what she loves about volunteering in the sport.

England's second lockdown means archers in England cannot head to the range, but Archery GB would like to remind members of the opportunities for lockdown learning.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents new safeguarding challenges for all those working or volunteering with children and young people.  

We're so proud of our archery volunteers and would be lost without their boundless time, energy and enthusiasm. We're always on the lookout for new recruits - could you spare some time to support your archery community?

British Blind Sport's Young Leaders are excited to be hosting a conference, marking the end of the initial period of their See My Voice project, the sports leadership programme for 10 to 20 year olds. The conference will share valuable learnings and experiences from the last three years.

Compound archer Ella Gibson is no stranger to success on the target archery range, collecting medals wherever she goes. When her usual competitions were cancelled however, she decided to try field archery instead, a discipline way out of her comfort zone. Here, Ella tells us how she found the experience.

Archery GB can now confirm the news that, despite intense lobbying to government, increased national lockdown measures will force the closure of English archery clubs from tomorrow (5 November).