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Children across the country are making the best of a sports week like no other as lockdown continues.

Scotland's First Minister (FM) confirmed on Thursday 18 June that Scotland will move into Phase 2 of the “Route Map out of Lockdown” - Scottish Archery is delighted to publish their Phase 2 guidance for archery.

In line with the First Minister's announcement today, the Welsh Archery Association (WAA) is pleased to confirm that clubs can now take the necessary steps to re-open and welcome archers back to archery as from Monday 22 June.

Archery GB is preparing to join the Youth Sport Trust and Sky Sports to help young people and families up and down the country engage in a week of virtual sporting challenges, taking place 20 - 26 June.

As an eased lockdown brings more opportunities to be active, new guidance released today (19 June) by Activity Alliance will help providers to enable welcoming, and more accessible environments.

If you're struggling to stay motivated with your exercise regime, England Athletics is launching a virtual running challenge that could make a big difference to your health and wellbeing.

In the wake of the appalling death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the global protests that have followed and the powerful message of the Black Lives Matter movement has made every section of society take notice and confront an ugly truth.

Following the easing of restrictions in England from 1 June announced by the Prime Minister on Thursday evening (28 May) and the publication of detailed Government guidance on Sunday (31 May), Archery GB has updated its guidance on returning to archery.

June is Pride Month 2020. Join Sport + Recreation Alliance and Pride Sports for a free series of workshops providing insight, strategies and good practice for engaging LGBT+ people in sport and physical activity.

Buying your first set of stabilisers can be pretty confusing, and especially so at the moment. But should you be looking to level up your beloved bow, Tom Hall is here to try and give you a head start on what to think about.

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.