Voting has now closed for the new Northern Ireland regional committee. Read on to find out voting results and next steps.
All adult members of Archery GB in NI were sent an email inviting them to vote. From a group of 457 adult members, 147 votes were cast.
The results are as follows:
Chair – John Patrick
For: 91 Against: 37 Abstain: 15
Vice Chair – Darren Haveron
For: 84 Against: 50 Abstain: 8
Welfare and Safeguarding – Tony Barclay
For: 85 Against: 39 Abstain: 16
Treasurer – Marjan Abdelfattagh
For: 82 Against: 42 Abstain: 18
Junior Team Manager – Jennifer Thompson
For: 74 Against: 42 Abstain: 25
Coaching Advisor – Michael Ferguson
For: 89 Against: 43 Abstain: 13
Records Officer – Issac McIlrath
For: 86 Against: 37 Abstain: 19
Tournament Officer – Graham Patterson
For: 87 Against: 36 Abstain: 19
The key roles for the committee will include:
• Supporting clubs and members
• Organising regional events and competitions
• Promoting development amongst all levels and abilities
• Listening to members and making sure what matters to them is passed to AGB, making sure members feel heard and supported throughout their archery journeys
The committee has taken on ownership of regional development from 1 October 2025 now that voting has concluded.
Your committee will be in touch once they have agreed on the best communication channels and a way forward.
Archery GB have committed to communicate with the new committee regularly to ensure everything runs smoothly and stays aligned. We’re looking forward to working together with them to develop archery in Northern Ireland.
On 19 September 2025, Archery GB announced that Archery NI Limited would no longer be recognised as the regional body. It is now the determination of its members what happens to this independent company.
Any membership fees for 2025-26 collected by Archery GB for archery in NI will be directed towards the new NI Archery regional committee.
