S&CBC Event at Bywell

Last Saturday, I hosted my very first S&CBC event at Bywell in Northumberland. I met with Paul who talked me through what would happen throughout the day whilst setting up the fine bone china for afternoon tea. Paul is very knowledgable and passionate about shooting and instructing. It was good to see I was in safe hands! 

A total of 11 ladies attended, a good number for my first event. Paul and I led the introductions and the team was divided up into novice and expert. Equally divided, the teams made their way to the pegs under instruction by Jeff and Paul. I walked to the pegs with the girls who listened ever so carefully to the advice from Paul and Jeff. The instruction was amazing and the ladies benefited from it greatly - the ladies that had never shot before were shooting 5/5! Go girls!

After a good 2 hour instruction, we took a short break to warm up (the north east weather has a lot to answer for!) The competition began and the ladies were shooting well even when the weather took a turn of the worse!

The day went fantastically well and the ladies enjoyed their day thoroughly. Bywell is a fantastic location set in the Northumberland countryside - not too far from Newcastle and perfectly situated just off the A1.

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Point to Point Racing in Northumberland and Borders.

Over the winter period, most of my sundays are spent at point to point races across the region. Most recently, I have attended Lauderdale, Scotland P2P and Hexham Races. 

For those that don't know, a Point to Point is a whole day of amateur horse racing. Each race is between 2-3 miles along and you can put bets on races, have a few drinks and enjoy being in the great outdoors! Not only is it quite a sociable occasion, but a chance for me to take some photographs of horses galloping, jumping over fences or watching some familiar faces win! 

Show off!

At the end of the day, you can't normally feel your toes and someone has had a few too many drinks, but it's all part of the fun! Roll on Hexham tomorrow! 

Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club

The past two Saturdays, I have spent with the lovely ladies of the Shotgun and Chelsea Bun Club! For those that don't know what the S&CBC is, it's a ladies only shooting and afternoon tea club! What better way to start the weekend with a few hours shooting and cake the finish the day off!

I travelled from the North East to Greenquarries Shooting Ground in Cumbria for my very first event hosted by Queen B, Victoria and her assistant, Sam! Greenquarries is surrounded by lush greenland and hills which makes it a beautiful setting.

Upon entering the club house, I was greeted by a cup of a tea and a tonne of cake all beautifully decorated by the ladies. 

How nice does this look!

After a short introduction from Victoria, the girls were split into 3 teams of 5 and headed off to their pegs and began their day. The day was very informal. Most of the girls had shot with the club before and new the format and pegs well. 

There were prizes for the best team, best novice shot and best expert shot as well as best cake, obviously!

The day was completed by a few glasses of champagne and a cuddle from the owners puppies!

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Fishing for Heroes

On Saturday 27th April I attended a fishing event at Chatton Fishery in aid of Fishing for Heroes. Thankfully, the sun was shining and I had plenty of snacks to keep me happy for the duration of the competition.

Over 40 Anglers entered into the competition, some were active service men, veterans of conflict and others were there to support the cause. 

Upon arrival the group choose their peg number and were subsequently split into two groups fishing on different lakes. The claxon sounded and the fishermen and fisherwomen cast their lines into the lakes. 

Within 30 seconds the first fish was caught making me run the whole distance of Chatton Lake to take the very first photo of the first catch of the day!

First catch of the day!

I was the photographer of the day capturing key moments from the day.

Paul Fenech strikes a pose before he starts the competition!

Overall, £3000 was raised from an online auction, raffle and donations from anglers and supporters!