News Letter.

June 2010 News Letter.

Summer is here and so is the outdoor shooting season!. The club are now shooting twice a week, Wednesday nights at Polnicol hall and Sunday mornings at the Balblair Distillery, Edderton.

The Distillery is easy to find, take the new A9 north from Tain until you come to the Dornoch Bridge roundabout. At the roundabout take the first exit for Edderton., Bonar Bridge and Lairg on the “old A9”. Follow the road until you come to Edderton. On entering the village you will pass Sutherlands’ caravan sales on your right, then shortly thereafter you come to a cross roads, take a right and follow the road out of the village. As you leave the village you will see the Edderton hotel on your right and then 50 yards further on your left you will see the sign for the distillery.

Please drive slowly down the access road as you may encounter horses.

As you approach the distillery go to the left of the “barrel name sign” and you will see a 5mph sign on the wall. Drive past the sign between the buildings and take the tight turn to the left, follow on between the buildings and you will see the parking area. The distillery is closed to the public on a Sunday and the range is the large, grassed area behind the visitor centre, bordered by the river on the left and the railway line on the right. Targets are set between 15 and 80 yards and offer some challenging shooting.

There is also a bit more room on the line than in the hall.

and a bit more room to lay the gear out.

Sunday morning meetings start at 10 a.m. and depending on the weather last into the afternoon. Wednesday nights are still 7 p.m. and the cost is £4 for Wednesdays and £2 for the Sunday.

Other news, the A.G.M. saw the committee and office bearers re-elected. The fees are held at £20 for another year and two more instructors’ assistants have enhanced Disclosure Scotland certificates. The club funds are healthy and more bows and equipment are being ordered.

As most members are away at some point during the school holidays it was decided to cancel the Wednesday night shoots from 30th June to 28th July. Wednesday nights will start again on 4th August. Sunday shoots will continue throughout the school holidays and members are advised to bring sun cream and a cold drink as the range is a very pleasant sun trap.

See you there!