Planking - archery style

Club champs today, and while the results will be published on t'interweb and in the club mag shortly, we felt we had to congratulate you all on the industrial-sized amount of pork pies, cakes, empanadas, cakes, chicken things, pasties and cakes that you brought for the food shoot.

Thankyou verr, verr, verr, verr much!

We don't blow our trumpet enough, but a hearty round of self-congratulatory back slapping for all at CMFB Towers for making KPAC welcome and pulling out all the stops. We've had a very nice letter of thanks from them after the inaugural Ascham Challenge match:

Guess who

Which recurver has been featured in their staff magazine for being an archer? They kept this one quiet from the club (too right as we'd wind them up no end - BW), but did enlist help from another member to take photos of them.

Which recurver was overheard at the Mini Somner saying, "I got three arrows on the wrong target."

Bags, Bows and Bones

On the morning of the 5th April 2013, I knew something was up. There was an array of suitcases, bowbags, my bed and a few bags of food all piled up by the front door.

(Cheese) Strings to his Bow

Not content with being a Master Fletcher and Bowyer, it seems a certain Mr Keene is also cornering the dairy market with his own brand of cheese.

A Pilgrim's progress up the frosty league

Dear all,

Another Frostbite goes by I would like to thank all those that took part this year for such a good cause and one close to our hearts, you raised £270 which was topped up to £300 a pound for every point a maximum score would bring.

Separated at birth?

Our web editor noticed this as she was digitising the latest Castle Moat News:

   Jeff in action                                           Castle Moat News cover model

BW

CMFB 2012: That Was The Year That Was

Happy 2013!

Having overdone it on the festive sherries, I have to admit it was a pretty darned good year for CMFB. Thanks to all of you for a steady stream of gossip, pratfalls and blindingly brilliant archery.

A Very Marky Gangnam-Style Xmas

JibJab eCards - personalise your own

No pressure, but after this vid, we're expecting some shapes (not backs) thrown at the Brickfields during the Christmas Dinner.

Keep stylin'
BW

Kent Police 2nd Blue Lamp Shoot

Ten of our archers were summoned to appear at the Police Sports Ground in Maidstone on Saturday 6 October, to undergo St. George and Albion tests  in the 2nd Blue Lamp shoot. One of our party absconded and so the remaining nine passed through the checkpoint to join the other inmates at the field.

Ouch

This was shot into my inbox the other day. Members of a nervous disposition, please turn away now:

57th William Somner Tournament

Simon Langton School for Gels, Canterbury, 2 September 2012

For once on a Sunday I was on time, leading to much startlement in the Griffiths household. Unfortunately, said startlement meant that by the time I got to Canterbury's grounds, I was running late.

Food was always on my mind

Overheard at Sunday's Club Champs:

Carbonarrow sauce

BW

Reaching out for an archer

This is a scary thought (not for me as it means more gossipmongering opportunities). Look how many people our Twitter account now reaches*. World domination next. Mwah ha haaaaaaaaaaa.

BW

*In a nutshell, LOTS

Fine Dining

There comes a time when a master of gossip and high apprentice of special offer shopping decides that he should give something back to his gossip-oppressed club members.

Kent Target Championships 19 August 2012

Sunday 19 August saw the 59th Kent Target Championships and Open Tournament, held at Vigo Rugby Club, Vigo Village, Kent. Representing Castle Moat and Folkestone Bowmen were Dave Plowman, Chris Horan, Mark Gowing, Marilyn Batey and myself, Steve Batey.

Saltwood Castle Longbow Shoot 19 August 2012

All loaded up and ready to go on the Saturday, I just had the simple job of picking up Malc, Boggy Marsh and Alan B on route and Sunday’s fun could begin.

Sacre bleu

Further to Sunday's shoot from the tower, an onlooker was overheard offering this top tip:

"If Castle Moat and Folkestone Longbowers (stick chuckers) are defending a castle you are attacking, wear a multicoloured, circular-patterned hat with the predominent colours being gold, red and blue. Avoid black and white as they sometimes hit this colour, but on no account wear green as this will be fatal."

I've got the (baby, baby), trad longbow blu-ues

Imagine the scene: Saltwood Castle. A hot and humid Sunday morning, with a longbow shoot taking place in the moat. The camera pans across the archers then up into the trees and zooms in on... a sheep.

CM&FB's Open Tournament 2012

As organiser I was growing more and more concerned as the tournament drew near that there would not be enough people taking part. The uptake from outside clubs had been incredibly slow (only two entries at the time of the committee meeting a couple of weeks before).