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A reminder that ECAA and SCAS fees for the period 1st October 2026 to 30th September 2027 are now due. Thanks to those clubs and individuals that have already submitted their return and payment, much appreciated.

The fees have not changed so the forms on the ECAA website under Governance/Membership Fees are current. Although AGB changed their process to renewal on anniversary of joining date, ECAA and SCAS did not follow suit and renewal fees are still due on 1st October.

Clubs should make a bulk return for all Current members using the 'Club membership' form. This should include those club members who pay their annual membership direct to AGB and those who pay via the club.

Individual members (i.e. those AGB members aligned to ECAA/SCAS, but not affiliated to a club) should use the 'Individual membership' form.

Both forms are available in Word and PDF format.

As a further reminder, ECAA/SCAS should be collected and paid in full when a new member joins a club for the part year from the joining date to 30th September. Note, there is no pro rata rate for that first year. They should then be included as part of the next bulk return covering a full year from 1st October.

In conjunction with the ECAA Secretary, Deb Horn, I now have access to regular reports drawn from Sport80 and am able to provide you with a sub-report for your club if required. This will include joining and membership expiry dates (to assist with AGB renewals throughout the year) as well as some basic summary statistics breaking down your club's membership. The latest report I have is dated 1st September 2026 and the next one will be drawn in early November, then every two months thereafter. Please let me know if you would like a club level report at any time, particularly to assist with the 1st October renewals. 

Due to having the reports supplied by Deb and read only access to Sport80 at county level, I will be proposing at the next ECAA committee meeting in early November that the process be amended so that AGB membership confirmation no longer needs to be sent in with the ECAA/SCAS submissions. This should remove some of the workload from clubs, especially as AGB renewals now happen on anniversary of joining. If this gets agreed then the forms on the website will be updated, but please continue to use the current ones until any change is made. 

Due to the number of clubs affiliated to ECAA a one size fits all approach may not always be practical, so, if the above process is going to be problematic due to the way that your club finances work, please get in touch with your alternate proposal.

Regards

Kevin Juniper

ECAA Treasurer

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Hi all,

So, we come to the end of another season, hope you have all enjoyed shooting as much as I have.

I have attached the Final Results for the year, there was a change to Augusts as I lost one set of returned scores, sorry.

So, its congratulations Noak Hill A for winning Division one, initially tied with RTAC so I had to use the total scores submitted, but a close-run thing, this is why it’s important to submit scores even for bye months.

Next, were Division 2 winners, congratulations to Priory B again another tie this time with Ardleigh A

So, it was total score again, and another close result.

Well done to everyone submitting scores and I think this is the first year when every team entered won at least one match, so good to see the scores slowing improving, keep it up everyone.

If the winning clubs get in touch, I will arrange a time and date to get your trophy presented.

I will finish with my usual, if anyone has any ideas on how we can improve the league, I am open to ideas, also if anyone feels that can take it on I won’t be offended, I just want to see the league continue and flourish.

So, I hope to see more of you around the county at other shoots.

If you see me, come up and say hi. It’s always nice to put faces to scores.

Please find link to the Western Longbow League Results Page

Mark Lawrence Longbow league Organiser

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Applications for juniors to join the National Talent Development Programme 26-27 are now open.

The programme is open to any junior under 21 shooting primarily Recurve or Compound to align with the national Pathways.

NTDP South sessions will be held at Bottisham Village College Sports Centre near Cambridge, with sessions taking place on:

17th October 26

12th December 26

13th February 27

10th April 27

If you or any juniors you know would be interested in this opportunity, more information is available on the Archery GB website (https://archerygb.org/news/registration-open-for-youth-development-programme) and archers can sign up to attend online in the Events section on Sport80.

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The Essex and Suffolk Archery Association will be hosting in-person modules in spring and summer 2027 for coaches looking to complete their Development Coach course.

Venue: Gosfield School, Halstead Road, Gosfield, HALSTEAD, Essex, CO9 1PF

Times: 9am-5pm

Coach educator: Anna Heaven

Dates:

3 April 2027 – Archery Technique – Drills and Skills - https://agb.sport80.com/wizard/event/44426/home

4 April 2027 – Coaching Technique – Practice - https://agb.sport80.com/wizard/event/44427/home

8 May 2027 – Recurve Selection Set-up and Tuning - https://agb.sport80.com/wizard/event/44428/home

21 August 2027  – Coaching Journey Presentation - https://agb.sport80.com/wizard/event/44429/home

More information and a booking is available through Sport80 using the links above, and if you have any questions, you can contact us at coaching@ecaa.org.uk.

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Once again, the county will be holding a series of indoor Archer Development Days over the winter season.

These days are open to all archers above beginner level who are looking to increase their knowledge, improve their skills and meet archers from other clubs.

The sessions will be structured to follow on from one another and will give you the opportunity to work with the same coaches over several sessions to develop your technique and understanding in a structured way.

Details

Dates

24 October 2026 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GXGK

21 November 2026 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GXGL

30 January 2027 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GXGN

27 February 2027 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GXGP

Time

10:00 - 13:00

There will be a short refreshment break part-way through the session and hot drinks will be available. Please also bring your own refreshments if you wish.

Venue

Gosfield School

Cut Hedge Park

Halstead Road

Gosfield

Essex

CO9 1PF


Cost

£5 per session

Interested?

Please sign up for each session you would like to attend using the booking links above.

We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions, please send an email to coaching@ecaa.org.uk.

Coaches

There is also an opportunity for coaches to be involved in these sessions, regardless of their coaching grade. This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a coaching team to gain both support and CPD points.

There will also be a talk or workshop specifically for coaches from 1-2pm after each session.
If you are interested in attending the sessions as a coach, please contact coaching@ecaa.org.uk

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Saturday 29th August saw barebow's turn for Bows and Biscuits hosted by Braintree Bowmen.


Paul Clark, county chair, hosted the event and shared a wealth of knowledge about everything archery.


The session started a little differently to the bows and biscuits I've been to in the past with us all introducing ourselves and giving a little background into what, when and how we chose barebow.

It was very typical of my experience of barebow archers, with everyone being very friendly and
willing to share their knowledge and experience.


We then moved onto some of the dark arts of barebow. String walking and tab marks, the
differences between indoor and outdoor set up and tuning both arrows and bows. It was a very
informative and interesting chat that clarified a lot of grey areas around the rules.


Having covered all of our questions it was time to put on our waterproofs and head out onto the
range and shoot some arrows.
All in all was a great morning albeit a little bit damp, big thanks to everyone who gave their time
for a great morning!